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Authorities are searching for the gunman after a security guard was shot and killed at a marijuana dispensary in East Los Angeles early Monday. The call came in at 1:30 a.m. at the 6100 block of Whittier Boulevard at a marijuana dispensary that is open 24/7. When deputies arrived, they found a man believed to

Authorities are investigating a stabbing of a security guard inside a Metrolink train near Acton on Sunday night, police said. The stabbing happened around 9:30 p.m. just before arriving at the Acton Metrolink station. The security guard was able to subdue the suspect with pepper spray and the help of the doctor. Deputies made an

Law enforcement in Long Beach has stepped up police presence in several areas Sunday following a series of stabbings within 12 hours overnight. A total of four stabbings were reported from Saturday evening to early Sunday in unrelated acts of violence, the Long Beach Police Department said. No deaths occurred in connection with any of

Police are investigating the events that led up to a fatal stabbing Saturday in Beverly Hills. Detectives say initial reports indicate there was a confrontation between two men near the intersection of Spalding Drive and Charleville Boulevard. A witness who asked not to be identified tells NBC4 that the injured man police arrested allegedly tried

Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and knocked out power to millions of people. “I’ve never seen so many people homeless as what I have right now,”

Vandals turned another Southern California mansion into their graffiti canvas as a third abandoned property in an affluent community is targeted by taggers. An empty home sitting on Stone Canyon Road in Bel Air has been riddled with graffiti as its owner looks to sell the property for $21.5 million. The realtor overseeing the listing,

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday, led the Lebanese militant group for three decades, transforming it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East. Israeli airstrikes Friday afternoon hit the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut as part of the largest strike in the Lebanese capital in

Safety and sanitation improvements are headed to a popular park in South LA after community members say they have been asking city leaders to make needed changes. The South LA Wetlands Park is north of Slauson Avenue between San Pedro Street and Avalon Boulevard, just east of the 110 Freeway. More than 500 people signed

Video captured the moment a truckload of lithium ion batteries exploded and blew apart a cargo container that fell on its side in a big rig rollover crash near the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro. No injuries were reported in the crash and explosion Thursday at about midday that led to a more than

Several lanes of the eastbound 210 Freeway near Azusa are closed due to an overturned big rig early Friday. The crash happened at the Irwindale Avenue exit when the trailer went through the center divide and fell on its side onto the other direction of the freeway. Caltrans and other crews are working to clear

The Dodgers dominance atop the National League West division continues. Will Smith hit the game-tying home run, Shohei Ohtani singled in the go-ahead run, and Mookie Betts delivered a two-run single as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come from behind to beat the San Diego

What to Know Residents say two mansions owned by the same man have been targeted by spray-painting vandals in recent weeks. The mansions owned by the son of a MLB team owner have been abandoned for years. On Wednesday, officers arrested two people in connection with vandalism at one of the vacant homes. Two people

Video footage showed the moment thieves used a truck to ram into the front of a liquor store in Sunland early Thursday.  According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the break-in happened at the SDV liquor store on the 8300 block of Foothill Boulevard at around 3:45 a.m. Two people were seen running into the

Illegal dumping is becoming a problem for one city in the Inland Empire and it could cost residents a lot of money. Officials with the City of Chino are encouraging the public to use its services for bulky item removals instead of dumping them. Leaving large, unwanted items out could cost violators a penalty that

What to Know An armed hijacker shot and killed a passenger on a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles. The hijacking led to an hour-long chase with the armed man on board. The driver, a long-time employee of the transit agency, activated an alarm during the hijacking. The driver of a Metro bus hijacked by

A man was shot and killed and a person suspected of hijacking a Metro bus, taking the driver hostage and leading police on a slow-pursuit chase through downtown Los Angeles is in custody, police said Wednesday. The pursuit began at around 12:50 a.m. when police responded to South Figueroa Street and Imperial Highway regarding a

The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking other potential victims of a high school guidance counselor who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student in West Los Angeles. Julie Tichon, 37, was arrested in August after she was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy from February to March of this year. She was

Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her and recorded it on video at his New York recording studio in 2001. The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York, the latest of several similar suits against Combs, comes a week after he was was arrested and

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research. The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed

Citing concerns about a potential legal fallout, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented college students to work on campuses in California. AB 2586 would have prohibited California colleges and universities from disqualifying students from being hired on campus if they were unable to provide proof of federal work authorization. The