Man accused in deadly OC crash due in court
The man accused of killing a 12-year-old boy on his way to school was due in court Thursday.
Officials give update on fatal tree crash
Police provide an update after a tree fell on a car, killing the person inside.
DA wants dismissal of case on 2 officers charged in shooting death
The prosecution asked a judge to dismiss the case against two Torrance police officers indicted for voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of a Black man, but a judge refused Friday to immediately rule on the request.
In LA’s Heavy Rain, Many Homeless Have Only Plastic for Cover
Tents lined San Pedro Street and 14th Street near the industrial zone by the Java Market, as homeless residents reinforced tarps before LA’s second winter rainstorm on the 20th. At 11 a.m. on the 20th, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory through the 21st, warning that heavy rain was imminent under a...
628,000 carfentanil pills, powerful drug used on elephants, seized in LA County DEA operation
A big drug bust resulted in the seizure of 628,000 carfentanil pills in Los Angeles County. The synthetic drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
Food insecurity in LA County persists despite reinstated SNAP benefits
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Heavy rain floods underground Palms garage, submerging a dozen cars
Several vehicles were left partially underwater overnight after heavy rain flooded the underground parking garage of an apartment building in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. Footage obtained by KTLA shows murky brown water filling the basement-level garage along the 3700 block of Kelton Avenue, near Venice...
LA County’s Funding Crunch: Homeless Services on the Brink of Deep Cuts
Progress Under Threat (Image Credits: Unsplash) Los Angeles County – In the shadow of budget shortfalls, the push to trim essential support for those without homes feels like a harsh wake-up call under the relentless Southern California sun. Progress Under Threat Imagine watching hard-won gains slip away just as...
Los Angeles Firefighters Tame Tarzana Condo Blaze in Under 30 Minutes; No Injuries Reported
Early this morning, Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire at 18150 W Oxnard Street in Tarzana. The LAFD alert reported that the blaze broke out in a split-level condominium, with heavy smoke and fire visible on the second and third floors of a unit within a seven-unit building.
LA County boy walks away from after-school program in Valencia
The boy's parents said the school staff did not realize the 5-year-old had walked about a mile to a McDonald's.
