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Southland law enforcement groups and community organizations today hailed the governor's signing of legislation that redefines when officers and deputies can use deadly force.
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who was fired over domestic violence allegations but rehired after Alex Villanueva was elected sheriff was ordered by a judge today to surrender his badge and gun.
Orange County is a Republican stronghold no more. The county is now home to 547,458 registered Democrats, compared with 547,369 Republicans, according to statistics released today by the county Registrar of Voters.
In the past week, nearly three dozen people were killed in mass shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and at an entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio.
An east Hollywood landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is added to the list of UNESCO sites.
FBI agents served a search warrant at the downtown headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power today, but authorities declined to discuss the nature of the investigation.
The powerful quake struck about 8:16 p.m. Friday, about 9 miles west-southwest of Searles Valley and occurred on the same fault that produced a magnitude 6.4 foreshock on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was felt throughout the Southland today, shaking up local residents celebrating the Fourth of July.
Federal immigration authorities are expected to begin sweeps in Los Angeles and elsewhere Sunday to arrest undocumented immigrants named in court-ordered deportation warrants.
Measure EE needed a two-thirds majority to be approved but wasn't able to receive a majority of yes votes, losing 54.32%-45.68%, according to semiofficial results released today by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
According to the figures from this year's count, there are about 36,300 homeless people in Los Angeles, including those living on the streets or housed in some type of shelter.
Newsom's May budget revision includes $1 billion to combat homelessness by increasing emergency aid for local jurisdictions, making money directly available to cities and counties and funding permanent supportive housing and other innovative approaches.