A judge is expected to approve payouts for roughly 38,000 property owners and residents after jet fuel rained down on Cudahy and Bell schoolyards.

Officers found a man and woman dead in Santa Monica after a Saturday night welfare check. Police believe no one else was involved.

An eight-mile chase from a drunk-driving call ended in a rollover crash near the intersection of Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel Canyon Road. The suspect refused to leave the burning car.

A man was found shot as flames tore through a Bellflower commercial building early Sunday. Investigators believe two masked suspects set the blaze deliberately.

A stranger with bolt cutters freed Rosie seconds before flames engulfed her owner's van home. LAPD and animal services are now investigating.

A white pickup fled east on Burnett Street after striking a woman crossing Baltic Avenue. She died at a hospital; police have no suspect.

A young rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries; the driver stayed and cooperated with police.

A blaze on Union Avenue spread into a two-story apartment building and a nearby house, LAFD says. One patient was rescued from a structure.

A predawn crash near Knott Street and Acacia Avenue left a car engulfed in flames. Police are still trying to piece together what happened.

LAPD responded near Alpine and Hill around 6:45 a.m. Saturday while searching for a man reported to be armed with a gun.

Daniel “Danny” Clavel of Anaheim died following complications from West Nile virus as California reports its worst season in five years.

The driver stayed at the scene as police investigate the crosswalk crash near downtown Santa Monica.

Bella Hinton was last seen Saturday afternoon near Pershing Street. Hollywood police are asking anyone with information to come forward.