LACAHSA Grant to PATH Keeps Hundreds from Becoming Unhoused at Fraction of The Cost
The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) announced on April 15 a $2.7 million award to PATH and its partners to help 187 households avoid homelessness — approximately 500 people. The investment is a targeted, front-end strategy to prevent displacement before it occurs. The math makes the...
2 sought in armed robbery at South Los Angeles gas station
Police are searching for two men accused of robbing a South Los Angeles gas station at gunpoint.
California is ground zero for the growing battery backlash
The US is in the midst of a battery boom critical to keeping the lights on amid heat waves, winter storms and surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence. But developers are increasingly encountering an implacable foe: communities afraid that large lithium-ion storage farms could spontaneously burst into flames. As installations...
Shoppers shift food spend to c-stores
New Tillster data shows consumers are visiting c-stores more often for food as restaurant loyalty declines and value, convenience and speed take priority.
Massive homeless encampment draws concerns
A massive homeless encampment spanning roughly half a mile is drawing renewed concern after neighbors say calls to the county went unanswered for months.
LA County hospitals have a new policy to expand immigrant patient rights. Hardly anyone...
Implemented by the LA County Department of Health Services, the policy has been described as a “new gold standard of care” meant to safeguard patient rights as hospitals navigate an influx of federal immigration raids. The post LA County hospitals have a new policy to expand immigrant patient rights. Hardly anyone knows about it appeared first on LA Local .
Two contract employees at LAX arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Two contract workers at Los Angeles International Airport who were arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling were scheduled to make their initial appearance in court today. The arrested suspects were identified by the U.S. Attorney's Office as Alejandro Medina Beltran, 23, of Compton, and Luis Armando...
California officials warn of increase in tiny black flies known for painful bites
Black flies, a tiny insect known for a small, but painful bite, are on the rise in the foothills of San Gabriel Valley.
2 People Arrested For Catalytic Converter Theft In Early Morning Search
Cypress Police Department night shift police nabbed two people in connection with a catalytic converter theft reported in the early morning hours of April 17, 2026. After receiving a report of the theft, officers searched the surrounding residential area and discovered a vehicle matching the perpetrators’ description. Law enforcement...
Russian-Tied Gas Quietly Floods Bay Area and L.A. Pumps
As California drivers winced at soaring prices in mid-March and April, the state's quick fix came from a politically awkward place: a surge of imported gasoline that shipping records trace back to Russian crude. The fuel showed up after refinery problems in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and helped head off what could have been a much nastier statewide shortage. It also...
