A new so-called “soda tax” that was approved by voters in the city of Santa Cruz went into effect on Thursday, the first tax of its kind to be passed [...]

Officers at Los Angeles International Airport uncovered more than 17 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in plastic bottles labeled as dog shampoo this month. Officials said the estimated street value [...]

A former Ventura County school counselor, who was arrested in November on suspicion of molesting eight young children, has been charged with 14 additional felony counts of lewd acts upon [...]

Two federal judges who lost their Pacific Palisades homes in the January firestorm have joined hundreds of their neighbors in suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, claiming [...]

Thousands of feet below the snowy summit of Mt. San Jacinto, a formidable feat of engineering and grit makes life as we know it in Southern California possible. The 13-mile-long [...]

Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday at the 30th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC, packing sold-out panels and waiting in huge lines to get the signatures [...]

Los Angeles police on Friday released video from the shooting of Jillian Lauren, an author and the wife of Weezer bass player Scott Shriner. The LAPD said Lauren pointed a [...]

A bat infected with rabies was found near Rancho Santa Margarita Lake in Orange County this month, health authorities said. The bat was discovered on April 17 and taken in [...]

An Orange County man who police believe killed more than a dozen neighborhood cats after luring them to his property was arrested Wednesday, according to authorities. Over several weeks, the [...]

The L.A. Zoo is putting an indefinite pause on its elephant program and relocating its two remaining herd members, Billy and Tina, to Oklahoma, where they will live in a [...]

A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning associated with a toxic algal bloom that has stricken many other sea [...]

L.A.’s fragile urban canopy was dealt a vicious blow this weekend when a chainsaw-wielding vandal cut down a number of shade trees along South Grand Avenue and other areas of [...]

Former Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León is facing an $18,750 ethics fine for voting on city council decisions in which he had a financial interest and for failing to [...]

The long-awaited Porto’s Bakery & Cafe is one step closer to serving up its pastries, cakes and famed potato balls for visitors heading to the “Happiest Place on Earth.”Disney filed [...]

Pasadena police reportedly shot and killed a dog while responding to an incident involving a woman Tuesday night. At about 9 p.m., the city Police Department responded to a report [...]

Two sheriff’s deputies were placed on administrative leave after an alleged domestic incident at a Camarillo restaurant last month, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.Dylan Davis, 33, and Anthony [...]

Brown Pelicans across Southern California are filling up wildlife rehabilitation centers, either sick or starving — a dual crisis that wildlife experts believe could be linked to a massive toxic [...]

Monday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor marked another success for California’s earthquake early warning system, with users in some areas saying they received alerts on their phones before they felt shaking. The [...]

Three people were shot, one of them fatally, during three incidents in the same part of South Los Angeles over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman [...]

Channeling the rage and frustration of progressive Californians, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told tens of thousands of people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that the country is in a [...]

A minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants scrapped plans to use “Gold Diggers” as an alternative team name after women were offended by a video marketing the name. [...]

Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have arrested a senior-age Laguna Woods man who allegedly exposed himself to at least three women in the community, authorities said. Robert Mario Perri, 66, [...]

The woman who was shot by the Los Angeles Police Department in her Eagle Rock backyard during a manhunt for a hit-and-run suspect has been identified as Jillian Shriner, American [...]

A former NCAA All-American skier died in an accident on the slopes in the Greater Lake Tahoe area on Saturday, authorities said.Ellery “Ellie” Curtis, 26, of San Francisco suffered a [...]

WASHINGTON — As the fallout over President Trump’s tariffs continues to roil the world economy, a few Republicans in Congress have begun discussing how to curb the president’s ability to levy tariffs [...]

The driver of a minivan crashed into a crowd in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, injuring nine people including three children, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.The incident happened [...]

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Saturday to protest President Trump and a wide range of his administration’s actions, including government downsizing, attacks [...]

In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday decried the rollback of fundamental rights under President [...]

A man who is suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in a drive-by shooting in Compton is on the run, and believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities [...]

As the end of spring break nears, officials brace for the return of Deltopia — Santa Barbara County’s massive unsanctioned street party, where thousands of college students flood Isla Vista [...]

Norm Langer backs the city of Los Angeles’ recent work toward combating crime in MacArthur Park, and although closing his Langer’s Deli isn’t off the table, he says he’s decided [...]

To its supporters, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was just starting to hit its stride.Last summer, the little-known but well-funded agency announced that homelessness had effectively leveled off across [...]

The Los Angeles area can expect light precipitation Monday morning, forecasters say. The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around [...]

Statements from the Trump administration that officials are considering cuts to key programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS are generating outrage among two of the largest LGBTQ+ service [...]

A secret strategy to pay much less for an In-N-Out burger is no more. The ordering hack, used by some customers to pay just a fraction of the price for [...]

Los Angeles County property owners have until Monday to enroll in the government-run debris clearance program for the Eaton and Palisades fires. With less than a week to go before [...]

Authorities are looking for more possible victims of a 37-year-old man who allegedly used social media platforms to offer alcohol and drugs to minors in Southern California in exchange for [...]

Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman will allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty again in Los Angeles, undoing one of the signature policies of his predecessor, George Gascón.The move comes as [...]

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than [...]

Get ready for a temperature roller coaster this week.Angelenos could see the hottest day so far in 2025 on Monday, with the thermometer expected to climb into the 90s. The [...]

When Jesse Ugalde, who served in the Vietnam War, entered a Department of Veterans Affairs building Friday, he noticed a difference.“Already, people are leaving,” Ugalde, 74, who relies on the [...]

For three days this week, an 11-year-old boy and his mother explored the Happiest Place on Earth.Saritha Ramaraju and her son took advantage of a multiday pass to the Disneyland [...]

California has the authority to ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday, reversing a previous decision that found the state law unconstitutional under the strict, history-minded limits [...]

Despite having some of the nation’s strictest school vaccination laws, California reported a decline last year in the share of kindergarten students who were immunized against measles, including in 16 [...]

Hundreds of healthcare workers and others massed in Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, shouting their anger over expected cuts to Medicaid and what they stand to lose.Local resident Cynthia Williams, who [...]

Lifestyle influencer Summer Wheaton has built a brand on Instagram around beauty product recommendations and faith-based positive affirmations. On Monday, a superior court official ordered her to don an unattractive [...]

SACRAMENTO — A caravan of pickup trucks waving large President Trump flags circled the California Republican Party’s convention this weekend, with drivers occasionally hopping out to dance to the Village People song [...]

More than 25,000 people will hit the road Sunday for the 40th running of the Los Angeles Marathon, to the delight of race fans and the dismay of drivers making [...]

Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.The 39-year-old [...]

The owners of a recycling plant accused of exposing South L.A. high school students to toxic waste and metal projectiles for decades will spend several days in jail after a [...]