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LAPD Seizes Fake Fire Truck From Fake Fire Department

Vehicle's owner faces charges including impersonating a firefighter during the Palisades Fire

(Newser) - The LAPD, working with federal agents, raided a Brentwood home on Wednesday and confiscated a fire truck linked to a non-existent agency called the Santa Muerte Fire Department. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office says Steve Farzam has been charged with 28 felonies in connection with a...

3 Deputies Dead in 'Horrific Incident' in East LA

Explosion at LA County Sheriff's Department facility may have been training accident

(Newser) - US Attorney General Pam Bondi says "what appears to be a horrific incident" killed at least three people at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles Friday morning. A law enforcement source tells CNN that there was an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department'...

DOJ Says LA Woman Invented ICE Abduction

Feds say Yuriana Calderon, 41, made up story of being kidnapped by federal agents to raise money

(Newser) - A Los Angeles woman is being accused by the federal government of staging her own kidnapping and blaming it on ICE to try to profit off her claims. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, has been charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officials, with a criminal complaint citing...

Suspect Charged in Slayings of American Idol Exec, Husband

Police believe Robin Kaye and Thomas DeLuca were killed during a burglary

(Newser) - A 22-year-old man was charged Thursday with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of an American Idol music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles. Police said they arrested Raymond Boodarian of Encino on Tuesday. Investigators suspect he was burglarizing the residence and shot Robin...

California Rail Officials Balk at DOT's 'Misguided' Move

Trump administration yanks $4B in federal funding for state's bullet train project

(Newser) - The Trump administration has pulled $4 billion in federal funding for California's ambitious high-speed rail project, signaling a major setback for the long-delayed effort to link San Francisco and Los Angeles by train. The Department of Transportation announced the decision on Wednesday, citing concerns over missed deadlines, persistent...

Darth Vader Is Apparently Hawking His Lightsaber

It's expected to fetch up to $3M at Propstore auction

(Newser) - Cinephiles, get ready to get your geek on because a rare piece of Star Wars history is about to change hands: Darth Vader's main dueling lightsaber, seen in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, is heading to auction this September. Propstore, the memorabilia dealer hosting...

2K National Guard Troops Are Leaving Los Angeles
Trump Releases
2K Troops From LA
Jul 15, 2025 8:31 PM CDT

Trump Releases 2K Troops From LA

Newsom says president is using remaining National Guard troops as 'political pawns'

(Newser) - President Trump's administration is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement activities, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Tuesday. The president ordered the deployment of about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines in early June...

Huge LA Tunnel Collapses With Workers Inside

Woman says her brother 'thought he was going to die underground,' but all 31 make it out safely

(Newser) - Thirty-one construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The cave-in appears to have occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles in from...

LA Is on Track to Record Fewest Murders Since 1968
LA Murder Rate
Has Dropped Sharply
Jul 9, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

LA Murder Rate Has Dropped Sharply

City is on course to record fewest murders since 1968

(Newser) - The murder rate in Los Angeles has fallen sharply since a spike during the pandemic and the city is on course to record the fewest murders in almost 60 years. The Los Angeles Police Department says murders dropped 20% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, to 116, and if...

ICE Agents Spotted Urinating on LA High School Campus

They were right next to a preschool playground and elementary school, officials say

(Newser) - A Los Angeles school district is calling for a federal investigation after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen urinating on a high school campus last month. Surveillance footage released by the El Rancho Unified School District shows about 10 ICE agents urinating near storage containers in the parking...

Cities That Will Make Your July Fourth Sparkle

Las Vegas is WalletHub's pick for the best place to celebrate

(Newser) - America celebrates Independence Day on Friday, and in its hunt for the most affordable (and most fun) festivities to mark our nation's birthday, WalletHub has deemed Sin City your best bet. "There's no shortage of things to do" in Las Vegas, the site notes, and the city...

Military Chief Wants National Guard Fighting Fires, Not in LA

US Northern Command leader asks Hegseth to return 200 troops after migrant protests

(Newser) - The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty, two US officials told the AP on Monday. President Trump ordered the deployment...

Administration Suit Says LA Is Thwarting Americans' Will

Filing blames sanctuary city law for 'lawlessness, rioting'

(Newser) - The Trump administration sued Los Angeles on Monday in an effort to shut down its sanctuary city law, arguing that federal enforcement of immigration laws is being obstructed. The lawsuit, which also names Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, argues that the policy that generally prohibits cooperation with federal...

Burglars Ransack Brad Pitt's LA Home

Cops don't have many details on Wednesday break-in at actor's Los Feliz residence; Pitt wasn't home

(Newser) - Brad Pitt recently opened up about some difficult times he's had over the years, and he added another undesirable experience onto the pile on Wednesday night. That's when, per the LAPD, three burglars broke into the 61-year-old actor's home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles,...

10 Cities Where Americans Are Moving

And 10 they're leaving

(Newser) - There are places to be, and places to flee. The 2025 PODS Moving Trends Report takes a look at the cities where Americans are most often pulling up stakes, as well as the cities where they're most often putting down new roots. There's a clear exodus from large,...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

Legendary Bassist Rejects Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Invite

Carol Kaye cites teamwork of studio musicians

(Newser) - Carol Kaye, a legendary session bassist known for her work with the Beach Boys and other top acts of the 1960s and '70s, has turned down her invitation to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction this year, where she was set to receive the Musical Excellence...

Actor Accuses Tyler Perry of Sexual Harassment, Assault

Derek Dixon's $260M lawsuit alleges actor used career promises to silence his accuser

(Newser) - Tyler Perry is facing a $260 million lawsuit over allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former actor on one of his BET shows. In court documents filed last week in Los Angeles, actor and screenwriter Derek Dixon accuses Perry of making repeated unwanted advances, attempting to...

LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew
LA Mayor Lifts
Downtown Curfew
Jun 17, 2025 3:26 PM CDT

LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew

She says it provided 'successful crime prevention and suppression efforts'

(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was first imposed in response to clashes with police and vandalism amid protests against President Trump's immigration crackdown in the city. The curfew imposed June 10 provided "successful crime prevention and suppression efforts"...

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