Man who scaled DTLA skyscraper explains why he did it

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Police are investigating after anti-Armenian messages were found in Beverly Hills. The hate messages were printed on flyers taped to street poles near the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. The message reads,"Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan, Israel. 4 brothers will wipe Armenia off the map."

LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Venice Sunday to demand police reform in the wake of the deaths of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and Keenan Anderson in Los Angeles. Demonstrators organized by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles gathered at the Venice intersection where Anderson was tased by Los Angeles Police Department officers earlier this month. Anderson died in police custody later that day.

LOS ANGELES - Despite vehement opposition from one of its members, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to extend eviction protections for many pandemic-impacted tenants in unincorporated areas through the end of the year. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl championed the extension of the eviction protection and associated freeze...

LOS ANGELES - Yes, we know we sound like a broken record when we tell you it's expensive to do anything in Los Angeles, especially live here. Just how expensive is it, you ask? Let's break it down with some numbers. A typical one-bedroom rental in Los Angeles costs around...

At least 10 drivers have come forward saying they've had scary road rage run-ins with 36-year-old Nathaniel Walter Radimak of Los Angeles. Radimak was arrested in Torrance.

LOS ANGELES - Authorities are searching for three dogs stolen from their owners in Los Angeles recently, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. In three separate bulletins, the LAPD detailed the grand thefts of Dodger, a 1-year-old French bulldog, and Havoc, also a French bulldog, as well as the theft of Boxer puppy Rocker, who was stolen during a burglary.

LOS ANGELES - Hal Eisner is joined by Christina Yang, the general counsel and pro bono director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Southern California. Yang talks about how the Monterey Park community is coping with the impact of this mass shooting. The organization immediately leapt into action to try...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department launched a homicide investigation following a shooting at an upscale high-rise apartment building in downtown LA on Sunday night. LAPD officers were called to the building located at the intersection of 8th and Francisco streets around 6:30 p.m. after reports of a...

LOS ANGELES - The LAPD and the state officials are issuing a warning to some of California's poorest families — international criminals could be targeting their government benefits. "We believe it's quite organized," said Capt. Alfonso Lopez, who oversees the LAPD's Commercial Crimes Division. He added that they are...

LOS ANGELES - Some Los Angeles County beaches have reopened following a brief closure due to sewage discharge that prompted an ocean water use warning. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reopened Top Sail Beach in Venice and Dockweiler State Beach near lifeguard tower 40 after the most recent sampling showed bacteria levels lower than state standards.

LOS ANGELES - Protests took place Saturday across Hollywood after police in Memphis released the body camera footage showing the moments leading up to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed 29-year-old Black man who was pulled over by officers. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, about 50...

Three restaurants in the Long Beach area were broken into and robbed over the weekend. Surveillance video shows a similar hooded suspect at all three crime scenes.

LOS ANGELES - Welcome to the world little one!. Soren Armour Longo made quite the entrance into the world with some assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Studio City couple Lawrence and Astrid Longo welcomed the little bundle of joy three-and-a-half weeks early. Soren is their third child. Crews...

LOS ANGELES - A 10-year-old Lancaster boy looked dead when authorities were called to his home in 2018, but his mother didn't appear to be very upset, witnesses testified Monday in the murder trial of the woman and her boyfriend. Kenney Kinsner, a firefighter/paramedic with the Los Angeles County Fire...

CULVER CITY, Calif. - The family of Guillermo Medina is seeking justice and will announce a lawsuit Tuesday after he was shot and killed by Culver City police officers. Medina, who allegedly suffers from a mental health disorder, was shot in the back following a domestic violence call that turned into a police pursuit and foot chase days before Christmas 2022.

FONTANA, Calif. - Someone in the Inland Empire is waking up as California’s newest millionaire. California lottery officials said a Powerball ticket worth nearly $4 million was sold at a gas station in Fontana on Monday night. The $3.98 million ticket was sold at the ARCO ampm gas station...

LOS ANGELES - The community is mourning a beloved street food vendor who was killed by a suspected drunk driver while she was on her way to work. Angeles Rodriguez, who was known for selling churros in the downtown Los Angeles area, was killed in a suspected DUI crash that happened in South Los Angeles the morning of Sunday, Jan. 22, according to family members.

A 17-year-old boy and a man were killed in a shooting at a house in Pomona, authorities said Sunday. Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics were called at 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of South Reservoir Street, Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel told City News Service. The original call was for three patients but there were no ambulance transports.

LOS ANGELES - Strong Santa Ana winds are expected to sweep through the mountain communities of Southern California as parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties may face near-freezing temperatures. The Ojai area in Ventura County is under a Freeze Watch from Wednesday, February 1 from 1 a.m. to 8...

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $4.566, its 12th increase in the last 14 days. The average price is 4.2 cents more than one week ago and 8 cents higher than one month ago, but 10.6 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.928 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5.