4 February 2026 MS-13 and 18th Street have apparently set aside years of warring to form a “super gang,” according to police. LAPD Los Angeles, a city long associated with glitz, glamour and beach culture, also harbours a darker reality that law enforcement officials say is undergoing a dramatic transformation in 2026. Officials and detectives describe the emergence of what they are calling a super gang an unprecedented alliance of once-rival criminal groups that have set asi

2 February 2026 Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has evolved from a missing person case into a full-fledged criminal investigation that has gripped not only her family but communities and law enforcement agencies across southern Arizona. Nancy, who was last seen at her home near Tucson on the evening of January 31, 2026, was reported missing the following day when family memb

31 January 2026 In a legal battle that has escalated into a dramatic courtroom conflict, luxury sneaker and fashion reseller Andre Ljustina has filed a lawsuit against Nike and the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging that a warehouse raid in early 2024 decimated his once-booming $12 million-a-year business, Project Blitz. The case, lodged in federal court in California, paints a vivid picture of how quickly reputation, partnerships and inventory can vanish when law enforc

20 January 2026 Copper wire thieves shut off the lights on a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of LA’s Miracle Mile. CBS When the sun set over Los Angeles on January 20, 2026, an eerie quiet settled over parts of the city’s iconic Miracle Mile that regular visitors and residents knew all too well. Long stretches of Wilshire Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard were plunged into darkness, not by planned power outages or construction work, but by a

17 January 2026 Lamar Odom was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday morning for driving under the influence. SOVE On January 17, 2026, former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of driving under the influence and multiple traffic offenses in an incident that has drawn fresh attention to both his legal troubles and long-standing battles with substance use and health challenges. According to court records reviewed after the stop, the 46-year-old was taken in

10 January 2026 Nick Reiner’s weight gain and change of medication for his schizophrenia treatment was a cause of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s deaths, according to a new doc. michelereiner/Instagram A new documentary examining the tragic deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, is shining an intense spotlight on the complex and painful circumstances that culminated in their December 14, 2025 murders in their Los Angeles home a

7 January 2026 Nick Reiner is slated to be in a Los Angeles court Wednesday to answer to charges he killed his parents. REUTERS Nick Reiner, 32-year-old son of celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on January 7 for arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Brentwood home in December 2025, a case tha

6 January 2026 Two burglars broke into a high-end store and attempted to steal $100,000 worth of luxury handbags in Irvine, Calif. Irvine Police Department/Instagram In the quiet pre-dawn hours in Irvine, California, a dramatic scene unfolded that looked more like a heist from a Hollywood thriller than a routine burglary as two would-be thieves were caught in the act attempting to make off with nearly $100,000 worth of designer handbags before heavily armed police officers in

18 December 2025 Media commentator Megyn Kelly has stirred controversy with her public speculation about the legal strategy that could be adopted by Nick Reiner’s defense as he faces two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of his parents, acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on December 14, 2025. Kelly, host of The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM, offered a provocative theory about how defense attorneys m

17 December 2025 Aerial view of Rob Reiner’s Brentwood, CA home and the street outside with news crews. London Entertainment Brentwood, the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood known for its tree-lined streets, sprawling estates and celebrity residents, has become the setting for a modern tragedy that has riveted the nation following the shocking murders of acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The couple was found dead at their Brentwood

16 December 2025 A “burn cage” incinerator that is advertised to burn at 1,600 degrees was discovered at the Hollywood Hill mansion that singer D4vd was renting. WWD via Getty Images In a turn that has intensified public intrigue and speculation surrounding the tragic death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a startling discovery has been reported at the Hollywood Hills residence once rented by rising singer David Austen Burke, known professionally as D4vd. According to

15 December 2025 Rob Reiner (left) and Michele Singer Reiner (right) in July 2018. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Hollywood and the wider world were shaken on Sunday, December 14, 2025, when acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered dead inside their Brentwood, Los Angeles mansion. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical aid call in the afternoon and found the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman who had sus

02 December 2025 A dogwalker was violently sexually assaulted by a homeless man just steps from Los Angeles Convention Center. KTLA via Terra A chilling horror unfolded in downtown Los Angeles when a woman identified only as “Terra” was violently sexually assaulted early one morning while walking her small dog near the Los Angeles Convention Center. Surveillance footage shows that at roughly 6:23 a.m. on November 8 she was approached by a man in a dark hoodie. Witnesses say h

30 November 2025 First responders at the scene in Stockton, Calif. Credit : AP Photo/Ethan Swope A peaceful family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, California turned into tragedy on Saturday evening when gunfire erupted just before 6 p.m., leaving four people dead and ten others wounded. The festive atmosphere of the celebration collapsed into chaos and grief as stunned guests among them children and adults were struck by bullets in what authorities are calling a poss

25 November 2025 Benny Blanco and mom Sandra Beth Levin pose backstage at the new play “The Picture of Dorian Gray” on Broadway. Bruce Glikas/WireImage Late Monday night, the peaceful neighbourhood of Studio City was shattered when masked intruders forced their way into the home of Sandra Levin mother of music producer Benny Blanco and mother-in-law of singer Selena Gomez triggering a frightening episode that has shaken the family and their community. According to police, thr

22 November 2025 Investigators focused on the tragic death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez now believe a second individual may have been involved in the events surrounding her demise, a major development in a case that has gripped headlines and raised troubling questions about how such a secret could unfold. According to attorney Mark Geragos, speaking on a popular podcast, homicide detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) used phone records and social-

29 October 2025 Bryan Steffy/WireImageDavid Brian Pearce in Las Vegas in 2018 A dramatic verdict was delivered this week in Los Angeles, where 42-year-old Hollywood producer David Brian Pearce was sentenced to 146 years to life for the fatal drugging of model Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales‑Arzola, whose deaths in 2021 were ruled murders linked to a cocktail of fentanyl, GHB and other substances administered by Pearce at his Beverly Hills apartment. The ca

20 October 2025 In what may be the largest such payout ever by a U.S. county, Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $828 million agreement to settle more than 400 additional claims alleging sexual abuse by county employees—continuing a wave of litigation that springs from decades-old abuse in juvenile and foster-care settings. The deal comes just months after LA County approved a record-breaking $4 billion settlement covering some 11,000 claimants whose allegations dated

18 October 2025 New revelations in the case of Los Angeles model Maleesa Mooney reveal that she and Magnus Humphrey embarked on what prosecutors now describe as a five-day relationship shortly before her tragic death in 2023. During an October 16 court hearing, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office laid out the timeline in chilling detail: Mooney, 31, and Humphrey, 43, met through his estranged brother in September of that year and were allegedly inseparable in the days

25 September 2025 The four-bedroom home where he’d been staying was searched by police on Sept. 17. 4CRNS, WCP / BACKGRID In a startling...