A man accused of being under the influence during a hit-and-run crash in Playa del Rey earlier this month that killed a toddler and his uncle was already wanted on two additional DUI arrest warrants, court records appear to show. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the deadly multi-vehicle May 4 crash was reported […]

Three people, including a child, were killed after a fire broke out in a Montebello home Thursday. Fire crews responded to the engulfed residence in the 100 block of South 5th Street near West Whittier Boulevard around 4:30 a.m.  At the scene, a boy was found dead and two adults, a man and a woman, […]

The Supreme Court has rejected a federal appeals court’s attempt to end telemedicine and mail-order abortions, hitting pause on a fast-moving case that threatened to decimate access to abortion pills nationwide. The one-paragraph SCOTUS order, issued late Thursday afternoon, means that for the foreseeable future, the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed via […]

Something big happened in Virginia last month that you probably missed. On April 13, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill making Virginia the 18th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. That’s an agreement among states to elect the president by the popular vote rather than the Electoral College.  The compact goes into […]

A school resource deputy is under investigation in Riverside County after reportedly using force on a juvenile while responding to an altercation near a Moreno Valley high school campus. Video posted to social media by user @crowntownactivity shows the incident, which occurred May 12 in the 15000 block of Lasselle Street, just off the campus […]

California Public Health officials said they have identified a fifth person from the Golden State who may have been exposed to hantavirus following an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship. None of the five California residents have tested positive for the hantavirus. Officials said the newly-identified passenger disembarked from the MV Hondius and briefly returned […]

A tourist in Maui who was caught on camera throwing a rock at an endangered monk seal has been arrested by federal agents. The 38-year-old from Washington State is being charged with harassing a protected animal and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. The video sparked global outrage after the man was seen […]

Detectives asked the public this week for help identifying a suspected minor who allegedly shoved and robbed a woman in her front yard in Lynwood late last month. The April 27 incident happened around 5:15 p.m. near the 4000 block of Agnes Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “The suspect approached the […]

Dana Williamson, a former aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom and gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, will plead guilty to three counts in a federal corruption case. The other 20 charges will be dropped, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Williamson will plead guilty to […]

Residents and wildlife experts are searching for answers after an unusual number of dead seabirds have been found washing up along beaches across Southern California, from Orange County to Ventura County. In a report published Wednesday by The LA Local, residents described seeing multiple dead birds scattered across local shorelines, including gulls and cormorants along […]