'Like a pillar of fire over the rooftops.' Witnesses describe deadly Bell Gardens blast

01/29/26 6:50 PM

Officials on Thursday said they suspect someone in the apartment was making homemade fireworks when the deadly explosion took place.

'National shutdown' brings protests to L.A., across the nation; demonstrators clash with police

01/30/26 9:19 PM

Nationwide protests take place Friday as part of a 'National Shutdown' in response to immigration actions in Minnesota. Protesters clashed with police.

'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids

01/31/26 3:42 AM

Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses also held protests.

7 displaced by house fire in Lockport

02/02/26 3:34 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five adults and two children were displaced by a fire in Lockport just after midnight on Sunday, the Lockport Fire Department said. The fire occurred at 216 West Ave. The bulk of the fire occurred in the attic, officials said, and it caused approximately $150,000 in damages. All occupants were evacuated [...]

A push to end a fractured approach to post-fire contamination removal

01/28/26 11:00 AM

Assemblymember John Harabedian is introducing new legislation that would create statewide science-based standards for the testing and removal of contamination left by wildfires.

After Minneapolis shootings, California advances a bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents

01/27/26 11:37 PM

The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches.

Anti-ICE 'National Shutdown' protests planned in L.A. County. Here's where to find them

01/29/26 10:55 PM

Here are locations where 'ICE Out' protests are planned in Southern California.

Arrest of ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon in Beverly Hills raises 1st Amendment concerns

01/30/26 2:15 PM

Lemon was taken into custody early Friday in Los Angeles while covering the upcoming Grammy Awards. His arrest is related to an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota last week.

Austin Beutner's daughter found beside a highway in Palmdale the night she died

01/31/26 3:05 AM

Sheriff's deputies responded to assist paramedics, who treated Emily Beutner, 22, at the scene.

Authorities seek hit-and-run driver who killed elderly woman in Pacoima

02/01/26 7:20 PM

The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a motorist in a black Dodge Durango that fled the scene of a fatal collision with a pedestrian.