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A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man charged with setting a fire that officials said eventually became the destructive Palisades Fire....
A 56-year-old man died after losing control of an electric scooter in Riverside, according to police.
Firefighters and paramedics rushed to a North Hollywood construction site after receiving a report about a man who fell into a confined space, the Los Angeles Fire Department said Friday. Officials said the man fell up to 45 feet into the concrete space at around 3:07 p.m. nea...
A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest building on Friday, according to a witness account and media reports, triggering evacuations and drawing a large police and ambulance presence in the city's business district....
Authorities say a lifeguard may have been distracted when their truck ran over a 20-year-old woman at Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay, California.
Two people were hurt Thursday night after a man shot them near a bar in South Los Angeles, police said.
Bodycam footage caught the moment police chased down an e-motorcycle rider in Orange. The pursuit ended with the rider facing nine separate citations.
A man was arrested Thursday in connection with a dog attack that allegedly led to the death of a young boy and the injured another minor, according to authorities....
Kenneth Mellor, a 20-year-old man from Palmdale, was arrested in Pennsylvania on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly coercing and enticing minor girls to send him sexually explicit material....
Minutes after a mistrial was declared in the Pacific Palisades arson trial Friday, defense attorneys for the suspect expressed confidence that the federal government’s attempt to retry the case will also fail. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, is accused of starting the Lachman Fire,...
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on June ...
The LAPD has arrested a suspect in connection with the violent assault on a downtown Los Angeles street vendor.
A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after falling 50 feet down a cliff and was rescued in San Pedro early Friday. The man was lifted out of the area via a “high point” lift operation with the use of an aerial ladder, ropes and a stretcher basket, according to the Los A...
Six South Americans were arrested on suspicion of being part of a residential burglary unit that hit at least 10 homes in the last year, Irvine police said....
The arrest comes more than a week after video of the attack began to circulate on social media, sparking a public outcry.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday limiting medical billing in ride share accident litigation, averting a November showdown between Uber and the state's trial attorneys. The agreement comes as Uber pushes forward with a lawsuit against two prominent L.A. law firms....
June 25, 2026 Contact: Angela Herrera Perez, Senior Public Information Specialist press@opportunity.lacounty.gov LA County Launches Small Business Concierge Program to Accelerate Altadena’s Post-Wildfire Commercial Recovery New Initiative Pairs Altadena Businesses and Property...
New details have been released after it was revealed the jury is deadlocked in the trial.
The Park Police posted surveillance footage and asked for help "identifying the individual depicted here in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation."...
Firefighters got the upper hand on a weeklong blaze in a Boyle Heights cold storage warehouse, but the work at the site is far from over.
A federal jury weighing arson charges in the Palisades fire says it is at a standstill after 13 hours of deliberations, raising the prospect of a mistrial....
After previously stating they had reached a verdict, a jury is now deadlocked in the arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht.
A jury reached a verdict Thursday in the arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of setting what eventually became the Palisades Fire.
On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury reached a verdict in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknect, who is charged with setting a fire that officials said eventually became the Palisades Fire....
Crews are working to remove millions of pounds of spoiled food from a fire-damaged cold storage facility in Boyle Heights as officials aim to prevent potential health risks and mitigate strong odors....
A man is dead after an electric scooter crash in Riverside on Thursday afternoon, police said. The incident happened in the 6800 block of Butte Drive just after 2 p.m., according to the Riverside Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a 56-year-old man lying n...
A man was taken into custody in connection with a dog attack that led to the drowning of a 12-year-old boy in Kern County, police said Thursday. The California City Police Department said Kenneth Dobbins was taken into custody on Thursday after receiving a tip from someone who...
The omission is the latest strain in a yearlong standoff between California leaders and the Trump administration over federal disaster aid.
A suspect has been taken into custody for allegedly attacking a street vendor at her stand in downtown Los Angeles, an incident that was all caught on video....
With the Fourth of July approaching, Big Bear Lake is getting ready to welcome visitors to help its economy. But some people have concerns with how the annual fireworks show may impact the beloved bald eagles perched nearby....
This Fourth of July, you could earn some reward money for reporting illegal fireworks in these California cities.
A 31-year-old woman has confessed to violently killing and dismembering a man with whom she lived, following an anonymous tip that led detectives to a Texas landfill, police said Thursday....
As Americans are set to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday next month, an online community wants to cancel the long-held tradition of Fourth of July fireworks in Big Bear to protect the region’s beloved eagles. Environmentalists said the explosive devices could hurt local ...
At least one person was injured in a crash involving a Caltrans vehicle on the northbound 5 Freeway in the Pacoima area Thursday morning.
Monterey Park has launched an air purifier reimbursement program that will help income-qualified residents who purchased filtration devices in response to the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, city officials announced Thursday. The fire, which broke out in a cold food storage buil...
After the fire that burned inside a 500,000-square-foot cold food storage building in Boyle Heights for over a week was knocked down, the city of Los Angeles is set to start the new phase of cleanup and recovery for the neighborhood. Fire officials Thursday warned community me...
"If you engage in this dangerous and risky activity on July 4, we have a jail cell door with your name on it," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said....
Firefighters work to put out a fire at the Lineage cold storage facility in Boyle Heights on June 21, 2026.(Steve Saldivar / The LA Local)This story first appeared on The LA Local.A fire at the Lineage cold storage facility in Boyle Heights was knocked down Wednesday evening, a ...
The jury considering arson charges against a man accused in connection with the January 2025 Palisades wildfires indicated Thursday it was at a standstill in an unusual turn of events in a Los Angeles courtroom. Deliberations in the case of 30-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht be...
Los Angeles police Thursday investigated another home burglary in Woodland Hills as authorities continue to crack down on break-ins and thefts in the San Fernando Valley area. The homeowner reported the break-in Wednesday at around 12 p.m. when he found out his property, whic...
Police are searching for two suspects after a man was shot and injured near a Chase Bank in Culver City.
Pasadena’s fireworks task force will ramp up Fourth of July crackdown to help people celebrate America’s 250th birthday responsibly, city officials announced Friday. Each year, fireworks are responsible for an estimated 30,000 fires across the country and nearly 10,000 injurie...
A woman accused of attacking a street vendor in downtown Los Angeles in an incident that was recorded on video was arrested Thursday, police said. Harmunie Heaven Church, 19, was arrested on suspicion of felony battery near downtown, according to the Los Angeles Police Departm...
Federal authorities arrested a Palmdale man who allegedly blackmailed teenage girls and forced them to make sexual images, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Thursday. Kenneth Mellor of Palmdale was arrested in Pennsylvania Wednesday following an eight-month i...
Los Angeles County Public Health Department officials say accidental drug overdose deaths are down for the third year in a row.
A specialized team of Los Angeles County search and rescue personnel has been activated to respond to areas of Venezuela damaged by back-to-back powerful earthquakes. The Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team 2 was mobilizing to respond to the South A...
A horrifying mid-air emergency unfolded when a plane was diverted after the captain experienced a medical episode during the flight.
Lionel Richie’s opening night performance Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minnesota — the first stop on his joint tour with Earth, Wind & Fire — was cut short after he told the audience he was feeling dizzy, according to videos circulating on social media. In one clip posted on X, Ri...
