Former CFO Rebecca Buehler is accused of stealing over $300,000 from a Laguna Beach furniture company, funding personal luxuries. She faces seven felony grand theft charges.

Two individuals, Charlotte Pleytez and Lombardo Palacios, were released after their 2007 murder convictions were overturned, having spent 17 years in jail for a crime they did not commit.

The LAFD extinguished a fire at a vacant commercial building on 5412 Avalon Boulevard, previously misreported as 245 E 55th Street, with no injuries and the cause under investigation.

LA County warns of high bacterial levels at certain beaches like Malibu Lagoon, advising against entering the water. Updates on affected areas are at PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach. Some advisories have been lifted, such as at Topanga Canyon Beach.

Elmer Daniel Palencia Moreno was arrested in Victorville for stealing $10,000 in goods under new Proposition 36 charges.

A 5-year-old boy died from an apparent drowning in a Hacienda Heights pool, prompting an investigation by homicide detectives to determine the nature of the incident.

Los Angeles faces rainy weather and poor air quality, prompting an air quality alert and wood-burning ban by South Coast AQMD until Tuesday night, affecting indoor air guidelines and health precautions.

An LAFD alert reports a 40-foot container leaking flammables in Wilmington, with hazmat teams responding and establishing a 150-foot safety perimeter.

An 18-year-old suspect is in custody for the stabbing death of 17-year-old cheerleader Angelina Gonzales in Azusa, as per ABC7.

LAFD fought a small brush fire near Elysian Park that was contained to a quarter-acre without injuries or threats to structures. The cause is under investigation.

A pedestrian named Cristero Peter Luna was critically injured when hit by a car in Oxnard; the driver, Noe Aguilera, remained on the scene. Police are seeking witnesses.

A man was found dead with gunshot wounds after a reported traffic collision in Moreno Valley, with an investigation led by the Central Homicide Unit ongoing.

A woman was hospitalized following a non-fatal early morning shooting in Redondo Beach; police are investigating but no suspect information has been released.