Coachella’s 25th year expands the festival’s food offerings to more than 75 vendors, from churros and smashburgers to Nobu omakase and long‑table dinners.

Internal DHS emails show a senior lawyer suggested hitting Los Angeles protesters during June 2025 clashes, prompting civil‑liberties alarm and fresh scrutiny of federal tactics.

A pedestrian was killed early Friday in Koreatown; police are searching for a white Dodge Charger that fled the scene. Detectives are asking witnesses with video to come forward.

LAFD posted an alert that crews responded to a structure fire at 48 E Westminster Ct in Venice. Engines from FS63 were listed among responders; details remain limited.

A man believed to be in his 60s was found dead on a sidewalk at 5th and Broadway near Pershing Square; LAPD cordoned off the scene and is investigating.

A United Airlines jet nearly crossed paths with a U.S. Army Black Hawk near John Wayne Airport, renewing scrutiny of helicopter‑airliner separation in busy airspace.

Three people received 13‑year sentences after prosecutors tied them to a 2024 string of 28 7‑Eleven robberies that netted more than $200,000, authorities say.

A San Fernando Valley couple used ADU rents and renovation loans to make a pricey L.A. mortgage work. Their story shows the trade-offs of becoming a landlord to buy a home.

A pedestrian was struck on the 7500 block of S. Hoover in South L.A.; police say no patients were transported and are asking witnesses with footage to come forward.

A crash on Las Posas Road in Camarillo prompted closures Wednesday afternoon and a CHP advisory urging alternate routes while investigators work the scene.

The Beverly Hills City Council reversed a Planning Commission denial and granted Crescent Heights’ appeal, reopening the path for a 26‑story, 200‑unit project at 8844 Burton Way.

Santa Monica will host a No Kings rally at Palisades Park on Saturday with a democracy fair and city safety guidance in place.

Laguna Beach favorite Dizz’s As Is closed last Friday after 48 years. Owners held a March 15 estate sale and put the building up for lease.