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A witness said a driver struck a family while they were having lunch outside the Boyle Heights restaurant.
A Long Beach street vendor says he can no longer work after being brutally attacked while selling ice cream at Belmont Pier on July 4.
A Long Beach ice cream vendor, Eliu Ramirez, says he can no longer work after being brutally attacked while selling ice cream at Belmont Pier on July 4.
As crews battled a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir on Tuesday, a drone reportedly hit a police helicopter, forcing an emergency landing.
A brush fire scorched a few acres near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin, briefly prompting evacuation warnings for some residents.
A man was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston on Tuesday morning, officials confirm.
A San Diego County Sheriff's Office then-deputy shoved a pretrial detainee from behind while his legs were shackled and his hands chained at the waist, causing the man to "fly across his holding cell, headfirst into the far wall and collapse to the ground," according to prosecutors.
Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for a brush fire burning near Murrieta.
As the murder case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez moves closer to trial, the latest development is centered on the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office following reports that at least one employee leaked details to the media.
L.A. County firefighters who assisted with search-and-rescue efforts in Venezuela returned home on Monday after twin earthquakes rocked the country.
A Ventura juvenile allegedly speeding 60 mph on an electric motorcycle on the wrong side of the highway has been charged with a pair of felonies, authorities announced Tuesday.
Team USA fans cheer during the U.S. vs. Australia match June 19.(Heather Diehl / Getty Images)Even though the U.S. and Mexico national soccer teams have been knocked out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their fans aren’t giving up on the tournament. Instead, they’re throwing their support behind other...
"Every summer has its dark side." FX's "The Shards" will feature music from Troye Sivan and collaborator Leland, as well as series star Hayes Warner. ✨
Waymo called San Mateo, California police on teens for drinking and shooting toy guns from a driverless vehicle.
Dwayne Johnson says he was entertained by fan comments about Maui's long-haired appearance in Disney's new live-action film, "Moana."
A person wears a hat for shade under the morning sun while walking along the Strand in Redondo Beach during a heat wave in March. Another stretch of heat is settling in in Southern California this week.(Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images)Sweltering summer days have arrived in Southern California, w...
The owner of a pet dog killed by an LAPD officer last month is suing the city, calling for transparency and accountability as the city has refused to name the officer who opened fire.
An apartment building rises above the streets of L.A. (Daniel Hanscom / Getty Images)In what they described as an effort to prevent more corporate landlords from displacing Los Angeles renters, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to move forward with plans to require a new step i...
Attorneys told a judge they are ready to go forward with a hearing for singer D4vd, who is charged with murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The fire started around noon near the 4500 block of North Encino Avenue, the L.A. City Fire Department said. It quickly grew from half an acre to five acres.
County officials reestablish reward for a man accused of crashing into a Long Beach apartment and killing a father and daughter.
An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.
Battery storage hubs are used to stabilize the energy grid but have led to lithium battery fires in some cities.(Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images)The Covina City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on whether to allow construction of a battery energy storage facility that’s faced backlash from com...
A brush fire scorched a few acres near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation warnings for some residents.
Officers say the workers spotted structural support columns beginning to buckle on the 21st floor and self-evacuated.
'Star Wars: The Experience' will make its world debut in February, 2027 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as part of the Star Wars 50th anniversary celebration.
Michael Angel Alvarez, 41, was arrested by the FBI on May 29 on allegations he was in possession of body armor after a violent felony conviction during a previous arrest by LAPD.Topline:A man federal prosecutors say was an active gang leader while working as a city contractor pleaded not guilty T...
Jeff van Hoy and his son outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood during U.S.A.'s opening match against Paraguay. (Courtesy Jeff van Hoy)L.A. resident Jeff van Hoy is setting aside his jerseys and hanging up his scarves after Team USA's brutal 4-1 loss to Belgium last night."It feels like Halloween is o...
The lawsuit claims that California's air regulator rushed changes to its signature cap-and-invest program without proper environmental review.
U.S. forces are carrying out "powerful" airstrikes against Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said.
In the wake of the report, a number of Democrats across the country called for Platner to get out of the race.
President Donald Trump, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Ankara on Tuesday, said he will consider allowing Turkey to buy American F-35 fighter jets.
Attempted murder charges were dismissed for a Southern California doctor who was accused of driving his family off a cliff at Devil's Slide near Pacifica in 2023.
This year's World Cup, hosted across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is the hottest played since the tournament began in 1930. If venues are air conditioned, are FIFA's hydration breaks necessary?
2 children were found living with dead animals in a squalid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home.
The oldest standing church in New York State has witnessed the rise of colonial New York, the American Revolution and the history of the nation.
An estimated 13,000 families with children in Los Angeles Unified schools live near the site of the Boyle Heights warehouse fire.(Mario Tama / Getty Images)Boyle Heights families of school age children impacted by the warehouse fire have until Wednesday afternoon to apply for $200 cash assistance...
Aides to McConnell have declined to release any information about his condition, fueling speculation about his prognosis.
Fiesta Village Fun Park, an amusement park in Colton, is closing. After over 50 years serving the Inland Empire, the park will host a final celebration this weekend.
Brittany Armstrong was charged with involuntary manslaughter after illegal fireworks started a fire that killed Cashmere Elijah Parker in Dunn, North Carolina.
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