An outbreak of giardia has left dogs at the Chesterfield Square shelter confined to kennels for weeks while staff isolate and treat infected animals. Volunteers are pressing the city for clearer cleaning schedules and faster coordination.

Apple Valley's patrol station briefly closed after a resident turned in objects deputies said resembled Civil War–era cannonballs. Bomb technicians removed the items and no injuries were reported.

Homeowners in Benedict Canyon say Ortiz Consulting filed dozens of multimillion‑dollar mechanics liens that are blocking sales and prompting a police investigation.

The City Planning Commission cleared a 1,000-unit project at Row DTLA, replacing surface parking with housing, retail and 114 very-low-income apartments.

A Corona mother says the woman convicted of killing her son could be released this Saturday after earning prison credits; the family is demanding answers and pushing lawmakers for change.

Four Californians split $5 million in California Lottery Scratchers prizes announced Feb. 12, 2026 — one took home $2 million while three others claimed $1 million each.

Police are searching for four men after an armed robbery near West 43rd and Hoover; detectives say a handgun was used and the suspects fled in a white Chrysler.

California lawmakers asked Netflix and Paramount for written promises to preserve Los Angeles production jobs and union bargaining as the WBD bids accelerate. The letter gives the companies a Feb. 15 deadline to respond.

A 17-year-old was shot in the eye in North Hollywood Thursday night. Police say several teens fled in a black Honda Accord and no arrests have been made.

A federal judge found that Los Angeles violated unhoused residents’ rights by seizing and destroying their property after a forensic review found altered cleanup records. Plaintiffs are now seeking damages and a court-ordered fix to how sweeps are handled.

A stolen-car pursuit ended in the Los Angeles Riverbed after aerial video showed the vehicle’s hood blocking the windshield; deputies arrested a suspect in Paramount.

A New Era America launched street-level mental-health outreach in Skid Row with 90-day stabilization plans and pop-up clinics.

A new CARB inventory finds California’s natural and working lands stored nearly 5 billion metric tons of carbon and absorbed about twice the carbon lost to wildfires, though recent mega‑fires have reduced stocks.