Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Friday's start with left knee irritation and will not travel to the 2026 All‑Star Game, the Dodgers said.

Backers say the studio behind The Chosen was promised revenue shares and now allege they were shortchanged as Season 7 filmed in Goshen. Public filings and reporting show a tangled legal and corporate history.

Patchy morning fog gives way to mid‑80s in downtown LA today. Heat advisories start Sunday, with an extreme heat watch midweek and a small chance of mountain storms.

LAFD crews knocked down a structure fire at 1530 S Long Beach Av Friday; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.

A multi-vehicle crash in Hyde Park, South L.A., killed two people and left several others injured. Authorities say the cause remains under investigation.

A man and a woman were found shot inside a Westwood home Friday. LAPD says detectives are treating the deaths as a possible murder‑suicide.

A new state bill would speed certifications and give hiring preference to formerly incarcerated firefighters, aiming to turn trained hand‑crew members into career Cal Fire hires.

Long Beach is exiting the WRAP after‑school program it helped run, putting more than 80 city staff at risk as the district searches for a new operator.

A judge dismissed the City of Burbank from a harassment suit by two former DeBell servers, leaving Touchstone Golf to face the case at trial.

Block Fest Vol. V takes over the Third Street Promenade on July 11 with DJs, a growing night market, food vendors and World Cup watch parties. The free event is aimed at driving evening foot traffic back to downtown merchants.

Two titan arums at The Huntington may bloom between July 10 and midweek, offering a fleeting, pungent spectacle. The conservatory will host in‑person viewing and a 24‑hour livestream.

Three armed men broke into Jamari Spencer's Mar Vista home early Friday and fled with roughly $200,000 in clothing, watches and electronics.

Ghost Light says rising costs and a costly HVAC replacement drained reserves; it will honor shows through Aug. 1 while staff reassess operations and programming.