WareSpace paid $15.8M for a freeway‑adjacent Santa Fe Springs warehouse and will convert the 1960s building into 250–2,000 sq ft units for small businesses.

At least 13 people were injured when a Santa Clarita transit bus collided with a gravel truck near Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway; one person is in critical condition.

Connie & Ted’s announced it will close on July 1 after 13 years in West Hollywood. Owners blamed pandemic-era limits and rising operating costs.

More than a dozen RVs, cars and buses are sheltering outside the Housing Authority’s Gardena office. County officials say outreach teams will be dispatched to the site.

A new Nature study finds rain in the West is clustering into heavier storms separated by longer dry spells — a pattern that dries landscapes and strains water supplies.

A 37-year-old Miami man was arrested after a 12-year-old reported an alleged molestation near Carol City Middle School; police say school cameras and a photo lineup helped identify a suspect.

A Laguna Niguel man was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors say fentanyl he sold caused two 2023 overdose deaths.

UCLA extended Cori Close through 2029–30 after she led the Bruins to the 2026 national title and a historic season. The deal locks in stability after an unprecedented spring.

Stephen Cloobeck was arrested and briefly booked at the West Hollywood sheriff's station on Tuesday; jail logs show he was released the same afternoon.

A ceremonial topping‑out at The Broad will place the final steel beam Wednesday, marking structural completion of the expansion. The project adds roughly 50,000 square feet and aims to open in 2028.

HHS spokesman Rich Danker resigned in protest of a new policy easing flavored e-cigarette sales, saying it risks drawing children into nicotine addiction.

After years of local organizing, Long Beach has lined up Phase I upgrades at Martin Luther King Jr. Park — courts, a walking path and playground work — with designs previewed next Monday.

Rocket Lab will acquire Motiv Space Systems, bringing the Pasadena team that built Perseverance’s robotic arm into Rocket Lab Robotics.