SoCal school sued by parents of 9th-grader killed in parking lot crash
Campbell Hall, the elite K-12 private school in Studio City, is being sued by two renowned artists after their 15-year-old son was fatally pinned between two vehicles in the school’s…
‘Stranger Things’: Noah Schnapp on the ‘hopeful’ finale and Will’s fate
This article contains spoilers from the series finale of “Stranger Things.” At this moment, somewhere on the internet, “Stranger Things” fans are rabidly and rapidly giving their feedback on how…
California expands low-cost divorce to more couples, particularly those with kids
Deciding to end a marriage can be difficult, painful and expensive, but the state is giving more couples who choose to amicably call it quits access to a low-cost divorce…
Mom, 19, arrested after toddler was abandoned during botched car theft in Highland Park, police say
A 19-year-old mother has been arrested after officers found her toddler and a dog abandoned in a car while responding to a call about an attempted vehicle theft in Highland…
New Year’s Eve TV guide: Including the Jonas Brothers and Huntr/x
A Jonas family New Year’s Eve in Wyckoff, N.J., was always boisterous. Not only did the home that Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas grow up in have an “open-door policy,”…
Trashed Gardena puppy is finding a new home with its rescuer
One resilient pup is starting the new year with a loving home. Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming…
Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time
It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon. By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing social disconnection by many measures. Americans are less likely…
The rise of DTLA: Car crashes, surgeries and a $4-billion settlement
Sereen Banna said the partners of Downtown LA Law Group called her “Erin Brockovich” for her work helping hundreds sue over noxious fumes spewing out of a landfill in northern…
Our 25 most popular film and TV stories of 2025
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who is mindlessly scrolling on their phones before the futile New Year’s resolution to curb the habit begins. In our annual year-end…
Mountain lion attacks on pets, cattle rattle Central California town
California wildlife authorities are urging residents of a small Central California town to lock up their pets and secure livestock following a series of mountain lion attacks. Multiple animals have…