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 ...

A police department in Orange County says it is focused on targeting the people who create the demand in its fight against human trafficking. The message comes after more than a dozen arrests were made earlier this week during an operation targeting sex buyers along Beach Boulevard, the Anaheim Police Department said Thursday in a [...]

Federal safety regulators are investigating Waymo after one of the companys autonomous vehicles struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica last week. The collision happened Friday morning within two blocks of Grant Elementary School on Pearl Street during student drop-off hours, according to Waymo and the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

A mountain lion cub found injured and alone on a road in Castaic last week has been flown to Northern California for further rehabilitation. The cub, which had been housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, was taken Thursday to Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue after biologists were unable to reunite the kitten with its mother. Our [...]

It's a boy! Ventura County firefighters and paramedics helped a mother in imminent labor deliver a healthy baby boy in the back of an ambulance Thursday. Crews responded to a pregnancyrelated emergency along the 23 Freeway in Thousand Oaks. When they arrived, they found the mother already in active labor and safely moved her into [...]

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal authorities in Los Angeles late Thursday night, according to his attorney.

Three suspects were arrested after deputies discovered thousands worth of stolen retail merchandise in Orange County. The suspects were identified as: On Jan. 22, Riverside County deputies responded to a theft on the 1600 block of North Perris Boulevard in Perris around 12:37 p.m. Following an investigation, Masvidal and Marin were identified as the ...

A Santa Clarita Valley community is grieving tonight after a deadly crash in Colorado involving a local youth hockey team. Officers with the Colorado State Patrol responded to reports of the crash between a sprinter van and a snowplow on a snowy stretch of Interstate 70 about 55 miles outside Denver just before 9 a.m. this morning, according to the ...

A suspect was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 78-year-old woman in Long Beach. The suspect was identified as Mario Jesus Escobar Acosta, 59, of Woodland, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Acosta had remained on the run for over a year before his capture. The crash occurred on Dec. [...]

An 18-year-old suspect was shot and killed by officers in a Santa Ana parking garage. Santa Ana police identified the suspect as Victor Lopez, 18, of Santa Ana. Lopez is also a suspected gang member, police said. On Jan. 28, an officer attempted to pull Lopez over as he was driving near Santa Ana Boulevard [...]

Peets Coffee, founded in Northern California in 1966, confirmed the closure of some of its locations, including at least two locally. In an email to the Los Angeles Times, a company spokesperson called the closures a difficult decision that represent a broader effort to alight our business with long-term growth priorities and current market conditions. ...

Healthcare workers at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Los Angeles said theyre beyond disturbed after a hidden camera was discovered in an employee restroom. Video from a staff member showed the camera was found embedded in the wall above a toilets flushometer. The camera was found in November 2025 and following an investigation, the suspect, [...]

Federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to two superfood supplements that has sickened 65 people across 28 states, including California. The FDA and CDC said Thursday that the illnesses have been tied to products sold under the Live It Up and Why Not Natural brands. The supplements were sold on the companies [...]

Los Angeles police are responding to a shooting in Vermont Knolls Thursday afternoon. LAPD says they received a call at 1:40 p.m. about an assault with a deadly weapon shooting in the 8200 block of South Vermont. When officers arrived, they reportedly located a victim down, suffering from a gunshot wound. Three male suspects were [...]

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Authorities said Thursday they are investigating a suspected fireworks explosion inside a Bell Gardens apartment as a criminal case. During a news conference, officials said they believe an energetic powder, commonly used in fireworks and pyrotechnics, was involved in creating the massive blast. By themselves, if you put them on a plate and lit them, [...]

Nearly 40 years ago, Dwight Yoakam hit the stage of The Roxy on Los Angeles' famed Sunset Boulevard for his debut album's, "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.," release party. However, Wednesday night's performance was more meaningful. The two-time Grammy winner hit the stage for the inaugural benefit concert, Dwight Yoakam & Friends: Rockin for the Kids, [...]

Jackie and Shadows famous Big Bear bald eagle nest is well guarded. Jackie was caught on camera Wednesday scaring off a potential predator. Friends of the Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that operates the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, says Jackie appeared to be bothered by movement happening below, so she started hollering. She then [...]

A statewide economic blackout protesting intensified ICE actions in Minnesota has expanded into a nationwide movement, as activist groups, unions and several celebrities call on Americans to skip work, school and shopping in response to recent fatal shootings by federal immigration officers. Actors Pedro Pascal and Hannah Einbinder have both spoken about ...

The number of homicides in Los Angeles has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, according to newly-released LAPD crime data. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell laid out the details of LAPDs 2025 citywide crime data analysis report during a press conference on Thursday. He says 2025 marks real progress when it comes to crime [...]

Five months after her boyfriends headless body was discovered inside her home, an Anaheim woman has been extradited from Mexico to face murder charges. Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, faces one count of murder with a felony enhancement for personally using a weapon, prosecutors announced Thursday. On Aug. 25, 2025, the decapitated body of 55-year-old Enrique [...]

A man who barricaded himself inside a sporting goods store in Norwalk early Thursday was taken into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours. The incident began around 3:07 a.m. at Turners Outdoorsman on the 11300 block of Firestone Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. Deputies said the suspect entered the [...]

A death investigation is underway after a body was found at a bus stop in West Hollywood early Wednesday, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call around 6:30 a.m. at the corner of La Brea Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, outside the Target store, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. The circumstances surrounding [...]