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Los Angeles to pay $20 million to teen who lost leg in Boyle Heights hit-and-run
Joshua Mora lost his leg at 13 after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk. He sued the city, saying officials knew the intersection was dangerous.
Residents demand warehouse be shut down after fire blankets Boyle Heights in smoke, putrid odor
Some residents and community groups urged Lineage, the company that managed a cold storage warehouse damaged in a massive fire, to clean up and leave Boyle Heights for good.
Son of UFC legend 'Rampage' Jackson jailed in bloody pro-wrestling beatdown case
Raja Jackson, the son of mixed martial arts fighter Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, will be jailed for 90 days after pleading guilty to charges filed in an August 2025 brawl.
Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections.
FDA escalates recall of Utz brand potato chips before July Fourth holiday
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified the recall of certain types of Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips as the highest risk level.
Commentary: 250 years? California was already going strong when the 13 colonies got their act together
Don't get all cocky, you 13 original colonies. Yes, yes, 250 years, congratulations, enjoy the cake.
Jul 2, 2026
Faces and voices of Angelenos on America's 250th
Arrests made in 'takedown' of sex trafficking operation on L.A.'s Figueroa corridor
Multiple people were arrested Wednesday, part of what law enforcement officials described as a major "takedown" of a sex trafficking operation in the Figueroa corridor of South Los Angeles.
After threat of cuts, California expands subsidized child care by more than 20,000 spaces
After talk of potential cuts, California's budget adds 22,770 subsidized child-care spaces. The expansion means Gov. Gavin Newsom will fulfill nearly three-quarters of the slots he promised in 2021.
Altadena residents unify to pass legislation protecting their community from dense developments
Over the last several weeks, residents have rallied behind SB 1090, a bill that would pause multi-unit building projects in the L.A. County neighborhood.
California's historic housing bill is here. See which neighborhoods are getting upzoned
SB 79 kicks in across California on July 1, but L.A. adopted its own plan to spread out the density it brings. See if your neighborhood is set to be upzoned.
Chaos, long lines overwhelm L.A.'s immigration courts, leading to default deportation orders
Mega master hearings have packed immigration courtrooms nationwide for the past two months, typically scheduling around 100 cases at one time. The confusion inside the courts has caused many to miss their hearings, leading to default orders of removal.
Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A class-action lawsuit alleges gas station companies operating in California used algorithmic pricing software to set prices artificially high.
Jul 4, 2026
WATCH: Eagle-eye view of the Great American Fair
Jul 4, 2026