Attorney General Rob Bonta called 2024 "historic" after state data showed the fewest firearm-related deaths since 1968, while warning the gains are fragile. DOJ reports show falling homicides but tracing gaps remain.

A small plane tore through a power pole and flipped in a Pacoima auto-parts lot on April 20, 2026; the pilot was hospitalized and crews secured downed lines. No other injuries were reported.

LAFD posted a 'physical rescue' alert for the 10800 block of North San Fernando Road in Pacoima; Station 98 was listed as responding.

LAFD says a grass fire burned through light vegetation near 16400 W Burbank Blvd on Tuesday afternoon. Crews, park rangers and LAPD arson units were reported on scene.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner found that Vince Zampella died of burns and smoke inhalation after his Ferrari crashed and burst into flames on Dec. 21, 2025.

Oxnard police shot a man accused of swinging a machete near Saviers and Pleasant Valley on Monday; the suspect is hospitalized and investigators are reviewing bodycam footage.

LAFD knocked down a fire at 1250 S Midvale Ave in Westwood Monday; dispatch logs show a roof fire and a 4:19 PM knockdown.

Lorraine Bird, a former Redondo Beach Realtor, was found dead in a graffiti‑streaked boulder pile in the Mojave after a family dispute over her desert home. An autopsy was inconclusive and investigators say the case remains open.

LAFD alerted crews to a structure fire at 321 S. San Vicente in Beverly Grove Monday evening. Officials reported flames in an under‑construction high‑rise and dispatched extra task forces.

A 13-year-old Pomona boy was struck and killed on San Antonio Avenue while riding an electric scooter after school. Police are investigating and the family has launched a fundraiser.

A 25-year-old Lake Elsinore man died after a wrong-way pickup struck a big rig on westbound SR‑91 near Serfas Club Drive in Corona, officials say.

A Diamond Bar man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and reckless-driving counts over the Nov. 16, 2022 Whittier crash that killed an LASD recruit and injured dozens. Sentencing is set for May 8.

A judge ruled on April 20 that a civil suit over a 2020 beating by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies may proceed as the family and watchdogs push for unredacted records.