SWAT raid reveals alleged hidden casino in Whittier smoke shop
Three suspects are facing multiple charges after police discovered drugs, weapons and an alleged illegal casino inside a Los Angeles County smoke shop on Thursday. SWAT teams from the Whittier and Downey police departments, along with a Special Enforcement Team, served a narcotics- and weapons-related search warrant at
Two Men Found Dead in Pico Rivera Home Identified as Father and Son
PICO RIVERA — Two men found shot to death inside a Pico Rivera home following what authorities described as a domestic violence incident have been identified as a father and son. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the men as Christopher Luna, 59, and Christopher Luna Jr., 35....
Southern California rapper arrested in $8.1M stolen check scheme
An aspiring Los Angeles-area rapper was arrested Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar stolen check-cashing scheme connected to stolen tax refunds, federal officials announced Friday. Ada William Obayuwana, who goes by the stage names “ColdheartedAC” and “AC,” is one of three defendants charged in a 25-cou
Far off the grid in the Antelope Valley, RVers make a mess — and...
The disappearance of more than 700 RVs from the rural Antelope Valley reported in the 2026 homeless count is baffling locals who say the number of unpermitted vehicles has only increased.
Weather: Hot, Humid, Rainy, What the heck – Heat Warning In Effect
Rain fell on South Pasadena Thursday afternoon with the thermometer reading 97 degrees in the shade, an odd pairing that traces back to a dying tropical storm a thousand miles away and a heat dome that refuses to leave. Where The Rain Is Coming From. The moisture is what is...
Coroner IDs Westlake District Stabbing Victim
A 46-year-old man killed in a stabbing in the Westlake district that left five others injured was identified Thursday. Of the five hospitalized, two were suffering from stab wounds after a fight among unhoused individuals around 6:38 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Westmoreland Avenue, Los Ange
Violent Koreatown crash leaves woman dead, DUI suspect arrested
A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a violent crash that left a woman in her 30s dead and caused extensive damage in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood early Friday morning. Police responded to reports of a vehicle crashing into a fire hydrant shortly after 12:30 a.m. near West 8th Street and South Ardm
America’s Highest Sales Tax Is About to Go Higher
A voter-approved half-cent increase for county health care takes effect October 1 across Los Angeles County — and it lands hardest in Lancaster and Palmdale, where shoppers already pay the highest sales tax rate in the nation. Groceries and prescription medicine remain exempt. On October 1, the sales tax...
Officer bitten, dog shot after LAPD responds to domestic dispute call in South LA
LOS ANGELES - An investigation was launched after a dog was shot shortly after Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a domestic dispute call in South LA. The incident was reported around 9:45 a.m. near the intersection of East 111th Street and Towne Avenue in South LA’s Green Meadows neighborhood.
CHP looking for driver whose runaway tire likely caused motorcyclist’s death
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a driver whose runaway tire likely caused a crash that killed a motorcyclist on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. The crash occurred around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of the 405, just north of the 101 Freeway interchange. Initially, CHP investigators knew onl
