A 25-year-old Lake Elsinore man died after a wrong-way pickup struck a big rig on westbound SR‑91 near Serfas Club Drive in Corona, officials say.

A Diamond Bar man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and reckless-driving counts over the Nov. 16, 2022 Whittier crash that killed an LASD recruit and injured dozens. Sentencing is set for May 8.

A judge ruled on April 20 that a civil suit over a 2020 beating by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies may proceed as the family and watchdogs push for unredacted records.

LAFD posted an alert for a structure fire in Beverly Crest at 10225 W Scenario Ln. Fire Station 99 was listed among units dispatched; no immediate word on injuries.

A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he dragged a woman into his car in Fullerton, triggering a search that briefly closed the 57 Freeway. Fullerton detectives later arrested him in Newport Beach.

LAFD sent crews to a structure fire at 565 E Washington Blvd in Venice; Station 63 was listed among responders. Early details are limited as crews work on scene.

A high-speed CHP pursuit on the 10 Freeway ended in Alhambra when one of two motorcyclists crashed; that rider was arrested and taken to a hospital while the other fled.

A Lancaster man was sentenced to 14 years, 6 months after prosecutors say he used a drone to deliver fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in January 2023. The plea included forfeiture of the drone and weapons recovered at his home.

Early Wednesday a Canoga Park apartment fire forced residents to flee; two people jumped from second-floor windows and LAFD called arson investigators.

Ontario police shot a man during a Sunday domestic disturbance; police say the suspect had a rifle and was hospitalized.

LAFD sent crews to a structure fire at 1333 N Alvarado St in Echo Park; Fire Station 20 was listed as the responding unit. No injuries or cause were reported in the initial alert.

An anonymous bomb threat emptied Laguna Beach's Main Beach on Saturday; the Orange County bomb squad searched the sand and declared the area safe. Authorities are asking witnesses to come forward.

A man in his 70s was beaten and set on fire during a robbery near Sixth and Hope in downtown Los Angeles; police have a suspect in custody.