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Lea Salonga becomes first Filipina honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga became the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking a milestone in a career that has spanned Broadway, music and film....
LA moved Raz Chowdhury off the streets of Koreatown and into a hotel room. A week later he was dead
Raz Chowdhury, a 45-year-old unhoused man, died at The Mayfair in July 2026 after being moved to hotel as part of the Inside Safe program. (Nathan Solis / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . A week after 45-year-old Raz Chowdhury was moved off the streets in...
Three people, including child, found dead from gunshots in burning home
Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies found a couple and their child with apparent gunshot wounds in what they suspect was a domestic violence incident.
'I really thought it was just going to be it for me': Woman choked unconscious inside Hollywood 7-Eleven
A young woman was tackled, strangled and robbed of her gold chain inside a 7-Eleven on Hollywood Boulevard.
18-year-old beaten unconscious, robbed in attack at Hollywood 7-Eleven
An 18-year-old woman says she was viciously beaten, robbed and left unconscious after an attack caught on video inside a Hollywood 7-Eleven.
LA man wrongfully convicted of attempted murders to be freed after 12 years in prison
Michael Renteria was wrongfully convicted of two counts of attempted murder in 2013 after a witness misidentified him, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. A judge ruled Renteria was factually innocent on Friday....
Rain is coming for Labor Day weekend. Here's what to expect
A satellite image shows a series of storms off the coast of California on Sept. 4, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Topline: Light rain is expected across Southern California over the holiday weekend and forecasters are warning of dangerous swimming c...
Violent Sexual Predators Convicted of Sexually Exploiting Women in Long Beach and Antelope Valley
September 4, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Violent Sexual Predators Convicted of Sexually Exploiting Women in Long Beach and Antelope Valley The two cases illustrate the urgent need for bail and parole reform LOS ANGELES — Calvin Lane was out of...
Man Found Factually Innocent of 2013 Attempted Murder of Two Brothers in Lynwood
September 4, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Man Found Factually Innocent of 2013 Attempted Murder of Two Brothers in Lynwood Judge vacates 80 years-to-life prison sentence after new evidence clears Michael Renteria LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Cou...
Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be affected by security plans around Los Angeles Olympic venues, report says
Nearly 6,000 unhoused people could be affected by security plans for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to a new report.
LOVB Los Angeles player and Olympian Haleigh Washington surprises Compton volleyball athletes at practice with Saving Our Daughters
Saving Our Daughters launched its Behind the Scenes in Careers program Sept.2 in Compton with Haleigh Washington.
Walk of Fame star honoring Lea Salonga unveiled
Lea Salonga today became the first Filipina with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honored for her groundbreaking Broadway career, highlighted by her Tony Award-winning performance in “Miss Saigon.” “This is surreal,” Salonga said as she accepted the honor during a ceremony i...
Friday set to be the weekend's busiest at LAX
Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the Labor Day weekend at Los Angeles International Airport, with around 230,000 people flying in and out for the unofficial final days of summer. According to a spokesperson at Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX, the ...
LAPD internal affairs file spills more details on unit in racist recordings scandal
An inquiry into the case's effect on LAPD recruitment efforts is ongoing, but an internal investigation sheds new light on the unit at the center of a scandal....
Payouts in L.A. County's $4-billion sex abuse settlement delayed to two largest law firms
Two firms representing roughly half of the victims in the nation's largest sex abuse settlement have had their payments delayed amid pending audit and fraud probes, leaving many clients who expected life-changing sums stuck in limbo....