Designs unveiled this week would remake the century‑old Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw into a Manchester Junior Arts Center with studios, outdoor event space and solar‑covered parking.

Steve Wynn trimmed asking prices on his Central Park penthouse and his Benedict Canyon 'Villa Lulu' after years on the market. The moves highlight pressure at the ultra‑luxury end.

Loretta Pilitsis, 55, who had been missing since May 25, was found dead June 30 in a desert area near her Piñon Hills home. San Bernardino County Sheriff's investigators say the case remains under review.

A bicyclist died early Monday after being struck near Cowles and South Santa Fe in Long Beach. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A semi‑truck fire on northbound I‑5 near Templin Highway spread into brush and prompted an evacuation warning for Paradise Ranch Estates, with lane closures snarling traffic.

A Reseda woman admitted to second‑degree murder after prosecutors say she sold a fentanyl‑xylazine mix that killed a Simi Valley man.

An appellate panel left a life-without-parole sentence intact for a man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old after a Long Beach transit attack. The decision rejects a verdict-form challenge.

Morning fog gives way to sunny, hot afternoons; Heat Advisory runs July 810.

Lauren Bennett, who sang on LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem', has died at 37. Her former group G.R.L. announced the news; no cause has been released.

Ventura County deputies recovered eight luxury vehicles worth more than $1.3 million after raids in North Hollywood and Los Angeles. Two Los Angeles men were arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

Ice Cube9s BIG3 is moving toward a public listing via a reverse merger with Graf Global, valuing the league at roughly $290 million and aiming to trade as TONT. The deal is pitched as a way to open ownership to fans while funding media and global growth.

Cedars‑Sinai has opened a four‑floor clinic in London and is pairing that clinic with referral centers, hospital partnerships and venture arms around the world. The expansion mixes patient care with investments that could channel research and jobs back to Los Angeles.

A Filipino counter serving longsilog, Filipino coffee and ube pastries has opened inside a Sunoco station on Preston Avenue in Pasadena. The counter also offers shakes and catering.