A Riverside pastor died and his wife was hospitalized after a Caracas hotel collapsed during twin earthquakes. Congregants are raising funds and helping arrange travel home.

City Hall approved Fourth & Central — a $2B, 7.6‑acre plan to turn cold‑storage blocks into 10 buildings with 1,500+ homes, offices, shops and on‑site supportive services.

Luis Orlando Quiroz admitted attempted murder and child‑cruelty charges after a 2024 Temescal Canyon road‑rage shooting; the victim recovered and sentencing is set for Aug. 10.

The EEOC has sued Tawa Supermarket, alleging a years‑long pattern of national‑origin discrimination that favored Chinese workers over non‑Chinese staff. The complaint was filed in federal court in Los Angeles.

LAFD says crews knocked down a structure fire at 2143 E Chavez Av on Tuesday night. No injuries were reported and the department posted a map and incident details.

Malibu/Lost Hills deputies recovered suspected historic military ordnance from a Westlake Village home and declared the scene safe.

Veteran guard Marcus Smart is headed to the Rockets on a two-year, $13M deal, reuniting with Ime Udoka and bolstering Houston's perimeter defense while Fred VanVleet recovers.

A Redwood West‑Panattoni venture bought The Pike for about $50M and says it will invest $20M to refresh the waterfront mall ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

A Los Angeles judge voided a $6.5M default judgment against Jermaine Jackson, citing errors in name use and service that reopen the civil case.

A single-vehicle crash on Sepulveda Boulevard in Sherman Oaks early Wednesday left one man dead and Valley Traffic detectives investigating.

Sen. Adam Schiff urged a temporary federal gas‑tax pause and a windfall profits tax on oil companies as Los Angeles drivers cope with high pump prices.

The Recording Academy and ex‑CEO Mike Greene have filed motions seeking dismissal of negligence and assault claims by a former LA chapter executive who alleges she was drugged and assaulted in the 1990s.

A Los Angeles judge handed David Anthony Zapata 24 years‑to‑life after he pleaded no contest in the 2023 El Sereno stabbings that killed 17‑year‑old Xavier Chavarin. The case closed Tuesday with family members in court.