Friends say they followed a video lead to Skid Row months before Daveigh Chase died from meningitis and a bloodstream infection in Los Angeles.

A Redlands mother says two of her children were repeatedly targeted with racial taunts at Mariposa Elementary and have been diagnosed with PTSD, a lawsuit alleges.

Neighbors practiced triage, search-and-rescue and fire suppression at an Encino Park CERT drill. The LAFD-backed program trains volunteers to help in the first hours after disasters.

Four Fantasy 5 tickets sold across California paid a combined $477,646 this week, with two tickets worth $171,014 each. Winners have 180 days to claim.

A late‑night U.S. military drill at the shuttered Golden Sails Hotel jolted East Long Beach on June 4 and prompted a June 11 protest letter from city leaders demanding better notice and safeguards.

The Dodgers Foundation turns Dodger Stadium into a free clinic and resource hub for thousands of young athletes, with screenings, instruction and giveaways.

LAUSD voted Friday to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from two campuses after community ballots. The San Fernando high school will be Arroyo High and the elementary will be Oakland Street Elementary.

A May 29 complaint says the city housing authority routinely denied interpretation and translated notices, leaving limited‑English tenants at risk of losing housing.

Fuller Seminary will take on the Robert E. Webber Institute’s programs as the Jacksonville school winds down independent operations after 27 years.

State officials warn students may not see new Workforce Pell grants when the federal program starts July 1 as California builds the systems and data agreements needed to deliver payments.

Students at UCLA and other UC campuses report invasive proctoring — mirrors, monitored desks and oral exams — while false AI‑cheating accusations rise. Experts urge assessment reform.

Fifty staffers and community members say Long Beach’s LGBTQ Center is failing under its leader; clinicians warn they may pull licenses unless an independent probe finds a fix.

Harvard‑Westlake tennis champion Chase Klugo is lobbying Sacramento to include pediatric hearing‑aid coverage in the 2026–27 budget as advocates warn thousands lack coverage.