America Today Staff 
The city of Torrance is calling on Los Angeles County Metro Board members to reject a proposed extension of the Metro K Line along Hawthorne Boulevard, arguing the plan would cause major economic damage and add hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs. City officials say the Hawthorne Boulevard Alternative, which would extend the … Read more
Southern California is heading into a period of noticeably cooler weather, with a chance of light rain expected as the week continues. “We’re talking about cooler temperatures. A cooling trend is now underway across the Southland,” KTLA’s Kirk Hawkins said Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, light rain or drizzle is expected to … Read more
A grieving man is asking for the public’s help to locate a hit-and-run driver who slammed into his vehicle and killed his fiancée on the 210 Freeway in Glendale. On Dec. 20, 2025, Eric Linares and his fiancée, Erika De La Riva, 43, were driving home from a family dinner around 1:15 a.m. While traveling … Read more
Police in the San Fernando Valley are investigating whether two break-ins reported Tuesday night are connected, including a violent home invasion in Woodland Hills that left a husband and wife terrorized. The Woodland Hills incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. in the 22700 block of Erwin Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Investigators … Read more
Another earthquake measuring above magnitude 4.0 struck along the Riverside–San Bernardino County line overnight. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, about 12 miles northeast of Indio, at a depth of roughly 2.5 miles. No injuries or damage were reported. The quake followed a magnitude 4.9 earthquake … Read more
A 28-year-old man from San Bernardino County has been arrested after a weekend hit-and-run crash was determined to be an intentional road rage assault, authorities said Wednesday. The incident was reported around 4 p.m. Sunday in the 6800 block of Avalon Avenue in Yucca Valley, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. When deputies … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was denied entry to an official U.S. venue at the World Economic Forum, according to his press team. “Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official U.S. pavilion) is now denying entry to [Gov. Newsom] to speak with media after Fortune — … Read more
New details have emerged following the arrest of an off-duty Glendale firefighter in connection with the brutal beating death of his wife, allegedly carried out with an axe. The victim, identified by family members as 55-year-old Mayra Jimenez, was remembered by friends as a “caring educator” and a union representative with United Teachers Los Angeles. A … Read more
Four members of a burglary crew have pleaded guilty for their roles in a $3 million jewelry store heist in Ventura County. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office identified the suspects, all Chilean nationals, as Heidy Nickolt Trujillo, 26; Camilo Antonio Aguliar Lara, 32; Sergio Andres Meji-Machuca, 27; and Manuel David Ibarra, 38. The group … Read more
A man was hospitalized and a woman was arrested following a shooting Monday afternoon in the Loring Park neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis, police said. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Nicollet Avenue around 3:18 p.m., where they found a man lying on the ground with what authorities described as a potentially life-threatening gunshot … Read more