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Report estimates jobs impact of proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger

A proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could put about 4,500 film and television jobs in Los Angeles County at risk over three years and threaten billions of dollars in regional economic activity, according to a final county report released this week. ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

AT&T customers in Reseda experience service issues due to vandalized fiber line

A vandalized fiber line was causing service issues for some AT&T customers in the Reseda area on Sunday, a company spokesperson confirmed. In a statement, the spokesperson said home phone and internet service was impacted but has since been restored. It’s unclear how many custome...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

Citations, fines issued to Mammoth ski resort following 2025 death of ski patroller

Cal/OSHA issued Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC, the company that owns and operates the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, three violations following an investigation into a 2025 avalanche that killed 30-year-old ski patroller Cole Murphy and left a second patroller seriously injured. I...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

Inside Flask & Field’s natural wine happy hours in DTLA

Miriam Yoo, owner of Flask & Field, raises a glass outside her Downtown LA shop. This story first appeared on The LA Local. Life’s all about taking risks, and sometimes a single bold choice can change everything. Just ask Miriam Yoo. Eight years ago, she traded her successful car...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

Grocery chain pulls more products as Salmonella-linked recall grows

The number of foods affected by the recall on fresh jalapeños keeps growing higher as more and more products are identified. On Friday, H-E-B added nearly 20 new items to its list of recalled foods that were sold in its stores....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 15, 2026

Looters target Bellflower liquor store after street takeover, owners say

The owners of a liquor store in Bellflower say they’re facing thousands of dollars in damages after their store was looted during a street takeover Saturday morning. The incident happened at Bellflower and Somerset boulevards at around 3:30 a.m. It’s the second weekend in a row t...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 15, 2026

Authorities release images of 27 suspects in East LA AutoZone break-ins

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying more than two dozen people in connection with last weekend’s break-ins at an East Los Angeles AutoZone that resulted in significant loss and damage to the business. At around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 9, forced entry was made in...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 15, 2026

This 80-year-old hardware store is back in Little Tokyo. Its next chapter is just starting

Anzen Hardware in Little Tokyo reopened in November after shutting down in 2023. (Fiona Ng / LAist) A hardware store isn't where you’d expect to find a drawing class, a matcha pop-up or plant sales. Unless you're at Anzen Hardware, an 80-year-old staple that nearly disappeared fr...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 15, 2026

Ex-LAPD detective accused of kidnapping, robbery

On Thursday, officials announced Michael Douglas Brambles, a former LAPD detective and convicted rapist, is accused of kidnapping for robbery of a Thousand Oaks business owner in 1994....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 13, 2026

Mexican immigrant women find ways to start businesses amid federal raids and rising prices

Carlos González Gutiérrez, right, Mexico's Consul General in Los Angeles, hands a certificate to a participant who completed the office's Consular Entrepreneurship Program for Mexican Women Abroad. (Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/LAist) Many immigrants come to Southern California to start b...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 12, 2026

LA's iconic Pink's Hot Dogs to open first Japan location in Tokyo

Pink’s Hot Dogs, the landmark Los Angeles eatery that began as a pushcart more than eight decades ago, is planning to open its first restaurant in Japan by the end of the year. Pink’s confirmed the expansion to City News Service on Wednesday. “Pink’s Hollywood location has welcom...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 12, 2026

Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why

A building set to have 40 apartment units with four retail stores is under construction at the intersection of Wilshire and 6th Street in Santa Monica. May 24, 2023. (Zaydee Sanchez / CalMatters) This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. E...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 11, 2026

This 1987 loophole is being used to evict LA business owners

A "We Moved!" sign marks Sip Snack's former storefront on York Boulevard, pointing customers to owner PJ Roden's new location at 5110 York. (Courtesy of PJ Roden) This story first appeared on The LA Local . PJ Roden had been on a month-to-month lease at her storefront, Sip Snack,...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 11, 2026

California craft liquor delivery is about to go away thanks to big money lobbying

Cris Steller, owner of Dry Diggins Distillery, poses with a box used to ship Engine 49 Bourbon in the company's distilling and bottling warehouse in El Dorado Hills on Aug. 4, 2026. (Fred Greaves / CalMatters) For six years, Californians have been able to shake up a craft cocktai...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 10, 2026

Fiber cuts from vandalism leads to disruption in Verizon service for SoCal customers

Did you experience an outage with Verizon? You aren’t the only one. Fiber cuts related to vandalism disrupted service for Verizon users whose phones were stuck on SOS mode on Sunday, the company told its customers in a notice. Further details on the vandalism that led to the disr...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 9, 2026

Santa Monica Block Fest brings much-needed boost to downtown businesses

Santa Monica Block Fest kicked off a party Saturday on the Third Street Promenade, part of a big push to bring people and businesses back the downtown area. Artist Marquis Cook used to make a living selling his drawings at the Third Street Promenade. But after the pandemic, the a...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 8, 2026

Waymo denied stay of injunction pending appeal of overnight operations ban

A judge has denied a request by Waymo LLC to stay the enforcement of a recent issuance of a ban pending trial of overnight recharging operations at two Santa Monica lots until after the company’s appeal is ruled upon. On Friday, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Bradley S. Philli...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 8, 2026

Looking to try a variety of Southeast Asian flavors? Rasarumah is a one-stop shop for it

Wagyu Beef Cheek Rendang served with rotis. ( Johnny Lee / Courtesy Rasarumah) Chef Johnny Lee stepped away from the food business for a short time after feeling burned out. With additional support from Last World Hospitality, Lee regained the energy to help build Rasarumah, a fu...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 7, 2026