Woman in custody After child dies in Santa Monica
A woman was in custody Tuesday after an infant died with significant injuries at a Santa Monica apartment, police said. Published: January 06, 2026, 9:53 pm A woman was in…
Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana of Johns Hopkins is named Caltech president
Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist and provost of Johns Hopkins University, will become the next president of Caltech — one of the nation’s wealthiest and most elite universities — as it…
Paused: A California court order to let teachers to tell parents about child’s LGBTQ identity
A court order giving California teachers full freedom to tell parents about their child’s gender identity at school is on hold after an appellate panel blocked it from going into…
As tow truck steals cars from SoCal driveways, owners frustrated, mad
At 6 a.m. in early December, an unlabeled white tow truck cruised into Jesse Roller’s Chino neighborhood. Roller had saved up for four years to buy his prized Cadillac CTS-V…
What Trump’s vow to withhold federal childcare funding means in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he announced plans to freeze roughly $10 billion in federal funding…
New California tool can stop collection, sale of online personal data
Starting this year, a single request form will allow Californians to demand that data brokers delete their personal information and refrain from collecting or selling it in the future. Third…
Newsletter: Jan 6, 2026
First Up Photo: SMDP Los Angeles community marks fire anniversary with resilience, anger and remembrance One year after the Palisades and Eaton fires killed 31 people and destroyed 17,000 structures…
Avalanche kills snowmobiler near Lake Tahoe in latest Sierra fatality
A 42-year old snowmobiler was buried in an avalanche just north of Lake Tahoe on Monday and died, despite having all of the latest safety gear and being with four…
AI Boom Boosts California Taxes, But How Long?
By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As California becomes more dependent on tax revenue from the tech industry, its stake…
L.A. homicide rate lowest in decades; the reason why is up for debate
The city of Los Angeles just recorded its lowest homicide total in more than half a century, mirroring precipitous drops in many other large cities nationwide last year — and…