Circle Bar — a Main Street staple since 1949 — is expected to reopen in May with upgraded sound and late-night weekend hours. The building sold late last year and a new operator is listed on a storefront notice.

A man in his 50s was struck and killed near Manchester and Vermont avenues in Vermont Knolls; LAPD says the driver fled and detectives are searching.

Alhambra Police added Officer Alec Sanders' patrol locker to the station memorial on April 28, honoring the officer killed in a November pursuit crash.

A four‑story mixed‑use proposal would replace a Venice Boardwalk parking lot with 30 apartments, 9,000 sq ft of retail and five low‑income units. The city file is active but on hold.

Jimmy Fowlie says his sister Christina Lynn Downer is "no longer alive" and the LAPD has reclassified the case as a homicide. The family is asking anyone with information to come forward.

LASD released images of a blue 2000s sedan tied to a Jan. 31, 2025 South L.A. shooting that left two dead and five wounded; detectives are asking for tips.

Long Beach says 20 local ballot drop boxes will be available through 8 p.m. on June 2, 2026. County mailings are slated to begin at the end of April and ballots can be tracked online.

A driver died Wednesday after a Honda Civic veered off SR‑74 near Main Divide Truck Trail and rolled down a steep embankment; CHP and county crews worked the scene.

Pasadena public health confirmed four pertussis cases at Don Benito Fundamental School; officials are working with the district and urging vaccination and monitoring.

A Woodland Hills home was broken into while residents were inside; police mounted an air search and are using license-plate readers to hunt suspects.

Patchy morning fog in Downtown L.A. gives way to mostly sunny afternoons with highs near 75°F. Small‑craft advisories hit some waters tonight.

CDFW says wildlife officers intercepted a private jet from Hawaii carrying shark fins bound for California. The agency called finning "cruel and illegal."

Daisuke Nakazawa’s Michelin-backed omakase opens May 13 on Robertson Boulevard, offering a seven-course nigiri tasting and a larger chef’s menu with beverage pairings. Reservations are on Resy.