A boy was fatally stabbed Friday on the 2600 block of North Potrero Avenue in El Monte; investigators are asking witnesses to call LASD Homicide.

Aaron Donald was filmed running drills at the Rams’ Woodland Hills practice site, renewing speculation he might un‑retire to join the club. The footage shows an hourlong, high‑intensity session.

A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

An attic fire ripped through a vacant Studio City home Friday afternoon. LAFD listed the incident as Inc#1415 and said crews were operating in defensive mode.

After a tented termite treatment in Sherman Oaks, residents returned to find 16 units burglarized; police are investigating and tenants say security failed. Owners and tenants are weighing next steps.

A broad leadership shuffle at Huntington Beach schools will move principals between campuses and leave at least one vacancy for the district to fill before fall.

A four‑property, roughly 52‑unit package on Hyde Park Boulevard traded this week for about $12 million; brokers say the portfolio drew an offer in under 48 hours.

An evacuation order is in effect near E Avenue Z and Fort Tejon Road after a fire in the Jesus Canyon area; county officials urged immediate evacuation.

Eagle and Vistria paid $132.5M for Garden Grove’s Crystal View Apartments, preserving long-term affordability for half of the 402-unit complex.

Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Friday's start with left knee irritation and will not travel to the 2026 All‑Star Game, the Dodgers said.

Backers say the studio behind The Chosen was promised revenue shares and now allege they were shortchanged as Season 7 filmed in Goshen. Public filings and reporting show a tangled legal and corporate history.

Patchy morning fog gives way to mid‑80s in downtown LA today. Heat advisories start Sunday, with an extreme heat watch midweek and a small chance of mountain storms.

LAFD crews knocked down a structure fire at 1530 S Long Beach Av Friday; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.