Compton Public Safety Commission Chairman Bishop L.J. Guillory announced he is resigning after a heated physical altercation with community activist Najee Ali that was caught on camera last week, and now he will be running for mayor. The heated faceoff took placelast Fridayat a news conference organized by Ali that called for the resignation of [...]

A Southern California woman said she is still in awe after a discovery at a Pasadena flea market led to a heartfelt meeting with television host and actress Ricki Lake. On Dec. 7, Patricia Scanlon was browsing the Pasadena City College flea market in search of unique treasures. As an artist, Scanlon said she likes [...]

Local leaders, students and others in San Jose were stunned when a photograph of high school students forming a human swastika went viral on social media last week. The Dec. 3 incident featured eight Branham High School students lying on the campus football field forming the symbol and was accompanied online with an antisemitic Adolf [...]

Lawyers representing two boys charged in a violent Hermosa Beach altercation claim the teens were responding to aggression aimed at their friend by a 57-year-old man that they then reportedly beat until he was unconscious, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Nov. 21 incident unfolded around 8 p.m. in an alley off 11th Court [...]

A man with ties to Compton is wanted by the FBI for his role in a double murder in Washington state, and investigators say his parents drove him into Mexico after the crime. Samuel Ramirez Jr. is wanted in connection with his alleged involvement in the shooting deaths of two women at Stars Bar and Grillin Federal [...]

Nine people, including multiple high school track and field runners, were hurt as a car hit pedestrians in Anaheim Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred at Harbor Boulevard and North Street, officials said. Mike Lyster, a city of Anaheim spokesperson, said nine total people were hurt, one of whom is the driver. Of the eight others, [...]

Los Angeles is home to some of the worlds best record shops,buta litany of factors is making them a dying art. Whether it be the emergence and domination of music streaming platforms, economic uncertainties or overall shifts in the industry, stores that sell physical records, merchandise and other music memorabilia are starting to disappear across [...]

Six Flags Entertainment confirmed Wednesday that two classic childrens rides at its Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California, will soon meet the wrecking ball. As KTLA first reported, Six Flags filed permits earlier this month to demolish the Magic Flyer roller coaster and Tweetys Escape steel swing ride, both located in the Bugs Bunny [...]

Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape one of the most delicate areas of modern medicine: in-vitro fertilization. In a recent story by National Geographic, doctors are saying that a new wave of AI-assisted IVF tools some of which can identify hidden sperm, grade embryos and even automate the fertilization process has already resulted [...]

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $63 million to California State University, Northridge, the university announced Tuesday. The latest donation marks Scotts second to CSUN. She donated $40 million to the university in 2021. With her overall donation exceeding $103 million, Scotts investment in CSUN ranks among the largest gifts to any university. It is ...

The L.A. County Sheriffs Department is still searching for three people who they say threw large rocks at CHP officers during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles earlier this year. According to LASD, the three individuals each hurled projectiles at CHP officers stationed along the southbound span of 101 Freeway during a large demonstration [...]

A 47-year-old Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in Colorado last week, authorities said. The victim was discovered Friday morning in southern Pueblo County, prompting an investigation by the Pueblo County Sheriffs Office. Detectives later obtained a ...

When the world needed a helping hand, Californians were there to answer the call, according to a new analysis from GoFundMe. GoFundMes Year in Help report named California the most generous state, while Los Angeles was named the most generous community, based on the percentage of repeat donors to GoFundMe charities. Four other California counties [...]

Keep the change, ya filthy animal! A "Home Alone" themed pop-up is transforming Prince Street Pizza in Studio City. In celebration of the holiday classic's 35th anniversary, the pizza parlor will be transformed into Little Nero's Pizza. That's the fictional place where Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, orders from in the movie. Fans can expect ...

An electric school bus burst into flames in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive emergency response and shutting down a stretch of the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, authorities said. The fire was reported around 9:20 a.m. at 11460 W. Foothill Blvd., directly under the 210 Freeway overpass in the San Fernando Valley, according [...]

A California-based pizza chain founded by former tennis champion Michael Chang and once backed by NBA star Kevin Durant has filed for bankruptcy as it continues to shutter stores across the United States, Business Insider reports. Little Brown Box Pizza, the parent company of Pieology, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, listing assets ...

An executive at the record label of rising R&B singer D4vd faced some tough questions in front of a grand jury this week, according to reports. Robert Morgenroth, general manager of Mogul Vision, testified Monday in connection with the death of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposing body was found in a Tesla registered to [...]

Orange County and federal agencies launched a coordinated effort Wednesday to clear homeless encampments at the Santa Ana River Marsh in Newport Beach. The operation began at 8 a.m. and marked the first coordinated cleanup since the countys anti-encampment ordinance took effect last month, Supervisor Katrina Foley said. Aerial video from Sky5 over the area ...

A California lottery player from Compton is celebrating what she calls the best birthday gift ever after winning a $1 million Scratchers prize the day before her birthday, officials announced Wednesday. Latreice Presentine, a regular California Lottery player whose previous biggest win was $1,000, bought her lucky 50X The Cash ticket in August at Sweet [...]

The reimagining of the San Pedro waterfront continues, with new restaurants, ranging from pizza to Japanese, Korean and Chinese flavors, set to make their Los Angeles debut next year. West Harbor, a $500 million development transforming Southern Californias waterfront destination with unique dining, retail and entertainment, will replace the former Ports O ...

A famed bakery in Culver City is closing its doors once again, just over a year after it reopened. Helms Bakery reopened last year, but it's that 13-month run will come to an end on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sang Yoon, the restaurateur behind the nearby Fathers Office, said despite the bakery being [...]

Visiting Santa is getting a high-tech twist this year. I found creative ways to bring back those classic mall-style photos and even new ways for kids to talk with Santa from anywhere. That nostalgic Santa photo above looks like it came straight out of a 1980s shopping mall. Its actually AI. I used Googles Nano [...]

The settlement was agreed to years ago, but may not be approved until spring.

A man was found unresponsive after a hit-and-run collision in South Los Angeles early Wednesday, though police later confirmed he survived the impact, authorities said. LAPD officers responded around 5:10 a.m. to reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle in the area of Florence Avenue near Normandie Avenue in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood. When officers ...

NEW YORK (AP) Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epsteins 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Departments requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financiers sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his earlier decision to ...