State crews plugged and sealed 21 wells at the AllenCo site in University Park, ending a decades-long fight over odors and health complaints. The move follows years of litigation and grassroots pressure.

Islah LA reported vandals scrawled hateful graffiti and tried to set a fire at its South L.A. center days before Ramadan. The community has launched a fundraiser for cleanup and security.

NADC Burger is headed to Westwood Village at 1091 Broxton Ave, with hiring already underway and a liquor‑license filing flagging plans for a Los Angeles flagship.

A community mini market in Watts reopens with EBT acceptance and a public ribbon-cutting Friday, backed by local organizers and state small-business programs.

More than 2,000 LA nurses will begin coordinated walkouts on Feb. 19 — a weeklong action at USC Keck and a one‑day strike at Centinela — over staffing and health‑plan changes.

Officials and neighbors marked the 2015 Torrance refinery blast anniversary and renewed pressure to phase out modified hydrofluoric acid at local refineries.

A man was taken to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a Blue Line train Saturday in Historic South‑Central Los Angeles. Officials say passengers were not injured and investigators are probing the cause.

A viral surveillance clip shows a worker at an Inglewood day care throwing a shoe at a 5-year-old with special needs; the center says staff were fired and investigators are reviewing the footage.

Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting death on the 200 block of North Bowen Avenue in Compton, the LASD said. The probe is active and investigators are on scene.

A motorcyclist was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the southbound 110 at Adams Boulevard Friday morning; one vehicle reportedly fled the scene.

LAFD reports a person trapped after a crash at 1156 S Crenshaw Blvd in Arlington Heights; FS29 is on scene. Officials have released limited details so far.

A 46-year-old man said he heard gunshots before realizing he'd been hit near East 43rd Place and Avalon Boulevard; police are searching for the shooter.

A late-night shooting on S. Hobart Boulevard left one man dead and another hospitalized; LAPD Robbery-Homicide detectives are investigating.