A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

An attic fire ripped through a vacant Studio City home Friday afternoon. LAFD listed the incident as Inc#1415 and said crews were operating in defensive mode.

LAFD crews knocked down a structure fire at 1530 S Long Beach Av Friday; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.

A man and a woman were found shot inside a Westwood home Friday. LAPD says detectives are treating the deaths as a possible murder‑suicide.

Long Beach is exiting the WRAP after‑school program it helped run, putting more than 80 city staff at risk as the district searches for a new operator.

A judge dismissed the City of Burbank from a harassment suit by two former DeBell servers, leaving Touchstone Golf to face the case at trial.

A man jumped from the Lincoln Boulevard overpass onto westbound I-10 Thursday night and was fatally struck; a SigAlert closed lanes for hours while police investigated.

A brush fire near Piru burned about 50 acres and prompted evacuation warnings east of Lake Piru. Aircraft and more than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze in steep terrain.

A 34‑year‑old man was shot by San Bernardino police after he allegedly pointed what turned out to be a replica revolver. The district attorney will review the officer‑involved shooting.

Fire crews knocked down a blaze at a vacant two‑story building on South Hope Street early Friday. LAFD says about 71 firefighters extinguished the fire quickly; the cause is under investigation.

A foundation gift buys time for CSULB's Shark Lab, but leaders warn the tag‑and‑alert program remains at risk without sustained funding.

A viral Instagram clip shows two people riding on the outside of an LA Metro D Line train through Mid‑Wilshire; Metro rules ban the stunt and officials warn it could be deadly.

LAFD crews responded to a Bel Air house fire Thursday morning at 15510 W Azzure Ct; the department said no injuries were reported. Multiple engine and battalion units worked the scene.