Three people died Friday in an explosion at a police training facility in Los Angeles, in what one local official called an accident.

Three members of the arson and explosives unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been killed in a blast at ...

Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn were killed in an explosion Friday. They collectively held 74 years of law ...

They were all assigned to Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson Explosives Detail, an elite team within the largest sheriff’s ...

"I can think of no greater honor, truly, than to die in the service of the people of L.A. County," Dep. Jason Zabala said.

City records show that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposed in April 2024 to cut the fire department’s budget by $23 million as the city experienced lower tax revenues and higher costs.

Police arrested two journalists and at least 11 others during a protest in Cincinnati over the detainment of an Egyptian immigrant.