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Toddler bitten by a rattlesnake hidden underneath Amazon package

Karen Garcia — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:09:15 GMT

A 3-year-old Santa Clarita girl was bitten by a rattlesnake that was hidden underneath an Amazon package.

HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of 'crackdown on fraud'

Ben Wieder, Dakota Smith — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:41:48 GMT

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jr. said Tuesday that his agency will withhold $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California over concerns about fraud.

Wildfire survivors angered as utility-funded group claims to represent them

Melody Petersen — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:40:47 GMT

A group claiming to represent California fire survivors began paying for social media ads this spring, calling on lawmakers to take action to reduce the rising cost of wildfires. The group was created by utilities that have ignited six of the state's most destructive fires.

SoCal attorney pleads guilty to embezzling $310,000 of clients' money to fund gambling habit

Jazmin Alvarado — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:35:32 GMT

The Manhattan Beach attorney admitted to four felony charges, including embezzling from his clients and writing checks without enough funds in his account.

'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels

Ian James — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:37:03 GMT

The Colorado River's largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have declined to the lowest combined levels on record. Researchers say this underscores the urgent need to cut water use.

Road rage suspect arrested after 100-mph car chase into Hollywood

Summer Lin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:13:57 GMT

A road rage suspect led the California Highway Patrol on a car chase Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, according to authorities.

When will Sunset Boulevard reopen? Here's what we know about filling the massive hole

Hannah Fry — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:17:33 GMT

There are about 547 miles of trunk line underground across the city of Los Angeles, much of which is nearing the end of its useful life and will need to be replaced. Here's the latest with the repairs underneath Sunset Boulevard.

LAUSD Supt. Chait trades Carvalho's flash for a quieter tone; touts wins amid budget crisis

Howard Blume, Francesca Pinney — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:47:05 GMT

LAUSD Supt. Andrés Chait traded flash for stability in his first district address, highlighting academic gains amid a multibillion-dollar budget crisis.

Wrong-way driver on 405 Freeway sparks deadly crash in Hawthorne

Joseph Serna — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:54:30 GMT

One person was killed Tuesday morning in a wrong-way crash on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne.

Chabria: Newsom pushes California to crack down on sex trafficking — fast

Anita Chabria — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling major state agencies to come up with a plan within 60 days to work together to curb trafficking and help survivors.

This SoCal heat wave could be hottest of the year: 5 things to know

Rong-Gong Lin II — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

This week could bring Southern California its most sweltering temperatures of the year — a heat wave made all the more miserable, and dangerous, by oppressive muggy conditions and little nighttime relief.

D4vd murder case: Prosecutors reveal gruesome photos of teen girl's dismembered body

James Queally, Richard Winton — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Prosecutors made public photos of the dismembered body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez during a preliminary hearing Tuesday on murder and rape charges against David Anthony Burke, better known as the singer D4vd.

Deputy fatally shoots pit bull 'actively and viciously' attacking man at Lancaster home

Clara Harter — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:38:48 GMT

Deputies received a 911 call regarding a dog attack in Lancaster. Upon arrival, they saw a pit bull "actively and viciously" attacking a man who was lying in the front yard of a home.

E-bike injuries are increasing rapidly in California. Many hurt are 14 or younger, study finds

Salvador Hernandez — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:02:42 GMT

E-bike injuries are increasing across California, according to a new study. Injured riders are often 14 or younger.

'So demeaning.' United employee threatens to call ICE on California passenger in viral video

Clara Harter — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:07:05 GMT

A Mexican American father said he was floored when a United Airlines customer service representative threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on him at SFO.

California fights Trump administration, again, over Santa Barbara oil pipeline: The coast is 'not for sale'

Grace Toohey — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:43:58 GMT

The California attorney general has again sued the Trump administration over continued approvals that have allowed an offshore oil operation to restart along Santa Barbara County's coast.

