CHP investigating wave of freeway shootings in SoCal
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California Highway Patrol officers on Tuesday asked for the public's help developing leads on a rash of freeway attacks in which vehicle windows have been shattered throughout the Southland since last month.

LAPD chief wants removal of officer who shared Valentine post mocking George Floyd

The Los Angeles Police Department internally identified an employee who distributed a Valentine's Day-themed social media post mocking the death of George Floyd, and Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday that he has recommended the person be fired.

California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review

California’s DMV is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The probe comes amid several high-profile crashes nationwide — including a fatal wreck in California — involving Autopilot in recent weeks.

Rapper T.I., wife under investigation by the LAPD amid sexual assault allegations

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, amid ongoing sexual assault allegations nationwide against the rapper and his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Harris.

Man who 'senselessly executed' LASD sergeant sentenced to life in prison without parole

A Lancaster man who pleaded guilty in the 2016 execution-style slaying of a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Trenton Trevon Lovell had two prior convictions and was on parole at the time of the slaying of Sgt. Steve Owen, who was shot five times on Oct. 5, 2016, in Lancaster.

LAUSD partners with Amazon to offer jobs to district graduates

Los Angeles Unified students who graduate and enroll full-time in community college will have the opportunity to secure one of several hundred jobs with flexible hours that Amazon is targeting to these students.

Fontana crash victim had posted videos riding in Tesla on Autopilot

The driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal crash that California highway authorities said may have been operating on Autopilot, posted social media videos of himself riding in the vehicle without his hands on the wheel or foot on the pedal.

Two LASD detectives indicted for perjury, filing false report

A grand jury indictment unsealed Friday charges Pedro Guerrero-Gonzalez and Noel Lopez, two Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives, with lying about their roles involving a search warrant that was served at an East Los Angeles home in September 2018.

Officials: Tesla in fatal crash on the 210 Freeway near Fontana was on Autopilot

A 35-year-old man was killed when his Tesla Model 3 struck an overturned semi on the 210 Freeway near Fontana on May 5. The Tesla was operating on Autopilot at the time of the crash, authorities said.

Kidnapping and chase suspect continues standoff with authorities
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A tense standoff has continued for hours in Palmdale after a kidnapping suspect led authorities on a high-speed chase through parts of the Antelope Valley Thursday evening.

LASD searching for tenant accused of assaulting deputy serving eviction notice in Glendora

The search was on for the suspect accused of assaulting a deputy when they attempted to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex in Glendora on Thursday morning, officials said.

Group of TikTok users leading push to free Menendez Brothers
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TikTok users are leading an online push to free Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers convicted of killing their parents in Beverly Hills.

'I'm very rich': Back seat Tesla rider pulls same stunt, but in new car after jail release

Param Sharma met KTVU's Jesse Gary in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, not far from his mother’s high-rise apartment. After getting out of jail on two counts of reckless driving, he pulled up sitting in the back seat of a Tesla with no one in the driver's seat.

LAFD: Over half of fires are related to homeless encampments
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The figures came out on the same day that the department started a pilot program to deal with the problem in the Venice boardwalk area.

Safety regulators announce special investigation into Tesla Autopilot system

Federal safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities near Oakland arrested a man in another Tesla rolling down a freeway with no one behind the steering wheel.

Car windows shot out on 91 Freeway in Corona, Riverside

Authorities are once again investigating yet another round of shootings involving BB guns on the 91 Freeway in Riverside and Corona.