Trump on April 6 gave Steve Hilton a high‑profile endorsement on Truth Social, injecting national energy into a chaotic California primary. The nod could change who advances from the June 2 top‑two vote.

A possible improvised explosive device was found in Sun Valley on April 6, prompting a police response and specialists to examine the object. No injuries were reported.

A person was hospitalized after a rattlesnake bite near CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo; officials say injuries were minor and the victim is stable.

A 3-year-old filly, Cosmic Heat, was euthanized after a fall during Santa Anita’s Derby Day, marking the track’s eighth fatality this year and renewing safety questions.

Tishman Speyer has opened pre‑leasing at 501 Broadway, offering 89 apartments — including 18 deed‑restricted units — and a rooftop deck in downtown Santa Monica.

Surveillance video shows dangling wires after copper thieves hit Wells Drive in Tarzana, part of a wider spike that’s left many Los Angeles neighborhoods in the dark.

Two Californians uncovered multimillion-dollar Scratchers wins — one in Van Nuys, one in San Jose — after scanning tickets bought at neighborhood shops.

An official alert sent crews to a structure fire at 315 N. Vermont Ave in East Hollywood; the department shared a scene map and incident details. No official injury report yet.

A 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday near Century and Avalon in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles and is in stable condition; the suspect fled.

A 54-year-old man died after his Prius collided with a Southern California Edison truck pulling a wooden pole near Menifee Road and McLaughlin Road.

Thousands of mailed ballots arrived too late to be counted in the Nov. 4 special election, with inland counties hardest hit and officials blaming Postal Service routing changes.

A judge handed 22 years-to-life to a mother and stepfather convicted in the 2021 torture and death of their 16-year-old daughter, according to the LA County DA.

LAPD Central says officers found no victims at the scene near Los Angeles St and 6th St, but hospitals reported two gunshot victims in stable condition.