A Pacoima apartment building fire was knocked down in roughly 22 minutes, LAFD says. One occupant is being evaluated and no firefighters were injured.

Video shows first responders pull a person from the pool at LA Fitness in West Covina after a reported drowning; police and public-health agencies have not released details.

Jeremy Ferguson, a Downtown Santa Monica official, and his wife were found with gunshot wounds in Venice. Authorities are treating it as a possible murder‑suicide.

A late-night fight at Sugar Suite in Granada Hills turned violent; a man was hospitalized and police say a male suspect remains at large.

Copper wire thieves stripped lines at the East L.A. sheriff station in mid‑February, silencing business phones and leaving residents facing delays.

A sweeping multi‑agency operation on April 23 targeted Mexican Mafia members across Southern California, with roughly 30 warrants and about 40 people indicted, officials say.

A Riverside judge handed Mazen Aliwi Alawi a 52-year, 8-month sentence after jurors convicted him of years of sexual and physical abuse against three children in his care.

Two masked men with rifles robbed a Sinclair station at Avalon and 111th, stole about $10,000 and assaulted an employee; police are reviewing surveillance.

A Costa Mesa woman pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she registered her dog to vote and mailed ballots in the pet’s name. She’s due to be sentenced Oct. 16.

Santa Ana police arrested a 25-year-old after investigators say he solicited adult men online to meet his juvenile niece. Detectives seized electronic devices and ICAC detectives are leading the probe.

Russell Brand told Megyn Kelly he slept with a 16‑year‑old at 30 and called it exploitative as he faces a consolidated London trial set for October.

Two contract employees at LAX were arrested by a DEA task force in a drug‑smuggling investigation. Authorities have not yet released names or detailed allegations.

LAFD says crews knocked down a structure fire at 3915 S Coco Ave in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw; the department listed FS94 among responders and showed the blaze as "fire out."