A federal appeals panel on Tuesday affirmed the conviction of Conception captain Jerry Boylan in the 2019 dive‑boat fire that killed 34, while regulators and families reflect on safety reforms.

An elderly man was struck and later died at Fair Oaks and Hope Tuesday morning. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and the Traffic Division is investigating.

Four people were arrested after shots were fired at a baby shower in Anaheim; three teens and an adult were hurt.

James Foster Elementary was placed on lockdown Wednesday after reports of an armed man and possible shots fired nearby; deputies searched the Pamplico Drive area while students remained inside.

Police raided multiple elder‑care and hospice sites in Carson on March 4, 2026; authorities say two suspects were operating unlicensed homes as the state ramps up a hospice‑fraud crackdown.

A small wildfire — the Beekley Fire — was reported Wednesday near Phelan. Officials say it was first spotted about 7:37 a.m. and is burning on private land.

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday in the parking lot of a South Laguna 7‑Eleven; Laguna Beach police say service vehicles were involved. Witnesses are asked to contact investigators.

A 26-year-old mother died shielding her 5-year-old son from three dogs at a Big River home; the child was treated and the adult dogs were euthanized as investigators probe the attack.

A surveillance clip shows thieves breaking into a warehouse near South Los Angeles, part of a wave of bold cargo and storefront thefts across the region.

A single-vehicle crash early Wednesday closed most northbound lanes of the 101 in Sherman Oaks and killed one person, with CHP investigators working at the scene.

Twenty-six Orange County couples allege their fertility doctor moved embryos without consent and refuses to return them; the suit seeks a court order to secure the embryos.

A parolee was arrested after allegedly trying to shove a pregnant 19-year-old from her car on the northbound 110 near Century Boulevard. CHP and U.S. Marshals say he removed an ankle monitor and was taken into custody.

A hearing at the Pasadena Courthouse moved to set a preliminary date as prosecutors press murder and related charges in the 2023 Washington Park slaying of Mickey Cooper.