Focusing on affordability propelled Zohran Mamdani to the mayoralty last year and affordability will certainly be the buzz word of the 2026 midterms. Talking about affordability may make voters feel seen, but it only matters if you can actually do something about it . Here are six ideas the mayor can advance.

A governor who’s actually run something would provide a good contrast to J.D. Vance, who has only run his mouth.

Loved ones are devastated after a woman was killed by a speeding driver who triggered a fiery multi-vehicle crash in San Bernardino. The woman’s sister, Patricia Recinos, is still trying to process the fact that her older sister is gone. “For a second, I really thought it was a dream,” she said. “I don’t know […]

Community members are working to help a Los Angeles gardener and his family after he chose to self-deport following a detention by federal immigration agents. Alberto Cabral, 73, came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 15. He has worked as a landscaper for decades with clients in Westwood, West Hollywood and the Hollywood […]

Publication note: KTLA reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment and did not receive a response prior to publishing. This story will be updated if a response is provided. An employee of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office was “wrongfully detained” by federal immigration agents Friday, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said, […]

Former NBA champion Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Las Vegas early Saturday morning, according to a report from TMZ. TMZ reports Odom was booked on a DUI charge and cited for two traffic violations, including driving more than 41 miles per hour over the speed limit and improper […]

An adoption center in Los Angeles is throwing a new kind of festival, dubbed “Pollypalooza,” Saturday afternoon to celebrate — and help find a home for — its longest-stay resident: a 7-year-old cattle dog mix named Polly. The faux music festival is being hosted by Best Friends Animal Society at its Best Friends Pet Adoption […]

As President Donald Trump wraps up the first year of his second term—one marked by US aggression abroad and rising political violence at home—a wave of new polls released this week shows him and his policies at remarkably high, and in some cases record, levels of unpopularity. Across nearly every major measure, Trump is generating […]

Donald Trump promised on Saturday to issue a series of increasing tariffs on European NATO allies until he is permitted to buy Greenland, the latest escalation in his already feverish threats to take over the Arctic country, which is part of Denmark. Trump announced on Truth Social that starting next month, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, […]

Santa Barbara County officials voted this week to approve a 72-hour festival ban aimed at shutting down the annual unsanctioned “Deltopia” street party in Isla Vista, citing public-safety concerns, strained emergency resources and hundreds of past arrests and citations. The ordinance, approved unanimously by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, would prohibit unsanctioned gatherings […]