LAUSD Places Superintendent Carvalho On Leave
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on leave by the school board Friday after federal search warrants were served on his home and district office. LAUSD Chief of School Operations Andrés Chait will serve as acting superintendent, according to the district. Federal Probe Reportedly Tied to...
Detectives search for murder suspect after 40-year-old woman found dead in Lake Los Angeles
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman was found dead in the Antelope Valley. On Feb. 19, the body of Elana “Rae” Kazanes, 40, was found in a remote area near 140th Street East and East Avenue E in Lake Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Her death is […]
Runaway Food Delivery Robot Causes Mayhem in L.A. Neighborhood
A Coco delivery robot turned into an unexpected neighborhood menace in East Hollywood last month, tearing through a residential fence and dragging it down the street before anyone could stop it, according to KTLA. The autonomous sidewalk robot, operated by Los Angeles-based startup Coco, became tangled in a...
Authorities ID Huntington Park Shooting Victim
A 32-year-old man who was shot and killed in Huntington Park was identified Tuesday. The shooting was reported at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday and occurred in the 6300 block of West Passaic Street, between Randolph Street and Gage Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Paramedics rushed the...
Driver Killed After Truck Crashes Into Guardrail on 101 Freeway
At approximately 3:30am on March 4th, 2026, California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a fatal traffic collision on northbound US-101 at the Interstate 405 interchange in Sherman Oaks. Authorities reported a truck crashed into a guardrail, causing the driver to be ejected from...
Sprouts to replace former Highland Park 99 Cents Only store and more business news
To get a weekly roundup of Business News sent to your inbox, sign up here. Highland Park—A former 99 Cents Only Store in Highland Park will become a new Sprouts Farmers Market, set to open in 2027 at 6235 York Blvd., reports Bisnow. The 99 Cents chain shut down all 370 stores in 2024 after filing for Chapter 11...
Smoke and Flames Rip Through South LA Apartment Building
At approximately 1:45am on March 3rd, 2026, Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a reported structure fire near 43rd Street east of Broadway in South Los Angeles. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire showing from a two-story fourplex. Multiple residents were evacuated from the...
Child Airlifted After Reported Non-Fatal Drowning In Canyon Country
A child was airlifted to a hospital Tuesday evening after firefighters responded to a reported non-fatal drowning in Canyon Country. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews from Fire Station 104 were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. to Barrington Way in Canyon Country, according to firefighter spokesperson Ryan Rau....
Daughter finds parents shot to death inside Porter Ranch home
PORTER RANCH – Police are investigating a double fatal shooting in Porter Ranch, where a 55-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were found dead. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the Devonshire Station responded at 9:21 p.m. Monday to the 20700 block of Como Lane to reports of a homicide.
Los Angeles woman faces 24 years in prison for real estate fraud
A Los Angeles woman was formally charged with 25 felony counts of real estate fraud Monday in connection to a dozen falsely filed mechanics liens accusing Los Angeles County homeowners of millions of dollars in unpaid contracting work The suspect, 58-year-old Rita Ortiz, now faces more than 24 years in state prison,...
