Fortunately, no homes were threatened.
It took 16 minutes to extinguish the flames.
None of the residents were injured.
Humboldt State University has been bringing students from the L.A. area up to the campus for a number of years on buses. "The soul of the CSU has been cut deeply by this horrific accident."
Ten now confirmed dead, five adults and five students who were on their way to Humboldt State University.
Most active shooter situations have ended before law enforcement and medical help arrives, so the video is meant to help the public increase their chance of survival.
Oscar Reyes's girlfriend and son were found in the ashes of a what's believed to be an arson-set fire.
The Coroner's office has identified the deceased as a 70-year-old Ventura County man.
Flames were coming from a third-floor unit.
The death has been ruled a homicide. Police were responding to a domestic dispute. One of them was also shot, suffering a non-life-threatening injury.
"Your decisions, your actions have brought you from the attorney's chair at the counsel's table in a courtroom to a criminal defendant's chair for sentencing today," the judge told James Vincent Reiss.
Stephen Todd Joanou Jr. faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life.
Deputies believe a scorned friend distributed sex fliers about a WeHo skin salon own who in turn, thinking they were from a competitor, allegedly put out a hit on a fellow esthetician.
One of the victims had duct tape on the back of their necks.
Firefighters won't fill them or deliver them, but you can get them.
A 35-year-old man lost his life crossing Ventura Boulevard last year. The culprit has not yet been found.
The condition of the pedestrian is not yet known.
The crash closed two southbound lanes, according to the CHP.
The arrest came after his Mercedes plowed into the rear of a Caltrans vehicle.
The accident happened just before midnight.
Witnesses identified Carlos Duarte as the man suspected of abandoning the dog now known as "Indy."
Someone called the community college, saying someone was going to “shoot it up,” prompting sheriff's deputies to clear the campus.
The fire is just south of Roscoe Boulevard.
Relatives of one of three people killed during production of a military-themed reality show for the Discovery Channel in Acton last year may continue to seek redress, judge rules.
Philip Davis, 23, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI and failing to yield to CHP officers.
The numbers add up to 177 across the many police agencies across Los Angeles County.
Mejia Eddie Monterroso is also ordered to pay $14,000 in restitution.
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Charles Evens, along with a Woodland, CA man, allegedly posted nude or sexually explicit photos of people to a website that were submitted without the victims' permission.
Los Angeles police tell Studio City parents whose 7-year-old boy received more than 40 stitches from a dog attack bite that the case is closed.
One recent mail theft occurs at Studio City apartment complex at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Valley Spring Lane.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck joins Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the drop in crimes, while also addressing concerns about the department's drop in recruitment.
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.
The victim crawls from the car about 50 feet down a hillside and is then hoisted to the road in a basket.
The retirement of Deputy Chief Roxanne V. Bercik will leave the department without any women in the top ranks of command.
Sheriff denies that his decision to step down was prompted by the possibility of federal charges against him.
The following 2013 crime report and recap is supplied by Studio City's LAPD Senior Lead Officer Michael Lewis.