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A well-known South Los Angeles gang interventionist who has spent decades working to reduce violence in the city’s neighborhoods was arrested by Los Angeles police this week on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, according to reports. Clifford “Skipp” Townsend, 62, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization 2nd Call, was taken into […]

Fresh off of a season-opening win over fifth-ranked rival Arizona, No. 22 UCLA makes its home debut on Friday when North Florida visits Los Angeles. UCLA (1-0) held off a late surge to close Monday's opener in Las Vegas, outscoring Arizona 13-5 down the stretch of an 84-75 win. "Our team just doesn't quit," Bruins guard Jaylen Petty said following the contest. "Like coach (Mick Cronin) said, we all have great attitudes. We all want to win and come together, and that's what we're going to do." Pe

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy from Lancaster has been sentenced to five years and seven months in federal prison after he was caught trying to smuggle roughly a pound of heroin into a Santa Clarita Valley jail hidden inside two Pringles cans. Michael Meiser, 40, worked as a deputy at North County Correctional Facility in Castaic when he arranged the scheme with inmates in 2024, accepting $15,000 in cash as payment.

A $750 million bridge rehabilitation project that will shut down the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro for at least 16 months is set to begin this weekend. The bridge, which is part of State Route 47, serves about 53,000 vehicles a day and provides a key route between San Pedro and Terminal Island, with […]

Rob Casares bought a four-unit complex in South Los Angeles about 15 years ago. It was an investment and a way to provide housing in his community. Over the past three years, squatters broke into three of his units at different times. By the time the last one was removed — a process that took nearly a year — Casares told Spectrum News that the combined damage and lost rent had cost him six figures.

It’s safe to say Spencer Pratt isn’t pleased with the results of the L.A. mayoral race. On Thursday, November 5, it was announced Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass in the race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. Shortly after the news was revealed, The Hills star took to X with his thoughts on […]

Two people were taken into custody by federal immigration agents outside a Los Angeles County sheriff’s station Thursday morning, prompting officials to clarify that the department had no involvement in the operation, the department says. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity occurred in the public parking lot outside the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s […]

A Southern California man has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $4,000 worth of brass flower vases from a cemetery, including those placed at the gravesites of a woman’s deceased parents, authorities announced Wednesday. The investigation began in mid-August when a woman reported that brass flower vases had been removed from her parents’ headstones […]

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Maxine Waters is headed back to Washington. The 88-year-old Democrat has won reelection to represent California's 43rd Congressional District, which stretches across Inglewood, Compton, Hawthorne and Torrance, extending a congressional career that began in 1990. NBC News projected the win, according to NBC Los Angeles, with the race called as...