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UCLA medical school uses a 'systemically racist approach' to admissions, DOJ alleges
The Trump administration on Wednesday sought to join a federal lawsuit alleging that UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considers race in admissions.
Warehouse complex blaze triggers explosions, prompts massive firefighting response
Residents in South El Monte were ordered to shelter in place Wednesday afternoon as firefighters worked to battle a massive blaze at a warehouse complex.
Man bound, robbed of jewelry at parking structure near LAX, police say
Officers responded to a call on West Century Boulevard on Tuesday night about a robbery victim whose feet had been duct-taped, LAPD authorities confirmed.
Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Wednesday that there is enough evidence to take L.A. City Councilman Curren Price to trial on embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest charges.
Convicted sex offender tried to rape a woman in a business, L.A. police say. They're searching for other victims
Police are seeking additional potential victims of Joseph Lee Davis, 30, after he was booked on suspicion of attempted rape.
Mountain lion captured in San Francisco. 'We locked eyes,' resident says
A mountain lion seen wandering the streets of San Francisco was captured early Tuesday and will be relocated, according to San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
Pico Rivera aims to buy L.A.'s last slaughterhouse to keep other meat processors from moving in
The city of Pico Rivera says it will try to purchase a slaughterhouse facility with an aim of bringing new purpose to the site.
For injured sea turtles like three-flippered 'Porkchop,' Aquarium of the Pacific has doubled its care space
On Wednesday, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and injured sea turtles go through rehabilitation, including "Porkchop," who had a flipper amputated.
SoCal man once stole a billionaire's identity, then he set his sights on surfers, prosecutors say
A convicted bank robber awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in a nearly $1-million fraud scheme that targeted Southern California surfers.
Hollywood Burbank Airport at risk of a midair collision, top U.S. transportation official says
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, speaking just before the first anniversary of a catastrophic crash that claimed 67 lives outside Washington, D.C., said "people are raising red flags" about Burbank Airport.
Suspected L.A. copper wire thief goes into a manhole and refuses to come out
An alleged copper wire thief evaded police for nearly four hours by hiding in a manhole in Chatsworth.
Comment about Chinese espionage triggers 'tangible safety concern' at California flight school
A flight school in Redding posted a photo on Facebook of students around an airplane. A city councilman suggested they were Chinese spies.
Feb 2, 2026