A ruptured pipe in Wilmington sent oil into the channel beside Island Yacht Marina, prompting a hazmat response and partial evacuations near the Port of Los Angeles.

An LAPD review found roughly 30% of pretextual stops turned up evidence of other crimes, but most searches produced nothing; commissioners want more detailed data.

Councilmembers authorized talks with Serrano for Main Street, approved three hydrogen buses and set aside funds for housing and community grants.

Mayor Karen Bass announced a policy shift to stop counting VA disability benefits as income, a move intended to free up vouchers and speed veterans into permanent housing. Local agencies say the change should help convert unused subsidies into homes.

Downtown L.A.’s Variety Arts Theater reopens this week for a six‑week, after‑dark takeover of film and video art organized by the Julia Stoschek Foundation.

Authorities will detail arrests tied to 'Operation Reclaim and Rebuild' at a 10 a.m. downtown briefing; prosecutors are promising tougher charges and survivor services.

Carniceria Gonzalez opened a second Palmdale location at 820 W. Rancho Vista Blvd, offering carne asada, marinated meats and ready-to-go sides daily.

A 46-year-old man said he heard gunshots before realizing he'd been hit near East 43rd Place and Avalon Boulevard; police are searching for the shooter.

FBI and partners removed more than a thousand pounds of meth in two January operations around Los Angeles. The agency posted details and asked the public for tips.

State inspectors and union leaders say pepper-spray deployments and youth-on-youth violence rose sharply at Sylmar’s Barry J. Nidorf after transfers from Los Padrinos. Regulators and supervisors are pushing for fixes.

One suspect was arrested after an armed break-in at a Beverly Grove mansion early Saturday; police are searching the neighborhood for a second person who fled.

Police ordered a dispersal at Commercial and Alameda after clashes outside the federal detention center; arrests and less‑lethal tactics followed.

Long Beach PD arrests Ivan Olarte-Torres for the vehicular manslaughter of Roberto Rodriguez after a 2023 crash.