A 40-year-old man was arrested after small fires were set at Banning City Hall and the police station; officials say both blazes were contained and no one was hurt.

An early‑morning shooting left a woman dead and nearby homes struck in Anaheim; police arrested a man believed to be her boyfriend. Neighbors woke to bullets and chaos.

A man was shot near Union Station late Wednesday and taken to the hospital. LAPD says the victim told officers he thought he was being followed before the attack.

A man was hospitalized after a deputy-involved shooting Wednesday on the 5500 block of N. Orangecrest Avenue in unincorporated Azusa; LASD homicide detectives and the county DA are reviewing the case.

Donald and Karen Whitaker were found dead at their Bermuda Dunes home; friends say Karen had been sending money to someone posing as Tom Selleck while investigators probe the deaths.

Prosecutors allege a Los Angeles jeweler took nearly $1.5M in deposits for Rolex watches and never delivered, leaving buyers and a distributor at a loss.

Federal prosecutors say a Norwalk man posed as a teen on Snapchat to coerce minors into sending sexual images. He’s now charged in a 22‑count federal indictment and faces a July trial.

A 54-year-old worker died when a trench wall collapsed at the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Two others were hospitalized and investigators including Cal/OSHA are on scene.

A San Pedro man was sentenced to 33 years after pleading no contest in connection with a violent 2020 attack inside LAPD’s Harbor Station. The case stretched through competency hearings and drew sharp local scrutiny.

A six-vehicle collision at San Miguel Drive and MacArthur Boulevard on Tuesday left one man dead and prompted a lengthy police investigation.

A Walnut Park teacher has reached a settlement after suing her charter employer, alleging she was fired for reporting an incident she recorded. Court papers filed in mid‑May notify a judge the parties reached an accord.

Ant Jefe, a No Jumper cohost and rapper, was arrested in Los Angeles and booked on a felony murder charge; records show he is being held on $1M bail.

A federal jury found Glendale physician Violetta Mailyan guilty of running a $45 million Medicare Botox fraud scheme; jurors also ordered forfeiture of cars, cash, accounts and properties.