'We mean business.' MacArthur Park raid is latest in push to reclaim fentanyl hub, officials say

06/04/26 10:57 PM

On Thursday afternoon, a swarm of federal agents and Los Angeles police officers descended on MacArthur Park with military vehicles and a loudspeaker warning that those using narcotics would be subject to search and detention.

'We're in survival mode': A year after ICE raids, a couple fight to save their dress shops

06/07/26 10:00 AM

In L.A.'s Fashion District, quinceañera shops struggle after ICE raids scared off their Latino clientele.

50 gallons of water spill into storm drain at site of O.C. chemical crisis, testing underway

06/06/26 3:02 AM

The spill occurred during a routine effort to empty what the Orange County Health Care Agency called an "onsite stormwater/condensation tank located in an area unrelated to the incident site."

A battle over billboards roils Inglewood

06/09/26 10:00 AM

Billboards are at the center of a corporate power struggle that may be headed to the ballot this November.

A long-stalled Venice affordable housing project could be moving forward

06/09/26 10:00 AM

Last month, a judge ruled the city of L.A.'s Board of Transportation Commissioners erred in rejected the Venice Dell affordable housing project in 2024. The ruling opens a pathway to build the project, which was first proposed in 2016.

A year after L.A. worksite immigration raid at fashion company, former workers still struggling

06/06/26 8:36 PM

Last year, ICE arrested dozens of workers at Ambiance Apparel, a company in the Fashion District. Some have since been deported, others are out on bond and unable to work as their immigration cases remain pending.

An LAPD gang? Internal report says police unit had 'rampant culture of misconduct'

06/04/26 10:00 AM

An LAPD Internal Affairs report said officers in the San Fernando Valley operated like a "law enforcement gang," while another specialized unit in South L.A. is under investigation for allegedly turning off their body-worn cameras to stop motorists and improperly search their vehicles.

Arellano: A year after Trump unleashed his deportation machine in L.A., we can't let his goons win

06/06/26 10:00 AM

We can't think the worst is behind us and we can't be inured to what happened and will happen again.

Arellano: One thing was clear on election night: Angelenos want change

06/03/26 8:54 PM

If Spencer Pratt moves on to the general election and is serious about winning, he needs to learn from the political revolution pursued by his polar opposites, the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

As feared, endangered sheep dies after getting entangled in razor wire at the border

06/03/26 11:43 PM

A biologist discovered a decomposing bighorn sheep tangled in concertina wire recently strung in Imperial County, part of an effort to deter illegal immigration. Advocates had warned of the danger to migrating animals.