Unions to feed thousands of families in Wilmington amid canceled parade

A food distribution for more than 18,000 people affected by the coronavirus pandemic is planned for Monday in Wilmington to mark Labor Day in lieu of the canceled Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition Parade.

Record heat wave bakes Southland as Woodland Hills reaches 121 degrees

Los Angeles County set an all-time temperature record on Sunday, with a high of 121 degrees at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.  

Woodland Hills man making medicinal mushrooms to help heal people

A local man turned his love of foraging into a mission to bring the healing qualities of mushrooms to the masses.  

Four-acre fire in Porter Ranch briefly threatened homes, firefighter hurt

A brush fire that appeared to start near the westbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway on Saturday quickly grew to four acres and briefly threatened homes in the Porter Ranch area before firefighters slowed it.   

Los Angeles Metro makes its TAP cards available through mobile devices

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has made the Transit Access Pass card available through the iPhone and Apple Watch, which provides a contactless way for riders to pay for bus and rail fares.

ICE: LA's new 'sanctuary' policy hampers enforcement

L.A. County's "misguided" policy of refusing to turn jailed immigrants over to federal authorities is hampering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's efforts to protect the public, an agency official said Friday.

Ed Buck pleads not guilty to charges in updated indictment

California political donor Ed Buck pleaded not guilty Friday to an updated indictment charging him with multiple felonies, including giving drugs to a man who overdosed and died at his West Hollywood apartment after being enticed across state lines for prostitution.

City of Los Angeles launches ambitious childcare program

The City of Los Angeles Thursday formally launched a program providing for children of low-income families to receive both childcare and education at 50 learning centers sited at parks across the city while their parents return to work.

Paintball gun shootings on the rise in Los Angeles, LAPD says

The Los Angeles Police Department raised concern about the number of paintball shootings that have occurred this year, mostly in South Los Angeles, leading to injuries.

Officers raid Illegal gambling operation in North Hills

The Los Angeles Police Department was on scene conducting a raid at a suspected illegal gambling operation at a home in North Hills Thursday night.

LAPD detectives recover artwork stolen 25 years ago

Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division have recovered one of four high value paintings stolen from a L.A. art gallery 25 years ago, authorities announced Thursday.

Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' lawsuit goes forward in Los Angeles

A Los Angeles federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a pair of songwriters who claim that Taylor Swift lifted lyrics from their 2001 recording as the basis for her 2014 smash hit "Shake It Off," court papers obtained Thursday show.

'Whip/Nae Nae' rapper Silento arrested for alleged assaults in Santa Ana and Los Angeles

The 22-year-old rapper Silento, best known for his 2015 song "Watch Me" (Whip/Nae Nae), was behind bars Wednesday after being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in Valley Village Saturday, one day after being arrested for domestic violence in Santa Ana.

FBI investigating pilot's report of 'guy in jetpack' flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX

The FBI will be investigating an incident that took place near Los Angeles International Airport after an American Airlines pilot reported seeing a mystery person in a jetpack flying in the path of incoming jets Sunday evening.