Volunteer counters at Point Vicente recorded record‑low gray whale and calf numbers last season. NOAA and scientists warn Arctic prey loss and local landslides could prolong the decline.

Students have erected a pro‑Palestine encampment at Occidental’s Academic Quad and submitted a divestment proposal; the college has opened a 45‑day comment period.

A Sun Valley scrap‑yard blaze at 8250 N Tujunga Ave was knocked down Sunday; LAFD reports no injuries and crews are monitoring air and cleanup.

ICE says it arrested 53‑year‑old Nigerian Olatunde Abiodun Olusanjo in Los Angeles on April 21; the agency says he’s in custody pending deportation after alleged prior sex‑crime arrests.

LAFD reported a structure fire at 17706 W Martha St in Encino late Friday; the department's alert listed the scene as "fire out" with few details available.

CicLAvia will close three miles of Santa Monica and Westwood boulevards this Sunday for a 9 a.m.–4 p.m. car-free day with hubs, programming and transit detours.

An Orange County deputy shot a man in Lake Forest after a disturbance at a Rancho Mission Viejo home. The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition and investigators are probing the incident.

A former Live Nation executive alleges he was fired after flagging inflated venue revenues and improper accounting; he filed a $35 million wrongful‑termination suit in Los Angeles.

A shark sighting near the Huntington Beach Pier forced the Vans Jack’s Surfboards Pro to pause on Friday. Lifeguards closed the water from Beach Boulevard to 17th Street while crews monitor the area.

A Castaic man surrendered and was arrested after an April 10 hit-and-run in Valencia that killed a 39-year-old man.

Patchy fog Saturday morning in Downtown LA. Light rain likely this afternoon and evening, with small-craft advisories nearshore.

A Hope the Mission tiny‑home village in North Hollywood houses about 78 people in 39 units; operators call it a bridge to permanent housing even as city data show mixed outcomes.

Two people were killed and a third critically injured in an early-morning shooting in Baldwin Park near Millbury and Bresse avenues. Authorities say the call came in at about 5:07 a.m. and investigators are seeking tips.