Rui Hachimura reportedly agreed to a two‑year, $28M deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, leaving the Lakers amid a busy summer of roster moves.

A postgame pyrotechnic finale at BMO Stadium sent mortars toward spectators after Angel City’s win, leaving fans shaken and a security guard struck, early reports show.

A driver led LAPD on a chase through Pico-Union and downtown Friday night before officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.

Anime Expo returns July 2–5 with concerts, world premieres and an expanded downtown footprint stretching from the L.A. Convention Center to Crypto.com Arena.

Stile DTLA has transformed the former Ace Hotel into a design‑forward creative hub with redesigned rooms, a rooftop bar and a members‑focused studio space. The relaunch blends hotel stays with music, production and local programming.

Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will play a limited run at Downtown L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre in September–October 2027. The original Japanese production features towering puppets and a live orchestra.

Sen. Adam Schiff urged a temporary federal gas‑tax pause and a windfall profits tax on oil companies as Los Angeles drivers cope with high pump prices.

LeBron James told the Lakers he won’t return and plans to play elsewhere next season, sources say. The decision instantly reshapes L.A.’s offseason and opens a high-stakes free-agent scramble.

A $200 million plan will convert the aging L.A. World Trade Center into 512 below‑market apartments called Sky Castle, anchoring a larger push to add thousands of affordable homes across the city.

A community push saved Cielito Lindo — the nearly century-old taquito stand on Olvera Street has reopened after a GoFundMe topped its goal to pay for urgent repairs.

The 7th Street post office that served Skid Row closed in January after repeated break‑ins, redirecting P.O. boxes and forcing many residents to travel farther for mail.

A Los Angeles man was charged Monday with two counts of murder in a 2025 crash on the southbound 405 that killed LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and another motorist.

LAFD reports a person was trapped after a traffic collision at 2130 W 7th St in Westlake. Crews including FS11 were dispatched and the area saw delays.