A three-story Hollywood Hills West home caught fire on March 7, prompting a major LAFD response and defensive operations to protect nearby houses.

An overturned concrete mixer on northbound I‑5 at Cesar Chavez left one person trapped and prompted an extended LAFD rescue in Boyle Heights.

A shrinking fleet of inmate buses is leaving jailed defendants unable to reach scheduled court dates, fueling delays and mounting frustration among lawyers and jail staff.

A man was found fatally shot near Vanowen Street and Baird Avenue in Reseda on Friday; LAPD has opened a homicide investigation.

A Newport Beach couple was arrested after prosecutors say they bilked lenders and a neighbor out of millions; they now face 68 felony counts and remain in custody.

The LASD is asking the public’s help finding Rodney Darcelle Malveaux, 55, who was last seen in Artesia and is considered at‑risk due to mental‑health issues.

Newly released LASD footage shows undercover detectives fatally shooting an 18-year-old during an attempted robbery at a West Hills Michaels. The department says the suspect fired at detectives; investigations are ongoing.

The FBI in Los Angeles has posted a wanted notice for Victor Ignacio Beltran‑Audelo, accused of trafficking fentanyl, meth and heroin hidden inside fire extinguishers.

Federal agents arrested Nikolai Buzolin after alleging his Houston company submitted more than $384 million in fraudulent insurance claims in under six months.

LAFD posted an alert Friday about a structure fire at 2311 W Southwest Drive in Hyde Park; units from FS66 were listed among responders.

The alleged leader of a massive Guatemala‑U.S. smuggling ring is expected to plead guilty in Los Angeles after signing a plea agreement that admits hostage‑taking and smuggling charges. Prosecutors tie the network to stash houses in Westlake and a fatal 2023 crash.

An appellate panel has again ordered a judge to vacate mental‑health diversion for Job Uriah Taylor, reviving a possible trial in a racially charged Santa Monica attack.

Detectives say an 18-year-old and a juvenile were booked after a ring targeted silver shipments across L.A. County.