California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3
Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed…
New details emerge about the arrest of singer D4vd in the killing of teenage girl
Details are emerging about the arrest of the musician known as D4vd in the 2025 slaying of teenager…
What to know about California’s new ‘Zone Zero’ fire-safety proposal
After years of heated debates among fire officials, scientists and local advocates, California’s Board of Forestry and Fire…
They lost their homes to fire. Now they’re rebuilding with all-electric.
No one is forcing fire survivors in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to rebuild their new homes all-electric. But…
Heroic dog’s nonstop barking saves Orange County family from fire, says owner
Fillmore the dog is the internet’s newest hero after waking up his family in Tustin to alert them…
California prison guard charged with smuggling 20 kilos of cocaine
A California prison guard allegedly helped a drug trafficker smuggle 20 kilograms from Mexico to a Rowland Heights…
What the tangle of cables under L.A.’s streets can tell us about the city
Back in 2017, the Economist ran a cover story calling data the “new oil.” The phrase has worn…
L.A. fires don’t just cause homelessness — they make it worse, new research finds
Four recently published UCLA-led studies draw a direct line between climate disasters, housing instability and homelessness, with researchers…
D4vd arrested in slaying of young girl found decomposing in Tesla
Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the case of a missing teenage…
L.A. clears homeless encampment long plagued by crime, drug use
Residents of a North Hollywood neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as city sanitation crews showed up…
Los Angeles is leaving ‘sick people to deteriorate in public’
To the editor: Columnist Steve Lopez is right: Los Angeles has asked residents to accept the unacceptable (“On…
Riverside County brush fire triggers evacuations, damages at least one home
A vegetation fire that ignited in Riverside County on Wednesday afternoon damaged at least one home and triggered…