LAFD funding measure heads to November ballot as firefighters warn of lagging response times

Another tax hike could be on the horizon for Los Angeles. The LA City Council voted 14-0 to place a measure on the November ballot that would raise the local sales tax to 10.25%.

10.25% LA sales tax to appear on Nov. ballot
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The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to place a half-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot to secure additional funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department. If approved by voters, the tax hike would push LA's current sales tax from 9.75% to 10.25%.

Mortgage assistance still available for LA fire victims
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FOX 11 was joined by Rebecca Franklin, Chief Deputy Director of the CalFHA, as she explains how mortgage help is available for Los Angeles fire survivors.

Feds bust bizarre $27M California hospice scam that billed dead patients

A $27.7M California hospice scam using data from dead people was exposed in a historic $6.5B nationwide healthcare fraud crackdown by the DOJ.

Big California hospice fraud arrest
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The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, charging 455 defendants—including 90 doctors—across 45 states for orchestrating over $6.5 billion in false claims and lethal patient harm.

California bans Glock-style handguns from commercial sale

Assembly Bill 1127 bans California retail dealers from selling new Glock-style handguns due to trigger conversion risks, while protecting current ownership.

Ventura County father gets 1 year in jail for incest after daughter’s suicide

Stephen Vincent Chavez was sentenced to a year in county jail for felony incest involving his 18-year-old biological daughter, Makayla Settles, who tragically died by suicide five months after the assault.

US government to oppose plan to sell Titanic artifacts

The federal government argues that a plan to auction hundreds of artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic would violate court orders, while the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic wreck contends that it would not.

Pasadena police make historic 10,000-pound illegal fireworks bust linked to Nevada street gang

The massive cache, uncovered at an East Los Angeles home, was allegedly smuggled from Nevada by a criminal street gang for distribution across the San Gabriel Valley ahead of the July 4th holiday.

Shooting near March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County leaves 1 dead

One person was killed following a shooting near March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County on Tuesday, sheriff’s officials said.

Shots fired near March Air Reserve Base
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A driver has died following a shooting near March Air Reserve Base, officials said. 

Firefighters battle Boyle Heights fire for 7th straight day
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Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore told reporters Monday he is hoping to have the fire extinguished and to be able to turn control of the warehouse back to Lineage by Friday.

85-year-old arrested for allegedly street racing in Florida
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An 85-year-old man and another driver were arrested last week after deputies say they were racing at more than 100 mph on a roadway in Lake County, Florida.