The Southland has finally been in the middle of a stretch of warm weather and sunshine but will it last through Mother's Day weekend? Friday morning will start with some morning clouds, especially near the coast but brighten up through the afternoon. The afternoon high in downtown Los Angeles Thursday reached 75 degrees, just one [...]

Two climbers reported missing this week on California's towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said Thursday. A friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, the Inyo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The friend said the pair had [...]

A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a major neurocognitive disorder. At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May approved the petition filed by the 81-year-old Wilson's [...]

Neighbors recalled the terrifying moment a giant pine tree toppled over and crushed a home in Monrovia, trapping the residents inside. The tree fell on the home located on Mountain Avenue and Foothill Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night. The homes renter, Shelly, said it sounded like a bomb had exploded as the giant [...]

Local comedian and podcast host Daniel Lobell is celebrating... well, maybe not celebrating, but marking the one-year anniversary of his business being burglarized in the backyard of his West Los Angeles home. Home surveillance cameras captured much of the May 9, 2023, break-in on Lobells property, as well as the moment the business and [...]

An Orange County doctor has been arrested for allegedly groping and sexually assaulting female patients. The suspect was identified as John Carl Hoefs, 79, of Irvine, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Hoefs is a practicing hepatologist at a Hoag-affiliated medical office in Irvine and has been affiliated with the University of ...

Two Los Angeles County beaches are closed due to a massive sewage discharge on Thursday. The closure was caused by the release of around 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage into ocean waters, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The affected beaches include: People who enter the ocean during this time could [...]

A 24-year-old man from San Bernardino County has been arrested and is facing charges of kidnapping assault and robbery after a violent attack on a female victim earlier this week, authorities announced. Authorities say Robert Michael Lockwood-Stinson, a resident of Chino Hills, got into an argument with the victim that escalated into physical violence ...

A Southern California family is hoping to finally bring their baby home after a long journey of frightening health battles. At just 21 months old, Frankie Corona has already endured five surgeries and six cardiac arrests. Corona was born three months premature and weighed only one pound and 12 ounces. He was diagnosed with Chronic [...]

Residents are dismayedafter a hidden camera disguised as a rock was discovered in a Chino Hills neighborhood. The camera was designed to blend in with its environment and was carefully placed in a grassy area underneath a tree on a center median. The camera was also pointed directly at James Dimapasoks home. It was a [...]

Law enforcement swarmed the outside of a South Los Angeles Bank Thursday after receiving reports of a robbery in progress. Its unclear exactly what time the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department received the call, but deputies responded to a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the 1100 block of East Florence Avenue, between S. Central [...]

Babies 'R' Us is coming to Kohls locations across the country later this year, Kohls announced Thursday. According to the retail company, Babies R Us shops will open at 200 Kohls stores nationwide. The first shops will open in August and continue to roll out in fall 2024. There will be 30 locations in California. [...]

Two young children who tragically died after being swept away in the fast-moving waters of Mill Creek while on a family outing with their mother in San Bernardino earlier this week have been identified. Rescuers with the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the May 7 reports that the young children may have [...]

The family of a man shot and killed by the Los Angeles Police Department in Koreatown earlier this month is demanding answers from the city. Yong Yang, 40, was killed on May 2 after he allegedly brandished a kitchen knife toward officers who arrived to the 400 block of Gramercy Place on reports of a [...]

Prosecutors on Thursday filed a murder charge against the Burbank man accused of killing his own mother, a beloved teacher in the Burbank Unified School District. Authorities say Kyle Lombardo, 25, killed Karyn Lombardo, 57, during an altercation at the family's home on North Avon StreetTuesday evening. Karyn Lombardo had worked at Bret Harte Elementary ...

San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man in Victorville on Thursday. The deputies responded to the intersection of Mariposa Road and Locust Avenue for reports of a pedestrian hit by two vehicles, department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said. According to the Victor Valley News Group, when deputies arrived at about 10 a.m., they [...]

San Bernardino was ranked one of the worst cities for health care in the U.S., according to a new study. One of California's largest geographical cities finished only behind other places like Detroit and Memphis in an April 1 WalletHub report. To rank health care quality in cities, the study looked at how many family [...]

A year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at punishing oil companies for allegedly gouging drivers with high gas prices, no clear evidence has emerged that gouging is taking place. That acknowledgment came from the states Energy Commission during a Senate oversight hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday. Oil refiners, however, were not [...]

Jack in the Box is giving away free food for six days beginning on May 13 in honor of Jack Box, the companys popular mascot, birthday. Beginning on May 13, members of the companys Jack Pack Rewards Program can receive free food, ranging from a free Jack Wrap to a free Jumbo Jack, with any [...]

An arrest has been made in a brutal beating in Hollywood that left a man apparently unconscious on the Walk of Fame. Video of the early Monday morning attack drew attention on social media and TMZ, and the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to that reported altercation in [...]

A majority of voters in the city of Los Angeles have considered leaving mainly due to expensive housing costs, new polling suggests. A poll, formally known as the 2024 LABC Institute Housing Affordability Survey in Partnership with the Los Angeles Times, found that nearly three-quarters of renters and those under 35 have considered moving out [...]

At least one person was injured Thursday afternoon after the driver of a sports car crashed into the back of a semi-truck. The crash happened around noon on the 5 Freeway at Lake Hughes Road near Castaic, according to the California Highway Patrol online incident log. Video from Sky5 showed the front half of an [...]

About 14 years after blazing onto the music scene with that iconic chorus, Justin Bieber and wife Hailey will soon be welcoming their own Baby, Baby, Baby, oh. The couple took to Instagram on Thursday, posting pictures from what appeared to be a maternity shoot and vow renewal. Hailey wore a white laced dress with [...]

Southern California will be a prime spot for NFL training camps this year. With the Costa Mesa City Council unanimously approving a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, five teams will be holding their practices within a 105-mile radius in late July and early August. There hasn't been a cluster of teams training in such [...]

California voters could be deciding a new requirement for high school graduation: personal finance education. California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced Wednesday that an initiative to require one semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement is now eligible for the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election ballot. Weber is expected to ...