Pasadena public health confirmed four pertussis cases at Don Benito Fundamental School; officials are working with the district and urging vaccination and monitoring.

A Woodland Hills home was broken into while residents were inside; police mounted an air search and are using license-plate readers to hunt suspects.

Patchy morning fog in Downtown L.A. gives way to mostly sunny afternoons with highs near 75°F. Small‑craft advisories hit some waters tonight.

CDFW says wildlife officers intercepted a private jet from Hawaii carrying shark fins bound for California. The agency called finning "cruel and illegal."

Daisuke Nakazawa’s Michelin-backed omakase opens May 13 on Robertson Boulevard, offering a seven-course nigiri tasting and a larger chef’s menu with beverage pairings. Reservations are on Resy.

The Ivory, a 48‑room boutique, quietly opened in Koreatown at 457 S. Mariposa Ave. The property replaces the Shelter Hotel and features a rooftop deck, pool and rotating local art.

A Culver City animal control officer was arrested after claiming to be an off‑duty cop and interrupting an LASD traffic stop in Windsor Hills.

Federal prosecutors say six men pleaded guilty after throwing rocks, fireworks and burning debris from the Main Street overpass that set a CHP patrol vehicle on fire. Sentencing hearings are set in the coming months.

A judge refused to dismiss defamation and retaliation claims in Officer Isabel Morales suit, keeping alive allegations she was publicly shamed and sidelined after overtime fraud accusations.

The California Supreme Court declined to hear Jacquise Wright’s appeal, leaving his 28‑to‑life sentence intact in the 2020 Long Beach taco truck killing.

Antico Nuovo alum Bradley Ray has launched Henry’s Secret Ice Cream — tiny weekly drops and Friday–Saturday pickups on the Sunset Strip. Pints move fast.

Viceroy Santa Monica and More Than Matcha team up for a monthlong Sugar Palm pop-up beginning May 2, featuring a Tropical Mango Matcha and a public morning launch. The menu highlights cream-top Summer Cloud drinks and at-home whisking kits.

A TikTok "speedrun" craze has forced Hollywood Scientology sites to tighten security and prompted an LAPD probe into a weekend disturbance.