Nearly a year after she went missing, police have arrested two suspects for murder in connection with the disappearance of Christina Downer, the sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie. The Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspects as Delorean Brandon, 41, and Kaylee Markowski, 34, both Los Angeles residents. Downer, 38, was reported ...

A child died of a flu-related illness in San Bernardino County earlier this month, the San Bernardino County Public Health Department announced Friday. The case was the first influenza-related pediatric death in the county this flu season. The child was reported to have underlying medical conditions but was too young to receive the influenza vaccine, [...]

Rapper DMC of the iconic hip-hop group Run-DMC was involved in a crash with a garbage truck in South Los Angeles on Friday. It happened just after 11:30 a.m. on the 105 Freeway, according to the CHP. Footage from the aftermath of the crash was shared on the Citizen App. The rapper, whose real name [...]

When it comes to human fears of nature, theres nothing higher on the food chain, literally or figuratively, than great white sharks. While Steven Spielbergs Jaws (1975) and its sequels portrayed these apex predators as bloodthirsty or even vengeful killers, todays proliferation of drone footage, smart glasses and cellphone video paints a shockingly ...

Wildlife experts in Virginia announced Thursday that they've solved the medical mystery surrounding why an adult red-shouldered hawk was unable to fly after she was found grounded in a driveway. The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center shared photos of the bird, dubbed RSHA 26-2599, on social media after she was found about a mile from the [...]

An 18-year-old Riverside man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies near the University of California, Riverside campus, including incidents involving a suspect riding a scooter, authorities announced Friday. Shareef Pendergrass was arrested Monday, Oct. 26, following an investigation into robberies reported over the weekend in ...

Warning: Details of this case are graphic and may be disturbing for some. An Orange County woman has been federally charged for allegedly intentionally killing a pit bull puppy by luring it underneath her minivan and then running it over, the Justice Department announced Friday. Hanh Minh Nguyen, 75, of Anaheim, was charged with animal [...]

Two California Highway Patrol officers were injured when a disabled vehicle exploded on the side of the 215 Freeway in Riverside County over the weekend. Video recorded by Homie News and shared with KTLA showed the officers responding to a call around 3:15 p.m. Sunday involving a 2007 Toyota Camry blocking lanes and being pushed [...]

Los Angeles County officials have upgraded a harmful algae warning at Castaic Lake to the highest danger level, prohibiting all recreational boating and warning visitors to avoid contact with the water. The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation announced the heightened restrictions Thursday, saying conditions at Upper Castaic Lake had ...

An investigation is underway into the in-custody death of a 36-year-old man from Apple Valley who was found unresponsive in his cell at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto earlier this week. Douglas James Hill was pronounced dead after deputies and High Desert Detention Center medical staff responded to his cell and attempted life-saving [...]

Wildlife experts are warning drivers to be especially careful as we near the end of daylight saving time on Sunday. As clocks fall back an hour, sunrise and sunset will occur earlier. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a social media post on Thursday that the time change, combined with shorter winter [...]

A person of interest has been arrested as authorities investigate an incident that left a woman and a juvenile in critical condition in Hawthorne, officials announced Friday. The individual was arrested on unrelated charges, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities have not identified the person or disclosed the charges. Both ...

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election.

That treat your child receives this Halloween may turn out to be an unintentional trick in disguise. A doctor shared a warning on Friday for families planning to save a few bucks by passing out older, leftover candy to trick-or-treaters. The price of candy in the U.S. has risen 7.7% over the past year, and [...]

A month after Tennessee failed to execute the only woman on death row, Christa Pike has released a statement through her attorneys.

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a fire hydrant in the Signal Hill area, a trend that authorities say is on the rise in Los Angeles County. Surveillance video captured the Oct. 23 incident and showed the man, using his parked car as a screen, appearing to use a wrench to [...]

Dramatic video captured the moment a great horned owl was rescued after becoming tangled in power lines high above the ground in Big Bear. Footage shared by Bear Valley Electric Service shows the large bird suspended near a towering pine tree as a utility worker carefully works to free it from the electrical lines. The [...]

Ongoing bureaucratic infighting and technical problems have caused another delay in the long-overdue Automated People Mover project at Los Angeles International Airport. Overbudget and overdue Construction began on the $3.3 billion project in 2019, with Angelenos being told the Skylink people mover would be ready to ride by 2023. Three years later, the ...

More than 100 structures were damaged and six homes were deemed unsafe for unrestricted access after record-breaking high tides flooded coastal neighborhoods in Orange County this week, and experts warn the worst may still be ahead. In Huntington Beach, 114 homes and other structures sustained water damage as seawater inundated low-lying areas, including ...

A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion on Binance, the worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance said it worked with blockchain partners to freeze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. It said Friday that it was beginning to recover assets for users. [...]

A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion on Binance, the worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance said it worked with blockchain partners to freeze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. It said Friday that it was beginning to recover assets for users. [...]

Light rain from Southern California's Halloween weekend storm arrived across parts of the region Friday morning. "We're talking about those scattered showers that have been happening already early this morning and are expected to continue throughout the morning hours and throughout the day," KTLA's Kirk Hawkins said. Heaviest showers The same pattern is ...

The exchange, which described the situation as a "security issue," has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while it "conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works with law enforcement." I

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a man for ransom in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspects as Morgan Peters, 28, and Anthony Christos, 28. On Oct. 26, police responded to reports of a kidnapping in the 19900 block of Rinaldi Street in Porter Ranch around 3:30 p.m. The [...]

Two Los Angeles men have been arrested in connection with a string of motorcycle thefts in Southern California in which suspects allegedly loaded parked motorcycles into a van and drove away, authorities announced. The suspects, identified as 24-year-old Brian Anthony Velasquez and 46-year-old Yury Edson Velasquez, were taken into custody following an ...