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Hundreds of new state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, including increased penalties for retail theft and measures to make streets safer for pedestrians.

Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Photojournalist Ted Soqui shares his visual recap of the year in SoCal.

The new year is a great time to update your budget, financial experts say. Here's what you can do to curb your spending, save for emergencies and keep your investments on track.

VIBEZ is a city-sponsored event providing a community for Angelenos in recovery or searching for a drug-free party.

The LAist education team this year worked to bring nuance to difficulties the state faces, and shine a light on solutions that can fly under the radar. Here's some of what we learned along the way.

Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of LAist's best investigative and enterprise work of 2024.

Officials are warning visitors to be flexible and enjoy all parts of the national park, not just the known favorites.

The city of Sierra Madre’s float is one of just six floats that are independently built.

A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates

Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.