A Metro train hit an SUV in South L.A. Thursday; firefighters extricated one man and multiple people were evaluated. Traffic and rail service were disrupted in the area.

A 12‑year‑old girl died after being struck during an alleged bullying incident at Reseda High, prompting an LAPD homicide investigation and student protests.

A motorcyclist died early Saturday after a single-vehicle crash on northbound I-405 at Springdale in Westminster; witnesses told CHP the rider had been speeding.

A two-vehicle crash at Figueroa and 3rd in downtown Los Angeles left one person dead. The Central Traffic Division is investigating.

A jury convicted Aloysius Winthrop James in the 1988 Santa Maria killing of Ofelia Sandoval after updated DNA testing and a multi‑agency investigation ended a decades‑old cold case.

Sheriff’s deputies say they stopped a courier-style government‑impersonation scam that had already netted $25,000 from an elderly Santa Barbara resident before arresting two suspects.

The Justice Department is suing local governments over permit rules even as it defends federal firearm bans before the Supreme Court.

Supervisor Janice Hahn urged riders to show up for a March 23 Metro committee meeting that will consider changing who sits on the agency's board.

Reserve Officer Michael Schwab died on Tuesday. Colleagues and community groups are remembering his decades of volunteer service with the Beverly Hills Police Department.

LAPD arrested three people after finding a stolen handgun and roughly one pound of meth near Whitsett Fields Park in North Hollywood.

Mario Valles, a former Downey officer, was charged after a March 13, 2023 crash that left a driver severely injured. His arraignment is set for March 17, 2026.

A woman identified as Jane Doe filed suit in Los Angeles accusing Crispin Glover of battery, fraud and wrongful eviction; Glover denies the claims.

After the Board of Airport Commissioners trimmed a council seat and added a residency rule, City Council asked LAWA to compile the Van Nuys advisory bylaws and recommend fixes.