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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

Curren Price's attempt to dismiss public corruption case fails

A Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected Councilmember Curren Price’s request to dismiss the public corruption case against him. Attorneys for Price, who is accused of voting to provide millions of dollars in grants to a real estate consulting business owned by his current wife, De...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 7, 2026

SoCalGas unveils new uniforms with a customer safety purpose

SoCalGas is trading the utility’s blue uniforms for an updated look designed to help customers spot a real utility employee from imposters. The updated gray uniforms will roll out Monday after reports of people posing as gas company technicians showing up at homes with bad intent...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 7, 2026

Do dogs belong in restaurants? We have strong feelings. Do you?

L.A. County's public health policy forbids dogs inside restaurants. (Shutterstock) Look: I like dogs. I just don't like when they're inside restaurants or other places where food is served. Lately, I've seen a lot of people casually bringing their pups into restaurants, and it's ...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 6, 2026

Water pipe ruptures in Hollywood Hills

Another water pipe ruptured in the Los Angeles area Thursday just a couple of weeks after a water main break in West Hollywood paralyzed dozens of households and businesses and shutting down a portion of Sunset Boulevard. Thursday’s water main break happened in Hollywood Hills. V...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 6, 2026

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would remove synthetic dyes from its cereals by the end of 2027. But the company said Thursday ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 6, 2026

Trump administration will buy back company's offshore wind project leases

An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion deal with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana. RWE U.S. Offshore said its leases represented years of planning, investment and partnershi...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 6, 2026

Port of Long Beach's $36 million tower purchase aims to revitalize downtown

The Port of Long Beach purchased a 13-story office tower to act as a hub for maritime companies and eventually increase business in downtown. Situated at 100 Oceangate, the building towers over downtown and overlooks the port. It was purchased for a whopping $36 million in hopes ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business

Video game giant Electronic Arts announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billion sale of its business to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, investment firm Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners, which is run by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner....

ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)Aug 5, 2026

LA can't get enough of mahjong. Over 40 styles of play can keep you hooked

In West Hollywood, mahjong lovers click tiles with Cindy Crawford at San Vicente Bungalows. “She wins almost every game,” said Heidi Brooks, co-founder of Mahj to Go , the company that supplies the branded tiles used at the Bungalows’ exclusive open play and tournaments. The secr...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

Friend of accused Chino Hills kidnapper says suspect expressed investment concerns

The friend of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a 60-year-old man as part of a possible business dispute said the suspect had previously asked him for resources to help with concerns about one of his investments. Zhengfeng Bo, 67, was shot and killed by deputies last week a...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

Two victims in the deadly In-N-Out shooting had ties to California

Two of the three victims in the deadly shooting at an In-N-Out location in Idaho have connections to California. The New York Times reported that one of the victims, Christopher Claunch, is from Santa Clarita. Claunch was a patron of the restaurant at the time of the shooting. Th...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

What we know about the victims of the Idaho shooting

One was a young worker at the popular In-N-Out burger chain in Twin Falls, Idaho, with dreams of managing her own store one day. Another was a man who had gotten sober and worked to help others with substance problems improve their lives. And another was simply charging his vehic...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 3, 2026

Burglar smashes window at LA pet store

A burglar smashed through the front window of The Urban Pet in the Fairfax District and stole a safe, cash and the store’s credit card terminal.

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 2, 2026

CHP recovers $500K in stolen good in Rialto

According to authorities, the business was storing stolen cargo connected to multiple cargo thefts across Southern California.

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 31, 2026

Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing

Anthropic said its AI models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI controls after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company....

ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)Jul 31, 2026