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This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face
Big, green and notoriously bad at flying, figeater beetles are taking over Los Angeles this month. Here's why the clumsy insects are thriving.
19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim after car plunges off cliff into ocean
The life of 19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Alli Renee Singh was abruptly cut short when the car she was inside plunged off a cliff at night and into the ocean.
Family of L.A. man killed by ICE agent calls for grand jury investigation into shooting
The family of Keith Porter Jr., who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve, called on Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman to put the case before a grand jury.
Blow to Westside child care: UCLA to close infant and toddler centers charging $3,000 a month
UCLA will close its remaining child-care centers in June, leaving hundreds of families scrambling to find new care amid an acute countywide shortage.
Poll showing Bass leading Raman by double digits was bogus, company says
The bogus poll — which the company claimed was a social media experiment — also showed Bass picking up support from most voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary.
Extreme heat is returning to Southern California. Here's how bad it will get
Beyond communities along the coast, most of the region will be under a heat advisory from Tuesday morning through Thursday, with highs of 92 to 105 expected, according to a heat advisory.
Flights between L.A. and Hawaii disrupted as Hurricane Lala approaches the Big Island
Several flights from LAX to Hawaii were canceled Saturday, including service to Kona, Maui, Kauai and Honolulu.
Palisades Village shopping center reopens, marking milestone for fire-weary community
Palisades Village shopping center reopens 19 months after the devastating 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfires, marking a major milestone in local recovery.
Man shot and killed by deputies after firing at Edison employees, authorities say
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies were sent to the 300 block of King Street in the community of Mentone after reports that a man had fired at some utility employees working along the road near his home.
'Unacceptable': La Jolla man who admitted kicking a sea lion faces a year in jail and $100,000 fine
Tyler Muehl from La Jolla was captured in a video that went viral, showing him kicking a sea lion in the head and body even as it tried to escape the attack.
Boyle Heights reaching breaking point over rotten meat as warehouse cleanup deadline dissolves into fight
As a deadline nears in the cleanup of millions of pounds of rotten food in a burned down Boyle Heights warehouse, residents and businesses are still dealing with the aftermath.
Feds revamp charges against Palisades arson suspect after mistrial
Prosecutors this week unveiled a new indictment against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of sparking last year's deadly fire in the Palisades, nixing one of the three original charges and revising the other two after a mistrial in federal court earlier this summer.