UC San Diego illegally uses race in admissions, Trump's Justice Department alleges

Jaweed Kaleem — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:21:06 GMT

The Trump Justice Department alleges UC San Diego's medical school illegally used race in admissions, discriminating against white and Asian applicants.

Found weak and disheveled, rescued eagle — probably Big Bear's Jackie — receiving care in Ojai

Lila Seidman — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:13:10 GMT

Found weak and disheveled along the shoreline, the raptor believed to be nest cam star Jackie is receiving care while experts investigate what caused its decline.

Ex-L.A. County sheriff's deputy gets prison time for using search warrant for a private client

Brittny Mejia — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:57:38 GMT

David Anthony Rodriguez, 45, admitted to submitting a false search warrant application to obtain information on a private client's estranged husband during her contentious divorce proceedings.

Young man who apparently jumped from L.A. City Hall remembered as gifted baseball player

Ruben Vives — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:55:00 GMT

Family and friends remembered the 19-year-old man as a devoted son and brother and a gifted baseball player.

Father-son duo kidnapped U.S. Forest Service workers, held them hostage, feds say

Suhauna Hussain — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:54:43 GMT

If convicted, the father and son pair from Siskiyou County face a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine in the kidnapping of the federal employees.

Cyclosporiasis cases climb; probe into Taylor Farms produce continues after false positive

Karen Garcia — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:48:06 GMT

Despite a false positive sample of lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, the FDA says it is still looking at produce from the company as the source of the current oubreak.

Sunset Boulevard remains closed as ruptured trunk line repairs continue 'into this week'

Hannah Fry — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:29:08 GMT

Sunset Boulevard remains closed as ruptured trunk line repairs continue. Utility officials say repairs 'are anticipated to continue into this week.'

Man shot during street takeover in Boyle Heights; gunman still at large

Summer Lin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:11:06 GMT

A man was shot during a street takeover in Boyle Heights on Monday morning, according to authorities.

1 dead, 60 displaced after fire roars through Baldwin Park townhouses

Ruben Vives — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:10:18 GMT

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said five units were destroyed and others were damaged in the fire that killed one person and displaced 60 others.

A kidnapping, a capture and a life sentence: Inside the downfall of cartel boss 'El Mayo'

Keegan Hamilton — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:59:19 GMT

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co-founder and longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was sentenced to life in U.S. prison by a federal judge in Brooklyn.

Suspect dies, townhome burns down in Woodland Hills standoff

Jazmin Alvarado — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:20:59 GMT

Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on the 5700 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Burbank Boulevard for domestic violence, officials said.

Arellano: How this World Cup finally taught me to love soccer

Gustavo Arellano — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:38:33 GMT

Over 104 games, a bunch of questionable VAR calls, another heartbreaking downfall by Mexico and a brilliant goal by Spain's Ferran Torres, I learned why soccer is the world's most popular sport.

Customer with concealed firearm confronts, kills man with knife inside BBQ restaurant

Summer Lin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:28:33 GMT

A man armed with a knife was killed Sunday afternoon after allegedly running through the restaurant, according to authorities.

A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed

Nicky Forster and Heather Hollingsworth, Andrew Khouri — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:28:33 GMT

Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments

Fight preceded deadly Santa Monica Pier shooting, police say

Grace Toohey — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:47:34 GMT

A man was shot and killed around 12:30 a.m. Monday in a parking lot next to the Santa Monica Pier, according to local police.

New heat wave to hit SoCal: Muggy nights, high temps, dangerous surf from Tropical Storm Elida

Rong-Gong Lin II — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Temperatures are expected to near or exceed triple digits across the Inland Empire, raising the risk of critical fire weather and heat-related illness.

Rescued Big Bear bald eagle Jackie is 'stable,' wildlife nonprofit says

Amy Hubbard — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:25:00 GMT

Based on videos and pictures from the public and rescuers, "it is apparent that the rescued eagle is likely Jackie," Friends of Big Bear Valley said in a social media post late Sunday.

