A Long Beach motel standoff ended Saturday night after SWAT used tear gas and a K‑9; a man was hospitalized after an alleged stabbing. Video shows officers using nonlethal rounds to force the suspect out.

DOJ documents show Jeffrey Epstein paid $15,000 for Peggy Siegal's ticket to the MPTF's 2013 'Night Before' gala, raising fresh questions about donor vetting in Hollywood.

Flood Watch and Wind Advisory are in effect for Downtown Los Angeles on Monday, February 16, 2026. Expect heavy rain, gusty winds, and possible flash flooding in low‑lying areas.

Long Beach police say they located and rescued a missing 14-year-old who may have been trafficked; county child-welfare officials are coordinating her return while detectives follow leads.

A strong Pacific storm arrives Monday, February 16, 2026, with heavy rain and gusty south winds. Flash flooding and debris‑flow risk are possible in steep and burned areas.

Records and ledgers show roughly $310,000 flowed into a chamber task force as Anaheim debated retail cannabis, and federal filings say some of that money was diverted.

Jay and Kristen Ruskey, founders of Good Land Organics and Frinj Coffee, were found dead in Cambria. Autopsies are complete and toxicology results are pending as the community rallies around their three children.

Federal agents have demobilized a staging area at Terminal Island after months of monitoring by Harbor Area volunteers. Officials and organizers say the pullback may be temporary.

A welfare check at an Ocean Avenue apartment in Santa Monica uncovered two deceased adults; investigators say the deaths appear to be a murder‑suicide. Detectives are leading the probe.

An interactive map and new analysis show hundreds of idle or uncapped wells in Long Beach and Signal Hill near schools and parks, prompting calls to speed cleanups. Researchers want faster plugging, more methane monitoring and stronger financial guarantees.

A Redondo Beach developer has proposed a multistory self-storage building at the former Papa Cristo’s corner in Pico Union, promising retail and sidewalk upgrades while dividing neighbors. The Pico Union council voted to back the plan.

Apple Valley's patrol station briefly closed after a resident turned in objects deputies said resembled Civil War–era cannonballs. Bomb technicians removed the items and no injuries were reported.

A federal judge found that Los Angeles violated unhoused residents’ rights by seizing and destroying their property after a forensic review found altered cleanup records. Plaintiffs are now seeking damages and a court-ordered fix to how sweeps are handled.