L.A. County to pay $2.75 million in deputy beating of mentally ill man
The Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a mentally ill man who was beaten in 2014 by deputies who had found him smoking pot in a Willowbrook park.
The Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a mentally ill man who was beaten in 2014 by deputies who had found him smoking pot in a Willowbrook park.
The L.A. school district reports about 500 employees have been fired for refusing to get a COVID vaccine, fewer than many had feared.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announces an investigation into the Torrance Police Department after a Times report on racist texts between officers.
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The number of cases associated with the new strain rose to double digits this week, including a newly confirmed infection in a Long Beach resident.
The Omicron variant isn't affecting California universities' plans yet, but an increase in protections may be on the horizon.
The Times has identified a dozen Torrance police officers who are under investigation for sharing racist and homophobic text messages and images.
Alexander's death compounds the horror and anger already roiling Los Angeles over a high-profile homicide in Beverly Hills and other recent crimes.
Jacqueline Avant was a force in Hollywood, political and philanthropic circles. We discuss her legacy.
The proposal could usher in a wave of water regulations that hearken back to previous droughts while underscoring the seriousness of the current one.
Poseidon Water is seeking $1.1 billion from the state to build a controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach.
The 85% vaccination rate for students 12 and older represents progress, but the number of those who have not complied suggests huge headaches when school resumes on Jan. 10.
The defendants are accused of kidnapping nine people and demanding payment from the families. In some cases the victims, who included three U.S. citizens, were killed even when the ransom was paid.
The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of East 1st and Savannah streets.
An alleged squatter is accused of tampering with human remains after moving into a house where a man had killed himself.
A 12-year-old boy was killed Monday in a shooting that injured his stepmother and a 9-year-old girl playing at a nearby school.
A feminist witch, a trailblazing Black journalist and the wife of an extremist are among the memorable characters introduced to Times readers in 2021.
After weeks of debate over who should represent USC, Exposition Park and other institutions, the City Council voted unanimously to approve its new redistricting map.
The U.S. is working to resettle 38,000 Afghans temporarily housed at military bases around the country, including 11,000 at one in New Jersey.