Local community reacts to Juneteenth becoming federal holiday
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Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ? two months after the Confederacy had surrendered.

LA City Council requests ordinance to ban flavored tobacco, menthol cigarette sales

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday passed a motion ordering the City Attorney’s office to draft an ordinance that would end the sale of flavored tobacco and menthol cigarette sales in the city.

Young girl and a man shot in South Los Angeles

A man and a little girl were both shot in the South Los Angeles area Tuesday night.

Teenager shot in Florence neighborhood of South LA

A teenager was shot Monday in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and East 83rd Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Despite health woes, murder trial of Robert Durst continues

A judge on Monday ordered that the murder trial of multimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst will continue, despite defense requests for a delay because they say he’s in such pain that he can’t stand up to dress for trial.

Flats Fire burns as intense heat hits SoCal
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Two homes were destroyed by a wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest prompting a mandatory evacuation order for Pinyon Crest and the partial closure of state Route 74 on Sunday.

SoCal braces for triple-digit temps this week raising concerns for fires, power outages

It isn't quite summer yet, but the Southland will find itself baking in summer-like heat this week, with triple-digit record temperatures anticipated in the valleys and mountains, while even downtown could reach up to 100.

Rainbow Halo ceremony honors woman killed by teen Lamborghini driver in West LA

A Rainbow Halo disc has been installed at an intersection close to where a woman was killed when her car was hit by a teen Lamborghini SUV driver.

Flight from LAX diverted to Oklahoma City after 'unruly passenger' is restrained
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Passengers aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta helped to subdue an unruly passenger who was reportedly trying to open the aircraft?s door mid-air and who caused the flight to be diverted to Oklahoma City.

Los Angeles nonprofit helps families struggling to pay for dogs' cancer treatment

The nonprofit was founded on the principle that no family should have to lose their fur baby just because they can’t afford the cost of cancer treatment.

Robert Durst hospitalized, delaying his murder trial again

Robert Durst, the multimillionaire real estate heir on trial in the killing of his best friend, was hospitalized Thursday for an unspecified health issue, according to the judge in the long-delayed trial.