A strong swell will push 5–9 foot waves and powerful rip currents along Los Angeles County beaches through Wednesday night. Officials urge staying off jetties and out of the water.

A fugitive tied to the Ryan Wedding drug enterprise was taken into custody at Newark Liberty International Airport in a coordinated federal operation.

A Chino Hills political operative was sentenced to 48 months for acting as an illegal agent of China while advising a 2022 city council campaign.

A dropped phone at a Fashion District robber y helped detectives link an armed heist to suspects and a body found in a car trunk.

A Los Angeles man has been charged in the 1996 killing of Claudia Guevara after investigators linked him to the case with DNA evidence. Prosecutors allege rape and sodomy alongside the murder charge.

DOCS Health’s five‑story surgical tower in Mid‑Wilshire is now enclosed and moving into interior build‑out; the 55,000‑sq‑ft, $150M facility aims to open late 2026.

Culver City‑based ImmunityBio jumped after recent regulatory nods abroad and a productive FDA meeting, boosting sales figures and analyst interest. The company is now pushing to turn approvals into global distribution.

Anaheim is withholding the name of the officer who shot 19-year-old Alberto Arzola, citing threats; the family says the public deserves unedited bodycam footage. Legal precedent makes disclosure the norm unless a particularized danger is shown.

An ambulance struck a pedestrian in downtown Los Angeles Friday night; the person was seriously injured and investigators are probing the crash.

A man was taken to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a Blue Line train Saturday in Historic South‑Central Los Angeles. Officials say passengers were not injured and investigators are probing the cause.

A GPS-collared female wolf, BEY03F, was tracked into the mountains north of Santa Clarita — the first documented in L.A. County in more than a century.

San Bernardino County confirmed a measles case after an unvaccinated minor visited an Ontario Walmart on Jan. 29. Officials urge exposed residents to check vaccination records and watch for symptoms.

A suspected stolen Tesla led a high‑speed chase through North Hollywood on Friday; the driver bailed near Oxnard Street and was detained, and no injuries were reported.