Andrew J. Campa

The LAPD is adding a low-frequency siren system designed to help drivers feel approaching emergency vehicles as modern cars become increasingly soundproof.

San Diego County Services Officer Britney Myers plunged into a manhole in the community of Spring Valley on Monday morning to rescue a trapped poodle. The dog was said to be missing for more than 30 days, according to its owner. The dog named Teddy was reunited with its owner later that day and is doing well.

San Diego County Animal Services climbed down a manhole and rescued a female poodle named Teddy on Monday morning in the town of Spring Valley.

Compton native Patrick Kevin Spurlock, 57, was arrested last week and charged with murder in three Hollywood shooting deaths in July.

News By Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times The Tribune Content Agency Updated August 20, 2026 6:48 PM

LOS ANGELES — She killed two romantic partners with a knife. The most recent was her wife, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

LOS ANGELES — She killed two romantic partners with a knife. The most recent was her wife, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The Beverly Hills Fire Department responded to the blaze at 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of South Rexford Drive, across from Beverly Vista Middle School, and had knocked down the blaze by 12:45 p.m.

The controversial shooting and culling of roughly 200 members of Catalina Island’s invasive mule deer species “is underway,” local officials confirmed to The Times on Wednesday afternoon.

Two firefighters are being treated for minor injuries they suffered battling a Beverly Hills apartment fire Wednesday.