Metro unveils "tap-to-exit" program in hopes of bolstering passenger safety
Passengers will have to tap their cards to exit a Metro station, which officials say will hopefully help curb the disturbing string of violent incidents in recent weeks.
Fontana pays $900,000 settlement after police interrogate man for 17 hours
After 17 hours of interrogation, Fontana police detectives finally extracted a murder confession from their man. Except there was one problem: the victim, his own father, was still alive.
Man arrested following unprovoked stabbing in Santa Monica
Police say that the stabbing happened on the sidewalk outside of a parking structure in downtown Santa Monica.
Metro board member responds to recent rash of violence on buses and trains
The organization said it does not want the system to become a "police state" but assured it is doing everything to keep buses and trains safe.
Hollywood recording studio installs cactus planters to break up homeless encampment
The owner of a storied recording studio in Hollywood installed planters to break up and limit an encampment encroaching on his business.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block faces censure, no-confidence vote as graduation ceremonies start
The vote would largely be symbolic as Chancellor Gene Block announced his retirement this summer.
Pro-Israeli demonstrators rally outside USC as commencement ceremonies start
Hundreds of people marched down Exposition Boulevard and traced around USC's campus.
UCLA's history department denounces universities actions surrounding pro-Palestinian encampment
The heads of the universities met after the fallout stemming from the handling of the arrests and violence at UCLA.
Pro-Palestinian protesters, counter-protesters clash at UCLA
After UCLA declared a pro-Palestinian encampment unlawful, a clash between dozens of protesters and counter-protesters led to one person being driven away in an ambulance. The victim's injuries were unclear.
Victim of deadly Metro stabbing identified as family demands justice
Mirna Arauz, 67, was on her way home from an overnight shift when she was brutally attacked by a man as she exited a Metro B Line train early Monday morning.
Potential ballot measure could stiffen penalties for drug and retail crimes
A group of local leaders and business owners are pitching a ballot measure to reform Prop 47.
Woman at center of murder-suicide investigation posted about apocalypse days before spree
Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson posted about the apocalypse and the eclipse in the days leading up to a tragic sequence of events in which she fatally stabbed her boyfriend, killed one of her two daughters after pushing them onto the 405 Freeway and died in a single-car crash.
How is Metro going to pay for the nearly 3,000 buses needed for the 2028 Olympics?
After a trip to Paris, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has seen some flashing warning lights as her city prepares to host the 2028 Olympics.
LA County nonprofits step in to help women recently released from prison
A pair of nonprofits are opening a new house to help women recently released from prison.
West Hollywood approves plan to allow only "Lime" scooters to operate in the city
City leaders approved a plan to allow only one company, Lime, to operate scooters in the city after the once-popular e-scooter company Bird filed for bankruptcy.