One person died, two people were missing and 16 others were rescued from the waters off San Francisco after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people sank Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen reported the toll and said crews that arrived on the scene near Alcatraz...
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The owner of the Langham Hotel in Pasadena will pay $320,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleges it price gouged victims following the 2025 January wildfires.
A woman whose husband was nearly sucked out of a Ryanair flight says she and others tried to hold on to him while half of his body was outside the window.
Singh, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was sentenced after pleading guilty in June to three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Search and rescue teams are looking for Julie Elizabeth Goforth, an at-risk 63-year-old Long Beach resident missing after a dirt bike trip at El Mirage Dry Lake in Adelanto.
S&K Towing agreed to pay $160,000 to service members harmed by the company's practices.
Long Beach resident Julie Elizabeth Goforth went missing while dirt biking with a friend at El Mirage Dry Lake.
At least one person was killed, and two others are missing, after 16 people were rescued from the water as a boat sank in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, prompting a massive response from crews working to rescue people.
The completion of the automated people mover train at LAX, also known as Skylink, has been delayed for years. In a lawsuit, the developer blames the city of the setbacks.
Argentina's Lionel Messi during the quarterfinal World Cup match between Argentina and Switzerland.(Carl Recine / Getty Images)If you're online, anywhere adjacent to the World Cup, you'll see that the Argentina team, which will play England in the semifinals Wednesday, is attracting a lot of crit...
Kolby Lee, who served as director of communications since February, resigned from Bass' office Monday.
A McDonald's drive-thru worker hands an order to a customer in San Francisco.(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)ToplineThe City Council in Culver City voted 4-0 to extend a moratorium on approving building permits for new drive-thrus. The vote, which took place Monday night, will keep the ban in pla...
The LAPD halted its relationship with Flock Safety last week over concerns about how the company stores and shares data collected from automated license plate readers, but officials said Tuesday they are negotiating a new deal with more safeguards in place.
Despite the surge elsewhere, California is not among the states currently experiencing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, health officials say.
The project, a 2.25-mile-long elevated train designed to transport riders between airport terminals and local transit, is currently undergoing testing.(Kavish Harjai / LAist)The contractor building the long-awaited LAX People Mover project has filed a lawsuit alleging the city of L.A. breached i...
One person is dead and two remain missing after a recreational boat carrying 19 people capsized and sank in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
A semitruck driver was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a crash that killed three people on the 10 Freeway in Ontario last year.
Supervisors cited The Allcove Beach Cities mental health center in Redondo Beach as one successful third space serving young adults. (Courtesy Beach Cities Health District )Topline:L.A. County Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to start planning to build a network of "third spaces" for LGBTQ+ ...
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High tides and a small swell overtop a berm built to protect a boardwalk and homes on the Long Beach peninsula.(Erin Stone / LAist)The highest tides of the year typically hit in summer and winter — around each solstice. That’s tracking so far this year, but a combination of natural phenomena and...
E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5 million in damages, three years after a jury found President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer. Here, Carroll departs Manhattan federal appeals court following arguments in an appeal brought by Trump in New York City in Se...
The Senate passed a bill four years ago to make daylight saving time permanent, but it stalled in the House.
Neighbors were passionate at Monday's city council meeting. Culver City leaders are moving forward with a major Overland Avenue traffic project and extended a temporary ban on new drive-thrus.
The UC regents chair set a firm and fast deadline for a faculty recommendation on the use of SAT scores in admissions. Professors, advocates and the Trump administration are watching the high-stakes study.
Officials also said they anticipate cases of cyclosporiasis to continue increasing in the U.S., possibly through the end of August.
Olympian Suni Lee is officially returning to competitive gymnastics ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The U.S. House has passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to enact Daylight Saving Time year-round — with an option to opt out. The legislation now heads to the Senate, which will need to approve it for it to become law.
Nearly 300,000 students in California were identified as experiencing homelessness in 2024-25, according to state data.(Laure Andrillon / CalMatters)California’s latest budget includes $116 million over three years to help schools identify and support students experiencing homelessness — the fi...
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.
Taco Bell is under investigation as health officials identify lettuce as the likely source of a recent cyclospora outbreak.
Julie Goforth, 63, was last seen riding her dirt bike in the sprawling El Mirage Dry Lake Off Highway Recreation Area near Adelanto.
United Airlines is introducing a new Economy Plus seating option that replaces the traditional middle seat with an open space and shared table.
Spain's Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the World Cup semifinal against France on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.(Paul Ellis / Getty Images) Spain is going back to the World Cup final, after defeating France 2-0 in a dominant semifinal performance. It was a tough end fo...
President Donald Trump gave Iraq's new prime minister an effusive welcome at the White House on Tuesday.
A clawed caper at the Santa Monica Pier went awry despite 'sophisticated' attempts by suspects to get away with poaching roughly three dozen spiny lobsters, authorities said.
The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran's attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a coordinated campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists.
Six suspects were arrested at the Santa Monica Pier after California wildlife officials used specialized K9s to uncover an illegal spiny lobster poaching operation.
A Filipino national pleaded guilty Monday to bringing hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Ecuador to the United States that was meant for a Mexican cartel, officials say.
July 14, 2026 Contact: Office of Emergency Management communications@ceooem.lacounty.gov Residents Advised of Extreme Heat Risks Ongoing elevated temperatures necessitate planning ahead and taking action The National Weather Service has predicted ongoing elevated heat conditions for much of ...
Nearly three dozen lobsters were seized from alleged poachers on the Santa Monica Pier.(California Department of Fish and Wildlife / Facebook)Topline:Nearly three dozen lobsters were seized and six people were arrested for poaching at the Santa Monica Pier, state wildlife officials announced Tue...
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