NBCUniversal is winding down first‑run syndication, ending Access Hollywood and other daytime shows and shifting to library distribution.

Los Angeles County deputies arrested an alleged repeat shoplifter accused of hitting the West Hollywood Ulta Beauty, part of a wider crackdown on organized retail theft.

Florentino Contreras Bacilio was sentenced to 15 years-to-life for a June 2021 downtown Huntington Beach kidnapping; his co-defendant is serving 30-to-life.

Mexico City’s El Moro opened in Echo Park in January and already has long lines for cinnamon‑dusted churros, Consuelo ice‑cream sandwiches and Mexican hot chocolate.

A juvenile on court-ordered furlough removed his GPS monitor and disappeared from Santiago Canyon College on March 10, the Orange County Probation Department says. Authorities are asking the public for tips.

Rep. Laura Friedman announced a $1,031,000 federal award to modernize the Verdugo Fire Communications Center, funding new consoles and NextGen 911 features for a 13‑city dispatch hub.

City Council voted unanimously to expand an LAHD investigation after a report flagged bulk purchases, quick flipping and concentrated ownership patterns across L.A. neighborhoods.

West Harbor’s phased opening brings a 6,200‑seat amphitheater, roughly 1,200 feet of public dock and new promenades to the San Pedro waterfront. The Port is reinvesting trade gains into public access.

A former LASD evidence custodian pleaded no contest after prosecutors say he microwaved his DUI blood sample. He received a short jail term, probation and court-ordered treatment.

OCVIBE will add a 5,000-person concert hall next to Honda Center as part of a 100‑acre entertainment district, with first-phase openings due in early 2027.

Emergency crews converged on Benjamin Franklin Senior High in Highland Park after a reported stabbing; the patient refused transport and LAPD assisted school police. More details remain limited.

A Redwood West–Panattoni venture bought Victoria Gardens for $530M and says it will invest more than $50M to refresh the Rancho Cucamonga mall.

Rudy Ortega Jr., tribal president of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band, was appointed to the LADWP Board and confirmed by City Council. He says he will press for land stewardship and water equity.