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For the first time in a century, a gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park. She's traveled hundreds of miles to get there May 18, 2026

BEY03F is the first wolf known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly historic visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.

Lila Seidman

5 dead, including teen gunmen, following attack at Islamic Center of San Diego, police say May 18, 2026

Police in San Diego swarmed a local Islamic center after reports of an active shooter. Five people were killed, including two suspected gunmen.

Salvador Hernandez, Suhauna Hussain

Homeless people on Skid Row were paid to register to vote, feds charge May 18, 2026

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced a case Monday against a woman suspected of paying people to sign voter registration forms.

Rebecca Ellis

Wind-driven fire triggers evacuations in Simi Valley; at least 1 home burned May 18, 2026

A brush fire in Simi Valley has moved into a neighborhood and burned at least one home and another structure.

Terry Castleman

Artists, community come together to welcome World Cup to Inglewood with murals and more May 18, 2026

Several Los Angeles-based artists have been taking part in public events to create artwork celebrating community and welcoming the World Cup to Inglewood.

Chuck Schilken

Commentary: Spencer Pratt, like Donald Trump, is a product of the reality TV industrial complex May 18, 2026

Spencer Pratt, like President Trump before him, is a political product of the reality-TV industrial complex. And like Trump in 2016, he has no experience in public office.

Lorraine Ali

Santa Monica kidnapping suspect arrested after police shooting May 18, 2026

A kidnapping suspect was arrested Monday morning after a chase with police that ended with gunfire, according to Santa Monica police.

Summer Lin

L.A.'s 100 most problematic rental properties spotlighted in new city database May 18, 2026

A new dashboard released by City Controller Kenneth Mejia shows the 100 L.A. properties with the most housing violation complaints.

Jack Flemming

As crowds build at Yosemite, visitors worry the high season will be a disaster May 18, 2026

Parking lots filled up fast — the lot at Curry Village was full by 8 a.m. — and cars were stashed in every unmarked flat spot their owners thought they could get away with.

Jack Dolan

AI has invaded the L.A. mayor's race. Some fear it's just the beginning May 18, 2026

Some see fan-generated election campaign videos as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country.

Jenny Jarvie

As principal photography wraps, 24-time Emmy-winning director Nick Nanton turns his lens on eight decades of American music, civil rights history, and spiritual resilience, tracing…