The new Fast & Furious themed roller coaster under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood will open in 2026, the theme park announced on Friday. Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will be the parks first high-speed outdoor thrill ride and will feature technological achievements never previously employed in a roller coaster, USH said in a statement. [...]

The bodies of three missing surfers, including a man reportedly from San Diego, have been found, according to Mexican authorities.

The Los Angeles County Fair kicked off its 16-day run on Friday at the Fairplex in Pomona. This year, the fair theme, Stars, Stripes & Fun, celebrates the countys communities. Since Los Angeles County is one of the most diverse counties nationwide, the fair aims to celebrate everyone through song, dance, exhibits, and food. County [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Darvin Ham. Ham, who served as coach for two seasons, led the team to a disappointing playoff run this season. The Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets in five games after being swept by the Nuggets last season. While the losses stung, the manner in which they [...]

Meow Wolf, the immersive, strange and trippy experience that itself admits that it's "hard to explain but easy to enjoy" is finally headed to Southern California. The Santa Fe, N.M.-based company announced plans to expand to Los Angeles on Friday, which will mark its sixth permanent exhibition. While an exact location wasn't mentioned, it'll be [...]

A pair of skyscrapers planned for Hollywood are no longer expected to be built, according to a report by Urbanize. Millennium Partners, which was working to build towers 46 and 35 stories tall near the Capitol Records building on Vine Street, formally withdrew all entitlements for the Hollywood Center project last month. The buildings drew [...]

The new Fast & Furious themed roller coaster under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood will open in 2026, the theme park announced on Friday. Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will be the parks first high-speed outdoor coaster and will feature technological achievements never previously employed in a roller coaster, USH said in a statement. The [...]

Several bus lines throughout Los Angeles could face delays as some LA Metro bus operators staged an apparent "sick out" amid safety concerns for the transit agency. According to the Metro, delays may be experienced on the following bus lines due to "staff shortages": 2, 4, 18, 20, 33, 40, 45, 53, 66, 70, 108, [...]

Rue21, the teen apparel company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday and announced plans to close all of its stores nationwide, including 19 in California. According to the filing, Warrendale, Pennsylvania-based retailer plans to conduct large-scale "going out of business" sales. All 543 U.S. stores are expected to be closed within the next two [...]

In the wake of the cancellation of the university's main commencement due to "safety measures," USC announced plans Thursday night to celebrate the Class of 2024 in a different way. Next Thursday, May 9, USC will hold what it calls the "Trojan Family Graduate Celebration" at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in place of the [...]

A U.S. citizen San Diego resident and two Australian brothers went missing last weekend during a surfing trip south of Ensenada, Mexican officials said.

A chance of rain and gusty winds return to the forecast for much of Southern California this weekend with the arrival of an unseasonably cold storm. A noticeable temperature drop and gusty winds arrive on Saturday ahead of the wet weather. A wind advisory has been issued for parts of the San Bernardino mountains from [...]

Firefighters are responding to a fire that erupted at a large commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Friday morning. The blaze erupted around 4 a.m. at the 100-foot by 100-foot structure in the 1600 block of East 8th Street, according to an alert from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Crews were taking a defensive stance [...]

A suspect was shot by at least one deputy responding to a domestic disturbance call in La Puente early Friday. Los Angeles County deputies were sent to the 600 block of Willow Avenue to investigate the report shortly before 2 a.m. The suspect was not cooperating with responding deputies and at some point, a deputy [...]

City officials declared a public health emergency Thursday after a tuberculosis outbreak left one person dead and nine others hospitalized. Health officials said the outbreak stemmed from a group of people who stayed together at a Long Beach hotel room. As of April 29, 14 cases of tuberculosis (TB) are associated with this outbreak [...]

An investigation is underway after a gruesome scene in which two people were found dead in a storage facility and a third person was rushed to the hospital in Santa Ana Thursday, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Details are extremely limited and homicide investigators are saying very little right now, but officers with the Santa [...]

A suspect remains on the loose after a young father was murdered outside his Los Angeles County home. The victim was identified as Fidel Padilla, 32, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. On Oct. 16, 2023, authorities responded to a home on the 1000 block of Kellwil Way in Duarte at around 1:40 [...]

Over 100 people were arrested during a massive drug bust operation in Southern California. The undercover bust targeted the Magnolia Avenue corridor, between Van Buren Boulevard and Pierce Street in Riverside, according to the Riverside Police Department. The multi-day effort, called Operation Street Sweeper, stemmed from increased criminal activity and ...

A person suffering from mental health crisis, who was allegedly armed with a gun, has been taken into custody after a domestic disturbance led to a home in the Los Angeles County neighborhood of Lynwood being fully engulfed in flames. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Departments Century Station responded to reports of [...]

A Southern California couple is devastated after waking up to discover their beloved miniature ponies were shot to death. Fernando Ibarra, 53, owns a ranch in Reche Canyon, nestled in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County. His two miniature ponies Brownie and Trigger were his pride and joy. The [...]

A tragic hit-and-run crash in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles claimed the life of a woman in her 80s and sent another woman in her 90s to the hospital Thursday, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to calls of the fatal accident near the intersection of [...]

A well-known name in the world of air and space travel, will be bringing its new cruise line to California. Virgin Voyages, another business venture from billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, will begin sailing out of Los Angeles in the spring of 2026. The cruise line, which launched in 2021, will be bringing its newest ship [...]

Police in Orange County are asking for the public's help to identify an elderly woman who was found "disoriented and confused" in Westminster early Wednesday morning. The woman was found around 1 a.m. near the intersection of Moran Street and Bolsa Avenue, according to the Westminster Police Department. She's currently being treated at St. Joseph's [...]

Four people were hospitalized after a distracted driver slammed into the wreckage of an earlier crash between a pickup truck and a cyclist, authorities announced Wednesday. The first crash occurred at around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of Main Street and I Avenue in Hesperia, according to a news release from the San Bernardino [...]

A low-cost, long-haul airline has launched a new LAX to Paris service. Norse Atlantic Airways celebrated the inaugural flight of the new route on Wednesday. Flights take off from LAX four times per week, departing around 9 p.m. and landing in Paris around 5 p.m. local time the following day. Flights to L.A. depart around [...]