The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
The shirtless man, wanted for robbery and grand theft auto, held a dog on his lap throughout the nearly 10 mile long chase, police said.
The overnight shooting in the Woodland Hills area remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.
The 35-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not arrested.
A woman has been arrested in connection with a recent series of arson fires in the San Fernando Valley, authorities say.
Police responded to a bomb threat issued against the Chase Bank on Plummer Street.
Smash-and-grab thieves hit a Northridge barber shop and coffee shop early Wednesday morning, stealing cash and equipment, police say.
Angel Garcia of Tarzana was located and subsequently arrested in Mexico last week, police said.
Plain clothes investigators working in the area gathering evidence and identifying anyone who may be involved, officials said.
The incident took place in the 9100 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
No one has been injured in any of the fires which investigators suspect have been set by the same person over the past few days.
The dramatic scene involved five or six hammer-wielding men in black hoodies.
The motive of the shooting has not been released.
The early morning robbery involved eight armed men wearing dark clothes, and masks. They fled in a dark SUV.
Gerry Dean Zaragoza, gunned down four people.
A 43-year-old man was killed in the 405 Freeway Crash near Getty Center Drive.
According to the LAPD, a man lingering near the stairwell of an apartment unit charged officers with a knife.
Accused of killing her infant and toddlers, Liliana Carrillo allegedly told reporters she did it to spare them from pedophile rings.
A mother of nine killed by a man who tore down her Cedar Glen shop's pride flag also ran a shop in the San Fernando Valley.
A 15-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities have identified a woman who was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
A former Encino medical firm employee has dropped her lawsuit alleging a doctor for the corporation kissed her without permission.
One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a big rig today on the Foothill (210) Freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
The spree started with the slaying of a homeless man in North Hills, and the suspect called victims "white devils," authorities say.
Paramedics treated a woman at the scene Wednesday evening.
Authorities are still investigating the crash in which an 84-year-old Mission Hills woman accelerated into a crowd at a Toyota dealership.
In the end, police rammed the vehicle, causing it to spin out.
Thefts of KIA and Hyundai-manufactured vehicles have gone up exponentially in the San Fernando Valley following a TikTok challenge.
An investigation is continuing after a woman drove an SUV into the reception area of a Mission Hills car dealership, killing one person.
A woman was struck and dragged over 20 feet beneath an SUV as it crashed through a glass-enclosed section of the dealership, officials said.
Police in Burbank arrested a 31-year-old Reseda man near the scene of a 12 blaze behind a Starbucks store Tuesday.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims of a massage therapist arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a client.
The 66-year-old, convicted of murdering a young mother and CSUN student, claimed the sentencing judge failed to take his health into account
The coach, previously convicted of child sex abuse, was ordered to pay $50 million after he failed to appear in court for three years.
Drivers are warned to expect rush hour delays in the area Thursday afternoon.
In the early morning hours, firefighters from multiple departments battled the small blaze in the Santa Susana Mountains.
Witnesses saw a teenage suspect fleeing the scene on foot, according to police.
The community has suffered two shootings since Wednesday, including one that took the life of a teen and wounded his toddler brother.
The LAPD is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting that killed a man in his 30s and wounded a toddler in the Valley.
The construction truck led authorities along surface streets from Chatsworth to the Canoga Park areas.