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“Kumihimo: The Art of Japanese Silk Braiding by DOMYO” exhibition runs through March 6 at Japan House Los Angeles in Hollywood. (Photo courtesy of Japan House Los Angeles) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Jan. 27-Feb. 3. Check websites or call

Gabriel Khanlian moved to Porter Ranch about 15 years ago. Just like many of his neighbors, he thought the small park with a colorful caterpillar climbing bar in his neighborhood was called “E.T. Park,” after the beloved 1982 movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” But recently he found out the park’s official name was Porter Ridge Park.

A rendering of the 8-story, residential-commercial mid-rise that will replace San Pedro’s closed courthouse at the corner of Sixth and Centre streets. Demolition on the vacant courthouse is due to begin on Feb. 9. The updated rendering shows a new brick facade and window design on the ground floor retail exterior space, aimed to better

The man kept insisting he was now the acting CEO and told the workers to make him a cheeseburger and fries for a taste test.

Four people were killed Sunday in an “ambush-style” shooting during a house party in Inglewood. A fifth person was wounded. Joy Benedict reports from the scene.

The San Pedro Business Improvement District has launched a new website to promote the historic port town’s downtown. (Photo Courtesy of the San Pedro Business Improvement District) The San Pedro Business Improvement District has launched a new website to promote the historic port town’s downtown. (Photo Courtesy of the San Pedro Business Improvement District) The

Now in its third week of second semester, COVID-19 test-positivity and student attendance rates are trending in the right direction in the nation’s second-largest school district, though conditions still aren’t back to pre-winter surge levels. The week before second semester began on Jan. 11, when students and staff underwent baseline testing, the percentage testing positive for

The man needed new ID to get money from the bank so the officer took him to the DMV to square things up. Peter Daut and Elsa Ramon report.

The father of a 25-year-old youth counselor allegedly beaten to death a year ago by seven teenage residents at a Windsor Hills group home claims in a lawsuit that Los Angeles County officials knew of staffing deficiencies and violence at the troubled facility but declined to act. David Hillman III filed the lawsuit last week

A skateboarder rolls by as the the former aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk makes a stop as it sits anchor off of Long Beach CA, harbor Monday, Jan 24,2022.  (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) The former aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sits off the coast of Long Beach, CA, on the way from Bremerton, WA, to

The smell of savory chicken legs, endless wacky carnival games and the sight of hogs racing. For the past two years, these enduring hallmarks of the Los Angeles County Fair have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic. Fairplex in Pomona, home to the fair, shifted gears in March 2020 from funnel cakes, expos

A motorcyclist riding what was suspected to be a stolen motorcycle died on Thursday when traveling at extremely high speeds. The vehicle was being followed by LAPD, who noted that the bike was stolen, when he crashed head-on into another vehicle causing the biker to launch into the air.

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The now closed Winnetka Pacific Theatre multiplex, located at 9201 Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth, will be turned into an industrial complex. Photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences.

A suspect was wounded when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies opened fire inside a Walmart in Foothill Ranch Wednesday night. Tina Patel reports.

Rachel Kim reports from Pasadena where a man – Shawn Smith – identified by police as the killer of Croft House employee Brianna Kupfer has been arrested Wednesday in Pasadena.

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The new government website where people can order free Covid-19 at-home rapid antigen tests is up and running. With just names and addresses, families can go to COVIDtests.gov and request up to four free tests to be delivered to their homes. The website comes online as the Biden administration

Two of the suspects in Arroyos death, Contreras and Rios, appeared in federal court on Friday and were ordered to be held without bond, with arraignments set for Feb. 3. If convicted, all four defendants will be eligible for the death penalty.

Carla Kranendonk’s “Gigi,” hand embroidery, is part of the LA Art Show, Jan. 20-23, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Hossack Gallery) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Jan. 20-27. Check websites or call for updates of

A robbery at a local 7/11 went viral after it was caught on camera.

Frank Hernandez, who was arrested Tuesday, has reportedly been with LAPD for more than 20 years and has been involved with three on-duty shootings.