An LA man pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, identity theft and money laundering in connection with a years-long scheme, authorities said.
A man suspected of deliberately starting a 100-acre brush fire in Chatsworth was detained by witnesses and is facing a charge of arson.
Detectives hope someone will recognize the burglar from security footage.
A driver in a black truck struck and killed a pedestrian in Mission Hills, leaving the man for dead in the road.
A Calabasas woman and the man prosecutors allege she hired to kill her ex-husband, a popular San Fernando Valley doctor, remain jailed.
Thanks to an aggressive aerial attack on the fire, the flames were dramatically slowed, and the blaze 36 percent contained.
The fire scorched an acre of light brush burning on a steep slope east of the San Diego (405) Freeway.
LA County Probation Department officials insisted they were ready to evacuate juvenile detainees if the Hurst Fire required it.
In a report released on Friday, SCE said their preliminary investigation found a downed conductor near an electrical tower in the area.
The Archer Fire broke out Friday morning and threatened homes in the Granada Hills area.
Firefighters are on the scene of the 31-acre brush fire burning near O'Melveny Park
This is an unusually fast moving fire, and Santa Ana Winds are picking up again.
The Hurst Fire broke out Tuesday evening and exploded to 850 acres by Wednesday amid raging Santa Ana winds, forcing evacuations.
As of Thursday evening, the fire was mapped at 771 acres, with 37% containment, according to Cal Fire.
The fast moving blaze dubbed the Hurst Fire is burning north of the Foothill (210) Freeway, and homes are threatened.
The crash shut down southbound lanes of the boulevard in the Van Nuys area.
The high court refused to hear the case of a man convicted of killing five people in a random shooting rampage in the Valley.
The trucks were reportedly tracked from a dealership in Nevada. Police located the drivers on the 5 Freeway in Los Angeles County.
Residents in one Northridge neighborhood awoke to find their car windows shattered and their vehicles defaced with gang graffiti.
The extended standoff happened after the driver struck several vehicles and nearly struck children in a crosswalk, police said.
Police arrested a 41-year-old piano teacher in Encino on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student.
Seven people were hospitalized after a four-car crash in Northridge Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The suspects remained at large Friday.
Raj Matharu, 31, pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Firefighters battled a fire in the Sepulveda Basin Tuesday. It was preceded by a canyon fire in Burbank and another in Griffith Park.
"I'm out, I think, $3600," Markowitz said. "I have not heard back from Apple yet. I know it was Thanksgiving."
Detectives described the suspect as a man in his 50s, last seen wearing a dark-colored beanie and jacket.
The male driver fled, shoeless but on foot with two dogs, according to police, who said he left a third dog behind in the truck.
The crash Saturday injured three people and killed a 46-year-old West Hills woman.
Police were chasing a stolen vehicle, the reports said.
Police are asking additional victims of a 72-year-old music teacher suspected of sexually assaulting a minor to come forward.
Several teenagers were involved in a violent alteration inside the store that erupted in gunfire. A teenage suspect has been arrested.
Police believe a 30-year-old man murdered a man and woman execution style and torched their bodies in two separate SoCal deserts.
LAPD detectives are seeking additional victims of a middle school teacher suspected of sexually abusing a student in her classroom.
Firefighters worked to try to rescue two people trapped in the wreckage. A 40-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition.
Ten people were injured in the fast-moving blaze, and 10,000 more remain under evacuation.
Northwest of Los Angeles, the Mountain Fire exploded in size Wednesday and prompted evacuation orders for more than 10,000 people.
The suspects followed their victims in a car before confronting them outside businesses and stripping them of jewelry, police said.
A suspected car thief led police on a dangerous chase before slamming into a support column for the freeway overpass.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and the fire department did not release an estimate for the road to reopen.