South Los Angeles

A taco truck in South Los Angeles was badly damaged after being hit by a pickup truck. This crash left the family operating the business injured and struggling with an uncertain financial future due to the loss of income. The incident occurred on Aug. 6 near Central Avenue in the Florence neighborhood.

A motorcyclist died after falling from the 105 Freeway overpass in South Los Angeles overnight, according to authorities.

South Los Angeles' MLK hospital is struggling financially and seeking a larger share of county funds to avoid closure. Dr. Naman Shah of L.A. County warned that the hospital's potential closure would cause 'untold misery' due to reduced access to care.

South L.A.'s MLK hospital is struggling and seeking a larger share of county funds to avoid closure. Dr. Naman Shah of L.A. County warns that the hospital's potential closure would be devastating, causing untold misery due to lack of access to care.

Eugene 'Big U' Henley Jr., a South Los Angeles gang leader and hip-hop executive, faces seven new felony charges including soliciting the murder of a witness. He is already awaiting trial on a federal racketeering case.

A police chase ended in a crash on the eastbound 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles, causing a shutdown and prompting a standoff with the suspect.

A pursuit of a human trafficking suspect on the 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles ended in a crash that tipped the vehicle on its side. The LAPD reported the chase began at 3:40 p.m. and lasted approximately 30 seconds before the collision.

A man was found dead in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles, prompting a homicide investigation. Los Angeles County deputies responded to the 9600 block of Kalmia Street on July 28 just before midnight, where an adult male victim was discovered deceased at the scene.

Detectives in Los Angeles are seeking two persons of interest in connection with a deadly assault on an elderly man, Dong Wie, 78, which occurred on July 9, 2025, in South Los Angeles. The incident, an apparent theft, took place on the 1700 block of West Imperial Highway.

One person has died following an apparent shooting and a multi-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles. The incident involved three vehicles.

Orange County sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at a warehouse in South Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. SWAT officers were involved in the operation.

A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot through the window of her South Los Angeles home in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving her baby with an uncertain future.

A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot through the window of her South Los Angeles home in the early hours of Sunday morning. Her baby faces an uncertain future following the incident.

A 20-year-old mother was killed by a stray bullet that entered her South Los Angeles home through a window while she was sleeping, according to authorities.

A woman in her 20s was fatally shot while sleeping in her South Los Angeles home after someone fired through her bedroom window. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 400 block of West 103rd Street in the Vermont Vista neighborhood at approximately 3:35 a.m. Sunday.

A Crips gang member from South Los Angeles was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for participating in a $2.8 million bank fraud scheme promoted on Instagram. The scheme involved recruiting individuals to provide access to their bank accounts.

Two burglary suspects are in custody after a chase in South Los Angeles following a failed traffic stop by the Los Angeles Police Department, during which the driver committed assault with a deadly weapon.

A street vendor was severely injured after being hit by a car while selling homemade tamales in South Los Angeles. He remains hospitalized three weeks later.

Two people were killed and four others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The incident was reported by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

A man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles. The family of the injured man is requesting public assistance in identifying the driver responsible for the incident.

A high-speed police chase in South Los Angeles ended in a deadly crash, killing one driver and arresting another. The incident occurred on May 23, with video footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department on July 7.

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles on July 3. Los Angeles police responded to the 6600 block of South Vermont Avenue around 7:15 p.m., where they found a male victim with a gunshot wound who later died at the hospital.

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot while driving in South Los Angeles, prompting authorities to offer a $25,000 reward for information on the suspects. Edgar Vasquez was killed on July 6, 2020, and the suspects remain at large.

At least nine individuals were arrested as part of a major law enforcement operation targeting a sex trafficking network on the Figueroa corridor in South Los Angeles. The takedown was described as a significant disruption of the criminal activity.

Nine people were arrested in a major takedown of a sex trafficking operation on the Figueroa corridor in South Los Angeles.

At least five people were arrested in South Los Angeles as part of a federal crackdown on sex trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor. The operation is part of a broader investigation targeting sex trafficking in Southern California.

A multi-vehicle crash in Chesterfield Square, South Los Angeles, occurred around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, resulting in at least one person sustaining minor injuries. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the incident near South Gramercy Place and West Florence Avenue.

A 2-year-old child was hospitalized in critical condition after a T-bone crash in South Los Angeles, with two adults also injured. Police indicated that speed was likely a contributing factor to the crash near Lynwood on Saturday afternoon.

Two people were shot and injured at a bar in South Los Angeles overnight, leading to a search for the gunman.

A fire caused severe damage to a vacant church building in South Los Angeles on Monday morning before being extinguished.

Crews are battling a fire at a two-story church in South Los Angeles that began shortly after 5 a.m. Monday.

Police in South Los Angeles are seeking the driver responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed an 88-year-old man on April 1 at approximately 7:35 p.m. near Avalon Boulevard and East 49th Street. The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for public assistance to identify the suspect.

Spencer Pratt's campaign accuses Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of celebrating the destruction of Koreatown during the 1992 riots, but the article clarifies Bass's 1992 comments referred to liquor stores in South Los Angeles, not Koreatown. Bass described the destruction of some liquor stores as a 'miracle' in 1992, though she later apologized to Korean American store owners in 2022. The Korean American community criticizes Pratt for exploiting their trauma as a political tool.

A death investigation caused the closure of the southbound 110 Freeway's 51st Street off-ramp in South Los Angeles on Saturday morning. California Highway Patrol officers responded to suspicious circumstances around 7:18 a.m. and found a deceased person near the location.

A man was arrested for shooting at vehicles on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles County. Martin Moreno-Pacheco was detained by the California Highway Patrol in South Los Angeles on May 29 at around 3:40 a.m.

Authorities discovered an estimated $200,000 worth of illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles home during a domestic violence investigation, prompting evacuations and the removal of explosives via five box trucks. The LAPD stated that fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles without permits, and one person was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

A 21-year-old man, Semaj De Leone James, was charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly attacking a Jewish man near a Los Angeles synagogue. He was arrested on May 19 by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, which filed the charge as part of its investigation.

Gunshots were heard as Los Angeles Police Department officers served a warrant in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Sunday near East 52nd Place and Main Street, involving a suspect accused of grand theft auto.

Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt held a block party campaign event Wednesday in South Los Angeles, an area previously represented by current Mayor Karen Bass during her time in Congress. The event marks Pratt's continued efforts to campaign across different Los Angeles neighborhoods.

Spencer Pratt held a community campaign stop in South Los Angeles, hosting a barbecue-style event to engage with voters and discuss neighborhood concerns. The mayoral candidate used the informal gathering as part of his campaign push toward the election finish line.