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 ...

Nearly one year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, survivors face the possibility of resuming mortgage payments on homes that no longer exist. Homeowners affected by the wildfires were given a temporary pause on mortgage payments under a forbearance program arranged by Gov. Gavin Newsom following the massive January fires. But that pause lasts only [...]

Travelers arriving through major gateways like LAX could soon face significantly expanded digital screening under a new federal proposal that would require five years of social media history from millions of foreign visitors. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has filed a draft rule that would make social media disclosure mandatory for citizens of 42 Visa ...

UCI Health-Irvine officially opened its doors Wednesday morning, unveiling what school officials say is the nations largest all-electric care hospital. The seven-story, 144-bed facility is designed to expand specialty care in Orange County while dramatically reducing the environmental footprint of modern healthcare. Set along the edge of the San Joaquin ...

The southbound 405 Freeway was backed up to the 118 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley early Wednesday after a SigAlert was issued. Sky5 was over the scene at 6 a.m. as Caltrans crews worked to repair a section of roadway that had lifted on the southbound side near the 101 Freeway. The California Highway [...]

The new Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyonc, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the star-packed event next May. Williams, who has never hosted before, takes the role seven years after her younger sister and fellow tennis champion, Serena, was co-chair. Beyonc was [...]

Mondelez International acknowledged it spent about four years crafting the treat.

Police are investigating after a teen suspect allegedly set fire to a park restroom in Port Hueneme. On Dec. 4, Port Hueneme police responded to reports of a fire inside a public restroom at Walter B. Moranda Park on the 200 block of Moranda Parkway just before 5:30 p.m. Officers found that the arsonist had [...]

A security guard may have been experiencing a medical emergency when he was filmed by stunned onlookers speeding down a busy airport taxiway in Orange County. The Dec. 8 incident, according to officials at the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, occurred around 1:15 p.m. Footage of the incident obtained by KTLA shows the [...]

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in L.A.'s Pacoima neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Authorities from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 9700 block of North San Fernando Road just before 4 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the persons identity. The circumstances surrounding ...

Authorities seized a substantial amount of narcotics and firearms during a large-scale drug bust in Southern California. The operation was a joint effort by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department Narcotics Bureau, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Los Angeles and the Ventura County Sheriffs Office. Multiple search warrants were executed at ...

Friends and family members are grieving after longtime Santa Monica resident Jubilant Sykes, a Grammy nominated classical opera and gospel singer who was reportedly stabbed to death Monday evening by his son. Neighbors in the 1700 block of Delaware Avenue were shocked when officers with the Santa Monica Police Department descended upon the normally [...]

An investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death at the drive-thru of an Orange County fast-food restaurant. On Dec. 6, police responded to reports of a man down and bleeding at Pollo Campero at 2320 S. Bristol Street in Santa Ana. Santa Ana officers found the victim, Christopher Abrego, 43, of Bakersfield, [...]

A 73-year-old woman accused of posing as a wealthy heiress and stealing $30 million from banks in California and hundreds of thousands of dollars from former employees is believed to be on the run in the Middle East, while her victims, including a former FBI agent here in the U.S., are speaking out. In a news [...]

A rapper and influencer is facing felony charges for allegedly luring two women into a vacant area impacted by the January wildfires and sexually assaulting them. Clinton Adams, known as Clintn lord, is chargedwith three counts of forcible rape and one felony count of assault with the intent to commit rape,the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office ...

An Apple Valley man is facing a litany of charges after he allegedly hit a former girlfriend in the face, resulting in deputies discovering a cache of weapons and other illegal items. A woman reported to deputies just before 7 p.m. Sunday that her former boyfriend had struck her in the face, kidnapped her at [...]