A violent crash that shut down a busy San Fernando Valley intersection early Friday morning was sparked by a driver fleeing from police. The brief pursuit involved a Dodge Durango and was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. It ended minutes later when the suspect slammed into another vehicle at Sherman Way and Wilbur Avenue in [...]

A 23-year-old man plans to sue the Los Angeles Police Department for $100 million after he said he was permanently blinded in one eye after being shot by a projectile at a protest. Jesus Gomez Islas, 23, was near a crowd of anti-immigration protestors in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 31 Video showed Islas sitting [...]

Parents of a 4-year-old girl who is fighting for her life in a Southern California children's hospital after swallowing a button battery are warning others with small children to be on the lookout for the potentially deadly bite-size batteries. Cassandra Tafolla and Hugo Romero said its not exactly clear how or when their daughter, Camilla, ingested the ...

Detectives and family members are asking for the publics help to find four suspects who were involved in the murder of an Altadena man in 2023. The victim, Daniel Ursitti, 27, was fatally shot on March 22, 2023, when the men broke into his home at 709 W. Owen Court around 2:30 a.m. Daniel and [...]

A 52-year-old Riverside County man was arrested in connection with a deadly crash earlier this year, authorities announced. The fatal Jan. 12 collision occurred just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Moreno Beach Drive and Auto Mall Drive in Moreno Valley, the Riverside County Sheriffs Office said in a news release. Responding deputies found a [...]

The Los Angeles County District Attorney says the law that allowed a man convicted of double murder out on parole contributed to a third murder of a South L.A. mother, and now, a day ahead of her killers sentencing, her family is speaking out. Fatima Johnson, a 53-year-old mother of six, was found dead by her daughters in her apartment on July 4, 2021. ...

A Redlands middle school was placed on lockdown after a 12-year-old student brought a loaded gun to campus Thursday afternoon. Redlands police responded to Moore Middle School at around 1 p.m. after a student reported that their classmate was seen showing off a bullet during lunchtime. Campus staff quickly located the boy and upon searching [...]

Homicide investigators in Ventura have closed a nearly 10-year-old cold case murder of a 38-year-old man found bleeding and passed out after being shot. Officers with the Ventura Police Department responded to the 400 block of South Evergreen Drive just after 10:30 a.m. on March 20, 2016, after receiving a 911 call from a woman reporting that her friend ...

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A 65-year-old man was hospitalized after being hit by a truck driver on a Ventura County freeway. On March 19, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash on the northbound 101 Freeway, just north of Seacliff, around 6:07 a.m. The victim, identified only as a 65-year-old Ventura man, had pulled over on the right [...]

Prosecutors have filed felony charges against two Los Angeles police officers who are accused of collecting tens of thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits during the pandemic while still working. Peter Mastrocinque, 47, and Nicole Ashley Grant, 40, both face charges of insurance fraud and unemployment insurance fraud. According to the L.A. County ...

A San Bernardino middle school named after Cesar Chavez is taking steps to remove the labor leaders name after bombshell sexual abuse allegations surfaced this week. In a statement posted on its website, the San Bernardino City Unified School District said it is taking initial measures" while they continue to gather information and assess next [...]

A Delta Airlines flight out of Los Angeles International Airport temporarily lost power to its cabin Thursday before it landed without incident at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, the airline said in a statement to KTLA. Delta said that the crew on Flight 521 followed procedures and quickly restored power to the cabin. Airline officials said that [...]

Burbank police arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly threatened utility workers and officers with a rifle. The suspect had reportedly pointed what appeared to be a rifle at employees from Burbank Water and Power, who were in the area conducting routine work, before retreating into a nearby residence that was under construction. The incident happened [...]

Dairy Queen has the perfect sweet treat for Californians hoping to cool down during the ongoing heat wave. Thursday marks the chains Free Cone Day, where customers can receive a small vanilla cone at participating locations. Mall locations require a purchase. The offer is available all day, limited to one cone per person, while supplies [...]

The heat wave moving through Southern California is so intense, even some reptiles want to hang out indoors with the air conditioning on. People inside the UCLA science building received quite the surprise Thursday after an alligator lizard snuck its way in before being captured. Professor Brad Shaffer is reptile expert at UCLA. He said [...]

ABC has pulled the plug on "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Taylor Frankie Paul's season of "The Bachelorette" before it was set to premiere on March 22. In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of 'The Bachelorette' at this [...]

California's top Democratic lawmakers say the state will soon rename Cesar Chavez day as institutions nationwide scramble to remove recognition of the labor leaders in the wake of shocking sexual assault allegations.

Federal agents fanned out across Southern California Thursday morning, serving 11 arrest warrants in a sweeping organized crime and fraud investigation, according to the FBI. The case, dubbed Operation Hard Money, centers on allegations that the suspects stole victims identities and used them to secure fraudulent real estate loans backed by the victims ...

Chuck Norris has reportedly been hospitalized in Hawaii after suffering from a medical emergency. Sources tell TMZ the incident happened within the last 24 hours on the island of Kauai. The nature of the medical issue is not known. However, the outlet said Norris was training on the island as of Wednesday, which was after [...]

Gracey's body was found by police divers on Thursday.

Amid a historic March heat wave gripping California, abnormally dry conditions have returned to parts of the state, according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor. The new map, released on Thursday, shows Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta, and several other Northern California counties now classified as abnormally dry, the first step on the drought ...

FIFA on Thursday officially sanctioned the Israel Football Association over long-simmering claims of discrimination brought by the Palestinian Football Association. Soccers international governing body determined that the Israeli association breached several obligations related to offensive behavior, fair play and what it described as racist abuse. Since ...

The late actor Val Kilmer will appear in an upcoming movie with the help of artificial intelligence. Kilmer was cast in the movie "As Deep as the Grave" in 2020, but was battling throat cancer at the time. The film's writer and director has now been able to realize his dream of having the actor [...]

A dancing robot designed to entertain diners at the Haidilao Hot Pot restaurant in Cupertino, California, got a little too close for comfort to some patrons during a performance earlier this month.