Five current and former Long Beach employees settled a 2021 lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination that kept Black workers in lower‑paying roles; terms were undisclosed.

A man accused of threatening St. Michael’s Abbey was given 60 days (credited as time served) for illegal brass knuckles in state court — but federal interstate‑stalking charges remain. An evidentiary hearing is set for May 20, 2026.

A 2025 law gives L.A. rideshare drivers a formal path to unionize while a companion insurance bill trims app coverage limits. The result is a pragmatic compromise with risks for riders and drivers alike.

UFCW Southern California locals say a newly ratified four‑year Kaiser contract delivers big, early raises, AI protections and more training funds for frontline pharmacy and lab staff.

Two men were arrested after police traced a cache of stolen watches, jewelry, a firearm and other goods to a March home burglary in Manhattan Beach.

A neighborhood survey found most Westlake residents back closing Wilshire Boulevard to reunite MacArthur Park, but planners say design work and environmental review come first.

Nearly a dozen Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory students were briefly detained by LAPD hours before their graduation; two were taken to a station and later released.

Qin West's tiny Far East Plaza stall sparked a chain of seven locations by serving the kind of Shaanxi noodles that make people say they feel like they're back in China. The original Chinatown location is now closed, after the LA County Department of Public Health found vermin and unsanitized food contact surfaces in the kitchen.

An engineering report found Hermosa Beach’s pier in poor to serious condition; short-term repairs were approved but a full rebuild is estimated at about $44.5 million.

Federal and local agents say they seized more than 900,000 potentially lethal fentanyl doses and roughly 500,000 counterfeit pills in a Los Angeles sweep. Officials called the haul a "lifesaving intervention."

A Hacienda Heights man will be sentenced March 27 after a jury found he helped move millions in counterfeit luxury goods through the LA-Long Beach port complex.

A shark sighting near a Newport Beach surfer prompted lifeguards to restrict water access while officials monitored the ocean and posted warning signs.

A man was found stabbed near East Seventh and Orange in North Alamitos Beach Wednesday; police say the suspect fled and the victim was hospitalized. Investigators are asking for tips.