A man in his 50s was struck and killed near Manchester and Vermont avenues in Vermont Knolls; LAPD says the driver fled and detectives are searching.

Jimmy Fowlie says his sister Christina Lynn Downer is "no longer alive" and the LAPD has reclassified the case as a homicide. The family is asking anyone with information to come forward.

LASD released images of a blue 2000s sedan tied to a Jan. 31, 2025 South L.A. shooting that left two dead and five wounded; detectives are asking for tips.

A driver died Wednesday after a Honda Civic veered off SR‑74 near Main Divide Truck Trail and rolled down a steep embankment; CHP and county crews worked the scene.

A Woodland Hills home was broken into while residents were inside; police mounted an air search and are using license-plate readers to hunt suspects.

CDFW says wildlife officers intercepted a private jet from Hawaii carrying shark fins bound for California. The agency called finning "cruel and illegal."

A Culver City animal control officer was arrested after claiming to be an off‑duty cop and interrupting an LASD traffic stop in Windsor Hills.

Federal prosecutors say six men pleaded guilty after throwing rocks, fireworks and burning debris from the Main Street overpass that set a CHP patrol vehicle on fire. Sentencing hearings are set in the coming months.

A judge refused to dismiss defamation and retaliation claims in Officer Isabel Morales suit, keeping alive allegations she was publicly shamed and sidelined after overtime fraud accusations.

The California Supreme Court declined to hear Jacquise Wright’s appeal, leaving his 28‑to‑life sentence intact in the 2020 Long Beach taco truck killing.

A TikTok "speedrun" craze has forced Hollywood Scientology sites to tighten security and prompted an LAPD probe into a weekend disturbance.

DEA agents carried out coordinated operations across Orange County on Wednesday; Sky5 footage showed multiple agents outside a Tustin home. Authorities have not released details while the investigation continues.

LAFD crews were dispatched Wednesday to a structure fire at 1746 N Cherokee Ave in Hollywood; initial alerts included a map and did not list injuries.