News from a West Coast perspective. Read more at www.latimes.com.https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqxlywxr5a2xWidow of L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed in grenade blast files wrongful death lawsuit https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/grenade-blast-la-county-sheriff-deputy-wrongful-death-lawsuit19 Jul 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxlywxr5a2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqxhgd5pyo27Tristen and Andrew Tate arrested by federal authorities in Miami https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/andrew-tate-arrested-by-federal-authorities-in-miami18 Jul 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxhgd5pyo27https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqxexnips62sNara Smith says 2-year-old daughter Whimsy's cancer is in remission https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-07-18/nara-smith-says-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-is-in-remission18 Jul 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxexnips62shttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqxd6gjacm2uAirman at Vandenberg Space Force Base dies in heavy machinery incident, officials say https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/airman-at-vandenberg-space-force-base-dies-in-heavy-machinery-incident18 Jul 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxd6gjacm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqxc2o2r4i2iWorld Cup appears to have dodged worse wildfire smoke thanks to rain https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-07-18/world-cup-appears-to-have-dodged-worse-weather-conditions-as-rain-breaks-up-wildi18 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxc2o2r4i2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqx7bbqmhn2uDodgers game Saturday against Yankees is postponed because of rain https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-07-18/dodgers-game-saturday-against-yankees-is-postponed-because-of-rain18 Jul 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx7bbqmhn2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqx3vxq4lk2s'Significant progress' made on ruptured WeHo water main. Sunset Strip remains closed https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/weho-water-main-break-update-repairs18 Jul 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx3vxq4lk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqx2l27m4w2nManslaughter charge filed in death of 20-year-old 'surf royalty heir' in Huntington Beach https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/manslaughter-charge-filed-in-death-of-surf-royalty-heir-in-orange-county18 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx2l27m4w2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwy7x74rf2gWorld Cup final: Argentina, Spain set to take soccer's biggest stage https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-07-18/world-cup-final-argentina-spain-set-to-take-biggest-stage18 Jul 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwy7x74rf2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwx46hgos2n'She had a future.' Man charged in fatal shooting at Compton Fourth of July party https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/fourth-of-july-compton-party-shooting-kills-two18 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwx46hgos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwvrc7bf42wBryson DeChambeau might ditch British Open after controversial two-stroke penalty https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-07-17/bryson-dechambeau-might-leave-british-open-after-controversial-penalty18 Jul 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwvrc7bf42whttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwunow5fl2dIt was a California roadside icon. Then, vandals wrecked it. The sad end for Pea Soup Andersen's https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/pea-soup-andersens-how-california-roadside-icon-met-sad-end18 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwunow5fl2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwtjqm4h22qPaul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run in California https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-17/paul-pelosi-charged-with-hit-and-run-in-california18 Jul 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwtjqm4h22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwsfyqtpq25Newsom continues crackdown on cities over housing plan requirements. 'No city gets a pass,' governor says https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-17/newsom-continues-crackdown-on-cities-over-housing-plan-requirements-no-city-gets-pass-governor-says18 Jul 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwsfyqtpq25https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwqsab7o32xSwanson: LAFC star Son Heung-Min proves life after the World Cup can offer hope and redemption https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-07-18/lafc-star-son-heung-min-proves-life-after-world-cup-can-offer-hope18 Jul 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwqsab7o32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwpofafqp2sCalifornia Forest Service workers taken hostage, held at gunpoint in remote trailer, feds say https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-17/forest-service-workers-taken-hostage-held-at-gunpoint-in-norcal-feds-say18 Jul 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwpofafqp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwokn3foz2dMax Muncy makes Yankees pay for keeping Gerrit Cole on mound in Dodgers' win https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-07-17/max-muncy-roki-sasaki-power-dodgers-to-win-gerrit-cole18 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwokn3foz2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwngy6ifs27Orange County demands $4 million from company at center of Garden Grove chemical crisis https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-17/orange-county-demands-4-million-from-gkn-aerospace-after-crisis18 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwngy6ifs27https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwmd7rchu2uWreckage found after deadly boat capsize near Alcatraz, search continues for missing bodies https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-17/wreckage-of-boat-that-capsized-near-alcatraz-found-in-san-francisco-bay18 Jul 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwmd7rchu2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwl7drli32sNara Smith says 2-year-old daughter Whimsy's cancer is in remission https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-07-18/nara-smith-says-2-year-old-daughter-whimsys-cancer-is-in-remission18 Jul 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwl7drli32shttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwk3lmffq2iAmazon delivery companies lay off more than 150 people in the San Francisco Bay Area https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-18/amazon-delivery-companies-to-lay-off-more-than-10018 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwk3lmffq2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwiwishmc2vCalifornia’s iconic Pea Soup Andersen’s served generations of road-trippers. But vandals trashed and stripped away pieces of the restaurant’s history, forcing officials to make a painful decision about the landmark's sad and final chapter https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/pea-soup-andersens-how-california-roadside-icon-met-sad-end18 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwiwishmc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwiqoaies2sThis is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-18/this-is-how-tennessee-is-courting-paramount-other-companies-to-leave-california18 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwiqoaies2shttps://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwhjdcvow27Letters to Sports: Planned White House visit causing a stir among Dodger fans https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-07-18/la-times-sports-letters-white-house-visit-causing-stir-dodger-fans18 Jul 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwhjdcvow27https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwgfurn4u27Manslaughter charge filed in death of 20-year-old 'surf royalty heir' in Huntington Beach https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/manslaughter-charge-filed-in-death-of-surf-royalty-heir-in-orange-county18 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwgfurn4u27https://bsky.app/profile/latimes.com/post/3mqwfbtija22nLopez: The doctor who helped save her is in another state, and telemedicine follow-up is prohibited https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/doctor-who-helped-save-her-is-in-another-state-telemedicine-follow-up-is-prohibited18 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:d2jith367s6ybc3ldsusgdae/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwfbtija22n