A Canoga Park payment processor was sentenced in Boston after prosecutors said the firm handled payments for online pharmacies selling counterfeit "Adderall." Tests found methamphetamine in some pills.

Plainclothes ICE agents pulled an accused MS‑13 defendant from a downtown federal courtroom, prompting lawyers to warn the seizure could disrupt pending trials and access to counsel.

Deputies arrested nine people and recovered about $7 million in stolen cargo and roughly $1 million in cash after warrants across multiple Southern California counties. The haul included TVs, appliances and branded merchandise tied to dozens of companies.

Kinkan will close its Virgil Village dining room and reopen at West Edge with a 15-seat chef’s counter and an adjacent market for takeout and home goods.

Vallarta’s 60,000‑sq‑ft Rancho Cucamonga store opens April 1, debuting a Costa de Oro seafood counter, 219 jobs and community giveaways.

Carson approved a nearly $6M plan to build an underground stormwater vault at Calas Park to treat runoff, reduce pollutants and recharge groundwater.

C.Y. Fest — set for March 28 at The Belasco — was cancelled after allegations against its founder sparked promoter and artist withdrawals.

Sen. Sasha Pérez and local officials called for an independent audit into Caltrans' handling of homes bought for the defunct SR‑710 project, citing deferred maintenance, vacancies and lost revenue.

Decron Properties landed an $82.9M five‑year Fannie Mae refinance for River Ranch, a 398‑unit garden‑style complex in Simi Valley, freeing cash to support ongoing operations.

A George Mason researcher told CBS LA that teens are using easy AI tools to create sexual images of classmates. Experts say parents and schools must preserve evidence and report.

Burlington will move into a former Rite Aid on La Brea Ave, joining Superior Grocers as off‑price retailers backfill vacated big‑box space.

City designers unveiled plans to replace the long‑closed 1927 Griffith Park Pool with a roughly $40M, three‑year project that would add a competition pool, a training pool and a modernized pool house.

Pasadena-born VenHub says it will open a second Las Vegas plant in April and double local production as it moves to fulfill 1,000+ pre-orders for its robotic Smart Stores.