LA homeless agency to lay off 284 employees
Interim CEO says the public agency is “restructuring” after withdrawal of county funds.
Singer D4vd charged with murder, other crimes in Celeste Rivas Hernandez killing
The singer known as D4vd has been arrested in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in the spring of 2025. The Lake Elsinore girl's decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard.
A sidewalk trinket box is spreading joy in East LA
Neighbors are encouraged to take a trinket and swap it with another fun treasure. The post A sidewalk trinket box is spreading joy in East LA appeared first on LA Local .
Santa Monica to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Historic Shotgun House Preservation
A block-party-style event will take place at 2520 Second Street where attendees can enjoy live music, birthday cake and storytelling about the house’s history. The Santa Monica Conservancy will mark the 10th anniversary of the Shotgun House’s transformation into the Preservation Resource Center with a free community celebration on Sunday, May 17.
Traffic alert: Several lanes of NB 5 Freeway in Burbank shut down due to...
A deadly crash blocked several lanes of the 5 Freeway Monday morning in Burbank.
Driver hits LAPD patrol car before crashing into second vehicle in San Pedro, police...
Police say a driver in a stolen car crashed into a patrol vehicle in San Pedro on Sunday night before fleeing and hitting another vehicle.
California’s Breathtaking National Forest Outside Los Angeles Offers Mountain Views, Camping, And Trails
California flaunts more natural treasures than perhaps any other state. Okay, so it's not quite the frontier that is Alaska, America's least-visited state, and a land of breathtaking parks and mountains. But it is the state with the most national parks in total, which include totemic things like the iconic natural wonder of Yosemite's Half Dome and the sun-scorched canyons of Death...
Burglars take $200K worth of items from Toluca Lake home, police say
Two men stole an estimated $200,000 worth of items from a home in Toluca Lake on Saturday night, police said. The burglary happened on Strohm Avenue near Toluca Lake Elementary around 9:45 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It's the latest in a string of residential break-ins impacting the San Fernando Valley in recent weeks, which police are still investigating...
Family pleads for help finding 78-year-old woman missing in L.A.
Family members, friends and law enforcement officials are continuing their search for a 78-year-old woman with dementia who has been missing for four days and needs medication. A Silver Alert was issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department on April 15 for Jeanne Litvin, who was last seen […]
Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA...
Police are investigating a violent attack in downtown Los Angeles in which a man in his 70s was robbed, beaten and set on fire overnight, according to authorities.

















