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A bill that would require perpetrators of "swatting" -- or false 911 emergencies typically reported at the homes of celebrities -- to reimburse police for the cost of responding to the hoaxes has been approved by a state legislative committee.
Federal prosecutors have sent dozens of letters warning medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles and Long Beach to shut down or risk potential criminal or civil action.
Southern California home prices rose in May at the fastest annual clip in nearly nine years as investors and cash purchasers competed for a thin supply of properties for sale, a research firm said Tuesday.
Contracts between the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and a private foster care agency, that has been dogged by reports of financial misdeeds and alleged abuse of foster children, have been terminated.
California could become the first state to ban lead ammunition.
Police are looking for a man who allegedly bound and gagged a 21-year-old woman after breaking into her Los Alamitos apartment early Friday morning.
A 21-year-old college student has pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting a murder for hire.
A 72-year-old woman fired a gun at a would-be home invasion robber over the weekend in an unincorporated area of Anaheim.
A Corona del Mar High School teacher was put on paid leave in the wake of a physical altercation with a student.
The daughter of pop icon Michael Jackson had overdosed on ibuprofen pills and "cut her arm with a kitchen knife" when officials responded to her Calabasas home last week.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck was among those on hand Tuesday to honor a Southland child safety advocate for her work in the community.
A man was taken to a local hospital Tuesday after nearly drowning at Hollywood gym.
Santa Monica College will celebrate graduation Tuesday in a ceremony that will also double as a memorial for the victims of a last week's shooting rampage on campus.
A Ventura County doctor was being investigated for allegedly treating patients while under the influence of narcotics, authorities said Tuesday.
A shooting in a Santa Monica alley left one man dead and another wounded, authorities said.
