Loved ones are still searching for a Southern California girl who has been missing for over six weeks. Liza Mendoza, 17, was reported missing on Oct. 18, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). She was last seen in the Pacoima neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley. She stands 5 feet […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map in Texas after it was blocked by a lower court, with the Roberts court once again putting its thumb on the scale to weaken protections for minority voters and entrench GOP political power. The conservative justices approved the Texas map, they wrote in an […]

The search is on for the source of “a large quantity of illegal pyrotechnic devices” that killed a teenager in the Vermont Knolls area of South Los Angeles Wednesday evening. In a press release issued by the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday afternoon, police confirmed that the 17-year-old was declared dead at a local hospital […]

Police revealed new details in a grisly murder case after officers fatally shot a suspect who was actively stabbing his father to death in a Los Angeles residence on Wednesday. It happened around 8:10 a.m. in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, according to the LAPD. West Valley Patrol Division officers responded […]

A fire has forced the evacuation of a high school in Granada Hills. John F. Kennedy High School, 11246 Gothic Ave., was evacuated Thursday morning. Footage from the scene shows a column of black smoke rising into the sky, and Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze appeared to be on the rooftop of […]

“Independence means being able to investigate and act without fear of reprisal,” Sen. Andy Kim said Monday during a five-hour hearing. “What we have come to see here in New Jersey must be fixed, and the people demand it.” Kim—a Democrat serving in the US Senate—was speaking at the New Jersey state capitol against a […]

After nearly a week of asking for help, an Altadena homeowner who discovered a 500-pound black bear living beneath his house will receive a visit from California wildlife officials on Thursday. Ken Johnson, who first spotted the bear climbing out of his crawlspace last week, says he has been repeatedly contacting the California Department of […]

A teenage boy was killed Wednesday night in a fireworks explosion in the backyard of a Los Angeles home, according to multiple reports. Witnesses reported hearing the blast around 9 p.m. and saw smoke rising from the backyard of a home on the 400 block of 84th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. The unidentified […]

New polling from Emerson College released Thursday shows new frontrunners for both parties in the 2026 California Governor’s race. The polling data, which was commissioned by Nexstar and Inside California Politics, shows Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco carrying a 1-point lead over former Fox News host Steve Hilton on the Republican side. Bianco’s support has […]

A Santa Ana wind event will continue to bring gusty conditions to parts of Southern California on Thursday. Video captured strong winds sweeping through areas of the Inland Empire, including Ontario and Fontana, overnight. “When we get this particular Santa Ana setup — because they’re not all the same — we tend to get similar […]