Community honors Inglewood teen athlete after school allegedly bans her from graduation, prom

Community leaders honored A’Shari Hobbs at a special ceremony after St. Mary’s Academy barred her from participating in graduation, prom, grad night and postseason track competitions.

Man accused of attacking five women at UCLA in under an hour

Olumuyiwa Akindahunsi faces 32 years to life in prison after pleading not guilty to a series of violent assaults and attempted rapes on the UCLA campus.

Grossman civil trial moves to punitive phase following record-setting $176M verdict

Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson face further financial penalties as their civil trial enters the punitive damages phase following a jury finding of malice.

More than 713,000 ballots left to count in City of Industry
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The county's centralized Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry has been operating around the clock as workers verify signatures, process vote-by-mail ballots and tabulate results. 

Why it's taking so long to count California primary votes

State election officials are expected to learn sometime on Thursday exactly how many votes still need to be counted in the California primary election, as well as how long the process could take.

Kathy Hilton out as WeHo Pride Grand Marshal following community backlash

Kathy Hilton has withdrawn as the 2026 WeHo Pride Parade Grand Marshal Icon following community dialogue regarding her social ties and a denied slur allegation.

LA speeds up city intervention timelines for dangerous nuisance properties

The Los Angeles City Council passed a unanimous ordinance to accelerate the cleanup of dangerous nuisance properties, cutting owner compliance windows in half.

LASD warns of World Cup scams
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Cybercriminals will be looking to score when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in less than two weeks, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Thursday was warning locals to beware of scam artists.

LA cracking down on nuisance properties
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The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 Wednesday to strengthen procedures addressing nuisance properties, potentially allowing the city to act more quickly to abate problem sites.

Garden Grove chemical removal could cause odor
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Authorities say the risk of an explosion has been eliminated, and air monitoring continues to show chemical levels within safety thresholds during cleanup operations.

LA County continues counting more than 700,000 outstanding ballots as Trump slams election process

Los Angeles County election workers are processing over 713,000 outstanding primary ballots, prompting unverified claims from Donald Trump and a sharp rebuttal from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.

Orange County residents warned of chemical odors as GKN Aerospace tank cleanup continues

Orange County officials are warning residents near the GKN Aerospace facility to expect chemical odors as crews remove the remaining methyl methacrylate from a damaged storage tank.

Residents warned of odors as tank cleanup continues
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Orange County officials are warning residents near the GKN Aerospace facility to expect chemical odors as crews remove the remaining methyl methacrylate from a damaged storage tank.

Community holds grad party for teen who says banned her from ceremony
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A community held a graduation party for A'Shari Hobbs, a high school track star who was banned from her final track meets, prom and graduation ceremony allegedly because of what her parent did.

Dramatic half-hour car chase across LA, San Bernardino counties
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A driver at the center of a 2-county car chase was repeatedly clocked by SkyFOX of going more than 100 mph during parts of the pursuit.

81-year-old man stabbed to death in Tarzana

An investigation was launched after a man was stabbed to death in a San Fernando Valley home.

Man stabbed to death in Tarzana
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The LAPD launched an investigation following a deadly stabbing in the San Fernando Valley.

Newport Beach man accused of smuggling tech to Iran
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Jamshid Ghomi, 63, was arrested for allegedly smuggling sophisticated U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's military and nuclear sectors.

LA mayoral race heads to Nov. runoff
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Incumbent Karen Bass awaits her challenger in the Nov. 2026 general election. As of Wednesday afternoon, former reality TV star Spencer Pratt leads Los Angeles City Council Woman Nithya Raman in the fight for second and final spot in the Nov. 2026 ballot.