AB 1382 would ban the sale of cosmetically gene-edited pets but lawmakers amended the bill to exempt GloFish. The measure passed the Assembly and now heads to the Senate.

Two people were removed unharmed after an early-morning strip-mall blaze in South L.A.'s Vermont Square. Crews fought the fire from outside and knocked it down in about 30 minutes.

Parks staff recommended AltaMed run arts, sports and wellness programming on the long-empty 1st & Broadway lot for a year under a $175,000 temporary-use deal.

Kristen Stewart has purchased Highland Park’s nearly century‑old Highland Theatre and says she’ll restore it as a community‑minded cinema, programming films, workshops and events.

Sheriff’s homicide detectives say they responded to a shooting at 25000 De Wolfe Road in Newhall; the Halloween party turned deadly and an arrest is now reported.

A man in his 30s was killed in a hit-and-run near Figueroa and Imperial in South LA; detectives are asking witnesses to call and a reward is available.

A Los Angeles County deputy was struck and briefly pinned by a car in an East LA convenience-store parking lot; the driver fled and the deputy is in stable condition.

LASD detectives say two search warrants in Norwalk and Los Angeles recovered about $200,000 in stolen goods, $70,000 in cash and nine firearms. One person was arrested.

After a narrow union defeat, the Dodgers raised stadium tour guides' pay to $24 an hour and signaled they'll review security around Dodger Stadium.

Sen. Alex Padilla introduced two bills that would send federal money to water recycling, canal repairs and farm pilot projects across California.

A Pasadena woman was sentenced to 64 months for stalking, impersonation and threats that included a bomb threat to a U.S. consulate in Vietnam.

A downtown Los Angeles pursuit ended in Montecito Heights when a fleeing driver reversed into the back of a stopped SUV. Police detained at least one person as officers processed the scene.

A suspected-stolen vehicle chase that began in Huntington Park moved into downtown Los Angeles and ended with a driver detained, officials say.