Articles in the “news” category

The '90s rap mogul was originally charged with murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run charges for running over two men, killing one of them, and fleeing the scene in 2015.

Frances Arnold just became the first woman at Caltech to win the award.

Refugee admissions have slowed to a crawl as the Trump administration has lowered the ceiling for entries and imposed other restrictions.

Reading the tea leaves on what's really behind the release of Austin Beutner's calendars by the teacher's union that's in the middle of contentious contract negotiations.

The National Weather Service expects up to a half-inch of rain in L.A. and Ventura counties, and possibly as much as an inch where thunderstorms form.

There's a reason they call it Smog City.

Should cities be allowed to pass rent control? That's the $60 million question.

A new lawsuit charges church leaders conspired to protect abusive priests, moving them around from church to church.

Most students still fall short of the state's expectations in both English and math -- and racial "achievement gaps" remain wide.

Outside the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators donned bright-green shirts and formed a human bike lane buffer.

The "Presidential Alert" should hit mid-morning Pacific time.

A new law will help force those with the most severe mental health issues to get treatment -- even if they don't want it.

"This is the place to be," said one surfer in Malibu. "If you can get a big one you're pretty stoked. Surf's up."

Of the dozens of victims, nearly half were from Southern California. This is who they were and what we learned about them in our reporting last year.

That didn't stop surfers from taking advantage of bountiful waves in Malibu Monday morning.

Huntington Beach argued that because it's a charter city, it needn't abide by S.B. 54, the state sanctuary law. An Orange County judge agreed.

The Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inspector General says 11 leases are illegal and over a dozen more aren't accounted for. The VA is also falling behind on its goal to build 1,200 units of housing for homeless veterans.

Thousands trek up the tallest set of stairs this side of the Mississippi. For charity.

All those non-Metro city buses you see around? Yeah, they're gonna go electric, too.

Hurricanes are so rare there's only been two in SoCal in 150 years.

Here's how a high school civics teacher turned tragedy into a teaching moment.

And we've got the quiz to prove it.

It's been overhauled to be less like a prison for its young residents. But it's having challenges.

For many women, today's hearing stirred up difficult memories.

It's common for moms to struggle with anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy. But most women aren't screened or connected with treatment. California has three new laws that aim to change that.

A surfer is the GOP incumbent in the district that covers the Orange County coast, and he's up against a Democrat who's a former Republican. One issue that divides them is climate change.

"Ring Of Red: A Barrio Story" -- which runs through Sept. 30 at the Bootleg Theater -- incorporates more than 50 oral histories.

Lyft is offering $677 in transportation credit, which includes money toward Lyft's carpool service, a month-long regional transit pass and electric car sharing.

There are credible reports of mass detention, restrictions on religious expression, mass surveillance, DNA collection and control of movement and communication.

The project should house up to 100 homeless veterans and open in 2019. So far it's not getting the same NIMBY pushback as other shelter sites.

Police say Ramon Escobar, 47, was behind brutal attacks that left three people dead and four people injured in Santa Monica and L.A.

LA County and the ACLU spent National Voter Registration Day educating some of its most forgotten voters. They brought Common along too.

We're No. 2! After San Francisco, L.A. is the second least affordable housing market in the country.

The man who built his career on a family-friendly image is being sent to prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.

In a planned protest, residents drowned out the conversation with boos and chants of "No common sense" and "Recall!" -- directed at City Councilman David Ryu.

To qualify, you must be an LADWP customer, and you must live in a multi-family apartment building.

Removing part of the breakwater may be the cure for the ecosystems in Long Beach Harbor. One of proposals to improve plant and animal life in the bay would remove a third of the wall.

Another man was found brutally beaten in Santa Monica. Police say the man they arrested was likely behind the attacks in downtown L.A.

People walked out of their offices, homes, classrooms, or wherever on Monday at exactly 10 a.m.

President Trump's new round of tariffs on Chinese goods could stick you with a higher price tag for new car parts. And they could put this SoCal company out of business.

Hint: follow the money.

The key link between Beverly Hills and the San Fernando Valley was supposed to be closed through November.

Homophobia, and the fear of homophobia, can keep people from getting medical attention. Let us help you find an LGBTQ-affirming doctor.

The data's current form on the city's site is not user-friendly, but the goal is for app developers to take it and push out a more usable version to drivers.

On Thursday morning, a Santa Monica city maintenance worker found a man's body under the famous pier.

The specifics of the allegations aren't public, but the site is set up to report discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

The shooting happened near the campus of CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts in Van Nuys

Find out about your candidates elsewhere: the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce banned recordings of a congressional candidate debate.

"We're not trying to do a trial by podcast," the host told us. "We're trying to run a manhunt."

The sentence: 28 years in prison.

The injured deputies, who Sheriff Jim McDonnell said were both in their thirties and "very seasoned," were listed in serious but stable condition.

An auditor says Los Angeles County can improve the way it tracks complaints about workplace misconduct.

