The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family to at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin to [...]

Firefighters are battling a blaze that erupted Wednesday morning in the football field bleachers at Junpero Serra High School in Gardena. Sky5 was over the scene shortly before 6 a.m. as Los Angeles County Firefighters were fighting the fire in the press box booth at the school located at 14830 South Van Ness Avenue. It [...]

A man believed to be under the influence of drugs crawled into the ceiling of a Southern California hospital earlier this week and then was unable to get back out. Police were called to San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland around 9 p.m. Monday regarding a man who broke through some of the emergency room [...]

The Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday voted to issue a formal apology to the family of Edgar Vargas who was wrongfully arrested, beaten and handed over to federal immigration officials nearly 10 years ago in a case that sparked a fight for immigrants rights in the city. Almost a decade after her sons arrest, [...]

Police in Long Beach shot and killed a person after what may have been an armed standoff that also reportedly left an officer with a gunshot wound, according to multiple reports. Details are limited and its unclear exactly how the violence unfolded, but officials with the Long Beach Police Department said on X, formerly [...]

A 38-year-old man from South Los Angeles, a member of a notorious robbery crew dubbed the Chesapeake Bandits by federal law enforcement, is facing life in prison after his conviction for a Valentines Day armored truck robbery nearly three years ago in Hawthorne, officials announced Tuesday. Deneyvous Hobson, who has been in federal custody [...]

A 46-year-old Riverside County man was taken into custody after a group of vigilante teenagers, one of whom the man had sent nude photographs of himself to, set up a sting to have him arrested late last week. The Nov. 15 incident, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriffs Department, unfolded [...]

Gabriella Sidhu and her partner are pleading for the public's help to find their beloved rescue dog who escaped the home of a pet sitter they hired through Rover. The couple rescued Mushie, an approximately 6-year-old black, brindle French bulldog, from a breeder just over a year ago. They showered Mushie with love and care, [...]

Campus police faced off with pro-Gaza demonstrators at UCLA Tuesday afternoon, the latest instance of fiery tensions between protesters and the law enforcement body that polices the university. The Tuesday demonstration, which had proven to be orderly and peaceful as of 3 p.m., was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, which has orchestrated ...

Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help to find additional victims of two people accused of kidnapping and robbing elderly victims during a six-month crime spree. The "kidnap for robbery" incidents took place from June to November in various areas across the city, including in South L.A., Boyle Heights and MacArthur Park. According [...]

Travelers will soon be able to enjoy Shake Shack's famous burgers on select Delta flights beginning next month, with plans to expand throughout the U.S. in 2025. On Tuesday, Delta Airlines announced its new partnership with the fast casual restaurant chain, which will begin serving first class customers on long-haul routes out of Boston on [...]

Fresh Brothers, the Southern California pizza chain, will expand its footprint beyond the Golden State after being acquired by a Chicago-based company this week. Fresh Brothers was acquired by Craveworthy Brands, which operates 15 restaurant brands with 225 locations nationally. The popular pizza chain opened its first location in California in 2008. Since ...

A new soon-to-open jail in Orange County will offer prisoners more positive opportunities and visitors a new way of interacting with incarcerated inmates, all while increasing safety for everyone at the facility. The new James A. Musick Facility, a medium-security jail in Irvine, was the subject of a $256 million project designed to meet the [...]

Another oarfish has made its way from the deep sea to the coast of San Diego County in Southern California.

Post Malone is going on tour. The "I Had Some Help" singer announced The Big A-- Stadium Tour on Tuesday morning. Country star Jelly Roll will be hitting the road with him as well as special guest Sierra Ferrell. However, Malone let a secret slip when he released the schedule for the over 25-city tour. [...]

A "bomb cyclone" riding a long atmospheric river toward the West Coast is expected to bring more than a foot of rain to parts of Northern California and 30-foot waves to the Oregon coast, but the weather won't be quite as catastrophic in and around Los Angeles, the latest forecast models show.

Emperor penguins taking the plunge, an Arkansas family experiencing a total solar eclipse, and a scientist holding a rare white rhino fetus are among the most striking and important images captured this year, according to National Geographic. The esteemed nature magazine released its annual list of the Pictures of the Year, which catalogs some of [...]

No new economic stimulus payments are scheduled despite viral social media claiming otherwise, according to the IRS website. The IRS has issued all first, second and third Economic Impact Payments. You can no longer use the Get My Payment application to check your payment status. Most eligible people already received their Economic Impact Payments, the [...]

As it continues to move through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, Big Lots has announced plans to close additional stores in California and elsewhere while seemingly pulling others out of the closure process. After filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, the discount retailer said it planned to close roughly 550 stores. Following multiple waves of [...]

Opponents of a ballot initiative that would raise Californias minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour are declaring victory. With 94% of the votes counted as of Tuesday, Yes on Proposition 32 was trailing by 245,000 votes, with less than 800,000 votes left to be counted. In a statement, backers of the No on [...]

A drug dealer and member of Riverside's Casa Blanca Rifa street gang was sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping to lead an organization that trafficked pounds of methamphetamine from suppliers in Mexico and the U.S. to the Inland Empire, officials announced Tuesday. Javier Rodriguez, 57, was sentenced late Monday after pleading guilty on [...]

The Orange County Coastkeeper collected 724 pounds of discarded oyster shells at the DTLA Oyster Festival over the weekend. The two-day festival, which showcases international oyster cuisine, is held every autumn near The Oyster Gourmet Bar in downtown L.A.'s Grand Central Market. It was founded in 2015 by the city's only matre callier (Shellfish Master) ...

The Thanksgiving turkey wont be the star of the show in some households this holiday season, according to a study. Campbells Company recently released its third annual State of the Sides report, which examines Thanksgiving side dishes and recipe trends. The study also ranked the countrys favorite Thanksgiving side dishes by state. For California, mashed ...

Colin "Smiley" Petersen, the original drummer of the Bee Gees passed away. His passing was announced on the Facebook page, Best of the Bee Gees, on Nov. 18. "It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our dear friend Colin 'Smiley' Petersen. He enriched our lives and bound our group with love, [...]

Emergency crews are attempting to rescue a woman from a tunnel in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the 500 block of South Bixel Street around 8:20 a.m. on reports of a female entering a tunnel and being unable to exit, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in a [...]