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The expected departure of Mayor Eric Garcetti after being nominated as ambassador to India has launched a political scramble to figure out who will take his place.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday reported 1,107 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Last Friday, the county reported 549 new cases.
A shudder felt across most of Southern California wasn't an earthquake – it was a sonic boom, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Under the new policy, single-use plastic water bottles must be replaced with sustainable alternatives, including recyclable aluminum, glass, or certified compostable material.
California may have lost a congressional seat, and some high-profile technology companies and at least one billionaire publicly left the state. But researchers have determined there was no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state.
Testing positivity has doubled to 2.5%, and the rate of new daily cases is now 3.47 per 100,000 residents, up from 1.74 last week. Another 11 deaths were also reported.
Six former California Highway Patrol officers who worked out of the East Los Angeles station were charged Thursday in a multi-year overtime fraud scheme, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.
The new guidelines are being welcomed by civil rights advocates, calling it a major change that will make investigations of controversial shootings more transparent. But there are doubts that the new guidelines will work justly in reality.
The L.A. County District Attorney's Office says in court papers that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is capable of providing necessary medical care to former film producer Harvey Weinstein that would allow him to be extradited to face local charges.
The Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board's new official city logo left Angelenos divided Wednesday.
The state has earmarked $1.1 billion to expand trash removal from state highways and fund local beautification and litter abatement projects, a major increase from the $80 million-budget just a few years ago.
Alongside a picture of his father, Robert Downey Jr. posted on Instagram that his father had died after years of suffering from Parkinson's disease.
A construction worker was critically injured Tuesday when a large pipe fell on him at a site in the 11500 block of Wilshire Boulevard.
The prosecution announced Tuesday that it won't seek the death penalty against a man who is charged, along with three juveniles, in the February 2020 slaying of 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke.
The recall was issued after people in two states became sick last month. At least one person has died, according to authorities from the Centers For Disease Control and Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Los Angeles County reported 644 new cases of COVID- 19 and seven additional deaths Saturday, as the county's rate of infections continued to grow alarmingly over the last several days.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Saturday for the 17th time in 19 days, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.32, its highest amount since May 1, 2014.
Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to return to Los Angeles Friday, staying at her Brentwood home overnight before flying to Nevada on Saturday, the White House said.
After more than a year of dark venues and canceled events to slow the spread of COVID-19, Fourth of July celebrations will be in full swing this weekend. While many community events may not be back this year, some of the biggest fireworks displays are making a splashy comeback.
The high number of cases continued the county's upward trend that began after statewide lifting of health restrictions and could be driven in part by the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant.
Authorities throughout the region are working extra hard this year to curb the use of fireworks, especially since the state is in the grip of worsening drought conditions.
The fireworks were seized as part of targeted enforcement operation along the California and Nevada border between May and June. From 932 traffic stops for various violations, authorities seized 79,411 pounds of fireworks, issued 215 citations, and arrested three people.
Detectives recovered 87 catalytic converters Wednesday morning while serving a search warrant at an undisclosed Los Angeles location. Torrance police released photos of the location, which showed catalytic converters had been piled up alongside junk at the location.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore and L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón Wednesday said they hoped to see a decline in violent crimes in the coming months due to a new joint effort.
Actor James Franco and two other men have reached a $2.2 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that female students at the Studio 4 Film School in New York or Los Angeles were sexually exploited by the three men, according to court papers obtained Wednesday.