After an Al Jazeera story, the department has suspended use of the app. An L.A. County deputy public defender plans to explore whether the practice affected the outcomes of homicide cases.

Metro didn't ask us for ideas, but our newsroom had plenty of great ones.

We have a map of hotspots and a list of the most dangerous freeway sections in the area.

Educators call it a huge change. How did it happen? When research showed the remedial classes were hurting instead of helping, campus administrators ultimately listened.

Six million construction hours later, officials say the project is on schedule to be completed by 2020.

The vast majority of LAUSD teachers "meet" or "exceed standards" on their evaluations, according to new numbers -- but are those numbers right?

San Bernardino's Catholic diocese plans to name names. A spokesman says of the victims: "Sometimes to see their abuser's name made public is beneficial in the healing process."

In South L.A. about 100 people, mostly Latinas, marched to a McDonalds restaurant at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Florence Ave.

Steve Smith is something of a treasure-hunting do-gooder, one who doesn't officially charge for his services.

The trip is planned for 2023 on board the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle. The crew will spend at least a week in space.

A new study found that more California women are thinking about delivery options that would get them out of a sterile hospital room.

The average American uses 839 bottles, cans and cartons every year (and recycles only 32 percent of them). Here's what that looks like.

The three homeless victims are still in critical condition. Police have released surveillance video of the suspect.

When one elderly Santa Monica woman barely getting by on Social Security got some help from the city, she was excited she could give $10 to the homeless man across the street. Would you do the same?

It's called geofencing.

They also found unused meds, wedding rings and urns amid the 35,000 pounds of trash they hauled away during Coastal Cleanup Day.

Five former L.A. Times buildings at the intersection of First and Spring streets might become monuments -- getting in the way of redevelopment.

The raid was conducted by a task force that was formed to target commercial and industrial spaces illegally converted to dwellings. It was inspired by the fatal 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland.

LA Metro may take rider etiquette seriously, but they've taken a decidedly funnier approach to educating the public about it.

Beutner's answer: focusing only on the issues at dispute in contract negotiations sidelines other worthy conversations.

Richelle Huizar announced she's running for the council seat currently occupied by her husband, José Huizar.

Watch out surfers. The scientists are coming for ya.

Hint: A very different leader.

Bet on some horses and maybe you'll win enough money to buy a multi-million dollar mansion in "Chinese Beverly Hills."

A major Los Tigres del Norte concert. Muay Thai boxing and goats. A tortilla battle. A water lantern festival. Culture, eats and wackiness abound this weekend.

Vy Sron has only been in the U.S. for five years. the 70-year-old immigrant was taking a civic engagement class in Cambodia Town when she asked: 'How come we don't have a local representative?'

California's overall economy may be booming. But nearly one in five Californians are still living in poverty.

The 'window of opportunity is closing to address the district's fiscal challenges,' a county official recently warned.

L.A. Twitter is lively this morning, with #LosFeliz as its top trend, thanks to an early-morning visit from an LAPD helicopter.

We've been exploring Google's inexplicable and sometimes incorrect map labeling in Los Angeles. They are not hard to find.

Protesters want Jerry Brown to ban oil drilling in California. He says that's impractical.

City officials want to eliminate 25 percent of our smog before the world arrives for the 2028 Olympics.

If enacted, it would limit annual rent increases to 3 percent each year for residents who live outside the boundaries of one of the county's 88 cities.

One suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after reports of an active shooter at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey.

An encampment was cleared. A lawsuit was filed. Is OC now better equipped to help those experiencing homelessness?

The tragedy was felt in Los Angeles as it was around the world, and like other major cities across the country, L.A.'s emergency services had to swing into action.

The 'new normal' for California fire season has SoCal Edison officials looking at ways to harden the power grid in an effort to prevent as many fires as possible.

Ube pop tarts, anyone?

Smuggled from El Salvador as a child, Liliana "Patty" Flores survived abuse, foster care, gangs, drugs and lockup before deciding to turn her life around.

It's okay to feel a little nervous. It's actually totally normal.

The city attorney is cracking down on unlicensed pot businesses, which continue to undercut the city's fledgling licensed adult-use pot shops eight months into legalization.

It sent Tesla's stock for a dive.

The DMV claims it's reduced the average time you'll spend in line by a half hour. That wasn't exactly how it panned out for us.

Founded by an L.A. local, IfNotNow is a growing movement of young Jewish American progressives who want to end support for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.

Secretary of State Alex Padilla said he was "extremely disappointed and deeply frustrated" by the department's mishandling of roughly 23,000 voter registrations.

L.A. County spends $8 million for two of them and their crews to stay here from September through November

As L.A. leaders navigate the selection of sites and community concerns, you may be wondering if there are any shelters being planned or built where you live or work. LAist is here to help.

The El Pueblo site, which cost about $2.4 million to build, consists of several subdivided trailers built into living facilities.