The most destructive fires in L.A. County history erupted six months ago today, killing at least 30 people and destroying ...

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department declared a hepatitis A outbreak Monday after a steady increase in reported cases and elevated virus levels detected in wastewater. Health officials ...

If you live in an unincorporated community in LA County, this interactive map can be used to determine information about your parkway trees, such as the species common name, height, spread, diameter, ...

Public Works crews prep for rainstorm, deploys measures to prevent mud and debris flows in burn area 03:05. As Southern California prepares for a rainy weekend, Los Angeles County Public Works ...

At Wednesday’s press conference, Mark Pestrella, the director of the LA County Department of Public Works, said that they estimated that 4.5 million tons of fire waste from both phases would ...

This post was updated April 13 at 11:28 p.m. Fires burned across Los Angeles this January, prompting emergency responses from different levels of government across LA to support displaced Angelenos.

The department has a list of clinic closures on its website. The Department of Public Health’s mobile therapy units are canceled. Most L.A. County Library locations are closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

The union represents employees including public health professionals, social workers, parks and recreation staff, custodians, clerical workers and others serving a county of 10 million residents.

Clark County approved the wife of a key public works official as a primary contractor on certain public works projects, raising more questions about the handling of a potential conflict of ...

That process bypasses the need for a full plan check review by the Public Works Department. Barnett said 27 architects or engineers have applied for self-certification and nine have been approved.

In a letter addressed to the leadership of the LADWP and LA County Public Works and dated January 10, Newsom said: "I have directed state water and firefighting officials to prepare an independent ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department Water and Power on Friday amid reported water supply issues during this week’s wildfires.