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New Mexico sues Todd Blanche and DOJ, alleging they blocked state's Epstein probe

New Mexico ’s attorney general sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of blocking the state from investigating sex crimes at Jeffrey Epstein ’s sprawling ranch near Santa Fe. The lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the department and Acting A...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

Evacuation warning issued due to brush fire near Lebec

An evacuation warning was issued for a brush fire burning in north of Los Angeles. The Buzzard Fire , estimated at about 180 acres, was reported at about 8 a.m. near the Kern County community of Lebec. An evacuation warning, meaning people should be prepared to evacuate, was issu...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

LAPD seeks 3-year-old boy taken from Van Nuys home in custody dispute

Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old boy believed to have been abducted in what police described as a custody dispute. The kidnapping was reported at about 8 a.m. Wednesday during a home invasion in the 7600 block of Van Nuys Boulevard. A man took the child and drove away w...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

LAPD investigates shooting in LA that left one man injured

An investigation is underway after a man was shot in Los Angeles Tuesday night. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a shooting call in the 300 block of 46th St. at around 10:30 p.m. The LAPD tells NBC4 Investigates that when police arrived, they found a man shot in the...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

AQMD hearing on Boyle Heights warehouse fire set for Wednesday

A South Coast Air Quality Management District board hearing on Wednesday will takeup a request for an abatement order against Lineage Logistics in response to the fire at its Boyle Heights cold storage warehouse. Lineage Logistics announced Tuesday it expects to spend between $80...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 5, 2026

Deadly shooting under investigation at Orange park

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened at a public park in Orange, they said on Tuesday. The shooting was reported at 6:40 p.m. at Hart Park, where multiple reports of shots fired were made. Upon arrival, officers found one person dead at the scene. An armed ind...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

Perez Hilton hospitalized after reports he livestreamed self-harm

Police said they responded to the Miami-area home of celebrity blogger and podcaster Perez Hilton, after they received reports that he engaged in self-harm in livestreamed video Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said in an email that deputies respo...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

LA voters will decide if Palisades homeowners get a break from city’s ‘mansion tax’

In an aerial view on March 7, 2026, empty lots line the streets of Pacific Palisades where homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images / Getty Images North America) The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Tuesday to put a measure on the November ballot th...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 4, 2026

Newly-released letters show LAUSD moved to fire Carvalho before he resigned

The LAUSD school board planned to vote on firing former Superintendent Alberto Carvalho for cause before he abruptly resigned in June. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Topline: The Los Angeles Unified School District Board planned to vote on firing former Su...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 4, 2026

LA voters to decide measure exempting Pacific Palisades from Measure ULA

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 Tuesday to place a measure on the November ballot to have voters decide whether to exempt Pacific Palisades from the city’s so-called “mansion tax” Voters will be asked to exempt the sale of homes damaged or destroyed by the January 2025 Pa...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire, LA County Fire investigators conclude

An early image of the Eaton Fire shows flames behind an Altadena neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025. (Josie Huang / LAist) The deadly and destructive Eaton Fire was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, the L.A. County Fire Department said in a report released Tuesday . The d...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 4, 2026

What we know about the victims of the In-n-Out mass shooting

Ashley Garibay, who typically worked at an In-N-Out in Stockton, where she lived, often traveled across the U.S. to help open new stores and was doing that in Twin Falls when the gunman opened fire, the family said in its statement...

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaAug 4, 2026

Downey man arrested at Trump's golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes

A Downey man was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and possessing ammunition after federal agents spotted him at President Donald Trump’s golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told NBC News on Tuesday. Jeanie John Tael...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

Big rig car hauler crashes into Panorama City apartment

A big rig car hauler crashed into a two-story apartment building Tuesday afternoon in Panorama City. No injuries were reported in the crash at about 2:30 p.m. in the 8900 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley community. The cab of the big rig hauling several vehi...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

$20K reward offered to catch vandal who damaged mural at Altadena Jewish center

A $20,000 reward to find the person or people who vandalized a mural at an Altadena synagogue has been approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Antisemitic graffiti and swastikas that were sprayed on the mural at the Pasadena Jewish Temple Center prompted ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026

Firefighters stop progress of Haskett Fire in northern LA County

Firefighters attacked a brush fire Tuesday in a remote region of northern Los Angeles County. The Haskett Fire was reported at about midday in the community of Littlerock, located southeast of Palmdale. Water-dropping aircraft responded to the fire burning on flat terrain in a re...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 4, 2026