The LA County Health Survey highlights stark health disparities among Black and Latinx communities in areas like healthcare access and economic stability.

A man in Long Beach is arrested for allegedly transporting and having unlawful sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl from Arizona, according to the Justice Department.

A narcotics bust in Oxnard, CA, led by VC FOCUS, resulted in the arrest of Germain Shrauger for selling fentanyl and meth, with almost a pound of each seized.

Firefighters extinguished an attic fire at a duplex on East 66th Street in Florence, Los Angeles, without any injuries reported. The incident is under investigation.

Anthony Pittman, a convicted sex offender, pleaded no contest to assaulting homeless women and was sentenced to eight years in prison. His DNA linked him to the crimes.

Convicted felon Ike Souzer, previously warned about by Orange County DA for his violent history, was recaptured in Mexico after escaping from a Santa Ana halfway house.

Deputies arrested Aaron Holcomb for an attempted carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon in Temescal Valley, after responding to a distress call. The incident was swiftly contained without further harm.

Deputies in Hesperia attempted to arrest robbery suspect and gang member Christian Cardenas Alonso, leading to a use of force incident that's under investigation, with the involved deputy on leave.

Los Angeles man Eric Lavell Taylor was arrested for threatening a Victorville 7-Eleven employee with a gun and is facing multiple charges, including criminal threats and firearm possession by a felon.

A Yucca Valley man was arrested for robbing a victim at gunpoint in their home. The suspect, Nate Lewis, faces charges and a $500,000 bail. Firearms and evidence were found at his residence.

Firefighters in Adelanto contained a significant blaze at a commercial business on Bartlet Ave, preventing further damage with no injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.

LAFD extinguished a fire in a vacant Westlake building, with no injuries reported. Firefighters contained the blaze within 20 minutes; the cause is under investigation.

Long Beach Police arrested a driver for traffic violations, who was also a prohibited possessor wearing body armor and found with a loaded gun, ammo, and narcotics.