Sony is reportedly negotiating to lease and reopen the Cinerama Dome and adjoining ArcLight multiplex at 6360 W. Sunset Blvd. A city permit push and Sony's Alamo purchase add momentum.

A Simi Valley neighborhood was sealed off Tuesday after a body was found near the 2500 block of Dusan Street; aerial footage showed a damaged pickup and a SWAT vehicle at the scene.

Durango Cocina & Rooftop is expanding from Rancho Cucamonga to Topanga Village in Woodland Hills, taking over the former XOC Tequila Grill with an early‑2027 target. Owner Freddy Braidi is attached to the project as permitting moves forward.

LAFD says a one‑story house at 7018 S Bonsallo Ave caught fire Monday night in the Vermont–Slauson area; crews worked an offensive attack to protect nearby homes.

Elysian Housing and Capstone Equities filed plans for The Green at Warner Center, a 316‑unit, fully affordable apartment project on a 2.7‑acre Woodland Hills site.

A former LASD deputy was ordered to one year in federal prison after admitting he lied to obtain GPS tracking that prosecutors say was used to intimidate a victim.

Crustacean will leave its Bedford Drive dining room at the end of July after nearly 30 years. The AN family says it will host pop‑ups and explore catering while hunting for a new site.

LAFD crews responded to a house fire in Sherman Oaks on July 19; first-arriving companies reported heavy attic smoke and launched an interior attack. No injuries were listed in the initial alert.

A barricaded suspect set a Woodland Hills townhome on fire Sunday, sparking a SWAT standoff and an active police investigation.

A man was shot and killed Sunday at Lucille's Smokehouse in Cerritos. LASD homicide detectives are investigating and asking witnesses to call (323) 890‑5500.

A woman in her 20s was shot and killed while sleeping in a Vermont Vista home; LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide is investigating.

Centro CSO led a July 17 vigil in Boyle Heights to mourn two immigrants killed during separate ICE encounters and to demand transparency and independent probes. Organizers linked the deaths to a broader pattern of enforcement-related harm.

Surveillance video shows four people breaking into a Studio City home; police say about $100,000 in property was reported stolen and detectives are investigating.