Ian Choudri, CEO of the embattled California High-Speed Rail Authority, abruptly resigned late Wednesday night, ending a turbulent two-year tenure marred by financial setbacks, interminable delays and -most recently- a travel expenses scandal. According to an emailed resignation obtained by CalMatters, Choudri cited the need to focus on important personal ...

(Inside California Politics) Californians are already voting in high-profile elections across the state, from the gubernatorial race to congressional contests, along with dozens of other state and local races. But voters aren't just electing candidates; they're also voting on 14 propositions the most on a single California ballot since 2018. On this ...

Customers are showing their support for a longtime Los Angeles dive bar as it faces an uncertain future. Ye Rustic Inn opened back in the 1971 and has been a neighborhood fixture on Hillhurst Ave. in Los Feliz for more than half a century. Now the landlord wants the tavern's outdoor space closed by Monday, [...]

A DUI suspect in the Inland Empire was taken into custody after a geyser from the fire hydrant he crashed into led police to the scene. "The funny thing about fire hydrants is that they typically dont fail on their own," the Murrieta Police Department said about the crash in an Instagram post on Wednesday. [...]

Residents in a Los Angeles County city are raising concerns about an increased presence of Waymo self-driving vehicles in their neighborhoods, prompting officials to step up overnight patrols and warn that illegally parked vehicles could be ticketed or towed. The City of Commerce addressed the complaints in a statement shared on Instagram Wednesday, ...

Cloudy skies on Thursday and Friday will set the stage for a weekend storm expected to bring periods of rain to Southern California from Friday through Sunday, with showers most likely to peak on Halloween night and early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service said a stray shower or two could develop Friday, with rain [...]

Community members and local leaders gathered in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night to honor the life and legacy of Dolores Huerta, the pioneering civil rights activist and labor leader who died at 96. Huerta died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, surrounded by loved ones, following a battle with cancer, according to her family. The [...]

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A 28-year-old woman suspected of fleeing the scene after a crash that killed a 16-year-old boy and seriously injured his younger sister in South Los Angeles has been arrested, authorities said. The suspect, identified by police as Raygine Glentasia Evans, was arrested around 10:30 a.m. Thursday by Los Angeles Police Department detectives in the City [...]

A woman was arrested after a victim was violently attacked with a crowbar in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department identified the suspect as Diamond Tomia Dyson, 30. On Oct. 17, deputies responded to reports of a fight near the intersection of 111th Street and Mariposa Avenue in the Westmont neighborhood. Investigators [...]

U.S. officials have extradited a Southern California man to El Salvador after he was charged with murdering a woman in front of their toddler son, whom he later abandoned. Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, 27, of Beaumont, had been in U.S. custody since October 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. According to El Salvadors extradition request, [...]

A months-long dispute between neighbors in Ventura County turned violent when a 70-year-old man allegedly entered his neighbor's garage, pulled out a handgun and pressed it against the victim's head, authorities announced. The Oct. 26 incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Via Montoya in Camarillo, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's ...

A Southern California man who fled after being accused of attacking an elderly woman with a metal baseball bat and stealing her belongings has been arrested. Erik Eduardo Navarro, 26, of Orange County, had been on the run since late August, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. It all began when Therese Garcia, 71, [...]

The FBI is warning Americans about an expanding North Korean scheme that uses fake job opportunities, stolen identities and unsuspecting U.S. residents to infiltrate American companies and help finance the country's nuclear weapons program. In an Oct. 13 public safety alert, the agency said thousands of state-controlled North Korean information technology ...

A Southern California man who fled from authorities while he was on trial for sex trafficking two victims, including a teen girl, was sentenced to 74 years to life in prison. Calvin Lane, 40, of Gardena, is also a convicted sex offender, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office. The investigation began on [...]

A 26-year-old Southern California man accused of fatally shooting another man during an altercation near Santa Monica High School earlier this year was arrested in Mexico and returned to the United States to face murder and attempted murder charges, authorities announced. Manuel Reyes, a resident of Adelanto in San Bernardino County, was arrested on Oct. ...

Layoffs have reached the Happiest Place on Earth, affecting the companys theme parks division, according to the Los Angeles Times. The report, citing a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly, said The Walt Disney Co. is laying off between 100 and 200 people. The cuts to Disneys Experiences segment [...]

High fuel prices are squeezing just about all of us, and they're having a major impact on the transportation industry. Frontier Airlines, the country's largest budget carrier, just revealed in its third quarter, their fares jumped 71% because of soaring jet fuel costs. The carrier's fare revenue averaged almost $68 per passenger in that quarter, [...]

The family of a man who died from extreme heat inside an unlocked patrol vehicle shortly after being released from Azusa police custody is now suing the city. Attorneys announced a federal civil rights complaint connected to the death of Eric Valencia, a father of two children. Surveillance video showed the 37-year-old leaving the Azusa [...]

TikTok has launched a new restaurant discovery feature designed to help users find popular local dining spots. The feature, called Must Eat, debuted Wednesday in the Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco Bay Area regions. Here's how the new feature works TikTok said the tool expands on its existing local discovery efforts by [...]

Warning: Details of this case may be disturbing for some. A nanny for an Irvine family who was allegedly captured on a nanny cam repeatedly striking and violently shaking a 2-month-old baby has been charged with 10 felony counts of child abuse, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Iara Dossantos Bomfim, 29, of [...]

Management at Irvine Spectrum Center, a sprawling shopping mall in Orange County, is less than thrilled with the social media uproar over its handling of a Thriller flash mob dance performance last weekend. A group of women with Thrill the World took part in a simultaneous dance to the Michael Jackson hit on Saturday with [...]

A young man was arrested for a June shooting after authorities tracked him down to Mexico, and two other people, including his mother, have been arrested for accessory after the fact. The San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department announced the update to the case on Wednesday. According to SBSD, the investigation began on June 8 [...]

It's the end of an era for sportscaster Ernie Johnson. On Wednesday morning, the longtime host of "Inside the NBA" announced that the 2026-2027 NBA season will be his last at the legendary anchor desk. "It's time," he wrote in the caption on Instagram. Decked out in his iconic three-piece suit and bowtie, he revealed [...]

Video footage shows a confrontation at the LAFC-LA Galaxy match over the weekend, one that involved a fan spitting on another. The rivalry match between the two Los Angeles-based MLS teams, dubbed El Trfico due to the traffic in the city and the similarity to the El Clsico match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, took [...]