Sausalito city manager reportedly found on someone's yacht is arrested on suspicion of burglary

Rong-Gong Lin II — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:29:46 GMT

City officials in Sausalito, where Elaine Forbes began her job as city manager on July 1, said the weekend arrest was "a difficult development for our city staff and our community."

More water pipes burst in Venice, Hollywood as Sunset Strip repairs enter Day 4

Melody Petersen — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:14:23 GMT

A section of Sunset Boulevard remained closed Sunday because of last week's destructive water main break. Officials said they didn't know when repairs would be completed or the street reopened.

E-bike rider dies in early-morning Camarillo accident, police say

Rebecca Ellis — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:05:33 GMT

The Ventura County Sheriff's department said they responded to the 3900 block of Las Posas Road at 2 a.m. and found a man lying near an e-bike.

Watch Menlo Park firefighters rescue missing dog from San Francisco Bay

Rebecca Ellis — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:34:29 GMT

Menlo Park firefighters said they got a call over the weekend from a worried resident who saw a pup paddling out into the bay.

'Complete 180': How the DOJ has redefined its civil rights mission and targeted California

Ben Wieder — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

California has been the target of more civil rights actions than any other state. The civil rights division is led by California-native Harmeet Dhillon.

California's push to ban technology used for 'ghost guns' finds unlikely foe in Hollywood

Gavin J. Quinton — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Movie prop makers are among the groups pushing back against a proposed California bill that would require 3-D printers to block the making of gun parts, citing concerns about unintentional consequences from overly broad restrictions.

Protests and lawsuits: Activists climb pine amid showdown over Pasadena school district's tree removals

Doug Smith — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Activists climb a 100-foot pine tree at Muir High School to protest a controversial Pasadena Unified School District plan to cut down nearly 200 trees.

Metrolink train breaks down in Anaheim Hills, stranding hundreds of passengers

Andrew Khouri — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:55:38 GMT

A mechanical issue caused a Metrolink train en route from Oceanside to San Bernardino to break down, leaving hundreds of people stranded until another train could pick them up.

Widow of L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed in grenade blast files wrongful death lawsuit

Andrew Khouri — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:02:09 GMT

The widow of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed last year in a grenade explosion at a training facility has filed a lawsuit alleging that unsafe practices were to blame for the incident, which also left two others dead.

Airman at Vandenberg Space Force Base dies in heavy machinery incident, officials say

Jasmine Mendez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:13:35 GMT

Cedric Eneluna joined the U.S. Air Force in March 2024. On Thursday, he died in an incident involving heavy machinery at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

'Significant progress' made on ruptured WeHo water main. Sunset Strip remains closed

Jasmine Mendez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:07:46 GMT

Repair crews worked through the night Friday and into Saturday to replace the more than 100-year-old broken pipe with a new steel pipe. Sunset Boulevard remains closed near the site of the spill.

'She had a future.' Man charged in fatal shooting at Compton Fourth of July party

Jasmine Mendez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:48:16 GMT

Authorities said the man charged in the death of a 19-year-old nursing student at a Compton party. Police have made no arrests in a second fatal shooting at the same party.

Manslaughter charge filed in death of 20-year-old 'surf royalty heir' in Huntington Beach

Clara Harter — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT

A manslaughter charge has been filed against a young man accused of towing Kolby Aipa, the late grandson of a legendary Hawaiian surfboard shaper, along PCH in Huntington Beach.

Lopez: The doctor who helped save her is in another state, and telemedicine follow-up is prohibited

Steve Lopez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT

"Thousands of cases" highlight barriers to interstate telemedicine care

Overdose or homicide? LAPD detective claims he was ordered not to investigate girl's death

Libor Jany — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The detective, Alexander Tan, says he faced retaliation after he and his partner continued looking into the suspicious death of 18-year-old Amelia Salehpour in 2023.

