Police Officer Convicted In Norwalk Hit And Run
A Los Angeles police officer has been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident in a 2008 hit-and-run in a Saugus parking lot.
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A Los Angeles police officer has been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident in a 2008 hit-and-run in a Saugus parking lot.
The union says a deal reached by the ACLU and the Los Angeles Unified School District would leave lower-performing schools with less experienced teachers.
The Fred Jordan Mission is passing out truckloads of free school supplies to families in need.
Authorities say a parolee wanted on suspicion of ramming a stolen van into a Fremont motorcycle officer has been arrested in Los Angeles.
Officials from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are considering whether to adopt a plan that aims to aggressively reduce harmful pollutants from ships and trains.
The second suicide in as many days has been reported at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.
A new study shows fewer immigrants are arriving in Los Angeles and but more of their compatriots are long-settled in the country's second-largest city.
Wendy Greuel is set to join state officials from around the U.S. to help curb direct corporate funding of political campaigns and press corporations and other groups to disclose all their donors.
Can't afford to take a vacation in this troubled economy? A new report says millions in public funds aimed at providing for California's neediest families have been used everywhere from Hawaii to Vegas casinos.
Authorities say 169 triathlon swimmers required help getting out of the ocean at Venice Beach during the first leg of the annual Los Angeles Triathlon.
Despite talk of a potential move up the California coast, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Comic-Con regulars have decided to stay in San Diego.
Starting today, movie fans can reach out and almost touch the stars at the inaugural 3D Film Festival in Hollywood.
The guilty verdict Monday against Gallo cemented the conservative county's reputation as a leader in the nationwide trend of prosecuting drunken drivers for murder.
Two cities notorious for their choked roads are teaming up to share ideas on how to better manage traffic.
A decrease in the Los Angeles homicide count has the city on track to finish the year with fewer than 300 killings.
Was your drive to work a little bumpy this morning? A new survey says gridlock's not the only reason to stay off the roads here in the Southland.
The idiosyncratic fairyworld that is downtown Los Angeles' Clifton's Brookdale cafeteria is under new management after being operated for nearly eight decades by the family of its founder.
Business leaders from around the Southland are vying for the planned trans-Los Angeles subway to stop in their neighborhoods, but voters may have the final say.
The message from Mayor Villaraigosa is the same as the old Boy Scouts motto: be prepared.
The city of Los Angeles received a nice chunk of change from Washington to boost jobs, but a new audit finds they have little to show for it.
A new record was set in 2009 for the number of Americans living at or below the poverty level, and more than ever in Los Angeles and the nation are seeking government benefits to offset their troubles.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer says the notion that federal judges make decisions based on politics is grossly distorted.
Although the city of LA's ethics panel has voted to ban free tickets for elected and other officials, it could be quite awhile before there's a final vote on this.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck promises to accelerate the department's investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant.
Los Angeles' Ethics Commission voted to ban the city's elected officials from accepting tickets to events in exchange for performing a ceremonial function, if the source of the tickets has business before the city.
