Midday highs near 85F and gusty Santa Ana winds through the morning. Winds ease this afternoon.

A volunteer discovered a couple living inside a hollow bridge pillar along the Los Angeles River, exposing another hidden shelter and prompting outreach efforts.

A late‑night crash involving a big rig on the eastbound 210 in Sunland killed two people and closed lanes as CHP and LAFD responded.

Riverside investigators say DNA and genealogy work identified a woman found near Palm Desert in 1980 as Victoria Jean Hargrove, prompting detectives to reopen the homicide.

A tweak to the ethics commission’s candidate guide clarifies debate and town‑hall certification and could free up roughly $500,000 in matching funds for the controller race.

Blank Street is bringing its viral blueberry matcha to Beverly Hills and Studio City this June, marking the chain’s first confirmed L.A. entries. Expect photogenic matcha drinks and pickup‑first service.

Rexford sold three Southern California industrial properties for $86.2M while trimming development plans and buying back stock. The sales include Valencia, Fontana and Anaheim assets.

Federal authorities arrested eight people and charged 15 in a sweeping Los Angeles hospice fraud case alleged to have bilked Medicare of tens of millions.

Mayor Karen Bass says Inside Safe moved more than 40 people indoors this week as LAHSA’s Point-in-Time data shows a second straight year decline. Officials say the gains are fragile and hinge on more housing and steady funding.

James Gadson, whose drumming powered hits from Bill Withers to Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross, has died at 86. Colleagues praised his indispensable, understated grooves.

A wind-driven brush fire east of Moreno Valley prompted evacuations and closed Gilman Springs Road as crews battled flames; Cal Fire later mapped the blaze at about 1,000 acres.

A Los Angeles jury convicted Luis Gomes Akay in the disappearance of 22‑year‑old Anna Laura Costa Porsborg; her body has not been found. Sentencing is set for April 27, 2026.

A wind-driven brush fire in Acton prompted evacuations and a second-alarm response as crews and aircraft battled flames near Soledad Canyon Road.