2025 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: USPS, FedEx, UPS important dates to remember
With the holidays right around the corner, you need to be sure to mail packages early to ensure on-time delivery. Keep these essential 2025 shipping deadlines in mind from USPS, FedEx, and UPS to ensure your cards and gifts reach their destinations in time for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and other holidays.
Stimulus payment December 2025, IRS direct deposit relief payment & tariff dividend fact check
Hold off on that purchase! Online rumors of new stimulus checks by year’s end are out there.
Waymo cars now on Los Angeles freeways
Waymo has begun offering select riders access to driverless taxi trips on Los Angeles freeways, expanding its autonomous service beyond surface streets.
Long Beach vandals destroy Christmas decorations
East Long Beach residents say vandals are slashing and destroying Christmas inflatables in neighborhoods near El Dorado Park.
LA deputies rescue paragliders from drowning
Two paragliders are lucky to be alive after getting trapped and tangled after falling out of the sky. Two brave deputies dove into action to rescue them and get them to safety.
Noise deterrent devices being used at LA Home Depot
Are high-pitched noise machines being used to drive day laborers away from a Home Depot? Protesters are calling for a boycott, and LA city officials are getting involved.
Stolen ambulance pursuit in LA
Police were in pursuit of a stolen ambulance out of Northridge.
Nick Reiner reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia
Nick Reiner, the son of Rob and Michele Reiner, was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia and the new meds were "making him dangerous".
Tyler Skaggs family reaches settlement in wrongful death lawsuit
The parents and widow of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs reached a settlement Friday of their wrongful-death lawsuit against the MLB franchise over Skaggs' 2019 overdose.
DOJ delays full Epstein file release
The Department of Justice released some of the records related to its investigations on Jeffrey Epstein. The complete files were not released and the government expects more disclosures by the end of the year.
Rose Parade float causing controversy
With New Years just a few days away, a Rose Parade float about the fire department is causing some controversy.
Brown University shooter found dead
Claudio Neves Valente, the suspected gunman behind the Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor, was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit, police said.
Holiday travel to hit new record
A record 10.2 million Southern Californians are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home this year.
Security increased at Topanga mall following robbery, stabbing
Just a day after two teens were injured in a stabbing and robbery at the Topanga mall, security has ramped up as people continue their holiday shopping.
Pursuit victim speaks out
Pursuit victim speaks out after box truck stolen
Suspect hospitalized after being shot by LAPD officers
A suspect was struck by police gunfire following an altercation in downtown LA early Friday morning.
Piecing together Nick Reiner's movements after murders
Nick Reiner remains jailed and awaits his next court hearing after his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, were killed at their LA home.
Olive Garden introducing smaller portions
Darden Restaurants will roll out a new lighter portion entrées menu at all Olive Garden locations in January, the company announced during its quarterly earnings call Thursday.
Holiday travel rush begins Saturday
According to the Auto Club of Southern California, the anticipated number of travelers is a 2.8% increase from last year's volume of 9.9 million SoCal travelers.
Teens robbed, stabbed in Topanga Mall
Police Friday are searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed and stabbed two teenagers at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park.