Two former LA County Assessor employees were awarded damages after alleging the office favored connected property owners; one co‑plaintiff received no damages.

A Meijer Express on Groesbeck Highway warns diesel may have been pumped into regular and mid‑grade gas March 17–19; some drivers report engine trouble. Meijer says it is notifying customers.

LAFD knocked down a blaze at a two‑story El Sereno apartment building; two residents were treated and two units were left uninhabitable. Relief partners are assisting displaced occupants.

A jury awarded $1.4M to a man whose eye was injured when a mower propelled a golf ball through a café window at Heartwell, causing nerve damage and chronic pain.

Sunday fog gives way to sunny afternoons and highs near 836F in DTLA, with a midweek spike into the upper 80s and low 90s. Coastal pockets will see morning low clouds.

A suspected robbery suspect in a U‑Haul led officers across Boyle Heights and East L.A. Saturday before abandoning the truck and being arrested on foot.

LAFD located a hiker in the Chatsworth hills Saturday and listed the scene "now static" at 11582 Browns Canyon Road; FS28 was among responding units. Details remain limited.

A Ventura County jury convicted Kristian Fonseca of two first‑degree murders tied to shootings in 2019 and 2020. Special‑circumstance findings make him eligible for life without parole.

Emma Chamberlain will open the brand's first standalone Chamberlain Coffee café on Abbot Kinney this spring, with ceramics, pastries and a sit‑down layout.

Sheriff Chad Bianco’s office has taken custody of more than 650,000 Riverside ballots for a hand count, prompting rebukes from state officials and court oversight.

A driver led LAPD on a dangerous surface-street chase through North Hollywood, briefly driving the wrong way before surrendering near a NoHo encampment.

The state’s petroleum watchdog has opened probes into some gas stations after sudden pump‑price spikes. Regulators are collecting records to see whether illegal gouging occurred.

A motorcyclist died after a head-on collision with a bicyclist on the San Gabriel River Trail Friday night. Police say witnesses reported the rider was speeding without a helmet or lights.