Earl Decastro, 47, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawfully causing fire with great bodily injury and the illegal possession of more than 100 pounds of dangerous fireworks, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
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Team USA has beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive.
Earl Decastro, 47, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawfully causing fire with great bodily injury and the illegal possession of more than 100 pounds of dangerous fireworks, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
Los Angeles County authorities are warning that anyone possessing or using illegal fireworks faces criminal charges and jail time.
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) voted against AB 2753, which would have banned sex offenders from running for office. The vote failed 2-1-2 in committee.
A boil-water notice was issued for a section of Koreatown because of E. coli contamination.
19-year-old Samoan Australian breakout star Catherine Laga'aia landed the title role in Disney's new live-action film "Moana."
The fight between residents and the Ambiance Owners Assn. in San Marcos began after the HOA passed a policy prohibiting any flags, signs or banners in common areas.
A year after a tree branch fell at a Calabasas summer camp and killed a camper, the child's family has reached a settlement with three organizations totaling almost $20 million.
An Amber Alert was in effect for a 3-month-old baby believed to have been abducted. A car connected to the case was found in Westwood.
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.
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FBI officials say some of the ransom notes received in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has been determined to be "extortion attempts without legitimacy," while noting that other ransom demands received may potentially be legitimate.
Several people have been arrested as part of a federal crackdown on sex trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles.
Keith Porter Jr. was 43 when he was fatally shot.(Genaro Molina / Getty Images)The Los Angeles Police Department has completed its investigation into the killing of Keith Porter Jr., 43, and presented its findings to the District Attorney’s Office, according to a statement from the District Attor...
Aerial view of a new construction home in Encino in 2024.(Wirestock/Getty Images / iStockphoto)Despite multiple efforts to put reforms on the November ballot, Los Angeles voters will not get to decide whether to roll back the city’s controversial “mansion tax” on apartment buildings.The L.A. City...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day in California, honoring the San Francisco-born martial arts legend and cultural icon.
The LA County Sheriff's Department is actively enforcing California's daylighting law and a vehicle ordinance, issuing $63 fines for parking too close to crosswalks.
While many parts of the country recognized June as Pride Month, Fresno County voted to proclaim it 'Traditional Nuclear Family Month."
David Anthony Zapata was sentenced to 24 years to life for the murder of 17-year-old Xavier Chavarin, as well as the attempted murder of Daniel Villalobos, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced.
Victoria Imo rides the Metro E Line to University of Southern California for part of her commute.(Martin Romero / CalMatters)For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and tr...
California has banned the use of "sell by" labels on food packaging, which experts say act as a guide for retailers on how long to display products on the shelves but are not an indicator of whether they are still safe to consume.
Four people died during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City following the national team's victory over Ecuador, Mexican health authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing California over a state law that took effect Wednesday restricting sales of pistols that can be illegally converted into machine guns with a device called a 'Glock switch.'
The EEOC has filed a federal lawsuit against 99 Ranch Market parent Tawa Supermarket Inc. for allegedly discriminating against non-Chinese employees.
Signs placed outside Children's Hospital of Los Angeles during a protest of its closure in July 2025.(Kevin Tidmarsh / LAist)After months of pushing back on the Trump administration’s attempt to stop youth gender-affirming care nationally, California is establishing its own safety net for vulner...
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A mother and her three-month-old baby were located in Westwood hours after the CHP issued a multi-county Amber Alert.
California’s latest budget once again includes funding for the state library park pass program.(Lux Blue / Getty Images)Topline:California’s latest budget once again includes funding for the state library park pass program, which allows residents to check out free vehicle day-use park passes from...
'Son de L'Amour,' was a first-of-its-kind cultural experience celebrating Juneteenth and Fête de la Musique with rapper IDK and Indigo.
The notice was issued for parts of Koreatown after routine water quality testing came back positive for E. coli bacteria on June 30, officials said.
Residents in a two-block area of Koreatown are being told to boil their tap water after routine testing found E. coli bacteria in a water sample, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced Wednesday.This story first appeared on The LA Local.Residents in a two-block area of Koreatown ...
Ghosting reservations now has consequences.(Lux Blue/Getty Images / iStock Editorial)California state parks are so popular there's a reservation system to manage attendance. But some people book a spot and then don't turn up. That's being addressed by new rules that mandate how much notice you ne...
Tents and motorhomes in L.A.'s Skid Row area of downtown. The murder rate on Skid Row was 17 times higher in 2024 than in the city as a whole.(Apu Gomes / AFP via Getty Images)This story is a collaboration between LAist and The LA Local. Agya K. Aning and Alain Stephens are freelance reporters. L...
Corona High School's baseball team is getting a new coach with a very familiar face -- former Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly.
Jon Huizar and Ameera Asse watch Mexico play Ecuador at a city watch party. Despite Mexico being up 2-0, Huizar said he was nervous until the final whistle.(Libby Rainey / LAist)Celebrations in Los Angeles began long before the final whistle blew on Tuesday night, when Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-...
Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, the on-site manager who lived at the Stadium Inn & Spas motel, is charged with financially benefiting from sex trafficking, having allegedly deposited $64,581 in proceeds he knew derived from a street gang's sex trafficking of children and adults.
Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a warning for what comes next: a fight to rewrite history to serve political aims.
Listen up, night owls. The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is now offering a special evening ticket just for you.
Atlanta police released the 911 call and mug shot connected to the Buckhead homicide investigation involving the family of former Falcons player Calais Campbell.
Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday afternoon and unfurled a banner.
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