A 5-year-old boy was reported dead, possibly from drowning in a backyard swimming pool, authorities said Monday. The emergency was reported at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of Sigman Street.

The family of a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed to death is raising money for her funeral Monday through a GoFundMe page and having a car wash and bake sale this weekend.

Any Los Angeles-area driver can relate — the freeway accidents that cause traffic jams always happen at the worst possible times. That appeared to be the case on Sunday morning. As KTLA’s Gene Kang was preparing to talk about the holiday travel rush from an overpass over the 110 Freeway near downtown L.A., he witnessed […]

MECCA - A 51-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Mecca involving a wrong-way driver that also left two people with moderate injuries, authorities said. The crash was reported at approximately 9 p.m. Friday on Highway 86 near 66th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers said a black Chrysler was driving on the wrong side of the highway when it collided with a white Honda Civic, killing the Honda's driver. The 20-year-old male driver of the Chrysler was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and his 18-year-old female passenger was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries, according to KESQ. The driver was also slightly injured. The Riverside County coroner's office identified the victim who died Saturday as Shuru Zhang of La Puente. The cause of the crash was under investigation by the CHP. This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: La Puente woman killed in a car crash involving wrong-way driver in Mecca on Friday

Police arrested an 18-year-old man.

Family told FOX 11 the boy was just 5-years-old.

He also founded a gym chain with 26 locations across the country.

More than 6 kilos of cocaine were recovered in South LA.

December 23, 2024 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Fernando Castro Bazan, 33, of El Monte, was sentenced last Thursday, December 19 by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to 15 years in prison for his role as a leader in a conspiracy to. distribute methamphetamine to the Sacramento area...

A woman killed in a head-on collision between a semi tractor and a Toyota Corolla in Covina was publicly identified Saturday. Amelia Hemaratanatorm, 45, died from multiple blunt-force trauma, according to the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called at 1:58 a.m....

A mother claims her 14-year-old son was violently attacked at Verdugo Hills High School because of his race, and she's now taking legal action against the Los Angeles Unified School District. The mother, who did not want to be identified due to safety concerns, held a press conference Friday alongside her attorneys Brad Gage and Caree Harper. She said her son, a freshman at the school, was attacked twice because he's Black. "He was targeted, clearly targeted," she said. "He didn't deserve that. He was just trying to go to school, get an education like everybody else." During the...

A person died after two vehicle collisions, one of which involving an out-of-service Metro bus, on the 110 Freeway in L.A. early Sunday morning. According to CHP, officers responded to reports of a collision on the northbound span of the 110 at Manchester Boulevard just before 5 a.m. Upon arriving, they located the vehicles involved […]

VENICE, Calif. - Some people living in Venice say they are living in a real life horror movie. They say an unhoused man is screaming at them and threatening them, and they can't get anyone to help. The screams echo through this apartment complex on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The heartbroken family of a man who was shot to death in Boyle Heights earlier this week has identified the victim as a teenager who was returning home from dropping his sister off at work. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA that the shooting occurred around midnight on Wednesday […]

The suspect was identified as Jian Hu, 35, Monterey Park, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man arrested Thursday on federal charges for allegedly acting on behalf of the People's Republic of China to influence a local election is engaged to an Arcadia City Councilwoman, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times reported that the local politician listed...

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended Monday for a large swath of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, officials said.

An illegal fireworks show lit up the night sky in one Los Angeles County city over the weekend. The display occurred Saturday night in Compton and startled many unsuspecting residents. Several people lined the street near the city’s Department of Motor Vehicles as the show went off. Video showed multiple explosions that could be heard […]

New Initiative Offers Safe Parking, Support Services, and a Pathway To Stable Housing. Los Angeles County has launched the Pathway Home RV Interim Housing Pilot Program, offering people living in recreational vehicles (RVs) a safe place to park, sleep, and access services designed to transition them from homelessness to permanent housing.

SACRAMENTO, California ( MyCaliforniaNews ) - Ronald Yandell, 62, of Pinole, and William Sylvester, 56, of Norco, have been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for murder in aid of racketeering and other RICO-related crimes. The sentences were handed down by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, according to United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. Between 2011 and 2016, Aryan Brotherhood members and associates were involved in racketeering activities, including murder, murder conspiracies, and drug trafficking, according to court documents. Evidence presented at trial revealed that Aryan Brotherhood members managed a significant heroin and methamphetamine trafficking operation...