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.

New footage captures the aftermath of a stabbing at Horizon Ave and Main St in Venice; the victim is stable and a suspect was taken into custody.

KB Home is converting the old Starlite Drive‑In into roughly 200 homes and has restored the marquee to serve as the development’s entrance. Model homes are open as construction continues.

A 26-year-old British citizen was arrested after a late-night alley attack in downtown Laguna Beach left a 23-year-old with serious facial injuries. Police are seeking a second suspect and tips.

CAVA opens in Westlake Village this Friday with a Community Day benefiting Food Share of Ventura County; the chain will match donations up to $1,000 and hire 25–40 locals.

Onni filed plans to replace part of Wilshire Courtyard with twin 67‑story towers that would deliver 2,586 apartments, grocery space and new podium parking in the Miracle Mile.

One person died and two were hospitalized after a crash at West 96th and Vermont in Westmont on Tuesday; investigators say the cause remains under review.

A jury convicted an Oxnard man after investigators found multiple kilograms of meth during a 2024 search. Sentencing is set for June 23.

Mercedes‑Benz will close its Long Beach R&D campus this year, starting phased moves July 6 that will affect at least 72 jobs. The company is consolidating work in Atlanta.

Jon Erwin says AI helped him film a Moses special in a week and he’s launched Innovative Dreams to keep production work in L.A. rather than send it overseas.

A state-funded effort to deliver free solar and batteries to low‑income Californians has stalled, leaving installations unpaid and families waiting for promised backup power.

Irvine detectives say three people were arrested after a woman was assaulted and had about $5,000 taken near Alton and Culver. The investigation is ongoing.