Who is Alberto Carvalho, LAUSD's new superintendent?
Alberto Carvalho has led Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the nation's fourth-largest district, since 2008.
Alberto Carvalho has led Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the nation's fourth-largest district, since 2008.
Officials say the number of weapons stolen from the gun shop is a 'big concern.' It comes amid a spate of smash-and-grab burglaries.
Whitman, a billionaire Republican, supported Biden in the 2020 election, saying she could not support then-President Trump.
Statewide, the daily average of newly reported coronavirus infections has risen more than 30% since shortly before Thanksgiving.
The woman jumped from the platform at the Hollywood and Vine station as a Red Line train was approaching, officials said.
Slim 400, born Vincent Cohran, was shot and killed in Inglewood on Wednesday night. Police are pursuing witnesses for the ongoing investigation.
For the tamal-obsessed, here is a quick and up-to-date checklist of the best local tamales in town, from the Valley to Watts.
New LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho must face students' academic and emotional setbacks from the pandemic and long-term financial and enrollment worries.
The Kern River has long been a dry riverbed in downtown Bakersfield. A group of residents is pushing to bring back a flowing river.
After light to moderate precipitation Thursday, a much stronger, colder storm is forecast to bring heavy rain and snow to California next week.
A series of smash-and-grab thefts have plagued the state. Now critics of Proposition 47 are pointing fingers at the ballot measure approved by voters in 2014.
Success seemed within reach for two immigrants — until the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a $10 bill in Glenda Valenzuela's purse can feel like a godsend.
Teachers and administrators are seeing an increase in aggressive and sometimes violent behavior among students.
Those banana peels, pizza boxes and coffee grounds you throw away? Starting Jan. 1, local government will need to start composting them, in part to reduce greenhouse gases.
In California, younger Latinos are dying of COVID-19 at much higher rates than their white and Asian counterparts.
Rosa Cardenas built a successful garment business with a first-grade education. The family's progress is now threatened by the pandemic.
The pandemic has affected Latinos from all walks of life, attacking their families, their health as well as their financial well-being. The impacts will be felt for generations, and have implications for all Californians.
The panel has a monumental challenge: crafting a historic reparations proposal that earns the support of Black Californians and a majority of California lawmakers.
An earthquake 11 miles from Santa Barbara was reported Wednesday evening.
Unlike previous Omicron cases, officials believe the latest case was transmitted locally. It brings California's statewide tally of confirmed Omicron cases to 12.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League is offering $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooters who killed a 12-year-old boy in Wilmington on Monday.
Jeremy Galvin, a 14-year-old student at Roosevelt High School, was shot dead Tuesday outside Evergreen Recreation Center. Police said there was an argument before the shooting.
L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón on Wednesday touted what he considers the accomplishments of his first year, but found himself getting into tense exchanges with reporters about recent high-profile crimes.
After an officer found the woman smothering the 4-year-old child face-down in a muddy embankment, officials said, she tried to fight his attempts to save the child.
David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, were arrested and accused of "reckless arson" in connection with the 15th-largest wildfire in recorded California history.