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Two ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case released by authorities

Authorities in Arizona released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped. Both notes initially wen...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

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Jackie the Big Bear bald eagle has new accessory: Tail Guard

Jackie, the beloved Big Bear bald eagle, has a new accessory as she recovers from injuries sustained in a fight with two other birds earlier this month: a tail guard. Jackie, known for raising several offspring with her mate, Shadow, including Sunny and Gizmo, received a lightwei...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

government

Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states this week, FBI says

Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure. In a public service annou...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

government

Orange County cities are finalizing the November ballot. Here are some of the key items

A woman casts her ballot at an official Orange County ballot drop box in Santa Ana in October 2020. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) Orange County cities are close to finalizing what ballot measures will go before voters in the November general election. It’s never too ...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 31, 2026

Local

Stormy the kitten available for adoption after sewer rescue

A kitten rescued from a Gardena storm drain is now healthy enough to be adopted, an animal rescue organization announced Friday. The 3-month-old had been pulled from the sewer after being trapped underground for weeks, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Ange...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

business

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

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How the end of a Medicare drug subsidy program could affect your costs

Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Pilot ejects from fighter jet before crash at San Diego Marine base, officials say

A fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego Friday morning, sparking a small fire on the military base. The F-35B assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Group 11 went down around 10 a.m. in what Marine Corps spokesperson Capt. Steven Keenan called a “Class A m...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

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Searching for an affordable house in SoCal, she fell for a scam sweeping social media

Pam Yeager lost more than $2,500 trying to secure a new rental home, but it turned out to be a total scam. Experts say it's an example of a growing trend of fake real estate postings, often on social media, that try to lure people into making payments they'll likely never see aga...

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaJul 31, 2026

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A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scienti...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Mayor Bass announces executive order to delay Lineage rebuilding requests

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced an executive order Friday directing city departments to delay rebuilding plan requests at the Lineage Logistics site in Boyle Heights as cleanup continues after a fire at the cold food storage warehouse. The order asks those departments, whi...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

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Skip the adoption fees during Pasadena Humane's ‘Hot Dog and Cool Cat Summer'

With Dogust on our doorstep, the time of year when we celebrate the birthdays of shelter dogs, and Clear the Shelters , too, our Fido- and feline-loving focus is on one sobering fact: Rescues and animal groups face some of their greatest challenges during the height of summer. Th...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

CBS places Tony Romo on leave ‘until further notice' following OWI arrest

CBS placed NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave “until further notice” more than a week after he was arrested in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating while intoxicated . The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was arrested in Milwaukee on July 23 after police found an “open bottle of an a...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Police video captures high-speed e-bike pursuit in Upland

Video from police captured a high-speed e-bike chase last week in Upland. The pursuit began after a motorcycle officer tried to pull over the reckless rider in the San Bernardino County community. In addition to the motorcycle officer, a law enforcement department helicopter also...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Boyle Heights residents to rally over warehouse fire cleanup

Residents affected by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire and it aftermath plan to rally Friday to demand the permanent closure of the Lineage Logistics cold-storage warehouse. Among their concerns are whether a city-imposed 45-day cleanup deadline following the June fire will be me...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

schools

Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year

Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007 after being inspired by conversations with former South African Preside...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Mia Ventura arrested in Beverly Hills while out on bond

Adva Lavie, also known as Mia Ventura, was re-arrested Tuesday night in Beverly Hills regarding a separate Riverside County theft allegation and court order violation....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 31, 2026

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Above-normal temperatures peak this weekend. See the LA heat forecast

Above-normal temperatures will peak this weekend when widespread heat and an air quality advisory will be in effect for Southern California. Triple-digit temperatures are in the forecast with moderate to high heat health safety risks through Sunday as a high-pressure system drive...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

News

Mother fights to save daughter declared brain dead

A Southern California mother is fighting to keep her 29-year-old daughter on life support after doctors declared her brain dead following a July 6 shooting....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jul 31, 2026

business

Millions of eye drops recalled nationwide over sterility concerns

Millions of bottles of over-the-counter eye drops used to treat redness, dryness and eye strain have been recalled due to concerns about their sterility, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. The recall, initiated voluntarily by the Vietnam-based company...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 31, 2026

government

More than Pink Walk: Community is Care

More than Pink Walk Survivor and advisory board member discusses importance of community as care.

ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)Jul 31, 2026

safety

Fire crews rescue man trapped in truck that crashed into a Pacific Palisades building

Los Angeles City firefighters rescued a man trapped in his flatbed truck stuck inside a commercial building in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning. LAFD personnel responded at 11:38 a.m. to a report of an unidentified driver who was believed to have hit a one-story structure....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaJul 31, 2026

News

August is around the corner. Pile on the heat

A wave hits the breakwater in Venice on Tuesday. A hurricane in the Pacific is generating dangerously big waves and rip currents all along Southern California beaches. (Apu Gomes / Getty Images) It looks like the first weekend of August is going to look a lot like most of the mon...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 30, 2026