Lorraine Bird, a former Redondo Beach Realtor, was found dead in a graffiti‑streaked boulder pile in the Mojave after a family dispute over her desert home. An autopsy was inconclusive and investigators say the case remains open.

A 12‑story supportive tower with 104 apartments — nearly all for very‑low‑income households — is under construction at 554 S. San Pedro in DTLA.

Twelve California Fantasy 5 tickets paid $992,456 this week, topped by a $605,089 Westminster win. Here’s where the winning tickets were sold and how to claim.

LAFD alerted crews to a structure fire at 321 S. San Vicente in Beverly Grove Monday evening. Officials reported flames in an under‑construction high‑rise and dispatched extra task forces.

A 13-year-old Pomona boy was struck and killed on San Antonio Avenue while riding an electric scooter after school. Police are investigating and the family has launched a fundraiser.

A 25-year-old Lake Elsinore man died after a wrong-way pickup struck a big rig on westbound SR‑91 near Serfas Club Drive in Corona, officials say.

A Diamond Bar man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and reckless-driving counts over the Nov. 16, 2022 Whittier crash that killed an LASD recruit and injured dozens. Sentencing is set for May 8.

Meta Lab plans its first Texas store at the Houston Galleria, bringing demos of Ray-Ban Meta glasses and Quest headsets to Uptown Houston.

Helio filed planning applications for two eight‑story buildings on Overland Ave in Palms that together would add nearly 400 apartments and ground‑floor retail, with some deed‑restricted units.

A judge ruled on April 20 that a civil suit over a 2020 beating by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies may proceed as the family and watchdogs push for unredacted records.

LAFD posted an alert for a structure fire in Beverly Crest at 10225 W Scenario Ln. Fire Station 99 was listed among units dispatched; no immediate word on injuries.

An appeals court struck down L.A.’s rent‑increase relocation fee for exempt units while upholding a one‑month eviction threshold. The split ruling reshapes renter protections and landlord obligations.

LAUSD’s board will consider a resolution to bar screens in kindergarten and first grade, set grade‑by‑grade caps for older students and demand a full accounting of ed‑tech contracts.