A stolen hard drive containing an unreleased Nicolas Cage film has triggered a $105 million lawsuit against Netflix in Los Angeles federal court.

David Roper, 76, was fatally struck by a bus near LAX last week. His identity is now public as police continue investigating the predawn crash.

Westwood’s historic Bruin Theater is expected to reopen in mid-October with restored 35mm and 70mm projection under new management.

A Kaiser Permanente employee was fatally struck near Riverside Medical Center after a driver fled a police stop. The suspect remains at large.

A catalytic-converter theft turned violent in Bixby Knolls when a man confronting the thieves was shot early Tuesday.

A late-night welfare check in Hollywood Hills ended with three men dead inside an apartment. Detectives are still working to determine what happened.

A pursuit that started in Arcadia crossed Pasadena and the 134 Freeway before the driver ditched a truck near Eagle Rock and ran.

A 600‑unit Alexan West End is rising at 600 West Broadway, adding mid‑rise apartments, amenities and retail to downtown Long Beach with deliveries expected late 2026.

Betye Saar, the Los Angeles assemblage artist who reclaimed racist ephemera into powerful art, has died at 99 as centennial shows and archival projects were already underway.

Nine‑story tower and a six‑story clinic are rising at Harbor‑UCLA as the $1.8B rebuild presses toward 2028. The project will add hundreds of beds and consolidate outpatient care on the West Carson campus.

LAPD detectives searched three South Bay massage businesses and say the sweeps turned up signs of prostitution and raised concerns some workers may be trafficking victims. Investigators cited workers and issued business violations while probing possible coercion.

Two juveniles were hurt in a hit-and-run in north Long Beach; one is critically injured but expected to survive. Police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.

A woman was found dead in an apartment on Pico Boulevard near Santa Monica College; police arrested a suspect and say the investigation is active.