Annie Gilbertson

Ian David Long was a decorated veteran who served a tour in Afghanistan. On Wednesday night, Long walked into the Borderline Bar and Grill armed with a handgun shortly after 11:20 p.m. and started shooting.

An inmate letter accuses the Orange County Sheriff's Department of keeping inmates in isolation cells for months and even years. The sheriff's department says it's not its policy to keep people in prolonged isolation. It's the second hunger strike over jail conditions this year.

John Cox and his allies have attacked his opponents on the campaign trail for their marital infidelities. Court records show the Republican vying to be California's next governor faced accusations of his own during his divorce from his first wife.

Lilana Flores had the bad luck of being born into poverty and violence. As a young person in the hands of L.A. County's beleaguered foster care and probation agencies, she sensed people expected little of her.

Secret police shooting and use of force records could be released to the public if Gov. Brown signs a bill on his desk. California has long been among the most secretive states in the nation when it comes to officer conduct.

A recent attorney-client recording operation involving an L.A. County prosecutor has prompted alarm about the scope of similar methods across the county.

James Willis says he was fired for blowing the whistle when his boss -- the LAPD Inspector General -- shared information with a reporter that Willis believed could hamper investigations or even endanger lives.

"These are no-win situations," Moore told reporters. "This is a heartbreaking reminder of the split-second decisions that officers must make every day."

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will investigate a convicted burglar's claims of "false statements, conflicting statements and excessive force" in his April 2011 shooting by a deputy.

The move comes after our investigation into the shooting of Tennell Billups, released earlier this year as the podcast "Repeat."