Former teacher Steven Pilar received a 4-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography, including videos of infant abuse. He used BitTorrent and must pay $115,000 in restitution.

The forecast for Los Angeles includes partly sunny skies with highs around 63°F, a chance of rain tonight, and returning sunshine with highs in the mid-60s midweek.

Oxnard man Rodney Rey Yanez faces trial for Ventura County's first fentanyl-related murder after allegedly selling the drug to Dylan Rusch, who later overdosed.

Mark Roy Anderson was sentenced to 25 years for defrauding investors of $18 million in cannabis schemes. He pled guilty to wire fraud and will have a restitution hearing on June 4.

LA County Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA test kits for 8 months, impacting about 4,000 samples in crime investigations; retesting and policy review underway.

LAPD seeks information on a fatal hit-and-run in Vermont Vista, Los Angeles; a man using a walker was struck by a white sedan.

An armed robbery suspect was fatally shot by police in Walnut Park, leading to an investigation by the LA County Sheriff's Department. The suspect had reportedly pointed a gun at officers.

Seoul Medical Group and affiliates agreed to pay $62 million to resolve Medicare claims inflation accusations, marking a significant action in healthcare fraud accountability.

Officials are concerned about the potential for abandoned pools in Southern California's Eaton Fire burn zone to become mosquito breeding grounds, increasing the risk of disease transmission.

Firefighters in East Los Angeles battled a second-alarm fire at an abandoned structure, including a former church, with no injuries reported. The cause is unknown.

A high-speed police chase ended at a downtown LA parking garage, with the driver's status unclear after eluding police and creating traffic disturbances.

Investigation is ongoing after a fatal car crash in Adelanto involved a Mazda and a Chevrolet, resulting in the death of Mawusi Z. Fiagbenu and the hospitalization of two others.

Two people died in Long Beach after a motorcycle collided with a vehicle. Police are investigating the crash, which occurred on March 23, and have ruled out impaired driving.