'Dangerous heat' to broil Southern California this week, raising health and fire risks

07/13/26 6:41 PM

Temperatures across Southern California's interior — from inland San Luis Obispo County south into San Diego County — are expected push into the triple digits this week, peaking Thursday and Friday.

'I didn't cheat.' California DMV's test fraud claims spark frustration, anger

07/16/26 10:00 AM

Frustration is growing among California drivers and legislators asking what evidence of suspected cheating led the DMV to invalidate 11,000 knowledge tests.

'It looks like a war.' How a $38 Armenian brisket sandwich ignited debate over culture and cost

07/13/26 5:21 PM

A $38 Wagyu basturma brisket sandwich at Yerord Mas has become a lightning rod, igniting hundreds of online comments over price, tradition and respect.

'It'll buy us time': Feds to pay millions to prop up dwindling Lake Mead

07/16/26 10:00 AM

A Southern California water agency is among those partnering with the federal government to prevent a large reservoir from reaching a critically low water level.

11 dogs died after being crammed in crates in a sweltering van. How a trainer tried to cover it up

07/10/26 9:44 PM

Authorities said Kwong "Tony" Chun Sit, an Irvine trainer, killed 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van. He covered up the deaths by impersonating the dogs' owners and having the pets cremated.

A Bel-Air shootout: Fitness influencer gunned down after confrontation with robbers

07/11/26 10:00 AM

After a late lunch with his wife at Bossa Nova, Miguel Angel Aguilar got in his 1959 Chevrolet Impala and headed home. He didn't notice the Acura that tailed him through rush-hour traffic on Sunset Boulevard.

A vacant lot near City Hall will become an art park. Why are some people objecting?

07/13/26 10:00 AM

Residents, unions, politicians and nonprofits have tussled over the future of a two-acre plot of prime real estate in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

Academy Award-winning special effects pioneer Don Iwerks dies at 96

07/12/26 7:23 PM

The Academy Award-winner created special effects used in Disney films and attractions around the world.

Anger grows in Boyle Heights as warehouse fire leaves stench, flies and vermin in its wake

07/14/26 8:08 PM

Boyle Heights activists are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to order a mandatory evacuation of the neighborhood, saying a recent warehouse fire has poisoned the air.

Arson investigation underway after beloved family-owned Mexican market burns in Sun Valley

07/14/26 12:07 AM

An arson investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a beloved family-owned Mexican market in Sun Valley.