Los Angeles

Actor Keegan Allen was struck with a handgun and robbed of his watch Oct. 8 on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood; no arrests have been reported.

Los Angeles has paid nearly $480 million since 2019 to resolve legal disputes involving the LAPD, with payouts peaking at $178.6 million in 2024.

A driver died after a Sheriff's Department SUV responding to an emergency call struck a vehicle in Commerce on Oct. 8; the deputy was hospitalized.

Parents urged LAUSD to put police back on campuses after a Franklin High student died Sept. 30, as the LAPD probes bullying allegations.

West Hollywood and WeHoLife will mark the Community Health Hub pilot launch Oct. 19 with a ribbon-cutting at West Hollywood Park, offering free supplies 24/7.

A fire in an electrical vault at a Highland Park apartment building on Meridian Street displaced 40 people Oct. 8; no injuries were reported.

Alexander Schecter, 26, charged in a UCLA student kidnapping and a Culver City rape case, was found dead in Santa Monica on Oct. 5, police said.

Downtown Los Angeles hit 101 degrees Oct. 6, its fifth straight day of 100 or more, as an extreme heat warning and coastal flood advisory affected the county.

L.A. County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis propose restraining order reforms for abuse victims; the board is to consider them Nov. 10.

Trash has returned to a Fairfax District home on North Martel Avenue, county health officials plan an inspection and a hearing is set for Oct. 16.