Crews have removed the wreckage of the KNBC helicopter that crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday, killing three people, including a reporter and pilot. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is trying to determine what caused the aircraft to go down while it was covering a news story about a deadly L.A. Metro bus crash. Throughout [...]

Police are searching for a $50,000 bronze statue of Jesus stolen from an Orange County church amid concerns the thieves could melt it down and sell the metal. More than two weeks after the statue disappeared from Christ Our Savior Catholic Church in Santa Ana, only its bronze feet remain attached to the stone base [...]

A new state watchdog report found the California High-Speed Rail Authority paid thousands to consultants for travel expenses that violated state rules or contract terms, including premium flights and rides to gyms, a nightclub, an escape room, and other destinations. The Office of the Inspector General investigated allegations that the authority did not ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Thursday that second-degree murder charges will be filed against the driver accused of slamming her car into a Metro bus in Chatsworth on Tuesday, killing two people. Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, of Simi Valley is also facing additional counts of driving under the influence and reckless driving, [...]

Put your paws and bottles up. Last week, it was revealed that Mother Monster became an actual mother to a baby girl, and now we're learning the newborn's name. TMZ first reported the name on Thursday morning. The outlet obtained the birth certificate, which identified the baby as Rose Bean Polansky, born on June 9, [...]

At least three people and a police K-9 were injured following a shooting and a fire involving a suspect in San Diego on Wednesday.

Charles Alexander Dieterich now faces additional charges, including unlawful escape, resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer and MIPP.

Newly released video shows the moment a speeding McLaren lost control and crashed in Irvine, killing two people, including a well-known Southern California car influencer. The footage, obtained by TMZ, shows the 2019 McLaren traveling along Culver Drive shortly before the deadly Sept. 13 crash. Moments later, the vehicle appears to lose control and veer ...

Paramount's CEO David Ellison is threatening to leave California as it fights for its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Sources tell Deadline that Paramount executives told the offices of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Attorney General Rob Bonta that they're planning to leave the Golden State. The mayor's office says she's [...]

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was asked Thursday to grade her own performance on addressing the citys homeless crisis as her campaign for a second term enters the home stretch. I would give myself a B+, Bass said at a forum hosted by KTLA and nonprofit Hope the Mission. Too many people are on our [...]

An arraignment for the driver accused of causing a Metro bus crash in Chatsworth Tuesday that killed two people has been postponed. Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, of Simi Valley was expected to make a court appearance Thursday at 8:30 a.m. However, she didn't show up to the courtroom because, as the bailiff explained, she had [...]

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in a 2023 Santa Maria shooting that left one person dead and another injured, prosecutors announced Thursday. A Santa Barbara County jury convicted Kevin Medrano on Sept. 4 in the Feb. 4, 2023, killing of Robert Bobby Valencia, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorneys Office. [...]

A man is in critical condition after being stabbed at a homeless encampment in the Inland Empire on Wednesday night. Deputies responded to the area of E Avenue and Hercules Street in Hesperia after receiving a report of the incident shortly before 11 p.m. "The incident occurred within an encampment occupied by unhoused individuals," the [...]

The country is divided. Not over politics this time, but over weather.

Southern California wildlife experts are urging the public not to shoot birds of prey, including eagles, hawks and other raptors. "When a raptor is shot, it is not an accident. It is an intentional act of harm against a wild animal," the Ojai Raptor Center said in a social media post Wednesday. The Ojai Raptor [...]

A Southern California nonprofit rescue organization hoping to find whoever shot a beloved coyote known to locals as Wendy has more than doubled the reward offered for the arrest and conviction of the shooter. WENDY CANT TELL US WHO SHOT HER. SO WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL SOMEONE DOES, Southern California Pit Bull Rescue said [...]

We're just days into the regular NFL season and rumors are already swirling about who will take the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Sources close to the halftime show tell TMZ that Justin Bieber and Harry Styles are at the top of Roc Nation's "wish list." The media [...]

Attention Costco shoppers: Changes are coming to the food court. The retail giant teased on social media that a familiar food court item will return for a limited time. While the company has yet to announce which item it is, many fans took to the comments to share their best guesses. Among the most popular [...]

A Los Angeles woman who uses a motorized wheelchair has a new way to get in and out of her home after firefighters learned her ramp had been stolen and decided to build her another one. Los Angeles Fire Department Task Force 94 was responding to a public assist call when crew members learned the [...]

Los Angeles County Library locations will introduce a limited-edition Hello Kitty and Friends library card this week. The wait is almost over! L.A. County Library posted on Facebook while announcing the systems first collaboration with Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company best known for creating the Hello Kitty and Friends brand. Patrons can pick up ...

A tiny rescue in Ventura County is getting a big reaction online after firefighters freed a kitten that became trapped inside an entertainment center. Suki had been with her new family for only a few weeks when she crawled partway into an opening in the cabinet and found herself unable to back out, according to [...]

A suspected DUI driver is in custody after a wild crash in Los Angeles' Boyle Heights area Thursday morning that left a passenger dead and a vehicle wedged beneath a freeway overpass. The incident was reported on the northbound 5 Freeway transition road to the eastbound 10 Freeway at about 2:15 a.m., according to the [...]

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A fire that tore through the roof of a San Fernando Valley strip mall early Thursday morning, damaging six units, is believed to have been intentionally set. Nearly 100 firefighters responded to the blaze, which erupted around 12:45 a.m. at a one-story, 10-unit commercial building in the 13700 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sylmar, according [...]

Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and reached its highest level in over 14 months last week at 6.76%, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. This weeks snapshot, due [...]