Multiple firefighters injured as DTLA building explodes into flames

A fiery explosion left 12 firefighters injured as they fought flames engulfing a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday evening, officials said. 

LA makes COVID-19 tests available to all residents, but many go unused amid nationwide shortage, report finds

The city pays $137 per test and 75,000 tests are available each week, but in the two weeks that the mayor expanded testing, only about 57,000 tests have been used on average each week.

Report: Bryant crash pilot had no drugs or alcohol in system

The reports by the Los Angeles County coroner's office provide a clinical but unvarnished look at the brutality of the crash.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey said he's donating $10M to buy Oakland kids computers

Twitter's Jack Dorsey said he wanted to close the digital divide within the Oakland Unified School District, where about 25,000 students do not have adequate access to computers or Wi-Fi.

DCFS shoots down Sheriff’s plan to check on children at risk for abuse during lockdown

A plan put forward by the Los Angeles County Sheriff to have deputies conduct welfare checks on children considered to be at risk of child abuse during lockdown has fallen apart after the county’s child protective services director suggested the door knocks may harm families rather than help them.

5 kids found in crate attached to truck with no ventilation, water, AC, while temps neared 100 degrees

Five children were found in a small crate attached to the bed of a truck with no ventilation, water or air conditioning, while outside temperatures were around 100 degrees, authorities said Wednesday.

7 California counties get OK to more quickly reopen

El Dorado, Butte, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Amador and Shasta counties have had no or few virus deaths were the first to win state permission to reopen their economies more quickly.

California man who wore KKK hood at grocery store won't face charges

A Southern California man who went to grocery shopping in a Ku Klux Klan hood last week will not be charged with a crime, police said Tuesday, adding that he didn’t mean to make “a racial statement.”

Video shows LA County inmates attempting to infect themselves with COVID-19, sheriff says

Cases of COVID-19 in the Los Angeles County jail system have spiked by nearly 60% in the span of a week, according to numbers reported Monday by Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Caught on camera: Fight breaks out at Target after customers refuse to wear facial covering

Two men, who refused to wear a facial covering, have been arrested after getting in a fight with security guards at a Target in Van Nuys earlier this month, the Los Angeles Police Department said Monday. 

Frustrated with COVID-19 shutdown, Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ and Fremont factory out of California

In a series of tweets Saturday morning, Musk announced he would move the company's headquarters and flagship Fremont factory, as well as future programs to Texas and Nevada - out of California.

California sheriff refuses to enforce state's coronavirus stay-at-home orders: 'Doesn't make sense anymore'

Riverside County, Calif. Sheriff Chad Bianco said Friday that he refuses to make criminals out of law-abiding business owners exercising their constitutional rights and providing for their families.

Expert: Constitution allows LA to “commandeer” hotels for homeless housing

One day after a Los Angeles city councilman suggested that the city look at “commandeering” any hotels refusing to participate in housing the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic, a constitutional law expert tells FOX 11 that the city would be within its legal rights to take s such action.

Mysterious COVID-19 linked illness afflicting children in the US

Three pediatric patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies were showing symptoms of a rare autoimmune response doctors are calling Pediatric Inflammatory Multi-System Syndrome or PIMS which is similar to the autoimmune condition known as Kawasaki Disease.

Air Force veteran, 93, hitchhikes to store for Hershey bars, says he and girlfriend split one 'every night'

A 93-year-old Air Force veteran in California was so intent on procuring Hershey bars for his girlfriend that he snuck away from their senior community and hitchhiked to the local 99-cent store.