Downtown LA will reach the low 90s Thursday under a Heat Advisory through Monday, July 27. Limited overnight relief for areas without AC.

Detectives released a suspect description after a May 16 sexual assault at Lynwood Park and are asking the public for tips. Contact information and anonymous tip lines were posted.

The Academy Museum will open Cinelandia on Sept. 25, 2027 — a sweeping exhibition tracing Mexican and Mexican American film from the silent era to today. The show will pair films with rarely seen artifacts and a slate of programs.

Fashion Nova signed a 132,888‑sq‑ft lease at 12301 Hawkins St. in Santa Fe Springs, expanding its Southern California logistics footprint and adding roughly a third more local capacity.

A pressure-washer tank ignited on Santa Monica Boulevard, forcing crews to stop using water as fuel ran down the street and closing Formosa Avenue.

A new Public Financing Authority approved an Infrastructure Financing Plan to channel roughly $245M in present‑value funding into rebuilding and wildfire resilience in the Palisades fire zone.

Caltrans will begin a multi‑asset overhaul of the I‑405, prompting recurring weekend lane closures that could last for years. Expect major delays on weekend nights.

El Ruso opened its first permanent Studio City taquería Wednesday, bringing Julia Silva's famed Sonoran flour tortillas and an expanded menu to Ventura Boulevard.

A pickup ran through a center median on Studebaker Road early July 22 and plunged into the Los Cerritos Channel. A man was critically injured and a passenger waded ashore to summon help.

Los Alamitos and Long Beach police responded Wednesday to an active situation around UCI Health — Los Alamitos; authorities asked people to avoid the area while officers worked on scene.

Doja Cat will play Chase Center on Oct. 19, 2026, with Latto joining the North American leg. Tickets and VIP packages are available through official channels.

USC was named a lead institution on the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to build AI that predicts turbulent flows. The award puts the university at the center of a national push to speed scientific discovery with AI.

Orange County sheriff's SWAT executed a pre‑dawn search‑warrant at a South L.A. warehouse; aerial footage shows officers cutting a door and searching a shipping container.