LAFD posted an alert Wednesday that crews are responding to a structure fire at 10041 N Canoga Ave in Chatsworth. Station 96 was listed and details remain limited.

Parents and teachers say a proposed SMMUSD plan would move instrumental instruction to 5th grade and shrink upper-elementary pathways, prompting petitions and oversight hearings.

LAFD posted an early-morning alert for a grass fire near 400 W Solano Ave in Chinatown; crews were dispatched and a map was shared.

Freddy Snyder is scheduled to be arraigned April 29 on murder and related charges after Caltech scientist Carl Grillmair was found shot on his Llano porch on Feb. 16.

A Los Angeles judge will hear motions Wednesday as prosecutors prepare for a preliminary hearing in the killings of Rob and Michele Reiner. The session could set the next court dates and surface sealed medical filings.

A 65-year-old man was struck and killed on Figueroa near 75th; LAPD and the city are offering up to $50,000 for tips.

Investigators released images after a man allegedly exposed himself to a woman on a Metrolink train between Union Station and Cal State L.A. on March 31. LASD is asking for tips.

A multi‑vehicle collision early Wednesday on northbound I-710 at Del Amo in Carson killed one person and shut the freeway for hours, the CHP says.

Mostly sunny and mid‑70s today in Downtown LA; late‑day gusts possible. Boaters should note small craft advisories.

John Seymour, a onetime Anaheim mayor and the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 at 88. He later led housing nonprofits in Southern California.

LAUSD has launched a study and regional meetings to decide whether seven aging high‑school fields should be replaced with artificial turf or restored as natural grass.

Mexican special forces captured Audias Flores Silva, "El Jardinero," near El Mirador after a months‑long operation. Authorities say U.S. agencies cooperated and brief reprisals followed.

Fire crews and police staged rescue cushions on an overpass after an alert for a person threatening to jump at 333 N Los Angeles St.