More than 70 alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse were arrested or are subject to arrest warrants after the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Operation Spring Cleaning. The operation, conducted between April 5 and 19, was "focused on identifying and arresting predators who use the internet to facilitate the sexual abuse of children, to ...

A convicted rapist serving a life sentence in the California prison system was killed Sunday after he was allegedly attacked by another inmate at a Los Angeles County prison. Renee Rodriguez, 51, was attacked in a common area at California State Prison LAC in Lancaster around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Department of [...]

Residents who are already going through so much after losing their homes in the Eaton Fire are now having to worry about something else: burglaries. Lt. Ethan Marquez of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Departments Altadena station confirmed to KTLA there have been 142 burglaries reported in the Eaton Fire burn area since the [...]

It was a wild and windy weekend in the desert as the annual Stagecoach festival brought country music to the Coachella Valley. Zach Bryan, Luke Combs and Jelly Roll were the headliners with additional performances by non-country artists like Paris Hilton, Diplo, T-Pain, Backstreet Boys, Nelly and more. Stagecoach, like Coachella, is known for artists [...]

It was bound to happen eventually; California is about to run out of license plate numbers. That's according to reporting from nonprofit newsroom LAist, which spoke to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV told the outlet that the current license plate format will be exhausted as some point of next year. That format one [...]

Sacramento may be offering some help in the ongoing battle against copper theft in the state. Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles) has proposed Assembly Bill 476, which would require better recordkeeping regarding the purchase of scrap metal, among other changes. These measures will increase transparency, discourage illicit sales and ensure ...

A Southern California man who was on probation and had an outstanding warrant was arrested after he intentionally rammed his vehicle into another car that had children inside it, authorities said. According to the Ventura County Sheriffs Office, deputies were called to the 19000 block of Telegraph Road east of Santa Paula on April 24 [...]

A new collection of Dodger merch, in collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, will be available during Japanese Heritage Night at Dodger Stadium on Monday. According to Complex, the new merch line will first be available at the stadium, then launch on Complex.com, Fanatics.com, and the Fanatics App for a very limited time. Murakami will [...]

Singer Kehlani is speaking out to address her performance being pulled from Cornell University's annual Slope Day celebration. "As I sit here and I'm working on my album, and I just so happen to be in the presence of my Jewish and Palestinian best friend and my Jewish engineer, I am being asked and called [...]

More than 100 JOANN stores are preparing to close their doors for good on Monday, months after the craft retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The January filing marked the second such move in less than a year for JOANN. Initially, the Ohio-based company said it planned to close roughly 530 underperforming stores. Then, [...]

The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday that it released proposed regulations allowing self-driving heavy-duty trucks and other large vehicles to test on state public roads. Under the new proposal, autonomous vehicles weighing 10,001 pounds or more could be tested with a DMV-approved permit. The regulations also update requirements for ...

The USC Trojans men's basketball team announced a big signing from the transfer portal on Monday, adding a former member of the Auburn Tigers Final Four squad. While transfers like this are nothing new in the current landscape of college sports, this player's age might raise some eyebrows: Chad Baker-Mazara will turn 26 while playing [...]

The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department has launched its latest public safety campaign: Emergency lights? Pull to the Right. The campaign aims to educate motorists about the importance of using caution and being vigilant when driving near emergency vehicles, LASD said in a press release. Every second counts during an emergency response. Whether its ...

Some residents in Santa Monica are fed up with what they describe as noise pollution caused by Waymo charging stations in one neighborhood. The lot where dozens of driverless Waymo cars charge is located on Broadway near Euclid Street and, based on Google Maps, is surrounded by homes, schools, and several other businesses. Christopher Potter, [...]

Metro passengers at the Norwalk station will be among the first to be screened for concealed weapons as part of the transit systems ongoing safety campaign. The enhanced screening system will be implemented at the C Line Norwalk station starting Monday, Metro officials said. Metro will begin screening passengers for concealed weapons at the C [...]

This ain't Texas, but the Beyhive is saddling up as Beyonc's Cowboy Carter Tour kicks off at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium on Monday. Queen Bey will take over the venue for five dates, and tickets are still available, with some being as low as $48 for the opening night. The shows are set to begin at [...]

For many workers paid every other week, the first of two triple-payday months of 2025 is on the horizon. Technically, months with an extra payday happen four times per year. But, if you are paid bi-weekly, you only benefit from two of those bonus months. One such occurrence is coming in May. Will you get [...]

A minor is in stable condition after they were shot during what's believed to be a gang shooting in East Los Angeles early Monday morning, according to authorities. The shooting was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which sent deputies to the area of Union Pacific Avenue and South Record Avenue at about [...]

Authorities say at least one person was killed early Monday morning after a single-car collision in Claremont. The crash happened at about 2:10 a.m. on East 6th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. When police officers arrived, they found a vehicle that caught fire after colliding with a tree. At least one [...]

Officials issued an alert for an at-risk elderly woman who went missing in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Peggy Amenta was last seen around 8 a.m., driving a silver Nissan Sentra in the area of Tampa Avenue and Rinaldi Street. Loved ones are asking for the publics help [...]

Officers and FBI agents arrested three suspects for whats revealing itself to be a brutal Woodland Hills home invasion homicide, police announced Sunday night. The murder happened in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 26, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD initially investigated it as a suspicious death after the victim was [...]

A local dog owner is pleading for the publics help after her Yorkshire Terrier was stolen from her car in Rowland Heights. As of Sunday night, both the suspect and the 11-year-old Yorkie named Lemon have not been found. The owner, Yue Zuo, said that the last time she saw Lemon was on the night [...]

A 66-year-old man from Riverside County was arrested earlier this month after allegedly impersonating an attorney during court proceedings and investigators believe he may have additional victims. On April 16, the suspect, Upland resident Erick Porras Rivera, fled the Riverside County Courthouse after deputies were alerted that he was not in fact an ...

At least five people were injured in a two-car crash Sunday evening in the harbor region of Los Angeles, officials confirmed to KTLA. Details are limited and its unclear exactly how the crash occurred, but officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the intersection of N. Wilmington Boulevard and W. Opp Street [...]

City councilmembers are considering a proposal to bring public drinking to Santa Monicas popular Third Street Promenade. The proposal would allow businesses already with a licence to sell alcohol to customers who could walk around with their beverages in designated areas while they shop or enjoy the atmosphere. Supporters of the proposal believe it could ...