The Los Angeles Unified School District board selected a development team to pursue a 391-unit affordable workforce housing project on the former Collins Street Elementary campus in Woodland Hills, a move officials say targets the district's housing needs among employees.
Residents near Universal Studios Hollywood are demanding the studio take additional steps to contain the noise from the newly opened Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift rollercoaster, which they say has made their lakeside neighborhood unlivable since testing began in June.
As Los Angeles warns of a potentially severe El Niño season, Sun Valley residents are questioning whether promised flood-control infrastructure will be built before the next major storm. The long-delayed Rory Shaw Park project, decades in the making, has not yet been funded or constructed.
Four people were taken to the hospital after a three-car collision on Monday night at West Branford Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Pacoima, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A new application with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning proposes subdividing a 1.2-acre parcel at 13750 Fenton Avenue in Sylmar into 10 lots, each with a single-family home, one-car garage, and a junior accessory dwelling unit.
The Hunters survived a late Reseda push to claim their first win of the season and their first under new head coach Randy Luna.
Brea police said a woman was taken into custody in a Tarzana parking lot after a string of beauty supply store thefts across Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties totaling more than $15,000 in merchandise.
A ranking member of the San Fernando Valley-based MS-13 Fulton clique was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison for his role in two gang-related murders, including the 2019 killing of a fellow member whose remains were linked to the Tick Fire.
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Balboa Boulevard near Midwood Drive in Granada Hills died on Friday, October 2, according to police and fire dispatch records.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner has identified the three people killed when a news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday evening, including NBC4 reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who were covering a separate deadly bus collision.
Two people were killed Friday night after a gunman opened fire during a private party at a strip mall venue near Cal State Northridge. The victims, 19-year-old Kimberly Pastor and 18-year-old Jaydin Lewis, have been identified. Police are searching for the suspect.
Thirty-seven LAFD firefighters extinguished a fire at a single-story commercial building at 14707 W. Keswick St. in Van Nuys in about 40 minutes early Saturday morning. No injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.
Hollywood Burbank Airport celebrated Monday's ribbon-cutting for its nearly $1.3 billion replacement passenger terminal, which opens to travelers Oct. 13. The new 14-gate, 355,000-square-foot building is designed to meet current FAA, earthquake and accessibility standards, though community groups dispute the authority's framing.
A 71-year-old woman died after being struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run on Saturday evening in North Hollywood. The LAPD is asking the public for help identifying the driver.
The family of 36-year-old Philip Chon, killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 22 at Ventura Boulevard and Carpenter Avenue in Studio City, is asking the public's help to find the minivan driver who fled the scene. The LAPD is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information.
A Southern California skincare chain has vacated its storefront at Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park following months of CBS California Investigates reporting alleging employees coerced vulnerable shoppers into spending tens of thousands of dollars on products.
Two people were killed early Friday morning when a car veered off the road and struck a tree near Balboa and Burbank boulevards in Encino. Residents say the stretch of road has seen at least 16 crashes in the same spot.
A lawsuit alleges that Viewpoint School in Calabasas ignored parents' reports that a teacher was taking upskirt photos of fourth and fifth grade girls, dismissing the complaint by saying the educator was gay. The teacher was arrested in February 2026 on child molestation and child pornography charges.
Los Angeles Unified School District is proposing to develop roughly 390 rental apartments for its employees on the vacant former Collins Street Elementary campus in Woodland Hills. The board will vote on exclusive negotiations next Tuesday.
More than 350 neighbors confronted Universal Studios Hollywood executives over the screams from the new Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster. Toluca Lake resident Roy P. Disney, great-nephew of Walt Disney, argued the ride violates Universal's land-use permits.
With a potentially severe El Niño season looming, Sun Valley residents and advocates are pressing city and county officials to address broken roads, clogged drainage, and a decades-old unfinished flood-control project before the next major storm.
The intersection of San Fernando Road and Pierce Street in Pacoima was dedicated as Ed and Carolyn Rose Square on Thursday, honoring the couple who founded the nonprofit MEND 55 years ago and who have since helped more than 30,000 people each month.
Longtime owners of Los Ruizeñores and Jardín Café in Sylmar announced the closure of both neighborhood businesses, citing rising rent and increasing costs. The couple, who have run the family restaurant for years, said they will continue offering on-site catering.
Police investigating a death in Canoga Park discovered a grenade and ammunition inside a home near Variel Avenue and Gault Street, triggering evacuations and street closures in the area.
Singer Chris Brown has reached a $9.5 million settlement with a former housekeeper who was mauled by his dog at his Tarzana home in December 2020, ending a lawsuit that began in 2021.
