The LA City Council advanced a 12-3 vote to merge aging, youth and economic development into a Community Investment Department. Supporters cite efficiency; critics warn of lost focus.

LAPD says officers found a 4-year-old boy dead inside a hot car in Valley Village. The county medical examiner and detectives are investigating.

Sunny and warm midweek — highs near 81°F today in central L.A. Cooler, cloudy mornings return Thursday.

The state Senate advanced SB 1279 on May 19, 2026, clearing the way for Long Beach to add automated speed cameras on a dangerous stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway.

A Steven Ehrlich–designed Brentwood estate commissioned by Oscar-winner Tom Schulman is listed for $16.495M. Nearly 9,000 sq ft and 1.3 acres make it a rare Westside offering.

A divided LA County board refused another 30‑day extension of wildfire‑era price‑gouging limits on rental housing, setting up a May 28 lapse and a data briefing.

A 44-year-old man arrested multiple times at Chris Brown’s Tarzana home was charged with two trespassing counts and meth possession, officials say.

Warm, sunny afternoons with highs near 80°F, but wildfire smoke and gusty, dry winds bring an Air Quality Alert and elevated fire‑weather risk in downtown LA.

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.