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Kaiser Permanente is helping kids pursue medical careers with the Hippocrates Circle, a program offered in conjunction with the school districts and geared towards middle school students from minority populations.
Nutrition, victim of poverty, affects not only children's health but also, their ability to learn and excel in school. Common Threads, a nutritional education initiative, is changing that.
An educational charity makes a day on the golf course equal to a life changing history lesson for San Dimas, California students.
A judge on Wednesday gave former rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight time to hire a new attorney in a robbery case filed after a celebrity photographer accused him and comedian Katt Williams of taking her camera last year.
Two southbound lanes of the 605 Freeway in Lakewood remained closed Wednesday after a tanker truck overturned and spilled thousands of gallons of fuel.
Music lovers desperate to attend the sold-out Coachella music festival better find a Coachella Valley-based friend immediately, as concert organizers are setting aside 1,000 passes for local residents only.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released a long-range plan Wednesday aimed at making the city more economically and environmentally sustainable.
Officials Wednesday announced a 21-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his boss at a construction site in Silver Lake.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of neglecting her two young children.
A bill requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated will receive its first public hearing Wednesday after similar efforts to limit exemptions in Washington and Oregon failed to advance.
A 52-year-old man remained in custody Wednesday on suspicion of inappropriately photographing and touching young children on several occasions.
For many, Earth Day is simply a day that comes and goes, but the meaning behind the day means much more just planting a few trees.
Who says resolutions are solely for New Year's Eve? This Earth Day, why not try a few new resolutions that can keep planet earth a little happier and healthier.
Five miles of bus lanes opened along Wilshire Boulevard Wednesday as part of a transportation improvement project.
Metrolink will sustain major disruptions Wednesday on the commuter rail's Inland Empire-Orange County line.
