‘Morris Kight House’ named Historic-Cultural Monument
The LA City Council agreed to preserve the home of the gay rights activist.
Man charged with first-degree murder of Westlake High teen killed in bus stop crash
Austin Eis is also charged with 19 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly intentionally targeted and struck a group of high school students outside of Westlake High School, resulting in the death of 15-year-old Wesley Welling.
Home erupts in flames in Westlake District
Firefighters were working to stop the fire from spreading to nearby homes.
Fire guts Westlake District building between church, apartments
Firefighters extinguished a fire that gutted a two-story building in the Westlake District early Monday morning.
Fire guts 2-story building in Westlake
The building where the fire started appears to be a total loss.
Crews battle fire at vacant Westlake home
The burning home appeared to be vacant, according to LAFD officials.
4 injured in shooting outside Westlake high-rise
The shooting happened after two groups got into an argument, police said.
Koreatown shooting leaves teen boy dead; gunman at large
Dylan Ramirez, 16, was shot and killed while sitting in a car with his friend in a suspected attempted robbery in Koreatown.
2 people stabbed at separate LA Metro stations hours apart
The Los Angeles Metro is once again at the center of stabbing cases, this time involving two of its transit stations.
Car plows through fifth floor wall of Westlake garage, driver nowhere to be found
Crews tried to pull the car out with chains, but the vehicle was too tightly wedged in.
Deadly Westlake District stabbing under investigation
Investigators said the victim walked up to a taco stand for help before he collapsed on the sidewalk.
Man killed in Westlake stabbing
The victim collapsed shortly after asking for help.
Crews battling fire at 5-story building in LA's Westlake area
A five-story office building caught fire in Los Angeles' Westlake District.
Firefighter injured after floor collapses during Westlake house fire
The firefighter is expected to be OK after suffering injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Firefighter injured in Westlake District
An LAFD firefighter was injured as crews battled a structure fire in Westlake.
Store clerk grabs knife out of would-be robbers' hands, chases him out of store
Sayda Ventura works at the market to help pay for college. Last week she fought off a knife-wielding attacker.
Westlake District fire leaves 20 displaced
Dozens of residents were forced out of their apartments after a fast-spreading fire broke out in the Westlake District overnight.
Westlake house fire damages neighboring apartment buildings
Dozens of people were forced out of their apartments after a fire broke out in the Westlake District overnight.
LA store clerk snatches large knife from would-be robber, chases him out of business
A knife-carrying man messed with the wrong store clerk after the female employee turned the tables on the suspect in a failed armed robbery in LA's Westlake neighborhood. Surveillance video captures the dramatic moment where the store clerk snatches the suspect's knife and then chases him out of the business with his weapon.
Man hospitalized following 3-car crash involving LAPD vehicle in Westlake area
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.