A beloved Venice corner store returns as Bodega and Palms, opening Wednesday with local vendors, coffee and soft-serve. Owners promise a neighborhood-first market.

A Heat Advisory runs July 8–10 for Downtown LA; inland highs will reach upper 80s–low 90s. Call 2-1-1 for cooling centers and avoid midday outdoor exertion.

Voodoo Doughnut's Venice Beach shop at 66 Windward Ave appears to have closed about a year after opening. Local reports and company listings send mixed signals about whether the shutdown is temporary.

A brush fire near Ernest E. Debs Regional Park prompted a shelter-in-place Monday for Montecito Heights. Officials urged residents to close windows and keep pets indoors.

Morning fog gives way to sunny, hot afternoons; Heat Advisory runs July 810.

A motorist was killed early Monday after a black sedan struck the shoulder wall and overturned on the southbound 710 at Long Beach Boulevard. CHP and city crews responded.

Cool, foggy mornings give way to mostly sunny afternoons and a high near 84°F today. Air quality alert after fireworks; inland heat builds midweek.

Baldwin Park police say they removed more than 7,700 pounds of illegal fireworks and arrested two people in a targeted operation ahead of July 4. Officers also seized narcotics and a firearm.

Low clouds and patchy fog this morning, then warming to the mid‑80s later today.

An LAPD pursuit through South L.A. ended in Watts when officers boxed a suspected hit-and-run driver into a parking lot; the driver abandoned a car that rolled into a dumpster and was arrested.

After a deadly Carson takeover and other destructive gatherings, L.A. County announced higher fines and stepped‑up patrols paired with outreach and street deterrents.

Cool, foggy mornings will thin to partly sunny afternoons with highs near 79°F; a slow warm-up nudges inland areas into the 80s next week.

Los Angeles County began operating under California’s Behavioral Health Services Act on July 1, 2026, redirecting funding into housing, intensive care teams and new state oversight. Officials say services will continue during the phased rollout.