The man has robbed banks in Northridge, Granada Hills, Reseda, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks and Canoga Park.
The pursuit reaches speeds "well over 100 mph," a CHP rep says.
Temperatures are expected to climb into the 80s.
The woman is fatally injured about 10:10 p.m. Tuesday at Haskell Avenue and Leadwell Street.
Metro officials are dubbing the planned 80-hour closures on the northbound 405 "Jamzilla."
The victim is identified as Sharry Friel, 51, of Santa Clarita.
The discovery is made after LAFD personnel respond to a blaze on the 7300 block of North Fulton Avenue.
The family is offering a $500 dollar reward for the safe return of Frida.
Because of the fire danger, the Los Angeles Fire Department restricts parking along narrow, hillside roads abutting open areas.
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
Ramiro Melendez-Lobos dies at the scene, police say.
Prosecutors allege that Edward Lamont Powe III, 24, was speeding when he lost control of a Ford Focus.
Sheriff denies that his decision to step down was prompted by the possibility of federal charges against him.
Here are a few tips to staying safe during New Year's Eve celebrations.
The L.A. Times reports that the Valley had 40 homicides this year, dropping 35 percent from 2012 in the biggest decline of any region in Los Angeles.
Drunken or drugged driving arrests from Dec. 13 through Christmas day have increased by about 100 arrests since last year.
Two civilians and a bomb squad officer rescue the 72-year-old driver in a Christmas Day crash that snarls traffic in Sherman Oaks.
Fire prompts partial evacuation after it broke out in a restaurant of the mall.
Two men were arrested for allegedly installing credit and debit card skimming devices at several banks in Sherman Oaks and Encino.
Two car accidents -- including one fatal -- occurred almost directly opposite each other in the northbound and southbound lanes near the Valley Vista exit.
The Los Angeles County campaign will continue through New Year's Day.
Paramedics are dispatched at 11:39 a.m. to 14105 Vanowen Ave.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The fire is first reported near the Burbank Boulevard onramp.
A total of 40 firefighters responded to the blaze.
Accident at Studio City intersection prompts one ambulance response.
The incident occurrs on the 4300 block of Sherman Oaks Avenue.
Firefighters are dispatched at 11:12 a.m. Saturday to to 14111 Sherman Way.
The robberies include banks in Sherman Oaks, Northridge, Van Nuys and Reseda.
Firefighters are sent to free a person believed to be seriously injured from wreckage.
In the San Fernando Valley last year there were 9,681, police warn.
The work is part of the Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.
A backpack is brought to the fire station in the 14400 block of Sylvan Boulevard around 8 p.m. Tuesday by a man in his late 20s.
The crash closes all northbound lanes of the freeway at the crash scene.
All northbound lanes of the 405 were closed until 8:35 p.m.
The operation is now planned for Sunday.
"Use caution when traveling, especially in open areas," the NWS urges.
The incident occurs around 3 a.m.
Members of the crime leader's ecstasy distribution ring killed former Sherman Oaks resident Sami Atias for stealing a drug shipment.
The suspect is caught after a perimeter is set up in the area of Matilija Avenue and Addison Street.