Authorities say an 8-year-old and the suspect in an East LA parental abduction have been located and the endangered missing advisory has been deactivated.

Cities across Southern California are cancelling shows and leaning on drones and $1,500 fines to curb illegal fireworks. Where to watch and how to avoid a ticket.

LAFD says crews quickly knocked down a structure fire at 2624 N Roscomare Rd in Bel‑Air. The department recorded no injuries and lists the cause as undetermined.

Since his 2024 hire, Chief Matt Hallock has pushed SMFD toward mobile medical care: Community Connect, nurse‑led Advanced Provider Units and an in‑house ambulance program.

LAFD issued a Wednesday-night alert for a structure fire near the 9300 block of Texhoma Avenue in Northridge. The initial post included a map and named FS103 among responders.

The San Gabriel Valley adopted its first regional Community Wildfire Protection Plan this spring, laying out fuel‑reduction, evacuation and home‑hardening priorities across dozens of jurisdictions.

Atwater Village’s BoxCar Studios — a nearly four‑acre campus with three soundstages — has been listed for sale or lease amid a softening stage market. Brokers point to recent renovations and zoning as selling points.

Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will play a limited run at Downtown L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre in September–October 2027. The original Japanese production features towering puppets and a live orchestra.

Whole Foods plans to relocate its Third & Fairfax store into The Daphne at 355 S Ogden Drive, anchoring the Bloom on Third redevelopment. The move follows Amazon’s grocery pivot earlier this year.

A Riverside pastor died and his wife was hospitalized after a Caracas hotel collapsed during twin earthquakes. Congregants are raising funds and helping arrange travel home.

Malibu/Lost Hills deputies recovered suspected historic military ordnance from a Westlake Village home and declared the scene safe.

A Redwood West‑Panattoni venture bought The Pike for about $50M and says it will invest $20M to refresh the waterfront mall ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

The 1929 Sparkletts bottling plant on the Eagle Rock–Highland Park border earned Historic‑Cultural Monument status from L.A. City Council, pausing redevelopment and opening a months‑long review window.