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Fiery crash leaves 8-year-old girl dead, 5 hurt in Perris

An 8-year-old girl died and five others were injured after a fiery crash in Perris on Saturday, authorities said. Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash near Ramona Expressway and East Rider Street at around 5:40 p.m. At the scene, officials...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

safety

2 teenagers killed in 3-car hit-and-run crash in Victorville

Two teenagers were killed in a three-car hit-and-run crash in Victorville on Friday, officials said. The collision happened near Elmwood Drive and Ridgecrest Road around 8:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators say a yellow Chevrolet Camaro and a black...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

News

Actor Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in ‘Heroes,' ‘Nashville,' dies at 36

Actor Hayden Panettiere, who was known for roles in television’s “Heroes” and “Nashville” and had recently published a memoir, has died, her father said in a statement Sunday night. She was 36. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83

John played for the Dodgers from 1972-74 and 1976-78. (Focus On Sport / Getty Images ) Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has d...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

Local

Why this Silver Lake production studio is embracing artificial intelligence

It’s become one of the biggest debates in Hollywood : what does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the television and film industry? The question has especially been prominent in Los Angeles, which has lost thousands of production jobs in recent years. Federal data show...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

schools

Inside Santa Ana High School's cafeteria, now serving more meals from scratch

The Santa Ana Unified School District is working to serve more meals from scratch — everything from chicken alfredo to birria. Santa Ana High School started last winter and now serves scratch-made meals three to four times a week, with the goal to make them an everyday thing. NBC...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

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Baseball world reacts to the death of Tommy John

There was notable reaction Sunday to the death of Tommy John , who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him. He was 83. He died at his home in Bradent...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

business

Citations, fines issued to Mammoth ski resort following 2025 death of ski patroller

Cal/OSHA issued Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC, the company that owns and operates the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, three violations following an investigation into a 2025 avalanche that killed 30-year-old ski patroller Cole Murphy and left a second patroller seriously injured. I...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

schools

Back-to-school supplies giveaways: Free backpacks, haircuts and more in Long Beach

Local Hearts Foundation volunteers await children of all ages to stop by the table to receive their free backpacks. (Gabriela Mungarro / Long Beach Post) School is around the corner for nearly every campus in Long Beach. That means it’s time to dust off those backpacks and take s...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

business

Inside Flask & Field’s natural wine happy hours in DTLA

Miriam Yoo, owner of Flask & Field, raises a glass outside her Downtown LA shop. This story first appeared on The LA Local. Life’s all about taking risks, and sometimes a single bold choice can change everything. Just ask Miriam Yoo. Eight years ago, she traded her successful car...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

safety

FBI increases award for info on deadly shooting suspect to $1 million

An award of up to $1 million is being offered for information that will lead to the arrest of an alleged gang member who federal authorities say is responsible for the 2019 murder of a man in Sylmar. The FBI placed Omar Alexander Cardenas, 31, on its Ten Most Wanted list as it se...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

News

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Public health experts say we're now in the midst of a growing summer surge of COVID in the U.S. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Hantavirus. Ebola. West Nile. Measles. And, of course, cyclospora — that stomach parasite making people miserable across the country. Americans have pl...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

parks

Standoff involving barricaded man in Hancock Park ends

A tense standoff in a residential neighborhood of Hancock Park came to an end on Sunday after hours of negotiation. Officers were called to a home near the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Lucerne Boulevard at about 8 a.m. for a call of a man who barricaded himself inside. A...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

library

The OC helped shape Philip K Dick. A festival in Fullerton celebrates the sci-fi writer

PKD flyers outside the Pollak Library, where his papers are housed. (Robert Garrova / LAist) Did you know Orange County was once home to one of the trippiest and perhaps the most prescient science fiction writers of the 20th century? That man was Philip K. Dick, who once called S...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

government

How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi

Connie Chan (left), a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1, and state Sen. Scott Wiener. (Beth LaBerge and Karl Mondon / KQED and Bay Area News Group) Progressives across the country are undeniably having a moment. Voters are rallying behind po...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 16, 2026

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Tommy John, namesake for pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83

Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died at his home in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday night, agent Mik...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

parks

A ‘reimagined Tomorrowland' is in Disneyland Park's future

A merry mash-up between our present-day curiosity and what the future might festively hold can and does take place now and then, and when the topic is a literal realm of tomorrow? The future only seems that much closer to today. That quirky combination, the meeting of today and w...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

safety

Granada Hills residents encounter armed intruders

A group of Granada Hills residents came face-to-face with intruders overnight after they broke into their home, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The break-in was reported just after 2 a.m. Sunday on the 11500 block of Newcastle Avenue, according to LAPD. There, three men –...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 16, 2026

parks

Inside the bitter war over cows and wilderness at Point Reyes

Dairy farmers grazing cows in Point Reyes were paid to leave, but now they want back in. They claim the park needs grazing to keep a lid on invasive species. The Trump administration is sympathetic....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaAug 16, 2026

business

Grocery chain pulls more products as Salmonella-linked recall grows

The number of foods affected by the recall on fresh jalapeños keeps growing higher as more and more products are identified. On Friday, H-E-B added nearly 20 new items to its list of recalled foods that were sold in its stores....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 15, 2026