Hiring a hit man to commit murder is not always 'a crime of violence,' 9th Circuit rules

Sonja Sharp — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Commissioning murder is "not categorically a crime of violence," even in cases where the killer fulfills the contract, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week, invalidating two felony convictions that stemmed from an oil well dispute in North Dakota.

West Hollywood faces long recovery from massive water main break: 'It was like whitewater rapids'

Jazmin Alvarado — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

When 17 million gallons of water poured out of a broken water main under Sunset Boulevard into downhill neighborhoods in West Hollywood, family businesses and residents' cars and personal items were in the flood zone.

Wreckage found after deadly boat capsize near Alcatraz, search continues for missing bodies

Clara Harter — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:43:35 GMT

The sunken remains of the Volare have been located at the bottom of San Francisco Bay — not far from where the 49-foot cabin cruiser capsized in a tragic incident believed to have killed four of the 20 passengers aboard.

Orange County demands $4 million from company at center of Garden Grove chemical crisis

Salvador Hernandez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:22:53 GMT

Orange County is demanding that GKN Aerospace, the company whose Garden Grove facility sparked a chemical crisis that forced wide evacuations across six cities, pay more than $4 million to cover costs stemming from the emergency.

California Forest Service workers taken hostage, held at gunpoint in remote trailer, feds say

Clara Harter, Jasmine Mendez — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:45:41 GMT

Two U.S. Forest Service employees working in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest were kidnapped, zip-tied and held inside a trailer for more than 17 hours before being rescued Friday morning, authorities said.

Newsom continues crackdown on cities over housing plan requirements. 'No city gets a pass,' governor says

Grace Toohey — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:22:55 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed legal actions this week against five small cities that they say are failing to meet benchmarks required for housing planning.

Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run in California

Ruben Vives — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:21:59 GMT

Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run following a July 3 car crash in Napa County.

'Everything's destroyed': Buzzy Sunset Strip cafe closes indefinitely due to water main break

Stephanie Breijo — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:08:10 GMT

The neighborhood staple and celebrity hot spot known for its viral breakfast burritos and wraps closed Thursday after sustaining substantial water damage. Owners say it could take months to reopen.

Trump escalates election attacks, threatens California over voter data

Ana Ceballos, Justine McDaniel, Andrea Castillo — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:55:51 GMT

Trump delivered a prime-time address on Thursday night about vulnerabilities in the election system, claims that largely were not backed up by the evidence he provided.

Orange County man charged with killing mom in her car in front of police station

Summer Lin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:24:32 GMT

An Orange County man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing his mother in front of the Fullerton Police Department station and leaving her body in the car, according to authorities.

Chabria: Trump's voter fraud speech was bait. Stop biting

Anita Chabria — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:08:54 GMT

Trump falsely claimed that he was revealing 'an election system so broken and so vulnerable that no one can possibly defend it.'

Arellano: Trump's noncitizen voting fraud claims will backfire. Just look at history

Gustavo Arellano — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:27 GMT

Republicans' crusade against imaginary noncitizen voters may pay off in the short run but will inevitably, spectacularly backfire.

Retired teacher who went missing in Mojave Desert off-roading area is found dead

Alex Wigglesworth — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:29:19 GMT

Julie Goforth, 63, of Long Beach was found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert six days after she went missing while riding her dirt bike in the El Mirage Dry Lake Off Highway Recreation Area near Adelanto, authorities said.

Escaped California prisoner captured in Mexico is at large again

Ruben Vives — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:52:56 GMT

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the fugitive was released by a Mexican magistrate.

Rare child cancer cases in Orange County should be investigated, feds say

Suhauna Hussain — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:42:36 GMT

Although authorities have not yet established any cause or link, families in the Orange County community of Ladera Ranch believe there is a common cause for the string of rare child cancer cases in their community.

