Authorities in Santa Ana on Friday were grappling with a pair of shootings that left one juvenile in critical condition and a man dead. Another man was stabbed in a third incident, police said. The incidents took place near Santa... »
A Huntington Beach man was found guilty Friday of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled 7-year-old girl. »
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 11 L.A. neighborhoods, with violent crimes up in Jefferson Park and property crimes in Broadway-Manchester. »
A dead bat found at Laguna Niguel Regional Park has tested positive for rabies, and Orange County health officials are asking anyone who may have encountered the animal to contact them. The bat was discovered on a walkway near La... »
A shoplifting suspect fleeing police Thursday evening fired several shots at officers in southeast Los Angeles, authorities said. No Los Angeles Police Department officers were hurt in the shooting, which was reported about 6:25 p.m. in the 10200 block... »
A 31-year-old Stanton man was convicted Thursday of setting fire to his home and poisoning his dog before slitting its throat. Jaime Arturo Garcia pleaded guilty to one felony count of arson, one felony count of animal cruelty and one... »
USC and the Los Angeles Police Department announced sweeping new security measures Thursday, including the addition of 30 police officers to the area surrounding the campus. The move comes three weeks after the university was stunned by the slayings of... »
USC and LAPD officials announce additional safety measures after two students were fatally shot and four students were robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents near campus. »
A rapid response by the beef industry helped avert a market scare from the discovery of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow. »
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved new maps for school board seats that closely resemble the current seven districts. Overall, the maps will keep together more neighborhood elementary and middle schools and the high schools they feed in... »
Officials said 11 of the "teardrop" rapist's 28 known victims were teenage girls -- including some who were walking to school. Los Angeles Police Department Det. Sharlene Johnson said the serial rapist typically strikes from 5 to 8 a.m., striking... »
The San Diego Superior Court commissioner who dismissed a UCSD scientist’s traffic ticket said her ruling was not based on the man’s physics explanation as he claimed last week. »
A 17-year-old boy was killed Tuesday in Anaheim after being struck by a pick-up truck as he pushed a car down the road. »
Los Angeles police are cautioning women to walk in pairs while authorities hunt a serial sexual assailant known as the "teardrop rapist." The man has been linked through DNA samples to a series of attacks in Los Angeles over the... »
Orange County Sheriff's Department officials have released composite sketches of the "snowboarder bandit" wanted for robbing at least 10 Southern California banks. »
