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A man has been detained for questioning following the stabbing death of his wife at a home in San Fernando, authorities said. 

Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives were sent to the residence in the 1000 block of Griswold Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday to assist San Fernando police investigating the slaying, authorities said.

The identity of a hatchet-wielding man who was shot and killed by El Segundo police Wednesday will not be released until his next of kin have been notified, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said Thursday. 

The shooting, which occurred in Westchester after a short vehicle pursuit, is now being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department — a common practice

The hunt for an Anaheim homicide and kidnapping suspect ended late Wednesday in San Diego when police shot the man after a foot pursuit, officials said.

Sgt. Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim Police Department said Luke Lampers had been the subject of “an exhaustive effort” to find him and the alleged kidnapping victim after a fatal shooting at the Crystal Inn on West Lincoln Avenue on Jan.

The first in a trio of storms hitting Southern California created tricky conditions for motorists early Thursday, with a big rig collision on one freeway and a rock slide in another area.

The big rig collision shut down truck lanes on the southbound 5, north of Balboa, and southbound SR-14 truck lanes to the southbound 5.

Teachers unions plan protests against President-elect Donald Trump across the Southland on Thursday, while Los Angeles school officials, concerned about student walkouts, have declared that Friday will be Unity Day 2017.

Trump will be inaugurated Friday in Washington, D.C. as the nation’s 45th president.

As Los Angeles braces for a fresh wave of protests Friday when Donald Trump becomes the nation’s 45th president, the city’s police department will face a familiar challenge: how to balance protesters’ constitutional rights with public safety. 

The LAPD, which has long been scrutinized over its handling of large demonstrations, drew renewed attention after November’s presidential election, when more