California

Federal authorities have arrested an LA cardiothoracic surgeon and a chiropractor for allegedly running a $135 million Medicare fraud scheme.  Officials say Dr. Hany Malek and his business partner Dr. Harold Tabaie lured patients with illegal kickbacks—like free groceries and gift cards—to perform dangerous, unnecessary leg surgeries that left victims in permanent pain. 

FOX 11's Gigi Graciette speaks with Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli about the operation.

Dry and warmer conditions are expected to return Friday and continue through the weekend, with a weak Santa Ana wind pattern developing as the storm moves out.

Approaching King Tides, scheduled for October 26 through 28, threaten further coastal flooding and structural damage.

The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 to identify $460,000 for a feasibility study on establishing a city-owned public bank. Supporters say a public bank could help finance affordable housing, small businesses and infrastructure while keeping more money local.

Long Beach leaders held a meeting to address the potentially historic El Niño winter storms.

Police in Corona say two 15-year-old girls were planning a mass shooting at Corona High School. 

As Southern California deals with bands on rain this week, Long Beach officials are bracing for coastal flooding in the area.

Bell Gardens High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after reports of a weapon on campus. Police detained a student and recovered one gun, while officials confirmed no shots were fired.

High tides and increased wave activity are worsening coastal erosion near Crystal Cove along PCH. Caltrans has closed portions of the southbound lanes as it begins the second phase of emergency slope stabilization work.

Authorities say Meta flagged internal messages between the teens after discovering they spent months researching past school shootings, mapping the campus, creating a hit list of students and staff, and looking for ways to illegally acquire firearms. Police believe the plot was driven by revenge.

The teenagers, students at Corona and Norco High Schools, allegedly spent months researching school shootings and discussing methods to obtain weapons before Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and local detectives intervened, taking both into custody on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. 

Bell Gardens police said on social media they were at the campus for an "investigation of a reported hand gun on campus." Officers confirmed that no shooting had occurred and all students were safe.