Los Angeles’s Homelessness Programs: Same Old Story
IAUDIT! - An old Hollywood cliché is that there are no more than a half dozen plots in the movies, and studios just recycle the stories with new details. It certainly seems that with many films, one gets a profound feeling of déjà vu after seeing the latest major movie. One could say the same thing about Los Angeles’ h
Car Smashes Into Van Nuys Storefront At High Speed
At approximately 2:14 a.m. on May 8, 2026, emergency crews responded to a major crash involving a vehicle and storefront on West Saticoy Street in Van Nuys. Authorities say a blue vehicle slammed into the building at a high rate of speed, causing severe structural damage and tearing support pillars from the ground.
Authorities ID Littlerock Head-on Crash Victim
A 22-year-old man who was killed in a head-on collision on a two-lane desert road in Littlerock with at least two others was identified by county authorities Tuesday. Bryan Vargas was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. The crash was reported at 6:39...
Rats, other vermin spark notable restaurant closures by L.A. health department
A review of L.A. County records by The Times tallied more than 120 vermin citations issued to food facilities in the region in 2026, with 67 — the majority — of these occurring in April alone.
D4vd due in court for status hearing in Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case
Singer David Burke, known as D4vd, is due in court Tuesday for a status conference in the murder case involving 14‑year‑old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a Riverside County girl whose remains were found last year in the front trunk of his Tesla. Burke has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including first‑degree murder
1 arrested for attempted homicide in Seal Beach shooting
A Compton man was arrested for attempted homicide in connection to a Mother’s Day shooting in Seal Beach. Officers with the Seal Beach Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Seal Beach Boulevard at 7:03 p.m. Sunday for a reported shooting. Witnesses told police that the suspected shooter fled from the area in
Victim identified in car-to-car shooting near Kia Forum in Inglewood
Authorities Monday identified a 61-year-old man who was killed in a car-to-car shooting near the Kia Forum in Inglewood last Friday. The victim, Michael Elridge, had a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The shooting happened in the area of Prairie and...
Overnight blaze destroys Westside home, forces evacuations
Dozens of firefighters were called to a home engulfed in flames on Los Angeles’ Westside early Monday morning. The blaze was reported around 2:15 a.m. at a single-story residence on the 1700 block of Beloit Avenue near Santa Monica Boulevard in the Sawtelle neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Vi
Cause of death for Mt. Wilson Trail confirmed
The death of a hiker on Mt. Wilson last Saturday was caused of a heart disease, the LA County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Monday. Mark Smythe, 53, was found unresponsive before 10 a.m. along Mt. Wilton Trail in Sierra Madre. When first responders reached Smythe, his friends and other hikers had been doing CRP o
Man Shot Near 65th Place in South LA
A Sunday afternoon argument on a South Los Angeles street corner escalated into gunfire when a driver opened fire on a man in the Vermont‑Slauson neighborhood, authorities said. The shooting happened around 2:55 p.m. at 65th Place and Raymond Avenue, and the victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was lis