An Amber Alert is active for four children, aged 1 to 9, who were last seen moving out of their Reseda home with their biological mother. LAPD says a court order prohibited the mother from moving the children. The advisory covers five counties in Southern California.
A quarter-acre grass fire broke out on the westbound 118 Freeway near Chatsworth on September 28. Firefighters stopped the fire's forward progress. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.
Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, DUI, and reckless driving in a high-speed crash at Nordhoff and De Soto that killed two Metro bus passengers.
Head coach Matt Warshaw released a demanding 2027 slate that opens on the road at defending national champion USC and includes matchups against Michigan, Indiana, and San Jose State.
MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., one of the San Fernando Valley's first craft breweries, will shutter its Calvert Street taproom this Sunday, the latest casualty in a statewide wave of small brewery and bar closures.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder after stabbing mental health advocate Meera Varma and killing her mother, Arti Varma, a second-grade teacher at a Burbank elementary school.
A man was shot during an argument on Thursday afternoon in the 12000 block of Hamlin Street near Laurel Canyon Boulevard. A suspect remains at large as LAPD investigates.
A Southern California wildlife rescue is lobbying the state Fish and Game Commission to let qualified rehabilitators capture injured wildlife, after a coyote residents named Wendy died in Studio City with a destroyed jaw and two pellets lodged in her head.
The California Highway Patrol arrested a man Saturday morning suspected of starting several small grass fires near the 405 and 101 Freeway interchange in Sherman Oaks. The incident temporarily shut down the transition road before crews extinguished all five spot fires.
A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning at the Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue intersection in Encino killed one woman and sent five others to hospitals, with an SUV left on the sidewalk and a traffic pole down.
A 20-inch water main split in two on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas, flooding the road and forcing a full closure from Mulholland Highway to Lost Hills Road on Sunday evening. Crews spent a day and a half on the repair, and the canyon reopened to traffic Tuesday.
At an LA City Planning Commission hearing, Woodland Hills residents clashed with a developer seeking to convert a single-family home near Taft High School into a 71-unit senior living facility, arguing the project violates neighborhood character.
Universal Studios Hollywood officially opened its new 72-mph outdoor roller coaster on Wednesday. Riders are thrilled, but longtime Toluca Lake neighbors say the sound of screaming passengers is destroying their quality of life.
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has approved a mixed-use project at 7528 N. Bellaire Avenue that will include a 220,000-square-foot self-storage facility screened by nine new townhomes in the Sun Valley neighborhood.
A 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after a sedan left the westbound 118 Freeway and struck a tree near the San Fernando Road off-ramp in Pacoima on Saturday night. Three other occupants were hospitalized.
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved a General Plan amendment and zone change Thursday that clears the way for a new fire station in Sylmar, expected to cut emergency response times in the northeast San Fernando Valley from roughly eight to nine minutes down to three to four minutes.
The Los Angeles County district attorney has charged Walter Francisco Rodriguez Garcia with the murders of Adriana Jimenez, 22, who was 16 weeks pregnant, and her unborn child in an August 23 shooting in Canoga Park. Jimenez was taken off life support Friday after being left brain dead.
A 19-year-old man was shot Sunday night inside a Tarzana home during an attempted robbery, and two people have been arrested in connection with the incident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Los Angeles Police Department says four people were arrested in connection with a string of catalytic converter thefts in the Reseda area after a vehicle pursuit that ended on South Eastman Avenue.
LAPD detectives shared new footage of a hit-and-run crash that left a woman in her 70s with severe injuries in Granada Hills and are asking for the public's help to identify the driver of a gray Honda Accord.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives have shared new security camera footage of a hit-and-run collision on Chatsworth Street near Louise Avenue that left a woman in her 70s with severe injuries. Police are asking the public for help identifying the gray Honda Accord driver who fled the scene on August 30.
Metro's $347 million G Line Improvements Project has passed major construction thresholds, with one of three new bridges 77% complete. The 18-mile busway between North Hollywood and Chatsworth is on track for completion in late 2027, promising 12-minute faster trips and five-minute bus headways.
Valley Traffic Division detectives are asking the public to help identify the driver of a gray Honda Accord that struck and seriously injured a female pedestrian in her 70s on Chatsworth Street in Van Nuys on August 30, 2026.
The City of Burbank says litigation with Metro over the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project is ongoing as the city opposes dedicated bus lanes on Olive Avenue, citing traffic concerns and housing density rules triggered by state law SB 79.
Metro and the City of Burbank have agreed to move forward on stations, sidewalks, and dedicated lanes on Glenoaks Boulevard for the North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT project while litigation continues over bus lanes on Olive Avenue.