'El Mencho': From California drug dealer to cartel kingpin

02/23/26 5:39 PM

The founder of the ruthless Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed Sunday in Mexico, authorities said, ending a criminal career that reshaped his country's underworld after humble beginnings on the streets of San Francisco.

After Epstein files, Wasserman's survival as L.A. Olympics chief may come down to money

02/24/26 3:36 PM

Behind the debate over whether Casey Wasserman should resign as the 2028 Olympics chief over 20-year-old correspondences unearthed in the Epstein files is a fraught question that has long haunted the L.A. games: Will there be enough money?

Alysa Liu inspires mural that's 'a little rough around the edges, but beautiful at the same time'

02/26/26 4:05 PM

Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. created a mural in Gardena honoring U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, inspired not only by her Olympic gold medals but her personal journey of self-discovery.

Amid angry backlash, serial child molester is rearrested the same day he was set to be paroled

02/27/26 5:30 AM

Following backlash about the release of a serial child molester on elderly parole, the Placer County D.A. has filed new charges against him from a decades-old, previously untried case.

Arellano: This Latino Republican Trump speech watch party was neither large, nor especially Latino

02/25/26 6:46 PM

It was the Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club's potluck party for President Trump's State of the Union address, but there was a problem: Not many Hispanics showed up.

As Altadena rebuilds, a new approach to child care is emerging

02/24/26 11:00 AM

Child care in Altadena and Pasadena is slowly rebuilding a year after the L.A. fires ravaged the region. Now, local groups are reimagining how to support the area's providers.

At L.A. County's largest Black-owned farm, healing grows from the ground up

02/27/26 11:00 AM

At Bloom Ranch, Dr. Bill Releford is reclaiming land, food and history as tools of healing.

Bakersfield man arrested on suspicion of trying to murder alleged domestic violence victim

02/24/26 12:17 AM

A Bakersfield man was arrested this month in connection with his girlfriend's death in an alleged domestic violence case.

BPD to increase patrols at places of worship amid events in the Middle East

02/28/26 7:42 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Places of worship in the City of Buffalo should should expect to see an increased presence of police officers for the foreseeable future, according to Buffalo Police. In a statement Saturday, BPD officials called the action "preventive" and comes "in light of recent military actions". Saturday morning, the U.S. and Israel [...]

Bring out your flip-flops: Possible record-breaking heat to sweep across SoCal this week

02/26/26 11:00 AM

Shortly after enduring a series of winter storms that damaged roads and flooded businesses, Southern Californians may be pleased to learn that blue skies and toasty temperatures are on deck as possible record-setting heat sweeps into the region this week.