Man found dead in MacArthur Park Lake on Christmas Day
A man was found dead Thursday in the lake at Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. Officers responded around 5 p.m. Thursday to reports of a person wearing a backpack floating in the lake, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said they retrieved the body and attempted lifesaving measures. The...
A new view of two critical days that set the stage for the devastating...
Newly-released text messages and depositions from California State Parks staffers offer details of state actions and interactions with firefighters after Lachman fire ignited, before it rekindled Jan. 7 into Palisades blaze.
6 California Counties Under State of Emergency After Flash Floods and Mudslides
California officials are continuing emergency operations after a series of late-December storms drenched large portions of the state over the Christmas period, flooding streets, triggering mudslides, and cutting power in multiple regions. While rainfall eased in some areas, forecasters and emergency managers...
Call of Duty co-creator killed in accident
Vince Zampella, the 55-year-old visionary developer and one of the main men behind the globally famous "Call of Duty" franchise, died in a serious car accident on Sunday afternoon. The accident happened on the Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California when Zampella lost control of his Ferrari, writes NBC Los...
Storm cleanup underway across SoCal after widespread damage, rare tornado
The storm may be over, but the aftermath is just setting in. Cleanup efforts are underway across Southern California after widespread damage was left behind by days of rain, and a rare tornado in one neighborhood.
Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster leaves 16-year-old boy dead, 4 wounded
The search continued Friday for suspects in a Christmas Day shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded four others in Lancaster. It occurred around 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the city in the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. The boy was discovered by deputies and pronounced dead at...
One Dead After Car Found Submerged Amid California Flooding
Rescuers recovered the body of a man from a partially submerged vehicle in Lancaster on Friday amid flooding tied to an ongoing atmospheric river, according to an emailed statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) shared with Newsweek. The Los Angeles County Fire Department located the victim...
Fallen Tree Crushes Car in West Hollywood After Heavy Rain
A fallen tree crushed a parked car in West Hollywood early Friday morning after heavy overnight rain swept through the area, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on West Knoll Drive near Melrose Avenue. West Hollywood Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and woke the vehicle’s owner, whose car...
Dozens of swift water rescues made
LA County Fire crews made dozens of daring water rescues over the past few days as heavy rain hit SoCal during the Christmas holiday.
Downtown’s Original Pantry Will Reopen Soon With Much of Its Former Crew
For more than a century, the Original Pantry at the corner of 9th and Figueroa was an L.A. icon that drew a cross section of our culture. Famous faces from Humphrey Bogart to Kim Kardashian rubbed elbows with tourists, office workers and the occasional ex-con at the all-night hash house.
