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Hospital visits from e-bike crashes quadruple in Riverside County

The number of hospital visits stemming from electric bike crashes has surged in Riverside County, according to latest data shared by the Riverside University Health System (RUHS). Countless videos on social media show e-bike riders zipping through traffic, running stop signs a...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

Crews battle fire at house under construction in Pacific Palisades

Crews responded to a fire at a house under construction in the Pacific Palisades on Friday afternoon, officials said. Heavy fire was reported at the two-story, single-family home on West Northfield Street between El Medio Avenue and North Almar Street just before 4 p.m., accor...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts evacuation orders in northern LA County

Evacuation orders were issued near Llano in northern LA County after the fast-moving Summit Fire was reported Friday afternoon. As of 2:30 p.m., the brush fire burning near the LA and San Bernardino County border scorched at least 600 acres, according to the LA County Office o...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

Newport Beach residents call for restricted access on July 4th

Those arrested or cited during the mayhem in Newport Beach on the Fourth of July were mostly split between California and Arizona residents, ranging from age 13 to 39, according to data provided by the Newport Beach Police Department....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 10, 2026

Los Angeles authorities on alert over potential ‘takeovers' or illegal gatherings

A growing number of law enforcement agencies across Southern California are on high alert about possible “takeovers” or illegal gatherings after an Orange County coastal city became a target during the Fourth of July weekend. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sent a...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

Murder suicide probe underway in residential area of Westwood

A possible murder suicide investigation was underway in Westwood after a man and woman were found dead with gunshot wounds Friday. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call at around 5:40 a.m. Friday on Holmby Avenue near Wellworth Avenue, just west o...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

2 killed in multiple-car crash in South LA neighborhood

Two people were killed Friday morning in a multiple-vehicle crash in Los Angeles’ Hyde Park area. The crash was reported in the 3300 block of West 78th Street in the South LA neighborhood. Two people died at the scene of the three-car crash, authorities said. At least four ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

RV fire on 60 Freeway spreads to roadside brush in Diamond Bar

Firefighters worked Friday morning to put out a brushfire touched off by an RV that caught fire on the right shoulder of the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar. The RV fire was reported at 3:46 a.m. Friday on the westbound Pomona Freeway just east of Diamond Bar Boulevard, according to...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

LAPD: About $200,000 worth of items stolen from rapper's Mar Vista home

A group of armed men broke into the Mar Vista home of rapper Jamari Spencer early Friday and took off with $200,000 worth of items, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD tells NBC4 Investigates that Spencer was inside his home recording music at the time whe...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 10, 2026

Watch, warning or advisory? Making sense of SoCal heat wave terms

When forecasters use words like "watch," advisory" and "warning," they have specific meanings.(Frederic J. Brown / Getty Images)It’s hot out there, and it’s only going to get hotter.National Weather Service forecasters issued a slew of alerts this week as a heat wave settles into...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 9, 2026

Frustration boils over at Boyle Heights town hall for Lineage warehouse fire

Dozens of people were unable to get into the town hall Thursday evening in Boyle Heights as demonstrators chanted and held signs outside, sharing their concerns about the cleanup and recovery efforts following the fire at the Lineage Logistics cold food storage warehouse. Fire...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

How to drink like a Spaniard without leaving LA

The three house gin tonics at Telefèric Barcelona in Long Beach, each an homage to a different region of Spain. (Gab Chabrán / LAist )When I was 16, my family moved to Madrid, where I got a crash course in Spanish culture — including a legal drinking age that happened to match m...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 9, 2026

FBI, FAA investigating after drone strikes LAPD helicopter in Tarzana

The FBI and the FAA are investigating after a Los Angeles Police Department Airbus AS350 helicopter was struck by a drone in Tarzana earlier this week, the agencies confirmed to NBC Los Angeles on Thursday. The helicopter was on patrol when a “relatively large drone,” approxim...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

LA real estate agent will pay $20K and face probation in post-Eaton Fire rent hike case

Altadena residents inspect their destroyed property after the Eaton Fire.(Brian Feinzimer / LAist)A real estate agent who calls himself “Mr La Cañada” has been sentenced after facing one of first criminal price gouging charges filed in the wake of last year’s Los Angeles County f...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 9, 2026

Driver linked to 2025 multi-car crash in Ontario pleads guilty

The driver who was accused of causing a deadly eight-car pile-up along the 10 Freeway in Ontario last year has pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicle manslaughter, NBC Los Angeles learned Thursday. Jashanpreet Singh was allegedly driving a semi-truck under the influence whe...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

Teen faces 8 charges after wrong-way chase in Ventura

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office has filed a juvenile petition alleging eight counts against a 17-year-old who led police on a dangerous chase on an electric motorcycle....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 9, 2026

Huntington Beach police warning against ‘takeover' events

Huntington Beach authorities Thursday took to social media, warning against illegal gatherings and “takeover” events in their coastal city, several days after another Orange County community experienced chaos driven by out-of-state visitors. The Huntington Beach Police Departm...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

Dwyane Wade's son Zaire charged with felony in Burbank domestic violence arrest

Zaire Wade, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, was has been charged with a felony after his arrest last month on suspicion of domestic violence in Burbank. The 24-year-old Wade faces one domestic violence-related charge in connection with a June 21 altercation involving...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

SUV ends up on side in Hollywood pursuit crash

A pursuit involving a murder suspect crashed late Thursday morning on a Hollywood street. The chase began just before 11 a.m. near Schrader Boulevard and Selma Avenue and ended in a crash a short time later at Fountain and Cherokee avenues. The driver was taken into custody. ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

Residents and Lineage reps to meet at Boyle Heights warehouse fire town hall

A community meeting is scheduled for Thursday night to discuss cleanup and recovery after a weeklong fire at the Lineage Logistics cold food storage warehouse in Boyle Heights. Mayor Karen Bass, county Supervisor Hilda Solis, City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado and company represe...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

Palisades village to reopen Aug. 15 following extensive fire repairs

Palisades Village, the shopping and dining center that closed following the January 2025 Palisades Fire, will reopen to the public next month after more than $100 million in renovations and remediation work. Owner Rick Caruso revealed the reopening date in an Instagram post We...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 9, 2026

California colleges reveal their military weapons stockade after CalMatters investigation

A University of California campus police officer pushes a pro-Palestinian protester away from a moving San Diego Sheriff's bus with arrested protesters onboard at UC San Diego in San Diego on May 6, 2024.(Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters)For many public colleges and universities in Ca...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 8, 2026

Burglar calls 911 to find missing truck

An accused burglar accidentally gave himself away to the police after calling 911 to report his missing pickup truck.

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 8, 2026