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31+ min ago (173+ words) Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn will host a gun-buyback event in the South Whittier area on Saturday, hoping people will surrender firearms in exchange for gift cards in an effort to reduce the number of weapons in the community. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Whittier Community Resource Center, 10750 Laurel Ave. People who surrender non-working firearms or gun parts will be eligible for $50 in gift cards, while working weapons will be eligible for $100. People who surrender ghost guns without serial numbers are eligible for up to $200 in gift cards, while assault rifles can be exchanged for $300 in gift cards. People who want to surrender weapons should ensure they are not loaded, and then bring them to the buyback site in the trunk of their vehicle. Saturday's event will be the 16th buyback Hahn has hosted since May…...

45+ min ago (793+ words) LOS ANGELES " Perhaps it's fitting that this week the Rams return to Arizona. State Farm Stadium was the site of their highest high last season, a smackdown of the Vikings to open the playoffs, but also their lowest low in a 31-point loss to the Arizona Cardinals. So much went into that Week 2 debacle, from an endless line of injuries to superhuman performances by the home team. But as memorable as it was for the outlier nature of it, it was also significant in how the Rams " duct-taped together as they were " bounced back the next week for their first win of the season. "Those are one of those days that was challenging, but I've always loved the resolve and the responses of this group," head coach Sean McVay said. "That's all we can control." The Rams (9-3) will try to…...

56+ min ago (279+ words) December 6, 2025 / 9:50 AM PST / CBS LA Following a months-long search for a new head football coach, UCLA announced the hiring of Bob Chesney on Saturday, just one day after he led James Madison University to a Sun Belt Conference championship. Chesney, 48, has been a head coach at the NCAA Division III, II, FCS and G5 level, and will now lead the Bruins at the top of the college football food chain in the Big Ten Conference. In his two seasons at JMU, he held a 21-5 record alongside the conference championship this season, leaving the team with an outside chance at a berth in the College Football Playoff. UCLA leadership said his history of success at every level made him the top choice for the job. It's the first time UCLA has hired a current, active head coach since 1971. The job opened up…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (132+ words) December 6, 2025 / 9:23 AM PST / CBS LA A house fire in Northeast Los Angeles left a woman seriously injured and a cat dead overnight, authorities confirmed. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire was reported at the 450 block of West Mt Washington Drive in the Mount Washington neighborhood of LA at about 2:25 a.m." The fire, located at a two-story single-family home, was extinguished in 47 minutes. A 48-year-old woman was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries from smoke inhalation, authorities said. A pet cat was found dead inside. It's not yet clear how the fire started, and the extent of the damage to the home wasn't immediately made clear. No additional details were immediately made available."...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (364+ words) LOS ANGELES " It's official. UCLA football announced Saturday morning that it has hired Bob Chesney, James Madison coach, as its 20th head football coach in program history. Chesney, 48, becomes the first sitting head coach that UCLA has hired since poaching Pepper Rodgers from Kansas in 1971. Friday night, Chesney led No. 25 James Madison to a Sun Belt Championship victory, defeating Troy 31-14 for its first conference title since joining the Sun Belt. James Madison now has a 12-1 record and an outside shot at the College Football Playoff should Duke defeat Virginia in the ACC championship contest. "UCLA is a very special place," Chesney said in a release. "From its stellar academics, impactful alumni, geographic location and deep recruiting base, this is a program that can and WILL win at the highest level." He continued: "Leadership is ready. The alumni are ready. The fanbase…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (560+ words) LOS ANGELES " Lauren Betts has not just changed how she's played " the elements of being Lauren Betts have forced her to. Often triple-teamed and surrounded in the paint, the 6-foot-7 center's shots might not be dropping at as high a rate to begin her senior season " averaging 13.3 points on 57.9% shooting compared to 20.2 points while converting 64.8% from the field a year ago " but the reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year's intangibles are growing. Coach Cori Close is seeing Betts' efforts firsthand before No. 4 UCLA begins Big Ten play " with a one-off game against Oregon " in the middle of its nonconference slate at noon Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. "That's a mental toughness kind of thing that we emphasize with our team all the way around," Close told the Southern California News Group on Friday. "If you don't lean into the hard,…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago (597+ words) Tyler Adams has set a bold goal for the U.S. soccer team, aiming to reach the World Cup semifinals for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1930. "Everyone's going to want us to say winning it is obviously the goal," the American midfielder said Friday after the World Cup draw, "but I think setting the benchmark of the furthest the U.S. team has gone is also realistic." The 14th-ranked U.S. will start Group D against No. 39 Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, California, and then play 26th-ranked Australia six days later at Seattle. The Americans conclude the group stage on June 25 back at SoFi Stadium against the winner of playoffs among Turkey (25), Slovakia (45), Romania (47) and Kosovo (80). "Getting three points right off right off the bat like that would be would be an amazing start for us and just put us in a great…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (284+ words) When: 1:25 p.m. PT Sunday TV/Radio:FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 381, 225 Rams: DOUBTFUL: CB Darious Williams (tibia); QUESTIONABLE: WR Tutu Atwell (hamstring), NT Poona Ford (calf). Cardinals: OUT: OL Christian Jones (knee), RB Emari Demercado (ankle), DL L.J. Collier (knee), S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (ankle), DL Walter Nolen III (knee), CB Max Melton (heel), WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel), WR Greg Dortch (chest), RB Trey Benson (knee); QUESTIONABLE: OL Kelvin Beachum (groin); WR Xavier Weaver (hamstring). What's at stake?The Rams are trying to maintain their advantage in the NFC West. A win would keep them ahead of the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, and also improve the Rams' divisional record " the tiebreaker after head-to-head record to determine the division's winner " to 3-1. Who's better?The Rams are the better and healthier team in this matchup, but as last year's lopsided loss…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (309+ words) EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) -- A year after a drunk driving crash sent a car smashing through the front of a popular El Monte restaurant, the community staple is back open and drawing huge crowds. For a time, the owners of Arts Burgers thought their decades-long livelihood might have come crashing down when the devastating car crash happened. Patties are back on the grill this week, and the kitchen is moving at full speed for the first time in more than a year. "They're the best hamburgers. We love it! That's why we've waited like almost two hours," said El Monte Resident Martha Silva. When Art's Burgers finally reopened on Thursday night, the community showed up with lines wrapping around the street. The place sold out before 7 p.m., leaving owner Art Meier grateful and a little surprised. "People who came in today,…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (109+ words) December 6, 2025 / 7:41 AM PST / CBS LA A lucky person is more than $5 million richer after purchasing a Mega Millions ticket from a CVS in Orange County. According to the California Lottery on Friday, the ticket was sold at the store located at 3049 East Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. The total winnings were worth more than $5.1 million after the sold ticket matched five numbers, which were 34, 38, 42, 44 and 69. It failed to notch the jackpot by missing the mega number, which was 8. Without a jackpot winner, it'll now be valued at $60 million on the next draw on Tuesday....