Los Angeles County Supervisors Hilda Solis and Lindsey Horvath have proposed a plan to “depopulate and decarcerate” county jails, releasing criminals to address what they call a “systemic racism” in criminal justice.
Los Angeles City Council member Mark Ridley-Thomas was convicted Thursday of federal corruption charges in a case where evidence linking Mayor Karen Bass to the case had emerged during investigation.
A woman in Los Angeles is celebrating a milestone birthday while she also keeps family and friends smiling.
A California man reportedly jumped to his death from a stolen police vehicle while being pursued by highway patrol officers.
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of “The Issue Is,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated that while she would generally feel comfortable sending her friends on the Los Angeles Metro system, “there are certain lines” on the system
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to India on Friday after seven Republicans sided with Democrats in a vote this month to push his confirmation through the Senate.
On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Fox Across America,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) argued that President Joe Biden wants to ensure students are either stuck in failing schools or are kept out by strikes like the teacher strike in
A rare tornado formed above the city of Montebello, in east Los Angeles County, during a storm on Wednesday, and appeared to tear the roof off a nearby building.
Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) went on a three-day strike Tuesday as negotiations fell apart and the district’s two unions walked off the job, leaving families in the lurch.
A California meteorologist fainted on air Saturday morning just as her segment began, startling her colleagues.
A metro station in Los Angeles has employed loud classical music in order to repel the homeless and drug dealers.
The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced Tuesday that it will join a three-day strike next week, closing schools. Update: UTLA will be striking in solidarity with SEIU Local
The Senate confirmed former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) as President Joe Biden’s U.S. ambassador to India after seven Republicans voted with most Democrats on Wednesday to pass the vote.
Commuters have abandoned the Los Angeles Metro light rail system as drug users take over — many of them smoking fentanyl while aboard the train, according to a shocking report Tuesday in the Los Angeles Times.
The Los Angeles Times published an article Thursday claiming that white drivers are disproportionately to blame for local air pollution that affects black and Latino residents of the city.
A new study by a set of USC researchers claims that white drivers overwhelmingly pollute black and brown areas of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was ordered Monday to pay $1.5 million in civil damages to a prosecutor who said she was punished for opposing his radical “criminal justice reform” policies.
The man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jews in Los Angeles last month in a suspected hate crime was on an FBI watch list — but may have been out on bail because District Attorney George Gascón was unaware of it.
Pope Francis has praised murdered L.A. Bishop David O’Connell for his pro-life efforts and commitment to the poor and migrants.
Los Angeles County agreed to pay nearly $30 million to Vanessa Bryant over photos shared of the helicopter crash site where Kobe Bryant died.
Snow fell over Hollywood shortly after midday on Wednesday, with flurries on Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park.
Thousands of residents remain trapped in their communities — and even their homes — in the San Bernardino mountains near Los Angeles, as snow continued to fall on the region into early Wednesday morning.
Los Angeles may experience its coldest weather in 18 years if Wednesday’s temperatures remain, as predicted, below 60 degrees, completing an eight-day streak that has not been seen in the city since the winter of 2005.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has suspended the former lead prosecutor who secured the conviction of Hannah Tubbs, a violent sex offender, for allegedly “misgendering” the notorious criminal.
Fear is setting in around several towns in the San Bernardino Mountains near Los Angeles as snow continues to fall, blocking key roads, trapping residents in their homes, and preventing children from returning to the city.
Snow fell on higher elevations in the city and county of Los Angeles on Saturday, bringing joy to many residents — and frustration to many drivers, who struggled in the hazardous conditions.
The woman who returned the two dogs is suing the pop star for not paying the $500,ooo reward that she claims was promised to anyone who delivered the French bulldogs safely back to their owner, no questions asked, according to a TMZ report. In another twist, the plaintiff was herself involved in the crime, having pleaded no contest to one count of receiving stolen property.
The latest winter storm to hit California caused havoc on roadways Friday and filled the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River.
Los Angeles Police continue to investigate a California man who was arrested on multiple sexual assault charges. An LAPD press release includes multiple descriptors of the man, including that he has been described as “having a distinctive body odor.”
Oscar-winning Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in jail in his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial, all but guaranteeing that the 70-year-old movie boss will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The National Weather Service issued a “blizzard warning” for Los Angeles County for only the second time in history on Wednesday as heavy snow began falling on mountains throughout the area in a large winter storm.
L.A. police have arrested 65-year-old Carlos Medina in connection with the shooting death of auxiliary bishop David O’Connell.
Activists are upset that the Bruce family, which received oceanfront property last year that was unjustly taken from its forebears by the government, has now sold it back to Los Angeles County for $20 million.
The suspect who allegedly shot and wounded two Jews near synagogues in L.A. last week was out on bail for charges related to possessing a loaded gun on a public university campus last year.
Authorities say a man who was allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter died on Tuesday after a driver reportedly backed over him, according to reports.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a suspect Thursday in two recent shootings near synagogues in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson, which are now being investigated as hate crimes.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is set to host a book reading event for sixth graders that will “affirm transgender and non-binary youth.”
A suspect is accused of holding a store clerk in the Westlake area of Los Angeles at knifepoint on Thursday, but he did not expect what happened next.
Several people were hurt when a plane hit a shuttle bus Friday at Los Angeles Airport, the third similar incident in the past month.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to convert a natural gas power plant to a new hydrogen system that critics say may not provide enough power and could cause more environmental damage.
