A woman was found deceased in her Upland apartment on New Year's Eve, prompting a police homicide investigation.

The Amber Alert for Nevaeh Holden was canceled after she was found safe. Edward Mason, the suspect in her abduction, was taken into custody. No details on the abduction or Mason's capture have been released.

Sheriff's detectives are investigating a homicide in Paramount, where a man was fatally shot near the 710 Freeway. The victim, found early Wednesday, has not been identified, and authorities seek information from the public.

A cyclist died after being hit by an SUV in Rancho Mirage on New Year's Day; the driver cooperated with the investigation, with no signs of impairment.

Los Angeles has a mandatory ban on wood-burning due to poor air quality, affecting regions such as Santa Clarita Valley and Malibu Coast, with exemptions for certain areas and households.

A woman died in a New Year's day wrong-way crash in Mission Viejo; Geraldine Caicedo-Perez was arrested on DUI and manslaughter charges. The incident is under investigation.

Rancho Cucamonga police arrested Zimbalist Keyth Pritchard for alleged petty theft at Target; he was detained under Proposition 36 due to prior convictions.

A Fontana man with prior theft convictions was arrested for stealing goods from Food 4 Less and faces stricter penalties under the new Proposition 36.

A man was arrested for theft at a Target in Rancho Cucamonga following the enactment of Proposition 36, which strengthens charges for repeat offenders.

A 63-year-old hiker was rescued by the LAFD Air Operations in the Hollywood Hills after sustaining a non-life-threatening injury. The LAFD responded at 8:50 a.m., executing a hoist operation for her safe transport.

The LBPD is seeking the public's help to solve a hit-and-run case from December 26, 2024, involving a tan Toyota Avalon running a red light and injuring a woman.

An armed vandalism suspect, Benjamin Bradley, was fatally shot by LAPD officers during a standoff at the Vantage Point Inn in Woodland Hills after an exchange of gunfire.

California's "Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act," survived a legal challenge, with most provisions of SB 976 upheld, barring two sections blocked on free speech grounds. The law targets social media addiction in children.