Shawn Laval Smith was charged with murder and the use of a deadly weapon in the death of Brianna Kupfer on Jan. 13, authorities said. He faces a life sentence if convicted. More

Last month's record-setting snow and rain allowed state officials to increase planned water allocations from 0% to 15%. More

The man whose car was tagged with racist graffiti after it was towed by two Torrance police officers has filed a federal lawsuit against the city. More

The scheme involved illegally taking live succulent plants from public parks in northern California and attempting to export them to South Korea. More

The lack of attention being paid to the killing of troubled Black teen Tioni Theus is yet another reminder of who is valued in America and who is not. More

It's going to be windy across California starting Friday afternoon and into Saturday. More

Sky cameras captured the superheroes on an exterior ledge near the downtown building's top floor Thursday evening. More

Even as the winter Omicron surge flattens, Los Angeles County health officials are urging the public to continue avoiding nonessential gatherings. More

Public shows up to remember 24-year-old stabbed to death at furniture store More

During the pandemic, a growing number of families have chosen to home school their children, with an especially large increase in the number of Black home schoolers. More

Paul Paradis, an attorney hired by the city of Los Angeles, this week filed an ethics complaint asking the agency to investigate City Atty. Mike Feuer, former Commissioner Mel Levine and others. More

How a suburban mom became an activist by leaning into her Afro-Latina identity More

Spigas was the culmination of a promise the two Mexican immigrants had made to each other 25 years earlier, when they met at another panaderia in Santa Ana. More

The crashes this month left two people injured and a third dead, police said. Two victims were pedestrians and one was on a scooter. More

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is among those that will receive a combined $8.7 million in federal funding meant to help curb attrition among staffers. More