L.A. deputies are taking hands‑on autism trainings that emphasize slowing interactions, sensory kits and longer pauses — a simple tactic trainers say can prevent deadly escalations.

A KPC‑led group filed a $470M purchase plan to take over Oceanwide Plaza, promising to remove graffiti and restart construction if the bankruptcy court approves the deal.

A Los Angeles County firefighter was hurt battling a three‑alarm fire at a vacant Lakewood restaurant and is expected to recover; crews worked into the early morning.

A man was arrested in Hollywood after police say he burglarized a nail salon and an ice cream shop; officers recovered stolen cash and a loaded handgun.

David Allen Funston, convicted in a 1999 child‑molestation case, was granted elderly parole. Survivors and the former prosecutor are demanding a sexually violent predator screening.

A woman adopted from Iran in the 1970s has been ordered into immigration court after DHS says she was never naturalized; advocates say the case exposes a law-based gap affecting thousands of adoptees.

Homophobic graffiti defaced The Church in Ocean Park; congregants covered the damage and are expanding a rainbow mural while raising funds and hosting healing events.

LAFD crews rushed to a structure fire at 387 S Anderson St in Boyle Heights; early alerts linked a map and named FS4 among responding units.

Surveillance images and a $50,000 reward follow a Dec. 6 Pico-Union hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead.

A gas line strike near the La Tijera post office in Hyde Park prompted a HazMat response and left about 20 people reported ill, officials say. Crews remain on scene.

A two-alarm blaze ripped through a Montebello strip mall Thursday night, billowing smoke over Whittier Boulevard and prompting mutual-aid crews.

A Woodland Hills film accountant is expected to plead guilty after prosecutors say he siphoned nearly $2M from indie productions and spent it on luxury goods, Vegas trips and payments to women.

Patchy frost Friday morning in Downtown LA with lows in the low 40s. Mostly sunny, highs near 61°F today and a warm-up into the 70s this weekend.