Police said a pedestrian, later identified as Taariq Grant, climbed atop the trailer, which then crashed into a concrete divider, causing him to fall and be pinned beneath its wheels.
Sen. Alex Padilla tested positive for COVID, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband died earlier this week. Both will miss the State of the Union speech.
L.A. County will likely lift its indoor mask mandate Friday — a significant acceleration of the expected timeline following changes in federal guidance.
About 100 artists gathered on the sidewalks of West Hollywood to protest what they see as streaming giant Spotify's miserly payments for songwriters.
John Eastman, a retired Chapman University dean who became a legal advisor to President Trump, is under investigation by the State Bar of California.
Authorities did not offer additional details about the shooting but said Velasquez, 39, was taken into custody.
A 15-year-old boy was riding his skateboard when an altercation broke out with a group of youths, who pushed the boy into traffic, police say.
California's strict indoor mask rules at schools have helped prevent major coronavirus outbreaks on campuses.
Detectives in Sacramento are still trying to sort out the chain of events that led to the shooting of three girls and another person.
Shipping containers from L.A.'s port are piling up in storage yards across Wilmington. Older facilities are exempt from zoning limits.
Residents of Drumm Avenue in Wilmington say truck traffic from the Port of Los Angeles makes them miserable.
The vast majority of weapons connected to Mexico's gun violence are American-made. Officials think a lawsuit against firearms manufacturers can stop that
After one too many floods, L.A. turned its river into a concrete channel. Today and in the future, the river could be part of the answer to some of the city's problems.
FEMA is often seen providing aid victims of hurricanes and tornadoes, but Caldor fire survivors say the agency has done little for them.
In two incidents in summer 2020, the deputy took firearms, household items and credit cards from homes in Yorba Linda.
Jessie and Jacob Boeckmann, of Costa Mesa, escaped from Ukraine with their newborn in an effort to flee from the Russian invasion.
Legal fighting over the Huntington Beach oil spill escalated as the operator of the broken pipeline sued companies that own and operate cargo ships.
It appears the most potent foil in the Los Angeles mayor's race is Dist. Atty. George Gascón.
A father killed his three daughters and a man overseeing his supervised visit with the girls before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.
Although L.A. County school systems can soon end masking, L.A. Unified may need a go-ahead from its teachers union.
The fire in a building on Melrose Avenue was set during the second night of citywide unrest over the murder of George Floyd.
Emergency medical technicians protested for higher wages in L.A. and Orange counties, arguing that paltry pay had drained workers from their company.
Protests and vigils are held in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Officials said masks will be strongly recommended — but no longer required — for unvaccinated individuals in most indoor settings starting Tuesday.
A gang member who pleaded guilty to participating in the brazen heist at a restaurant in March 2021 received 5 years in prison.