Toddler accidentally kills himself with firearm in San Bernardino County. Mom and boyfriend arrested

Summer Lin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:33:45 GMT

A 2-year-old boy shot and killed himself in firearm accident Thursday night in Highland Park, according to authorities.

Rudolph Marcus, Caltech chemist who won Nobel Prize, dies at 102

Corinne Purtill, Scott Wilson — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:29:30 GMT

He developed formula that upended scientific understanding of how molecules use energy.

California-based Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from U.S. amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

Karen Garcia — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:21:10 GMT

Taylor Farms, headquartered in Salinas, is being investigated as a potential source of the diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis outbreaks in the United States.

Something went 'catastrophically wrong' in San Francisco Bay. What caused deadly boat sinking?

Jenny Jarvie — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:18:14 GMT

As search teams continued to scour the bay to find the missing passengers and recover the wreckage of the sunken vessel, it is not yet clear what caused the boat to roll on its side and topple into the water.

'You can't even breathe': Regulators cite Lineage over putrid odor of rotting meat spreading in Boyle Heights

Clara Harter, Salvador Hernandez — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:31:18 GMT

So far this week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violations to the company related to the putrid odor at the cleanup site.

LAUSD deadline looms to make painful cuts after county says board actions 'erode confidence'

Howard Blume — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:25:19 GMT

L.A. Unified must detail steep budget cuts or face a county takeover after officials warned that school board decisions 'erode confidence.'

West Hollywood rupture was L.A.'s worst in years: 17 million gallons spilled, Sunset Boulevard closed for days

Hannah Fry, Jazmin Alvarado — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:34:51 GMT

Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while crews repair pipe and the road itself after a major trunk line ruptured Thursday.

Fire survivors were finally ready to rebuild homes. A new barrier is leaving them 'demoralized'

Grace Toohey — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Fire survivors in Altadena and Pacific Palisades say they're running into another rebuilding roadblock: mortgage lenders delaying or denying insurance funds that have been allocated for their construction.

State rescinds $73.4-million grant for controversial San Pedro rehab center proposal

Sandra McDonald — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

California rescinded a $73-million grant for a proposed drug rehab center in San Pedro. Residents picketed for weeks against the project and its proposed displacement of seniors.

Gang member recruited accomplices on Instagram for a multimillion-dollar scheme, prosecutors say

Seamus Bozeman — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

South L.A. Crips member Chase Matthew Griffin pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.

New rule caps foreign student visas at four years, jolting California campuses

Francesca Pinney — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

A new Trump administration rule limits international student visas to four years, forcing students who need more time to seek federal extensions. California faces a big impact, with 140,000 international students.

A new piece of Democrats' midterm strategy: Being 'practical'

Justine McDaniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Candidates are betting on affordability as their winning midterm issue, aiming to shift a perception that Democrats deal in the abstract.

Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in L.A. Residents fight to stay

Audrey McGlinchy — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Mobile homes are often the cheapest form of housing. But park owners can often make more money by selling, Los Angeles County has lost about a fourth of its mobile home parks since the 1980s.

After Big Bear teen's tragic fall at local hangout, family hopes to open a bakery in her name

Seamus Bozeman — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:46:31 GMT

An 18-year-old was being mourned by family and friends after falling to her death from a bridge support structure in Big Bear, reportedly a favorite hangout for local teens.

L.A. says bike lanes on Pico Boulevard would boost safety. Merchants fear fallout

Hanna Kang — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:04:58 GMT

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation wants to make Pico Boulevard safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. But that will come at the expense of 228 parking spots.

Federal judge orders sweeping changes at Adelanto ICE detention center

Brittny Mejia, Ruben Vives — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:22:52 GMT

U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes ordered the government to make sweeping changes to medical care, sanitation, food, recreation, disability accommodations and visitation.

Eagle Rock brushfire damages multiple homes amid scorching summer heat

Salvador Hernandez — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:20:52 GMT

One home burned after a small brush fire ignited in Eagle Rock.

