A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy shot a man Saturday evening near a busy intersection and shopping area in West Hollywood, prompting a large police response and street closures.

One of her proudest moments was when her name was listed on the sign of the county’s Ruth Temple Health Center. Temple, an OB-GYN, was the first Black female doctor to practice in L.A. (She ...

There are three Male Community Reentry Program centers in L.A. County. Both men were serving sentences for second-degree robbery, according to the state corrections department. The voluntary ...

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced an investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s handling of gun permit applications. The DOJ said in a news release ...

Barger, whose district includes Altadena, said she wants to go further, contending that predatory landlords across L.A. County should pay a steep price. “I always smile when I hear someone say ...

Some 4,000 samples will need to be retested. Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's ...

Authorities are investigating after another hidden security camera was found in the yard of a Los Angeles County home. This latest instance in this alarming trend across Southern California ...

The fraught debate over balancing the budget comes shortly after L.A. County voters decided to double a sales tax that funds homeless services. Despite the passage of Measure A in November ...

A number of schools were under evacuation orders shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a brush fire broke out less than two hours ago near Castaic Lake in the town of Castaic, just outside of the northern ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday that his office will once again seek the death penalty in "rare" and "egregious" circumstances. The policy reverses that of ...

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