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A suspected hit-and-run driver was arrested with the help of a good Samaritan who followed them after they struck five people – including several children – in Garden Grove, according to police. The Garden Grove Police Department said officers received a call of a hit-and-run sometime before 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Twintree Lane

Police in Downey are seeking the public’s help in gathering information about a deadly triple shooting that took place on a local riverbed. The Downey Police Department said officers responded to a call of shots fired shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday. Law enforcement responded to the west side of the Rio San Gabriel riverbed and

Shohei Ohtani and Miguel Vargas hit solo shots in the eighth inning, Will Smith became the first Los Angeles player to homer in four consecutive at-bats in a decade, and the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday. After Christian Yelich went deep to tie the game at 3-all in the top of the

At least a dozen teenagers were detained Saturday after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a large disturbance outside the SouthBay Pavilion Mall in Carson. LASD said several deputies responded to the shopping plaza at about 5:20 p.m. Law enforcement received reports of a large group of minors lighting a

Oversized headphones on his ears and dressed in full Lakers gold as he geared up for his NBA Summer League debut, rookie Bronny James looked so much like his famous father it caused some people at Chase Center to do a double-take. Even down to their familiar mannerisms, facial expressions and the way they run

A 22-year-old woman was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in the Willowbrook community of unincorporated Los Angeles County. The woman was later identified as Brenda Mejia, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner website.  The website does not list a decedent’s city of residence. The collision took place at the intersection

After battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Beryl moved back into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to regain hurricane strength Saturday before taking aim at the Texas coast, where officials urged residents to brace for a potential hit. The earliest storm to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the

Three teams of high school students from Southern California prepared Friday to head to Texas to compete in an annual solar-powered car race with cars they designed and built. For the Solar Car Challenge, a 4-days race taking place at Texas Motor Speedway, students at Temple City High School were testing their solar-powered vehicles that

At a late-June happy hour in the shadow of One World Trade Center in New York, a group of single women gathered to toast the end of a multiday heat wave. Margarita-fueled convos began to drift into the lamentable state of modern dating — stories about ghosting, being stuck with a bill and the overall bad

The driver of a stolen red Toyota Prius led authorities on a reckless pursuit in the San Fernando Valley Thursday night. San Fernando police initiated the pursuit just after 7 p.m. after the driver refused to pull over. The vehicle was driven with a crashed windshield after the driver reached a dead end in an

In many ways, it was a typical Southern California sight that played out this week when yet another black bear wandered into an area too close for comfort. However, the unusual thing about the sighting in Chatsworth was the location itself, far from where most bear sightings most often happen in the San Gabriel Valley

Dental hygiene student, Miki Sudo of Florida, has won her 10th title at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. On Thursday in New York City, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes, setting a new world record for women. Last year, the 38-year-old defending champion won after forcing down

One person is dead and 10 others are injured after a pleasure boat crashed into the Alamitos Bay jetty in Long Beach, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. One person was confirmed deceased, a man aged 40 to 50. Eleven people boarded the 48-foot pleasure craft, 10 of those were transported to a hospital,

A moving truck jam-packed with furniture was seen illegally dumping in Skid Row adding to the growing trash problem in the area. Dozens swarm the vehicle in downtown Los Angeles, as multiple individuals unload the moving truck. A fridge, couch and mattress were among the many household furniture items dumped. One of the individuals is

A woman visiting Southern California from New Zealand was identified as the victim killed in an attempted robbery Tuesday at a Newport Beach shopping mall. Patricia McKay, 68, was killed when she was struck and killed by the suspects’ getaway car as they left the scene of the crime at Fashion Island in the area

After another vacant house went up in flames, West Hollywood neighbors Tuesday called for city officials to better manage abandoned properties.  The latest incident happened Friday night on North Fairfax Avenue near Fountain Avenue at a property, which neighbors said had been subject to a host of trespasser and illegal tenant problems over the years.

The family of a 20-year-old woman pronounced dead after her ex-boyfriend reported a suicide attempt, says it’s trying to convince investigators to look further into what happened. Daelena Mackay was a month shy of her 21st birthday, about to graduate from LA City College and had made summer travel plans when authorities say she hanged

The spotlight will shine on the future of the Lakers Tuesday when draft picks Bronny James and Dalton Knecht are introduced at a team news conference. The event at the team’s training center in El Segundo is scheduled for midday. Live video will be provided above. James, the 19-year-old son of LeBron James, is expected

Ontario police said Monday they arrested a man caught on cell phone video attacking a driver with a knife. The witness who recorded the violent incident told NBCLA it happened at the intersection of Mountain Boulevard and Holt Avenue on Saturday afternoon when a white vehicle cut off another driver. The witness, who asked to