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With the Powerball jackpot nearing $1 billion a few months ago, Amos Tillet of Los Angeles bought $20 worth of tickets — and then forgot about them. A few days later, a friend asked him to retrieve something from the vehicle and he found the tickets left in a cupholder. One turned out to be worth $1.4 million. “I ran around the living room and, I kind of like, fell out in joy,” Tillet said. He had to scan the slip twice to be sure he’d won. Tillet said it was ironic because when he bought the ti

Gusts up to 70 mph, humidity as low as 8% and possible power shutoffs: what to know about the Santa Ana wind event hitting SoCal Thursday through Saturday.

A 43-year-old man identified as Richard Murillo was pronounced dead at a home in the 800 block of 102nd Street after a shooting in the Vermont Vista section of South Los Angeles was reported at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether Murillo lived at the home where he was found. Just five minutes earlier, a separate shooting at a nearby 7-Eleven left another man hospitalized, and investigators are now trying to determine whether the two incidents are connected.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said evidence discovered during their investigation did not show "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the officer acted without intent to defend himself and others.

At a Sunday accountability assembly at Precious Blood Church in Westlake, Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman faced questions about immigration enforcement, homelessness and safety near MacArthur Park, along with sidewalk repair and sex trafficking. Hundreds of Angelenos from different faith backgrounds attended the One LA-IAF forum, where organizers asked whether each candidate would continue working with the coalition and gave them one minute to respond. The exchange highlighted th

A wildfire erupted in the Brentwood area Wednesday morning as officials warned that gusty Santa Ana winds combined with the return of warm temperatures will raise fire risks across Southern California heading into the weekend. Red flag warnings for the dry, warm and windy conditions go into effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura […]

***CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO. …HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA. ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…. .Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop. on Thursday, peak Thursday...

Moderate-to-strong Santa Ana winds are forecast for Thursday and Friday, increasing the risk of dangerous wildfires in the Tri-Counties. Gusts of up to 70 miles per hour are possible in some mountain areas. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Ventura and Los Angeles County mountain, valley, and inland...

VENICE - Wabi on Rose has permanently closed, ending the Venice sushi restaurant's second act years after a fire destroyed its original Abbot Kinney Boulevard home. "Heartbroken to say goodbye but grateful you were part of our Venice love story," the restaurant wrote in its closure announcement . The post did not give a reason for the closure. Wabi's story in Venice was already one of survival. The restaurant operated as Wabi Sabi on Abbot Kinney before an electrical fire destroyed the locatio

An L.A.-based nonprofit paid $6,500 a month for a beachside apartment for its CEO to use when she visited the area from Hawaii, where she resides.