downtown Los Angeles News

Authorities are trying to determine what caused a grass fire that destroyed a three-story commercial building near a Hollywood freeway. Los Angeles fire authorities say the blaze erupted at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. It took 125 firefighters about two hours …

Cellphone thefts are rising in downtown Los Angeles. Police Lt. Paul Vernon says 54 cellphones have been reported stolen in the Skid Row area in the first three months of 2012. That compares with 115 during all of 2011. The …