A Montebello house fire left one person dead and investigators say the cause is under investigation. Officials and fire experts urge residents to check alarms and have an escape plan.

State lawmakers demanded answers after locals reported sticker shock and limited access to $28 tickets during LA28’s first ticket drop.

LAPD released new footage as detectives renew their search for the driver who struck a bicyclist at 20th and Hoover last May. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for tips.

Jamison secured $60 million to convert a 13‑story office at 3424 Wilshire in Koreatown into about 260 apartments. The financing is the latest sign of a Wilshire conversion wave.

Mayor Karen Bass flew to Sacramento to press for state funding for homelessness, housing and wildfire recovery as her re-election fight tightens.

A new Nature study finds rain in the West is clustering into heavier storms separated by longer dry spells — a pattern that dries landscapes and strains water supplies.

Stephen Cloobeck was arrested and briefly booked at the West Hollywood sheriff's station on Tuesday; jail logs show he was released the same afternoon.

Rocket Lab will acquire Motiv Space Systems, bringing the Pasadena team that built Perseverance’s robotic arm into Rocket Lab Robotics.

A 26-year-old British citizen was arrested after a late-night alley attack in downtown Laguna Beach left a 23-year-old with serious facial injuries. Police are seeking a second suspect and tips.

Mercedes‑Benz will close its Long Beach R&D campus this year, starting phased moves July 6 that will affect at least 72 jobs. The company is consolidating work in Atlanta.

A state-funded effort to deliver free solar and batteries to low‑income Californians has stalled, leaving installations unpaid and families waiting for promised backup power.

Irvine detectives say three people were arrested after a woman was assaulted and had about $5,000 taken near Alton and Culver. The investigation is ongoing.

Council members asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance to stop sales of nitrous oxide canisters at tobacco and cannabis retailers, citing health risks and youth appeal.