Senate Democrats cited a rise in immigration detention deaths since the start of the Trump administration, questioning oversight, medical care and facility expansion. Read full story Author: Gavin J. Quinton
County prosecutors probing whether Edison should be criminally prosecuted for Eaton fire
The Los Angeles County district attorney is investigating whether Southern California Edison should be criminally prosecuted for its actions in last year’s devastating Eaton wildfire, which killed 19 people and …
Dozens of Southern California politicians call on Wasserman to resign as LA28 Olympics chair
The state steers money and resources to help the 2028 Olympics and other major events. Read full story Author: Dakota Smith
CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture
Weiss, the founder of the Free Press and now editor-in-chief at CBS News, had been invited to speak at UCLA on the future of journalism. Read full story Author: Cerys …
Lightning fires, avalanches and floods: Deadly string of storms slams California
Southern California was set for a brief lull in wet weather Wednesday, but forecasters say a new storm is rolling in. Here’s what you can expect. Read full story Author: …
Plaschke: UCLA must eject Mick Cronin if he can’t respect his players
Mick Cronin’s decision to eject Steven Jamerson II for a hard foul late during a UCLA loss at Michigan State shows he’s a bully, Bill Plaschke writes. Read full story …
Hit me: California’s blackjack ban could bust L.A. card clubs
It’s a bust for blackjack in California cardrooms. Read full story Author: Iris Kwok
Former L.A. chief deputy attorney directed fraudulent DWP lawsuit, judge rules
California State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland recommended a two-year suspension for Jim Clark, a former high-ranking attorney under former City Atty. Mike Feuer. Read full story Author: Dakota …
Stephen Colbert escalates dispute with CBS over Talarico interview ban
The “Late Show” host said the CBS claim that a U.S. Senate candidate interview was not banned is “crap.” Read full story Author: Stephen Battaglio
Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping draws online sleuths, psychics, influencers
Online fanatics of true crime have parsed through information about the Nancy Guthrie case, filling in the limited details with rumor, innuendo and conspiracy. Read full story Author: Hannah Fry, …
Snow chains on the 101? Erroneous travel alert baffles Thousand Oaks
There’s no snow on the 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks — which might come as a surprise to those who received an errant travel alert from the California Department of …
Southern California man charged with murder of missing teen after remains found in Salton Sea area
Authorities found a leg, which, determined through DNA, was that of a teenager who went missing in the Salton City area. Prosecutors charged a 51-year-old Salton City man with murder. …
Malibu, ’emotionally and physically scarred,’ is suing California, L.A., others over Palisades fire
Malibu is suing the state, the city of Los Angeles, L.A. County and additional public parties and agencies, seeking damages for financial losses sustained in the Palisades fire. Read full …
‘Commercial-grade’ fireworks show is latest stunt set on 6th Street Bridge, spread on social
A large, illegal fireworks display prompted firefighters to respond to the 6th Street Bridge, the latest in a series of troubling incidents taking place on the iconic structure. Read full …
Netflix and Warner Bros join Disney and Paramount in calling out ByteDance’s latest AI platform
Just last week, ByteDance launched its AI video platform, Seedance 2.0, and ever since, AI-generated videos using copyrighted materials have continued to go viral. Studios like Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. …
Lindsey Vonn reveals that her beloved dog, Leo, died the day after her downhill crash at Olympics
U.S. ski racing legend Lindsey Vonn’s beloved dog Leo died a day after she crashed at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Vonn was scheduled for more surgery on her leg Wednesday. Read …
Tom Noonan, ‘Manhunter’ character actor who also wrote and directed films, dies at 74
Tom Noonan, the actor best known for playing villain Francis Dolarhyde in ‘Manhunter’ and the Ripper in ‘Last Action Hero,’ has died. He was 74. Read full story Author: Christie …
Gustavo Dudamel delivers his ‘love letter to L.A.’ in his final summer at the Hollywood Bowl
The L.A. Phil’s 2026 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl features the four-day Dudamel tribute ‘Celebrating Gustavo at the Bowl.’ Read full story Author: Malia Mendez
In ‘How to Make a Killing,’ a family inheritance inspires Glen Powell to do dirty deeds
Director John Patton Ford’s spin on the 1949 British thriller “Kind Hearts and Coronets” doesn’t have his star in eight roles, but it does have a spirit of dark fun. …
U.S. men defeat Sweden in overtime, advance to Olympic hockey semifinals
Quinn Hughes scored 3:27 into the extra period to to move the Americans to within one win of medaling at the Winter Games for the first time since 2010. Read …