A UCLA report finds Hollywood slipped on racial and gender diversity in 2025 even as diverse casts consistently performed best at the box office. Researchers warn studios risk ceding audiences — and revenue.

A reputed Pomona shot‑caller faces sentencing March 12, 2026 after a jury found he ordered a 2020 inmate killing at the Metropolitan Detention Center in DTLA.

Riverside deputies are equipping K‑9 cruisers with the Grappler, a bumper‑mounted net officers say has already stopped fleeing cars during a 2025 pilot.

Two men were attacked at a Sun Valley body shop Thursday night; LAPD says one was hospitalized and suspects fled in two cars. Investigators are asking for tips.

City Council launched a fast review of Measure ULA as studies and political fights over the "mansion tax" intensify.

A pedestrian was killed Wednesday after being struck by a train in Glassell Park. Emergency crews and LAPD responded to the scene near Media Center Drive.

More than $300,000 has been raised to replace desks, chairs and supplies at LAUSD campuses hit by the January 2025 wildfires. The funds will support hundreds of classroom projects.

Patchy morning fog clears fast: highs jump into the 90s Thursday–Friday with a Heat Advisory in effect. Cooling centers and 2‑1‑1 can help if you lack AC.

Goldenvoice will stage Head Trip, a two-night, single-stage EDM festival at Empire Polo Club on Oct. 10–11, 2026, featuring Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia and Floating Points' Sunflower Sound System.

Eric Anthony Rodriguez, who pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered destructive device for hurling a Molotov at a hotel near LAX, is due in federal court Wednesday. Prosecutors are asking for a nine‑year sentence.

Two classrooms at Chatsworth Park Elementary were closed after parents reported mold-like odors and children with rashes and headaches. Testing is underway while students learn in improvised spaces.

Annie Segal has listed her renovated Toluca Lake estate for $9.995 million. The restored 1950s property includes a pool house, sauna and nearly three‑quarters of an acre.

Kroenke‑linked SoFi operators joined UCLA in asking a judge to pause Pasadena’s Rose Bowl lawsuit while an arbitration appeal moves through the courts. The hearing is set for April 28.