Social worker at Patton psychiatric hospital charged with raping patients
Christopher Lee Smart is charged with sexual crimes against patients from 2014 to 2018 inside the state facility.
Christopher Lee Smart is charged with sexual crimes against patients from 2014 to 2018 inside the state facility.
An Oxnard man pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,700 animals into the U.S. over a six-year period, some in his pants, according to prosecutors.
The White House said Pell Grant recipients would receive twice as much loan forgiveness as other low- and moderate-income borrowers. Do you qualify? Check the Federal Student Aid website.
In a two-day operation targeting illegal street takeovers, LAPD arrests one person wanted for attempted murder and another wanted for hit-and-run.
The billboard, which shows no political affiliation or sponsor, references Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in May.
With a new case reported in Orange County, at least six juvenile cases of monkeypox have occurred in California, about 2% of the state's total.
The body found in Thermal in 1991 has been identified as Kathryn Coffey, a Baldwin Park resident, the Riverside County district attorney's office said.
Oil pipeline operator agrees to settle lawsuits filed by Orange County businesses and residents after disastrous 2021 spill.
Federal regulators have extended some coronavirus tests' expiration dates, meaning that certain offerings are now usable for months longer.
Matthew Hunt, a longtime leader in the Los Angeles Police Department known for his disarming Irish accent and willingness to confront problems within the department, died at home on Saturday. He was 91.
In a nationwide first, California air quality officials will vote Thursday on a plan to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
The federal plan would forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for other borrowers earning less than $125,000 a year.
Eight months after The Times revealed racist texts by Torrance police officers, city officials have done little to hold them accountable.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the Legislature to pass a bill enabling the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to stay open for another decade.
For Angels loyalists, the team is a source of Orange County pride, even when they're losing.
New poll finds seven in 10 Californians view the state's water shortage as 'extremely serious.'
The California Highway Patrol said flash flooding washed out the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 outside Desert Center. The westbound lanes remained open Wednesday night but were slow.
Officials approve a $480,000 settlement for Sandra Quinones, who went into labor at Orange County jail in 2016.
How Vanessa Bryant and another plaintiff won a stunning legal victory over gruesome Kobe crash photos.
California lawmakers reject a bill to extend bar hours in West Hollywood, San Francisco and Palm Springs
The New York Court of Appeals has agreed to review the Hollywood mogul's 2020 conviction that put him in prison for 23 years.
Lori McClintock died in December after taking an herbal medicine that is touted for treating high cholesterol, according to a news report.
Angelino Heights residents will protest the filming of 'Fast X' in their neighborhood on Friday, arguing that it encourages illegal street takeovers.
A 2024 ballot measure would speed up the installation of bike routes, bus lanes and other projects aimed at making L.A. safer for bicyclists, pedestrians and bus riders.
Jury ordered L.A. County to pay $31 million in the trial over graphic photos from Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site that sheriff's deputies and firefighters shared.