A Newport Beach man with a decades‑long sex‑offense history pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25‑to‑life after prosecutors dismissed related counts.

Atara and partner Pierre Fabre won narrow FDA guidance that could allow a resubmission for tabelecleucel; the stock spiked and the companies plan more data and follow‑up.

A former Wilson High surfer says teammates beat and terrorized him and that school officials didn’t stop it; he and his mother have sued the district and several defendants. The complaint details injuries, a Snapchat video and alleged threats.

Low clouds give way to mid-70s today in Downtown LA. Wind Advisories run through Monday afternoon with gusts in canyon corridors.

A Los Angeles family says an urn bought on Amazon arrived already holding possible human ashes; Amazon apologized and says it is investigating.

Nearly 70 firefighters responded to a second-alarm blaze in the 7400 block of N. Valjean Avenue in Van Nuys. Crews knocked the fire down with no reported injuries; cause is under investigation.

Disneyland updated its pin-trading guidelines, banning bench displays and shifting the Frontierland trading hub into a kids-only area as summer programming begins.

Sen. Suzette Valladares' three‑bill public safety package advanced in committee, proposing a MAST task force, Kayleigh’s Law protections and tougher illegal‑dumping penalties.

Low clouds and patchy fog this morning in Downtown LA; gusty winds and hazardous seas continue through the day. A warm, drier push is expected early next week.

Detectives are searching for Brandon Tyrell Simmons after a 64-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Palmdale; authorities say he is armed and dangerous.

Morning fog clears to sun with highs near 71°F; expect gusty winds and dangerous surf this weekend.

A proposed $720,000 rebranding contract tied to a mayor ally sparked charges of cronyism and split Huntington Beach’s conservative City Council.

Federal prosecutors say a Manhattan Beach therapist hid cameras in a clinic bathroom and recorded children; investigators recovered videos of multiple young victims.