A small brush fire broke out on a hillside in El Sereno, prompting the evacuation of students from a nearby elementary school, officials said.
Video shows pedestrians on Valley Boulevard climbing through railcars to get through an intersection that can stay blocked by trains for up to 11 hours.
Several cars in an El Sereno neighborhood have been vandalized by a homeless man who has broken widows and scratched up paint jobs, neighbors say.
The Mule Closet at Woodrow Wilson High School has gradually evolved into a valuable resource closet that helps students and families in need.
Police are investigating a double shooting in El Sereno that left two men dead.
The owner of a vacant lot in El Sereno said his property was almost sold right out from under him after someone posed as him and tried to sell it.