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Beverly Hills alley fight leaves one man dead, another wounded

The Beverly Hills Police Department received a report late Sunday of an altercation in a residential area known as the Flats, east of Rodeo Drive and the Golden Triangle business district....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaAug 31, 2026

Local

Ex-LAPD officer indicted again on murder charge for 2015 killing of homeless man

A Los Angeles County grand jury has once again indicted former LAPD officer Clifford Proctor in the 2015 killing of Brendon Glenn, who was unarmed and on the ground when Proctor shot him in the back while on duty. A judge threw out the charges against Proctor earlier this year....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaAug 31, 2026

safety

Simi Valley residents now dealing with stench from Lineage fire's food waste

The smell of the waste from Lineage’s Boyle Heights warehouse is now causing headaches for some people all the way in Ventura County. Neighbors in Simi Valley said they’ve been dealing with the stench of the waste from the Lineage fire that was dumped at the Simi Valley Landfill....

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 31, 2026

parks

What we know — and don’t know — about the MacArthur Park fence

The entrance to MacArthur Park at the corner of 7th St. and S. Alvarado St on Nov. 12, 2025. (Gary Coronado / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . Nearly a year after Los Angeles officials approved $2.3 million to build a fence around MacArthur Park , several...

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

News

NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

Collage by Emily Bogle (NPR / Getty Images) Thousands of Americans die every year from a chronically underreported cause: heat. As summer heat intensifies because of human-driven climate change, the United States' official tally of heat-related deaths does not come close to captu...

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

business

Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films

A cast and crew film a scene for the making of the film "The Seed" in a residential neighborhood in North Hollywood on Aug. 4, 2026. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. Californi...

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