As many as 70% of public school students in Los Angeles County may be eligible for college scholarship funds worth up to $1,500, according to state officials. Details ...

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard. Since he started in 2002, only twice had he seen them come ashore ...

4/30/25 (LAPost.com) — After battling some of the fiercest wildfires in the history of Los Angeles County, local first responders are pushing for better pay and working conditions. They are ...

The wildfires inflicted more than $2.8 billion in economic damages across L.A. County, further straining a public budget already stretched thin by pandemic recovery and broader economic downturns ...

A study commissioned by the union revealed L.A. County spends over $6.2 billion annually on private contracts for services public employees could provide. The strike has prompted discussions about ...

A sea of workers in SEIU Local 721’s signature royal purple T-shirts descended on the county Hall of Administration in downtown L.A. on Tuesday for a rally marking the first full day of the strike.

About 55,000 L.A. County workers are poised to walk off their jobs Monday night, disrupting public services from healthcare and social work to libraries and parks. Leaders of SEIU Local 721 said ...

The L.A. County Department of Public Health monitors ocean water quality year-round but increases testing frequency during summer when beach attendance rises. Officials urge beachgoers to check ...

4/24/25 (LAPost.com) — Los Angeles County health officials released their annual beach safety guidelines this week as residents prepare for the summer, highlighting water quality monitoring and ...

Read more: L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. can't get inmates to court on time, angering judges, delaying justice Most of those who escaped since January have been tracked down. On Friday, prison officials ...

This is the third measles case reported by the L.A. County Department of Public Health so far this year. In March, a county resident who had recently traveled through Los Angeles International Airport ...