FedEx big rig carrying 12,000 pounds of packages crashes on 5 Freeway in Pacoima
Part of the rain-soaked 5 Freeway was closed early Wednesday morning when a FedEx truck carrying thousands of pounds of packages crashed in Pacoima. The big rig driver was not injured in the Christmas Eve crash near the De Soto Avenue exit. Some of the 12,000-pounds worth of packages in one of the truck's two...
Los Angeles Fire Department Conducts Daring River Rescue of Man, Dog, and Cat in...
On the eve of Christmas Eve, a man alongside his dog and possibly a cat found themselves ensnarled in a precarious situation. Stranded on a static location on an island in the middle of the river at Sunland, they were unable to access safety without assistance. Per a Los Angeles Fire Department alert, the individual...
Fatal Confrontation Claims Life on South LA Metro Bus
Altercation Begins Near Busy Intersection (Image Credits: Unsplash) Exposition Park, Los Angeles – A routine afternoon commute turned deadly when a dispute among young men escalated into a shooting aboard a Metro bus, leaving one person dead and prompting a swift police response. Altercation Begins Near Busy...
San Fernando Valley crash leaves at least 1 dead
A man was pronounced dead at a local hospital, while another was in at least critical condition, authorities said.
Nonprofit in Los Angeles provides unhoused residents with warm Christmas meal, essentials
Tina Wright started a holiday tradition with a few of her friends 13 years ago and now it's grown into a community event that's all about giving back.
Smoke Scare at Downtown Los Angeles Apartment Complex Swiftly Contained by LAFD
Residents and bystanders in Downtown Los Angeles were briefly alarmed on December 24th when smoke was seen emanating from a residential apartment complex at 928 S Broadway St. According to an alert from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), firefighters were dispatched at 01:53 PM to the 11-story building with...
Church services, help for homeless, poor planned for Christmas
Christmas Day in Los Angeles and Orange counties Thursday will include the customary Masses and church services celebrating the birth of Jesus along with annual events providing meals to the homeless and poor. An English-language Christmas Day Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady...
CHP’s Christmas Enforcement Campaign Starts Wednesday evening
Drive safe, sober, and obey the speed limit during the Christmas holiday or face consequences, the California Highway Patrol warns.
More rain still expected for Southern California after brunt of winter storm passes through
The National Weather Service said two more impulses will move through the area with the potential for flooding in the burn scar areas.
LA responds to 350 traffic accidents, 600 tree emergencies during Christmas storms
As the city and county of Los Angeles remained in the state of a local emergency, Los Angeles officials responded more than 350 car crashes, over 600 tree emergencies as well as thousands of power outages during the holiday storms, the LA mayor's office said Thursday. Although the traffic collisions...

















