A brush fire near the Encino Reservoir scorched about five acres and briefly triggered an evacuation warning; helicopters and crews stopped forward progress and no injuries were reported.

Leslie David Baker has co-opened a HoneyBaked Ham on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, offering sandwiches, family meals and catering with a grand opening this Saturday.

Danny Boy’s Famous Original opened a Woodland Hills outpost at Valley Country Market, bringing New York‑style slices and Sicilian pies to Ventura Boulevard. The shop joins the chain’s DTLA and Westwood locations.

A suspected DUI chase in Encino ended when a car crashed into a street vendor's stand; the driver fled but was arrested and no injuries were reported.

A semi‑truck fire on northbound I‑5 near Templin Highway spread into brush and prompted an evacuation warning for Paradise Ranch Estates, with lane closures snarling traffic.

A Reseda woman admitted to second‑degree murder after prosecutors say she sold a fentanyl‑xylazine mix that killed a Simi Valley man.

Ventura County deputies recovered eight luxury vehicles worth more than $1.3 million after raids in North Hollywood and Los Angeles. Two Los Angeles men were arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

Ice Cube9s BIG3 is moving toward a public listing via a reverse merger with Graf Global, valuing the league at roughly $290 million and aiming to trade as TONT. The deal is pitched as a way to open ownership to fans while funding media and global growth.

The FAA’s July 2 AIP awards send about $107M to 16 California airports; Long Beach and Hollywood‑Burbank landed major grants for taxiway reconstruction and hazard removal. Local planning documents detail scope and next steps.

MRCA will send more than 80 wildland fire‑trained personnel and engines across LA parklands on July 4, with early closures on Mulholland and extra patrols in Malibu and Topanga.

A newly finished Studio City pavilion compound is asking $28M, pairing hemlock-clad vaulted ceilings and imported stone with a guest house, pool and sunken media pit.

Blue Dahlia filed plans to convert 10016 Commerce Ave into a small tea room in Tujunga; owner says the team is in permitting and hopes to open later this year.

LAFD issued a Wednesday-night alert for a structure fire near the 9300 block of Texhoma Avenue in Northridge. The initial post included a map and named FS103 among responders.