A federal appeals court ruling restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone is raising concerns about how patients, including those in California, will obtain the medication moving forward. The ruling, issued Friday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, blocks providers from mailing prescriptions of mifepristone and requires patients to obtain the drug in […]

Authorities are urging the public to avoid the Redondo Beach Pier as police activity unfolds Sunday morning. According to the city’s alert system, anyone in the immediate area of the pier is being asked to evacuate safely. Officials also announced road closures impacting Catalina Avenue between Torrance Boulevard and Beryl Street. No additional details about […]

An attempted murder suspect has barricaded himself inside a Santa Ana motel room, prompting a large police response and road closures Sunday morning, authorities said. Santa Ana police said officers initially tried to take the suspect into custody around 3:40 a.m. at a Motel 6 in the 1500 block of North Harbor Boulevard, but the […]

A man and a toddler died in a violent hit-and-run crash that also left a woman in critical condition early Sunday morning, authorities say. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the multi-vehicle collision was reported at 4:34 a.m. near 6800 Vista Del Mar in Playa Del Rey. The circumstances surrounding the crash itself were not known […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since President Donald Trump took office, the Securities and Exchange Commission has made it harder for small and activist investors to raise concerns through the government filing system known as EDGAR. Now they’re pushing back with their own alternative platform, which they […]

Authorities said there may have been a dispute over an inheritance before a murder-suicide shooting that left three people dead in Baldwin Park. On April 24, the shooting was reported just before 5 a.m. in the 3200 block of Millbury Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Three people were found with gunshot wounds […]

Residents along California’s Central Coast may hear sonic booms late Saturday night as SpaceX prepares to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company is targeting an 11:59 p.m. PT liftoff on May 2 for its CAS500-2 mission, with a 37-minute launch window and a backup opportunity scheduled for Sunday at […]

A 15-year-old boy was killed in what authorities say appears to be a gang-related shooting in Bell on Friday evening. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that just after 5 p.m., officers from the Bell Police Department responded to the 6300 block of Alamo Avenue regarding a shots fired and gunshot victim call. The location provided by officials is […]

After losing cats to coyotes in the past, a Pico Rivera family is calling their pet cat a fighter after a dramatic coyote encounter was caught on camera. The footage shows a coyote approaching the family’s yard on Manzanar Avenue before coming face-to-face with Mama, a roughly 10-year-old cat. Instead of running, Mama appears to […]