City and government officials announced Monday they are offering a $42 million voluntary buyout program to property owners affected by the Rancho Palos Verdes landslide. Eligible residents can apply to receive a “fair market value for their properties based on pre-disaster appraisals,” according to the city’s media release. To be eligible for the program, property […]

Long Beach police released body cam footage Monday showing an officer open fire on a homeless man believed to be armed with a handgun at a Metro station earlier this year. Police were dispatched to the Metro Rail platform at West 5th Street and Pacific Avenue on Aug. 7 after receiving multiple calls of a […]

A judge said the evidence was “overwhelming” and that the suspect “smirked” when he saw video evidence presented Wednesday at a preliminary hearing. The post Boyfriend testifies he was on phone with girlfriend when she was randomly gunned down; motive still unknown appeared first on Long Beach Post.

A suspect in an alleged stolen vehicle was seen driving on the wrong side of the 405 Freeway in Inglewood.

A woman was arrested for leading police on a chase through parts of Inglewood. The driver was seen going on the wrong side of the freeway multiple times.

HAWTHORNE – The second of two men who were shot to death at a house party in Hawthorne was identified Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s Office identified the second victim as Juan Lopez, 29. On Monday, the county medical examiner’s office identified the first man as Joe Reyes Vasquez.

A suspect was arrested after a man was found shot to death in Long Beach. The suspect was identified as Hector Perez, 32, of Lynwood, according to the Long Beach Police Department. On Aug. 18, police responded to reports of an unconscious man on the ground near the 600 block of East South Street shortly […]

A woman was killed in a crash that shut down the southbound 405 Freeway for several hours in Carson, authorities said.The crash was reported around 10 p.m. Monday near the Avalon Boulevard exit, according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic log.The traffic log indicates two vehicles collided, and while traffic was stopped, a woman got out of her car and was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle.A deadly crash shut down the southbound 405 Freeway in Carson Monday night, authorities said.The woman has not been identified. At least one other person was transported in unknown condition, according to the CHP.Further details on what led up to the crash were not immediately available.All southbound lanes were closed until around 4 a.m. when crews cleared the scene.

Several inmates at the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles became ill Tuesday after apparently being exposed to an unknown substance, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the facility in the 400 block of East Bauchet Street about 6:50 a.m., according the Los Angeles Fire Department. “All will...

Law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles are preparing for rowdy celebrations in the event the Dodgers sweet the Yankees in the World Series.

The City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services estimates that anywhere from 26,000 to 44,000 stray dogs roam the streets of Los Angeles and surrounding areas at any time. And just 16 miles away in Compton, it’s as though the overflow of stray and abandoned dogs, just keep coming.

The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) announced that Redondo Beach has become the first city in the region to achieve Functional Zero Street Homelessness. This pilot program aims to hold cities accountable for their homelessness data, with a goal of ensuring that the number of individuals placed in interim or permanent housing exceeds the number of new homeless cases over a six-month period. Additionally, the median duration of street homelessness must be less than 90 days.

A driver was arrested after a dangerous pursuit came to an end on the 105 Freeway in Hawthorne.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge charged with killing his wife has been released from jail on $2 million bail. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was released Friday from the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, online jail records show. Ferguson, 74, was taken back into custody last month after the judge overseeing his case determined that he lied about drinking alcohol while he was out on bail. Ferguson pleaded not guilty last year to murder in the shooting death of his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, which his lawyer at the time said was accidental. Authorities said the couple had been arguing in August 2023 and Ferguson had been drinking when he pulled a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest.

Redondo Beach has become the first city in the South Bay to reach “functional zero street homelessness,” South Bay Cities Council of Governments officials announced Wednesday.

Law enforcement across Los Angeles County are bracing for impromptu celebration in the streets should the Los Angeles Dodgers clinch their first World Series title since 2020.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced $827 million in new state funding to address the ongoing homeless crisis, including $380 million for Los Angeles.

If you can't be at Yankee Stadium for Game 5 of the World Series, the next best thing might be the lifelike scene from Cosm in Inglewood.

TORRANCE, California - Selvin Fabian Salazar has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of three people and the attempted murder of two others in Gardena and Lynwood in 2018, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The sentencing was delivered by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Scott T. Millington. Salazar, a 32-year-old, was found guilty by a jury on September 19 of three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and additional charges including intimidation of a witness, carjacking, and possession of a firearm by a felon. The jury also confirmed...

Caltrans considered keeping the bridge partially open but decided shutting it down completely was the fastest, safest option. Detours are still being worked out. The post State settles on 16-month closure of Vincent Thomas Bridge for major renovations appeared first on Long Beach Post.