Earlier this year, LAist reported on how the state spent billions on a new grade for 4-year-olds without a plan to evaluate it.(Ashley Balderrama / LAist)Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will vastly reshape the role of the state superintendent of public instruction, an elected position th...
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The week-long preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk concluded Friday with prosecutors presenting evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial. Robinson declined to testify at the hearing.
A father in the Lake Tahoe area says bear spray helped stop a bear that charged toward him after his daughters encountered the animal near the family's vacation home.
A man was shot to death at an apartment building in Hollywood overnight, and police are searching for a suspect.
Two people were killed and four others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
A new live-action adaptation of "Moana" is now in theaters and On The Red Carpet is celebrating with a special episode filmed on location in Hawaii.
Local officials have tried to cut through jurisdictional red tape, but many residents complain that they'll ask one office for help, only to be directed to another.
Two people were found dead at a home in Westwood, and police were investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide.
Earlier this year, LAist reported on how the state spent billions on a new grade for 4-year-olds without a plan to evaluate it.(Ashley Balderrama / LAist)Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will vastly reshape the role of the state superintendent of public instruction, an elected position th...
Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are trying to raise doubts about DNA tests that prosecutors say tie the defendant to the murder weapon.
NASA chief Jared Isaacson has confirmed that the space agency has taken images of objects that remain unknown, which could be classified as UFOs.
Protesters gathered at John Muir High School this week to urge the school district to reevaluate their tree removal plan.(Sammy Marvin)Parents, students and arborists gathered at John Muir High School in Pasadena this week to fight plans to cut down almost 200 trees across the Pasadena Unified Sc...
Culver City has enacted a temporary freeze on new drive-thru permits, weighing a permanent ban after residents protested a massive proposed In-N-Out location.
More than 30 years after Astrid Bridges was found dead in her Gresham, Oregon, home, authorities have reopened the case after the Medical Examiner's Office reclassified her death from an accident to a homicide.
An RV fire on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar spread to the nearby brush, forcing the closure of most westbound lanes for several hours Friday morning.
Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down Disney's new live action "Moana," in an interview with entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo.
Fort Bragg soldier Sayveon Anderson, missing person, has not been seen since June 29, and his family is desperately searching for answers.
Knott's Scary Farm tickets for the 2026 season are now on sale, with the event running select nights from Sept. 17 through Oct. 31.
Taylor Swift paid the City of New York $160,000 to cover the cost of resources used during her wedding at Madison Square Garden, Mayor Mamdani said Friday.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education letter asks LAUSD to revise the recently adopted budget by mid-August. (Mariana Dale / LAist)L.A. County education officials have warned Los Angeles Unified leaders that the district is at risk of financial insolvency — and the loss of local control — wi...
A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight.
Omar Yaghi will lead an AI institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein rejected the request following a telephone conference Thursday afternoon, ordering that Menendez surrender to the Bureau of Prisons as originally scheduled.
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.
Farmworkers harvest strawberries in a field on Farmworkers Day on March 31 near Oxnard.(Mario Tama / Getty Images) The Trump administration is focused on an immigration crackdown. But agriculture employers and some moderate Republicans want to start negotiating at least one aspect of legal immigr...
The fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration officer Tuesday marks at least the eighth death during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The update comes as the family of the man killed in Tuesday's shooting, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and local officials are demanding an independent investigation.
KNBR digital content producer Jack Loder posted a two-minute video on X that singled out All-Star Giants pitcher Logan Webb for criticism. Webb didn't respond well.
The rooftop solar panels that a cold storage company says may be the cause of the Boyle Heights warehouse fire were the subject of a request for change at City Hall, records reviewed by The Times and interviews show. The company says it was seeking a safer alternative.
Authorities say it is unlikely they will ever recover all of the remains of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris after investigators determined her parents allegedly used corrosive chemicals and other tools to destroy evidence following her death.
A 24-year-old man was brutally beaten and robbed of his religious gold chain by a group of men outside a Santa Ana Little Caesars.
A Lake Tahoe man got quite the surprise on July 4 after he encountered a bear outside his cabin.
Newport Beach residents are demanding strict holiday checkpoints and non-resident restrictions for future 4th of July events after a viral TikTok challenge led to over 400 holiday arrests.
Spain faces Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals, with the winner moving on to face France in the semifinals.
Immigrant rights observers have documented numerous local enforcement actions, including instances where individuals were reportedly taken into custody immediately after being released from local jails.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the new recall covers Cuisinart Propel+ Four Burner 3-in-1 Gas Grills sold in stores and online between 2024 and 2026.
Brooke Shields joins as new co-host of "Hearts of Heroes" as they take us inside heart-stopping rescues and heartwarming reunions.
Audio logs released by Ventura County Fire reveal deep panic and emergency response delays during the massive federal immigration raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo last summer.
Scorching hot temperatures are sticking around across Southern California this week before rain chances roll in over the weekend.
As cases of cyclosporiasis continue to spread across the U.S., public health agencies recommend thoroughly washing your produce to lower your risk for the foodborne parasite.
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Department of Education may not be discharging certain federal student loans as previously promised.
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