The LAPD reports a historic drop in homicides for the year 2025, with a corresponding decrease in shooting victims and an unprecedented number of guns seized.

A snowplow hit a van with the Santa Clarita girls hockey team in Colorado, killing one and injuring several, with the team expressing resilience afterward.

A Long Beach family says police withheld critical records after their son’s fatal October crash. They’ve sued as investigators tie the same driver to a January wreck that killed two.

The FBI says roughly 50 alleged Latin Kings were arrested in a three-month, multi-state sweep that seized guns, drugs and nearly $200,000 in illicit cash. Federal officials called the action Operation Broken Crown.

The state high court ruled that pot crumbs in cars don’t automatically allow searches; a rolled joint can still count as an open container under a new three-part test.

A grass fire near the 405 Freeway caused traffic delays near LAX; no structures threatened, no injuries or evacuations reported. Fire contained by LAFD with LA County Fire Department in charge.

A West Hollywood man says he was beaten after leaving The Abbey; a passing driver captured part of the assault. Security ambassadors and LASD responded and are investigating.

Alhambra Police arrested Eriberto Paiz for a stabbing near a school that caused a lockdown, assisted by Glendale Police. The victim is stable; Paiz faces assault charges.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested related to protests he covered in Minnesota. His attorney criticized the arrest, arguing that federal agents involved in protestor deaths should be investigated instead.

Carlos Reid was arrested in Ventura County for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, including causing and using a minor for commercial sex acts, sodomy, and possession of child pornography.

Firefighters extinguished a room fire at a home in Lake Balboa, with one male transported in unknown condition. The blaze, under control in under 20 minutes, didn't spread beyond one room. Cause under investigation.

Teesha Lucas, 47, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Xavier Cox in Moreno Valley.

A body was discovered at a bus stop near La Brea and Santa Monica Boulevard Wednesday morning, prompting a death investigation in West Hollywood. Deputies say details remain limited.