Dr. Heidi Behforouz had just met with a critically ill patient in his apartment — a 58-year-old man who was hospitalized four times in six weeks — and now she [...]

While stifling heat besieges the nation this weekend from the desert Southwest to the Northeast, coastal Californians can’t afford to be smug. The hottest weather of the season in the [...]

Three years ago I wrote about labor violations at Genwa, a Koreatown barbecue restaurant where a plate of short ribs cost $75. The California labor commissioner’s office found that the [...]

The University of California, facing record surges in applications, is aiming to increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a [...]

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's [...]

The Dodgers and Giants continue their big series tonight at Dodger Stadium in what has been a big week for the team as they hosted the All Star Game on [...]

After a clerk at a national chain refused to sell a couple condoms because of "religious conviction," the man scheduled a vasectomy. Nate Pentz, who lives in Minnesota, was shopping [...]

In his dim motel room, flies and dust swirled through a slanted blade of sunlight. A shoulder-high heap of boxes, trash bags, electronics and clothes prevented him from opening the [...]

Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man during a foot pursuit Friday night after he allegedly took out a handgun. Officers on patrol around 6:50 p.m. saw a [...]

A Lake Elsinore man was sentenced to 215 years in prison Thursday for rape and sexual assault of minors while operating what investigators said was a “sex dungeon” in his [...]

Hours after a South Gate police officer shot a man late Friday afternoon, details surrounding the incident remain scant. The shooting was reported around 4:50 p.m. in the 8400 block [...]

The pilot of a single-engine airplane was hospitalized following a crash Friday night in San Jose, according to authorities. Units responded to a call at 7:12 p.m. in the area [...]

Antonio Palacios recovered from COVID-19 in early June just in time for back-to-back weekends at Southern California’s largest Pride celebrations — in West Hollywood and Los Angeles — where he [...]

Public health officials announced Friday the first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States, including one toddler living in California and an infant living in another state.Both children [...]

A rifle, a watch, $15,000 in cash and a 3-month-old French bulldog.These were among the items stolen during a home-invasion robbery in Rosemead on Thursday night, authorities said.Armed robbers followed [...]

A brush fire in Mariposa County quickly exploded in size to more than 600 acres Friday afternoon, prompting authorities to expand evacuation zones.Around 3:30 p.m., about an hour and a [...]

A now-shuttered Sacramento-area private school for special needs students and three of its former employees have been indicted in connection with the 2018 death of a 13-year-old autistic boy, who [...]

A small plane crashed into the water in Huntington Beach Friday afternoon just a few feet past the surf in front of beachgoers. Video of the incident posted online shows [...]

Another day, another crash on the 6th Street Viaduct. The latest collision on downtown L.A.'s newly constructed bridge occurred about 2 a.m. Friday morning when a driver crashed into the [...]

A Manhattan Beach elementary school was vandalized with racist and antisemitic graffiti this week, authorities said. The incident occurred at Meadows Elementary School between midnight and 2 a.m. Thursday, said [...]

Hotter temperatures, lower humidity and strong winds starting Friday will increase the risk for wildfires in Los Angeles County’s inland, valley and mountain areas, according to the National Weather Service.Wind [...]

SAN DIEGO — You can easily understand why Mike Davis might be glum.The Jeremiah of Southern California — the writer equally hailed and hated for decrying the dark side of the region’s [...]

When experts recall the most notorious jewelry heist in modern history, they talk about the tunneling into Hatton Garden in London or the Antwerp, Belgium, break-in that took months of [...]

Police are continuing to search for two gunmen suspected of shooting four people in downtown Los Angeles late Thursday, according to authorities. Officers responded to a report of a shooting [...]

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign a controversial gun control bill modeled after Texas’ vigilante abortion law on Friday, teeing up a legal battle with a U.S. Supreme [...]

As a community advocate, Joe Delgado has learned to expect dysfunction from the city of Los Angeles.For months, he and others with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment have [...]

Shasta Lake, one of the state’s largest reservoirs, is currently at 38% capacity, a startling number heading into the hottest months of the year.Part of the State Water Project, a [...]

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a shooting in the downtown Los Angeles area that left four people wounded Thursday night. The shooting was reported at approximately 9:35 p.m. [...]

When you win the Super Bowl the celebration lasts a lifetime. The Los Angles Rams celebrated their 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI all throughout the [...]

Two firefighters were injured by falling debris Thursday morning when a burning building in South L.A. collapsed, according to officials. Firefighters responded to the fire about 5:35 a.m. at a [...]

Two people were in serious condition Thursday after being injured when a shuttle bus crashed at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.The LAX-operated bus carrying about 23 people and a [...]

A suspect who barricaded himself inside a home in Sun Valley after police shot at him appeared to have escaped Thursday night.The incident began around 7 p.m. when gang officers [...]

Authorities are searching for suspects believed to have shot four people in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night. Police received a radio call at 9:35 p.m. reporting an assault with [...]

Authorities in the Antelope Valley discovered hundreds of alleged cockfighting roosters and hundreds of pounds of marijuana while serving a search warrant in the unincorporated Juniper Hills area, the L.A. [...]

A brush fire in Northern California’s San Benito County spread to nearly 90 acres Thursday and destroyed at least one structure, officials said.The Anzar fire was reported around 3:20 p.m. [...]

A man who was convicted of murder as a teenager, then freed from prison last year because prosecutors under Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón did not object to [...]

A student housing apartment complex in Berkeley known for its unusual, castle-like design has sold for more than $100 million to a group led by Goldman Sachs.The Enclave Apartments building [...]

The Orange County woman who sued Snoop Dogg and Bishop Don “Magic” Juan and others earlier this year — alleging sexual assault, sex trafficking and more — refiled her lawsuit [...]

The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday asked for a public review of UCLA’s controversial Pac-12 exit for the Big Ten, including an assessment on how it will [...]

A bomb threat prompted the evacuation of Unitek College in San Jose on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. The call came in at 2:55 p.m., according to the San Jose [...]

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin has cut off Councilman Herb Wesson’s pay and benefits after a judge temporarily barred Wesson from performing the duties of his office.“Because there is [...]

Indoor masking in public settings could return to Los Angeles County in a week as circulation of the hyper-infectious BA.5 Omicron subvariant continues to push coronavirus case counts higher and [...]

Recent satellite images from NASA show the dramatic water loss that has occurred over the last 22 years at drought-stricken Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and a lifeline for [...]

Two weeks after the Washburn fire ignited in Yosemite National Park, firefighters continue to make progress against the blaze that has scorched nearly 5,000 acres.As of Thursday morning, the wildfire [...]

San Gabriel Valley motorists faced a strenuous Thursday morning commute after the closure of the westbound 210 Freeway in Irwindale the night before, according to the California Department of Transportation.Six [...]

A man has been charged with a hate crime following the slaying of a homeless person earlier this month in Sylmar, authorities said. Eric Antonio Sanchez, 29, was charged with [...]

A Sherman Oaks man was robbed at gunpoint of $10,000 in cash outside a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles police said. The robbery occurred [...]

There was a time during the pandemic when the scene at Westfield Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita would have evoked gasps and much scolding. As summertime temperatures flirted with [...]

State Sen. Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco, was at a birthday gathering of mostly gay men recently when the conversation turned to monkeypox. “We are on our own as [...]

As Democrats despair over President Biden’s unpopularity and cast about for an alternative, many overlook the obvious front-runner to succeed him as party leader:Vice President Kamala Harris.Biden, of course, has [...]