While January started out wet and cold for Southern California, the forecast showsthe first month of 2026will wrap up with warm and dry conditions. The National Weather ServicestatedSaturday morning that"very warm" temperatures will last throughout the weekend. Highs could be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, NWS says. ...

A person had to be airlifted to safety after the car they were in careened 200 feet off the side of a cliff in Orange County on Friday evening. The Orange County Fire Authority posted on social media that they received reports ofa single-vehicle crashin the area ofCorsica Road and Napoli Way in Mission Viejo around 6:45 [...]

A homeless man was struck and killed in L.A.s Exposition Park on Saturday, police confirmed. The incident took place at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Hoover Street around 10 p.m. Friday, the L.A. Police Department said. The location provided by police is not far from the L.A. Coliseum and BMO Stadium. "The vehicle was [...]

A 63-year-old woman pushing a shopping cart was struck and killed by a driver in Santa Ana. On Jan. 29, Santa Ana police responded to a crash at First and Raitt streets just before 7 p.m. The victim was crossing southbound on Raitt Street when she was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on First [...]

An investigation is underway after a human bone was discovered in Victorville. On Jan. 26, a person who was walking their dog spotted the bone near Abbey Lane and Stoddard Wells Road around 5:47 p.m. Victorville deputies responded to the scene along with personnel from the Coroner's Division to collect the bone fragment for examination. [...]

A woman was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian hospitalized in Ventura. The suspect was identified as Mysti Lee Ary, 49, of Bakersfield, according to the Ventura County District Attorneys Office. On June 15, 2025, Ary was driving along Pacific Coast Highway when she struck a person who was jogging, [...]

A Ventura County man was arrested for alleged child crimes and the sexual assault of a juvenile. Carlos Reid, 26, of Thousand Oaks, was arrested by Ventura County deputies on Jan. 26 following a yearslong investigation. In April 2023, authorities began investigating allegations of various sexual offenses against a minor. The victim said he met [...]

Officials have shut down protests in downtown Los Angeles due to those the Los Angeles Police Department called "violent agitators." On social media, the LAPD said federal officials "declared an Unlawful Assembly" and used pepper balls and tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered for the ICE Out nationwide day of protest. "Federal Authorities are [...]

A Long Beach man faces a possible sentence of life in prison after he was convicted Monday of selling cocaine laced with fentanyl that killed an engaged couple in 2023. Stephen Johnson, who is also known as "Stephen Jo," was convicted on two counts each of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and distribution of [...]

There's a devastating egg update for fans of the Big Bear bald eagles nest camera. Jackie and Shadow's famous nest was invaded by a predator bird Friday afternoon while the bald eagles were away. Viewers watching the nest's live stream witnessed it unfold in real-time, just around 3:30 p.m. The attacking bird -- which appears [...]

The Orange County Health Care Agency on Friday confirmed a second measles case, this time in a toddler with no reported international travel. Measles is highly contagious. The risk is particularly high for any exposed individuals who are not immunized, especially as cases continue to occur across the country and worldwide, Dr. Anissa Davis, the [...]

Four eighth graders at a Las Vegas private school are accused of sexually assaulting another student during a field trip to Costa Rica, with one of the students, Vaughn Griffith, charged in adult court for possession of a visual presentation depicting the sexual assault.

With flu activity on the rise across L.A. County, health officials are urging residents 6 months and older to get vaccinated and take steps to prevent the virus from spreading. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Friday that recent surveillance data show increasing flu activity in Los Angeles County. According to officials, [...]

A group of young men is facing felony charges in Orange County after a destructive jewelry store robbery and attempted getaway left several innocent bystanders injured and caused about $800,000 in damages and stolen items, officials announced Friday. Orange County prosecutors say seven Los Angeles County men along with two juveniles are accused [...]

English musician Brian May, the lead guitar player for Queen, hinted that the band probably wouldnt perform in the United States in the near future, if at all.

Police released footage Friday of an officer-involved shooting from December 2025 after a man went on a spree of destructive break-ins at an apartment complex in the San Fernando Valley. The LAPD said the shooting happened around 2:10 a.m. on Dec. 16 after officers were dispatched to the 20300 block of Saticoy Street for what [...]

Tributes are pouring in following the death of actress Catherine OHara, a Hollywood icon celebrated for her roles in Schitts Creek, Home Alone and dozens of other film and television projects. A representative for OHara confirmed her death to Rolling Stone, saying she died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief, undisclosed [...]

Frustration boiled over in West Hollywood Thursday night as residents packed a community meeting over what they say is a growing and dangerous coyote problem in their neighborhood. A standing room-only crowd filled Plummer Park as residents told city officials they feel overwhelmed by aggressive coyote activity. Neighbors from Poinsettia Drive, Greenacre ...

Residents in Pasadena are being warned about a private water company representative going door to door claiming he has a permit to test peoples water. PWP is aware of recent reports of a private water company representative knocking on doors claiming to have a permit to test your water and install water filters, Pasadena Water [...]

Visitors who rely on the Anaheim Transportation Network to travel to Disneyland, the Anaheim Convention Center and other Anaheim Resort destinations will soon need to make other plans. The Anaheim Transportation Network, or ATN, announced this week that it will wind down operations. ATN, which moves millions of riders annually through its Anaheim Resort ...

Catherine OHara, a Hollywood legend known for her roles in Schitt's Creek, Home Alone and as the voice of Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas, has died at age 71, Variety and TMZ report. TMZ said O'Hara died Friday, citing two sources "with direct knowledge." The cause of death was unclear. OHara, a Toronto native, [...]

Police are searching for a burglary crew linked to multiple ebike thefts, vehicle burglaries and attempted auto thefts reported in Los Angeles Countys South Bay region. According to the El Segundo Police Department, the suspects struck several times between 1:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Wednesday in residential neighborhoods west of Main Street, between El Segundo ...

California-based Peets Coffee is closing more than two dozen locations - including two reportedly in Southern California. The Los Angeles Times reports that Peets locations in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach will shut down in the coming days, along with several others across the region. In a social media post, unionized Peet's Coffee workers said [...]

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday sharply criticized federal agents for arresting journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, saying the two were simply doing their jobs when they entered a Minnesota church to cover a protest on Sunday. In a statement released Friday morning, Bass said Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by [...]

NEW YORK (AP) The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the ...