A 35-year-old woman was killed at her Sylmar home Wednesday night; LAPD says her boyfriend fled and is being sought.

County officials identified the man killed in a late-night Lynwood shooting as 32-year-old Salvador Ortega Sandoval. Detectives are asking anyone with information or footage to contact LASD Homicide.

A Woodland Hills man was sentenced to 18 years for running a network of clinics that prosecutors say funneled thousands of illegal oxycodone pills nationwide.

An Amazon cargo container aboard a Union Pacific freight train caught fire near E. Valley Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles Thursday evening; LAFD responded and the cause is under investigation.

LAPD detectives are searching for a Woodland Hills man after both of his parents were stabbed on Ventura Boulevard; both victims are in stable condition.

A suspected Israeli organized‑crime figure agreed to plead guilty in a federal case alleging he helped run high‑stakes poker games at Gilbert Arenas’ Encino mansion. The plea carries prison time and steep immigration consequences.

Calese Crowder is being held in L.A. County jail on a parole hold after renewed retail incidents in Burbank, and CDCR has petitioned to revoke his parole.

Heavy smoke filled a vacant commercial building on South Broadway; LAFD crews reported no injuries while performing rescue searches.

Michael Avenatti has been transferred from federal prison to a Hollywood residential reentry center after roughly four years in custody. Courts still list large restitution orders and pending appeals.

Los Angeles police announced a $25,000 reward after a March 18 hit-and-run on Nordhoff Street in North Hills left a pedestrian with severe injuries. Detectives are seeking dashcam footage and witnesses.

A mid‑morning police pursuit that began near 7th Street and Towne Avenue ended in a crash and standoff on a northbound I‑5 off‑ramp; aerial footage shows a damaged sedan and officers with guns drawn.

A Tarzana house party that drew DDG, Blueface and a live goat was broken up after LAPD units responded to reports of fights and roughly 200 attendees.

Prosecutors have quietly dropped or reduced many of the cases against L.A. juvenile‑hall staff accused of staging so‑called "gladiator" fights, renewing debate over oversight and accountability.