Nearly a dozen Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory students were briefly detained by LAPD hours before their graduation; two were taken to a station and later released.

At a Pacific Palisades forum, insurance commissioner candidates pledged FAIR Plan fixes, rate transparency and ideas like a state reinsurance authority to ease homeowners' burden.

A New York judge ordered Michael Ovitz to testify in Julia Ormond's suit accusing Harvey Weinstein and blocked CAA's bid to access her mental‑health records.

LAFD crews extinguished a small blaze at a North Hollywood auto‑repair shop Saturday morning. No injuries were reported and the fire was confined to a boat.

Luka Doncic poured in 41 points in the Lakers' 116-99 win, but a 16th technical foul now threatens a one-game suspension during the stretch run.

The USDA's FSIS issued a public health alert for certain Blackwing‑branded beef and pork produced without an official inspection mark; affected packages were shipped nationwide.

Long Beach police say coordinated enforcement broke up multiple illegal street takeovers last weekend, resulting in one arrest, 11 citations and three towed vehicles.

UCLA pulled away in the second half at Golden 1 Center, beating Minnesota 80-56. Kiki Rice led the Bruins as UCLA advanced to the Elite Eight.

An anonymous plaintiff says Stiiizy vapes triggered cannabis‑induced psychosis and is asking a Los Angeles judge to let him sue under a pseudonym while the company opposes.

A structure fire at 642 N Plymouth Blvd in Larchmont drew engines from LAFD Station 52; crews remained on scene and details remain limited.

Bellflower's Golden Corral has been shut down by LA County health inspectors for vermin infestation — and it turns out this isn't the first time. The same location was closed for the identical violation in March 2020, making the Bellflower buffet a two-time offender at the same address, six years apart.

Qin West's tiny Far East Plaza stall sparked a chain of seven locations by serving the kind of Shaanxi noodles that make people say they feel like they're back in China. The original Chinatown location is now closed, after the LA County Department of Public Health found vermin and unsanitized food contact surfaces in the kitchen.

An engineering report found Hermosa Beach’s pier in poor to serious condition; short-term repairs were approved but a full rebuild is estimated at about $44.5 million.