Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger will look to solidify their Oscar chances Sunday night when the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are presented at the Shrine Auditorium, with Brad Pitt and Laura Dern also hoping to cement their front-running status for supporting roles. Phoenix appears to be the man to beat in the lead-actor category for h...

Hospital giant Kaiser Permanente and insurer Blue Shield of California on Friday pledged $45 million to a new state fund aimed at getting people off the streets. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week creating what he proposes to be a $750 million fund that could be used to pay rents, subsidize affordable housing or help board and&#8...

More than 1,800 marijuana plants and 50 pounds of processed marijuana plants were found inside a home in San Jacinto Friday, deputies said. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies received a tip from Southern California Edison about suspicious power readings at a home on the block of 1100 Laurel Heights. Deputies suspected it was a grow house and...

Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as — almost — ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles “royal highness” or receive public funds for their work under a deal announced Saturday by Buckingham Palace. Releasing details of the dramatic split, triggered...

Record Fair makes its 2020 debut at the ROW DTLA food-and-more market.

The fourth annual Women’s March LA: Women Rising will be held Saturday in downtown Los Angeles with thousands expected to march to demand the next president have a clear agenda to advance women’s rights. Participants are set to gather at 9 a.m. at Pershing Square, where the march to City Hall is expected to begin at 10 a.m. A series of ...

A woman was found shot to death in Carson Friday. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, which occurred about 12:15 p.m. in the 18800 block of Crocker Avenue near Avalon Boulevard, according to Deputy Erin Liu of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The circumstances of the shooting and the identity of the victim were ...

Police Friday released security video of a shooting in a bar in the Westlake area that left a man wounded, and sought public help to solve the crime. The shooting occurred about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 4 in the 2700 block of West Seventh Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The male victim … became involved in an…

Authorities in Tijuana Friday reported finding the bodies of two victims who may be a couple reported missing out of Garden Grove. “I don’t have confirmation these are our victims,” Garden Grove Police Department Lt. Carl Whitney said. Investigators in Mexico have been tight-lipped about the investigation. But Whitney said he has ...

A reward was increased Friday to $5,000 for information leading to whoever placed an illegal foothold trap that led to the death of a raccoon in the Santa Clarita area. Wildlife Emergency Services offered a $1,000 reward on Thursday, andPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chipped in $4,000. Wildlife Emergency Services circulated a...

A West Hollywood man pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor disturbing the peace charge stemming from a video he posted online last year showing a pit bull “licking the defendant’s rear end.” Sexy Vegan — also known as Hansel DeBartolo III — was immediately sentenced to two years of summary probation, 100 hours of ...