Southern California air regulators reject rules to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that would have curbed harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, but the majority voted to send the rules back to committee to be changed and reconsidered. The rules aimed to reduce emissions of...
Big Day for LA Light Rail: LAX/Metro Transit Center Station Set to Open Friday
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield....
State to investigate fatal LAPD shooting in Harvard Heights
The California Department of Justice Friday was investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who was shot by police during a confrontation in Central Los Angeles.
LACo Man to Plead Guilty to Distribution of Synthetic Opioid Causing Death
A Santa Clarita man is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, has agreed to enter a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single...
You no longer need a car to get to LAX
Friday marks a momentous occasion for travel in Los Angeles County. This evening, the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station will begin providing the best public transportation access to the airport that Southern Californians have ever had. For now, the station will connect to the airport through a free shuttle that runs...
Slain Officer Samuel Riveros remembered
A man accused of murdering a police officer and a citizen is due in court Friday.
Man killed in shooting near school in East LA
A man was fatally shot Thursday in East LA, less than a block away from Eastmont Intermediate School, just hours after a graduation ceremony. Authorities responded to the 500 Block of Bradshaw Avenue at around 12:30 p.m. to investigate a shooting. When deputies arrived, they found an injured man lying...
Mt. Baldy summit back open for hiking after a several-month closure following Bridge Fire
The 51,000-acre Bridge Fire ripped through the Angeles National Forest in September 2024, destroying at least 39 homes and countless crucial wildlife habitats. All trails to the summit of Mt. Baldy were closed following the fire, including Bear Canyon Trail, also dubbed Old Baldy Trail, the Ski Hut Trail and the...
Shots fired after dangerous chase in Watts captured on LAPD bodycam video
The video shows an officer open fire after the suspect at the center of a dangerous chase reached into a backpack.
Guards Allegedly Staged ‘Gladiator Fights’ at Calif. Juvenile Hall — and a Shocking Video...
"Officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have a duty to ensure the safety and well-being of those under their care. Instead, the officers charged today did just the opposite," Attorney General Rob Bonta said.