Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PST The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.

Disturbing messages written on the ground in Los Angeles have taken the internet by storm, and now locals may have discovered their true meaning.

Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Bicyclists ignited a trash can explosion near Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, prompting an arson investigation.

Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.

An arson investigation is underway in Los Angeles after a group of bicyclists allegedly set a trash can on fire Saturday afternoon, said the Los Angeles Police Department.

A group of bicyclists set off an explosion in a trash can, prompting a road closure and a traffic tie-up in downtown Los Angeles Saturday evening. The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad determined the explosive was a firecracker,

Police Saturday are investigating a fatal hit and run crash that left a woman dead in North Hollywood, just east of Van Nuys. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s North Hollywood Division were called to the 11700 block of Victory Boulevard and Colfax Avenue at 9:40 p.

Dustin and Jennifer Nehl were arrested last weekend after police said they were caught trying to enter the Palisades Fire evacuation zone dressed as firefighters.

Dustin Lee Nehl and Jennifer Nehl have been charged with impersonating firefighters during the LA County wildfires, using fake gear and a purchased fire truck to access the Palisades Fire zone.

Prosecutors began laying out their case Friday against hip-hop star ASAP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, in a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood. If convicted, Mayers faces nearly 20 years in prison.

LAPD officers shot a woman in Baldwin Hills after a Taser failed to subdue her. She's now hospitalized in stable condition.