Twin toddlers found dead from possible overdose in South L.A. home

Clara Harter — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:54:13 GMT

LAPD is investigating after two young boys were found dead of a possible overdose.

Man found dead in intake pond at Mojave Desert water plant. Who he is, how he got there is a mystery

Seamus Bozeman — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:52:54 GMT

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to the Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Wednesday morning after receiving word that a person had been found floating in the plant's intake area, according to authorities.

San Ysidro man sentenced to prison for posing as an ICE agent to defraud dozens of people

Brittny Mejia — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:38:25 GMT

Davyd George Brand Jimenez, 55, previously admitted to impersonating an ICE agent to defraud more than two dozen people, many of them undocumented immigrants seeking green cards and U.S. citizenship

Central California man found dead in Tesla trunk prompts homicide probe

Jazmin Alvarado — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:34:30 GMT

A homicide investigation is underway after 42-year-old DoorDash driver Javier Becerril was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla on Central California's Highway 152.

Man in custody after attempting to evade police in Pacific Ocean

Jazmin Alvarado — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:06:37 GMT

A man wanted by police ran into the water and was taken into custody more than an hour later after returning to shore.

Body pulled from San Francisco Bay: What we know about the boat accident near Alcatraz

Clara Harter, Jenny Jarvie — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:27:35 GMT

Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a boat sinking in San Francisco Bay, leaving one person dead and three missing and presumed dead.

Sunset Strip flooded by ruptured 110-year-old water line, another blow to L.A.'s ancient infrastructure

Hannah Fry, Dakota Smith, Summer Lin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:11:37 GMT

A water main broke in West Hollywood, flooding a neighborhood off Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive.

California employer health premiums will cost as much as a new car in 2027

Melody Petersen — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Employers are bracing for what could be the highest rise in health insurance premiums in 16 years, driving up the cost of family coverage in California to more than $30,000.

'I didn't cheat.' California DMV's test fraud claims spark frustration, anger

Clara Harter — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Frustration is growing among California drivers and legislators asking what evidence of suspected cheating led the DMV to invalidate 11,000 knowledge tests.

'It'll buy us time': Feds to pay millions to prop up dwindling Lake Mead

Lila Seidman — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

A Southern California water agency is among those partnering with the federal government to prevent a large reservoir from reaching a critically low water level.

After wildfires destroyed 95% of this California tribe's forests, members uncovered 1,200 ancestral sites

Noah Haggerty — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

After devastating fires turned their forest into a moonscape, members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu found evidence of their vibrant tribal history everywhere.

Californians back CEQA reform, reject AI data centers by huge margins, poll finds

Nicole Nixon — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Most California voters appear hungry to reform state environmental law to speed up housing and infrastructure projects, according to a new poll. Voters also expressed strong opposition to AI data centers.

Put your clothes back on! Beloved San Gregorio nude beach to become part of public state park

Ruben Vives — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:26:57 GMT

For decades, nudists and naturists flocked to San Gregorio Ranch to romp clothes-free, but that will end when the beach becomes part of the state park system.

Person found dead on steps of City Hall after jumping from 26th floor, internal memo says

Seamus Bozeman, Terry Castleman, Richard Winton — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:01:12 GMT

A person was found dead on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday afternoon after apparently jumping from the 26th floor of the building, according to an internal city message reviewed by The Times.

Consultant worked on $587,000 airport contract while advising Bass for free

Noah Goldberg — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:47:07 GMT

Yusef Robb was an unpaid spokesperson and advisor for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. In 2024, he signed a contract with Los Angeles World Airports for $450,000 over three years, later updated to include additional work for $137,500.

Passenger leaves behind huge hunk of meth in rideshare vehicle

Seamus Bozeman — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:52:50 GMT

A man was arrested in San Francisco after leaving a backpack, allegedly filled with illegal drugs, in the back of a rideshare vehicle. The rideshare driver helped police nab the suspect.