The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Aaron Carter’s cause of death was revealed, but his loved ones still want ‘closure’

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Carter‘s ex-fiancee Melanie Martin and his representatives have questions for the Los Angeles County medical examiner, a day after that office determined that the singer drowned at his Lancaster home in November.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2023

Coroner reveals Aaron Carter's cause of death: drowning, with drug use a factor

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County medical examiner on Tuesday revealed the cause of death for "I Want Candy" singer Aaron Carter, who was found dead in November 2022.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2023

LA prosecutors reviewing allegations of sexual assault against Armie Hammer

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is reviewing a case brought against actor Armie Hammer, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women and who allegedly coerced others to engage in aggressive sexual activities.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

Bodies found in 2 separate house fires in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — Two bodies were found in separate house fires in Los Angeles County this weekend, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2023

Sushi for lunch again: Teachers allege disturbing conditions at Kanye West's Donda Academy in new lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — At Kanye West's Donda Academy, the performer's Christian K-12 school, students were subjected to unsafe, unregulated and unsanitary conditions, two former teachers allege in a lawsuit against West and others filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023

Fentanyl Caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper Coolio’s Death

“Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood to the body, as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Acres of LA County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters

KETTLEMAN CITY, Calif. — Here at the western edge of the Tulare Lake Basin dwells a smelly industrial site the size of 150 football fields. Roughly eight times a day, its operations are replenished with a truckload of human waste from the residents of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2023

Under pressure, Board of Supervisors pulls unpopular motion to decrease jail population

LOS ANGELES — In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ambitious two-year plan to close the dungeon-like Men's Central Jail. The idea was to decrease the number of people in custody countywide by several thousand and shut down the aging…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023

From ‘Boy Meets World’ to the ballot box

LOS ANGELES — Clicking on BoyMeetsCongress.com leads to the campaign website for Ben Savage, the star of a similarly named 1990s network sitcom who is now running for Congress to represent part of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023

LA County ends COVID-19 emergency, a milestone as case rate falls to 20-month low

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is officially ending its COVID-19 emergency declaration Friday, a milestone that comes as the region’s coronavirus case rate has fallen to its lowest level since summer 2021.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2023