Police are investigating a reported home invasion that left a resident assaulted and robbed in the San Fernando Valley early Tuesday. Officers were called to the 7700 block of McLaren Street in Los Angeles' West Hills neighborhood shortly after 5:30 a.m., a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. The victim told police they were [...]

A vehicle fire along a major Los Angeles freeway early Tuesday morning prompted an investigation by authorities, though no injuries were reported. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident unfolded just before 3:30 a.m. on the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the interchange with State Route 2 in the Elysian Valley area. Officials [...]

Kiki Shepard, the longtime co-host of the popular variety show "Showtime at the Apollo," has passed away at 74 years old. Kiki, born Chiquita Renee Shepard, died on March 16 from a massive heart attack, according to TMZ. Shepard's representative LaShirl Smith confirmed the cause of death to the outlet saying that it was "completely [...]

California Highway Patrol officers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who walked away from a deadly crash in the East Los Angeles area Monday night. Video showed the pedestrian narrowly avoiding being struck by two other vehicles just moments before the fatal collision, which was reported around 11 p.m. on Olympic Boulevard near Arizona Avenue. [...]

Temperatures from a weeklong heat wave gripping Southern California are nearing their peak Tuesday, with record-breaking highs expected to continue through Friday. "It is one of the strongest ridges we've seen in this area since at least the 1950s in Southern California," KTLA's Kirk Hawkins said. "We're definitely looking at historic conditions." Record ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions Tuesday as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire, and Israel launched new strikes on Iran and Lebanon, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating. Dubai, a major [...]

An early graduation ceremony was held for a high school senior in Huntington Beach whose father, a beloved youth sports coach in the community recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, could watch her receive her diploma. For Abigail Kerwin, 18, the bittersweet ceremony, in which her father Bill Kerwin presented her with her diploma, meant the world. ...

A 92-year-old man found dead inside a Hermosa Beach residence where a seven-hour standoff between police and another man occurred over the weekend has been identified. The March 14 incident unfolded just after 12:30 p.m. in the 600 block of The Strand, near the intersection of 6th Street and Beach Drive, according to HPD. Police officials told KTLA that ...

A woman is in critical condition after firefighters saved her from a burning home in Irvine Monday. Firefighters responded to a call for a house fire with someone possibly still inside the home shortly after 8 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames and searched through heavy storage conditions inside the two-story home, the Orange County Fire [...]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County may potentially be seen across portions of Southern California Monday evening. This will be the fourteenth flight for the first stage booster, which is carrying 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, according to the companys website. The launch is targeting a ...

Wildlife experts reduced an elephant seal pup with a fishing hook caught in its mouth at Hope Ranch Beach in Santa Barbara County on March 13. The seal pup was taken to the Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, where it is still receiving treatment. It looks like this pup mistook a rubber fishing lure [...]

Wildlife experts reduced an elephant seal pup with a fishing hook caught in its mouth at Hope Ranch Beach in Santa Barbara County on March 13. The seal pup was taken to the Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, where it is still receiving treatment. It looks like this pup mistook a rubber fishing lure [...]

California gubernatorial candidates are calling for a temporary suspension of the state's 88-cent gas tax as fuel prices continue to climb across Southern California. In Los Angeles County, regular fuel is averaging $5.56 per gallon, with some areas seeing increases of more than 50 cents since February. The proposal to lift the tax, which is [...]

GameStop, the largest videogame retailer in the world, has officially designated three beloved gaming platforms retro consoles and is offering a limited time trade-in credit for the brands consoles, games and accessories. In its March 16 announcement, company officials said the decision to declare the Sony PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii ...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of Southern California, including areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as temperatures are forecast to hit triple digits this week. Daily highs could climb as high as 104 degrees during the extreme heat wave, which is expected [...]

Drivers found themselves in a sticky situation on Monday after an overturned semi-truck spilled syrup onto a freeway in Fontana, causing a large traffic backup. It happened just after 11:20 a.m. on the westbound 10 Freeway at Citrus Avenue. The semi-truck reportedly overturned, landing on its side, with the syrup leaking and running in the [...]

Firefighters in Riverside were battling a four-alarm blaze at a pallet yard on Monday. Officials with the Riverside Fire Department told KTLA that crews responded to 330 Main Street on reports of the blaze, which has spread into neighboring businesses, around 3 p.m. Footage of the fire posted to the Citizen App showed crews in a defensive mode as [...]

A former Los Angeles County deputy and helicopter pilot was sentenced Monday to more than 63 months in federal prison for helping a cryptocurrency businessman extort a rival and arrange the illegal drug possession arrest of another adversary in Paramount, according to the Department of Justice. Michael David Coberg, a 44-year-old Eastvale resident, pleaded ...

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the sequence of events in the crash. A former California Highway Patrol officer and a woman driving a separate vehicle have both been charged with murder in a 2025 crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk that left four people dead, the Los Angeles County district [...]

As many head to the beach to beat the heat, Los Angeles County public health officials are warning residents and visitors to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in ocean waters at several county beaches due to elevated bacterial levels. Officials said the warnings were issued after recent water quality tests showed bacteria levels exceeding state [...]

They went up, up, and now they've gotten that gold statue. Netflix's wildly popular movie "KPop Demon Hunters" made history at the Oscars on Sunday night, winning both of the awards for which it was nominated. The movie's co-director and writer, Maggie Kang, and producer Michelle Wong became the first winners of South Korean descent to [...]

Irvine police cited a juvenile driver spotted performing several donuts in the roadway on Saturday. Police posted video of the incident, which happened near Jeffrey Road and Portola Parkway, on Instagram. An officer patrolling the area spotted the BMW and detained the driver, who was released to their parent after receiving a citation for reckless [...]

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Disneyland guests can soon take advantage of a new shuttle service, courtesy of the city of Garden Grove and the Garden Grove Tourism Improvement District. The service will begin the last week of March and will cost a small fee per guest from participating hotels. The shuttle will serve the following Garden Grove hotels: Shuttles [...]

The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested a suspect in a shooting that injured two people following a large fight at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday evening. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 9 p.m. During the incident, one person sustained a gunshot wound to the arm and was taken to a [...]