A home under construction in Pacific Palisades caught fire Friday; crews knocked it down and no injuries were reported.

A boy was fatally stabbed Friday on the 2600 block of North Potrero Avenue in El Monte; investigators are asking witnesses to call LASD Homicide.

Aaron Donald was filmed running drills at the Rams’ Woodland Hills practice site, renewing speculation he might un‑retire to join the club. The footage shows an hourlong, high‑intensity session.

A four‑property, roughly 52‑unit package on Hyde Park Boulevard traded this week for about $12 million; brokers say the portfolio drew an offer in under 48 hours.

Eagle and Vistria paid $132.5M for Garden Grove’s Crystal View Apartments, preserving long-term affordability for half of the 402-unit complex.

Three armed men broke into Jamari Spencer's Mar Vista home early Friday and fled with roughly $200,000 in clothing, watches and electronics.

Ghost Light says rising costs and a costly HVAC replacement drained reserves; it will honor shows through Aug. 1 while staff reassess operations and programming.

A 35-year-old man was shot to death early Friday at Vermont Ave and 102nd St in South Los Angeles; police say no arrests have been announced.

A woman plowed a sedan through a gate and into a dumpster at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse early Friday; she was hospitalized and police are investigating.

Eighty-five recruits completed Academy Class #100 at LBPD's new training campus and will enter field training across the city.

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot early Friday inside an apartment near Lanewood and Orange Drive in Hollywood. LAPD says a suspect fled on foot.

Santa Monica police used the city's SMART Center and a K9 to locate a vehicle wanted in a Whittier armed‑robbery probe; one person was arrested and later turned over to Whittier police.

Captain Christopher Yokoyama, an LAFD captain, died while vacationing in Wyoming, the department said Thursday. Officials have not released a cause of death.