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A 60-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run collision in Whittier, and a woman was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in connection with the death, authorities said Friday.

A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday for his part in the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man outside an apartment complex in Santa Ana nearly five years ago.

With holiday weekend gatherings ahead -- accompanied by a heat wave that'll keep many people indoors -- Los Angeles County's public health director again preached caution against spread of COVID- 19 Friday, despite falling local transmission rates.

Firefighters who responded to the car crash and house fire that ultimately killed actress Anne Heche last month could not begin lifesaving efforts for some 45 minutes after arriving, according to an NBC4 report.

A rapper and another man were hospitalized Friday in critical condition after being shot during a follow-home robbery in North Hollywood.

The Southland broiled for yet another day Friday, with oppressively high temperatures in the forecast throughout the holiday weekend, again raising fears of electrical shortages as residents crank up the air conditioning.

A caretaker charged with sexually assaulting a disabled woman at a care facility in Mission Viejo made his first court appearance Friday but did not enter a plea.

A 62-year-old man linked by DNA evidence to a man's stabbing death at an El Monte motel more than four decades ago was convicted Friday of first-degree murder.

The Los Angeles City Council approved $129,000 in funding Friday to remove graffiti and provide other maintenance efforts on the Sixth Street Bridge.

Firefighters battling the Route Fire in Castaic, now 56% contained, are reinforcing fire lines Friday and are focused on boxing the fire in because of excessively high temperatures in the forecast.