LAPD's SWAT sealed off Wabash Avenue Saturday after a 26‑year‑old barricaded inside an apartment; police described him as a restraining‑order suspect in the initial update.

One person is critically injured and four hospitalized after a Saturday crash in San Pedro; LAPD South Traffic detectives are investigating.

An unidentified person was found dead late Friday in East L.A.; sheriff’s homicide detectives have opened an investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Malibu asked a judge to be removed from a consolidated wrongful‑death suit over a July 4, 2024 PCH crash, arguing plaintiffs served the city late and missed statutory steps.

Small blazes were reported along East Foothill Boulevard in Pasadena on Friday; officials say the fires were extinguished quickly and are under investigation.

CHP says a 54‑year‑old man was arrested after allegedly firing a BB gun at three cars on the 405; vehicles were damaged but no one was hurt. Investigators recovered a BB gun and booked him on assault charges.

Neighbors and businesses say open drug use, overdoses and a spike in killings have swarmed the blocks around the Skid Row Care Campus, prompting calls for tougher oversight. County officials say security and outreach have been stepped up.

A wrong‑way driver appears to have caused a head‑on crash on Newhall Ranch Road Friday afternoon that killed one person. Investigators say details remain limited as detectives process the scene.

A 29-year-old was arrested after alleged late-night assaults across UCLA dorms and Bruin Walk; police say restraint items were found and patrols have been increased.

An ex-security guard admitted she killed a Santa Ana man on New Year’s Eve and was sentenced to 11 years after a plea deal that dismissed a murder count.

A downtown Los Angeles jury is weighing the fates of five people accused in a series of scenic‑overlook robberies and shootings that left three people dead in July 2023.

An Orange County judge dismissed the indictment against Dr. Yue "Emily" Yu after finding prosecutors withheld evidence; prosecutors may still decide whether to refile. The ruling pauses the criminal case while family-court fights continue.

A man was sentenced to 50 years after admitting to producing child sexual‑abuse material involving two 8‑year‑old relatives with special needs, federal records show.