Deputies arrested nine people and recovered about $7 million in stolen cargo and roughly $1 million in cash after warrants across multiple Southern California counties. The haul included TVs, appliances and branded merchandise tied to dozens of companies.

A George Mason researcher told CBS LA that teens are using easy AI tools to create sexual images of classmates. Experts say parents and schools must preserve evidence and report.

A Los Angeles man was sentenced to life without parole after prosecutors said he killed his girlfriend in 2021; the case renewed scrutiny of parole rules that allowed his 2020 release.

LAFD knocked down an outside fire Friday at 4816 S Long Beach Ave in Central‑Alameda; no injuries were reported. Traffic and nearby rail were briefly affected.

A Delta A350 from Los Angeles hit severe turbulence on approach to Sydney, injuring several cabin crew and prompting ambulances to meet the plane.

Los Angeles County animal-control officers executed a search warrant at a Lake Hughes property and began removing roughly 700 dogs and cats, officials say.

A Los Angeles jury convicted an East LA mother of second-degree murder in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. Sentencing is scheduled for May.

A Dodge Challenger chase across the 101 ended in a Reseda crash early Friday; one suspect was arrested and two people treated for minor injuries.

A man allegedly pointed a pellet rifle at city water and power workers on La Rambla Drive and barricaded himself in a nearby construction site. SWAT officers eventually raided the home and arrested him.

A 23-year-old says a less‑lethal LAPD projectile struck his eye during Jan. 31 anti‑ICE protests in downtown LA. A $100M claim is planned against the city.

A Lancaster man was convicted in Amarillo federal court after troopers found nearly 100 pounds of vacuum‑sealed meth in a rental car pulled over on I‑40. Sentencing is set for July 21, 2026.

A 12-year-old was arrested after a loaded firearm was found in his backpack at Moore Middle School; the campus was locked down and the parents were arrested for alleged improper storage.

Marcos Tulio Flores pleaded no contest to first-degree murder in the 2017 Van Nuys shooting that killed his sister-in-law and was sentenced to 25 years to life.