California homicide rate hits lowest in decades, with violent and property crimes also down
The homicide rate for 2025 was 3.5 for every 100,000 people, the lowest since crime recording began six decades ago.
The homicide rate for 2025 was 3.5 for every 100,000 people, the lowest since crime recording began six decades ago.
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The recalled fireworks can tip over, posing a risk of serious injury from explosion and burn hazards, consumer safety officials said.
Many of the people living close to the burned out warehouse in Boyle Heights want the facility to be closed, for good.
An officer opened fire Thursday afternoon inside a Thousand Oaks hospital while guarding a man who had been arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of attempted murder, authorities said.
A Hawthorne man has pleaded guilty to making a fake ransom demand in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Faces five years in prison.
A suspect detained by police and taken to a Thousand Oaks hospital for treatment was shot inside the medical center by one of the officers, authorities say.
Police shot a suspect inside a hospital in Thousand Oaks, prompting a massive response from law enforcement.
A Garden Grove police officer was arrested and placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into alleged inappropriate interactions with a juvenile explorer.
The homicide rate for 2025 was 3.5 for every 100,000 people, the lowest since crime recording began six decades ago.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday designating May 17 as a celebration of martial arts icon Bruce Lee for his trailblazing work representing the Asian American community on-screen.
Joshua Mora lost his leg at 13 after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk. He sued the city, saying officials knew the intersection was dangerous.
Gita O’Neill, interim CEO of LAHSA, speaks ahead of the annual homeless count on Jan. 20, 2026.(Jordan Rynning / LAist)Topline:A federal judge on Thursday indicated he wants to preserve federal funding for the embattled Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority as the agency sues the federal govern...
Belgica Cruz, left, helps her daughter Catherine Hernandez try on a replica Mexico soccer team jersey she bought in a Santa Ana indoor mall.(Adolfo Guzman-Lopez / LAist)At the Bristol Swap Mall in Santa Ana, people are flocking to buy their Mexico soccer team jerseys and paraphernalia.“The color...
Hundreds in Koreatown can now safely use their tap water again after authorities lifted the boil-water notice, issued due to E. coli contamination.
Santa Ana welcome sign(albertc111/Getty Images / iStockphoto)Santa Ana voters could be asked in November to maintain the city’s 1.5% sales tax, which was set to decrease in 2029 and eventually expire.Voters approved the citywide sales tax in 2018 on the condition that it sunset in 20 years. Now, ...
A Los Angeles County man admitted to sending the family of Nancy Guthrie fake ransom notes while her family was looking for her after she was abducted earlier this year.
More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
Fans line up as One Piece returns to Dodger Stadium with exclusive anime giveaway, already preselling for hundreds of dollars online.
Renowned chef John Doherty is turning his talents to a tower of food all designed to be enjoyed while watching a match.
Some residents and community groups urged Lineage, the company that managed a cold-storage warehouse damaged in a massive fire, to clean up and leave Boyle Heights for good.
Guests were briefly evacuated from the typically calm and peaceful "it's a small world" ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, July 1, after a small fire sparked within one of the ride's boats, according to a witness.
(Win McNamee / Getty Images) For more than 50 years, the Education Department has revealed a host of realities about how students are being treated in every public school across America: which kids are being bullied, which ones are being harassed and which students can access the internet, among ...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says two Romanian brothers who are illegally in the United States pleaded guilty Thursday to orchestrating a fraud scheme involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) benefits in several states.
Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, was arrested in Colorado in the Philadelphia shooting of Penn State student Billy Schmidt; Kaiseem Smith surrendered to police.
A boy suspected of killing a baby by throwing her to the ground at a house in Claremont has been arrested, authorities said.
People light fireworks in Los Angeles on July 4, 2025. Most fireworks are illegal in the state of California. (Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images)Most Fourth of July guides focus on how to see fireworks shows. This one offers something a little different.There are lots of reasons why yo...
Members of Congress gathered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday as part of America's 250th birthday celebration.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a minivan at an intersection in La Puente, authorities said.
Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, has been indicted on a felony charge for allegedly tearing up sealant at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 19.
A man was charged in connection with a fireworks accident last Fourth of July in Buena Park that killed an 8-year-old girl.
A California man who authorities say sent an "imposter ransom demand" to Nancy Guthrie's family members pleaded guilty to charges on Thursday.
Featuring scenes from sea to shining sea, take a peek at the new "Soarin' Across America" in Disneyland Resort.
Raja Jackson, the son of mixed martial arts fighter Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, will be jailed for 90 days after pleading guilty to charges filed in an August 2025 brawl.
Things are about to change at your local grocery store.(Nathália Rosa / Unsplash)With the start of the new fiscal year in California on Wednesday, dozens of laws took effect, including a zoning overhaul to boost denser housing development near transit, requirements for an all-gender bathroom in ...
A man was charged in connection with a fireworks accident last Fourth of July in Buena Park that killed an 8-year-old girl.
The Downey City Council approved a $10.5 million development agreement to build a new Costco warehouse and gas station on Firestone Boulevard.
Ahead of the Fourth of July, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is cracking down on illegal fireworks, specifically focusing on those selling them.
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation's largest Asian supermarket chain discriminated against employees who are not Chinese.
A new mobile health clinic has launched in Boyle Heights to provide medical services to residents affected by the warehouse fire, as some community members continue to report health concerns tied to the incident.
"Camp Rock" fans, this is for you. The "All Roads Lead to Camp" bus tour is headed across the country for a special pop-up experience celebrating the highly-anticipated movie starring Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas.
'First Tee-Greater Philadelphia' instills life lessons through golf for Philly youth
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