The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Commentary: A bipartisan problem requires a bipartisan solution

Los Angeles County, a bastion of left-wing politics, removed 1.2 million ineligible voters from its voter rolls in February – a move the Democrats frequently call “purging” when officials in red states do it.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

She didn't need the risky surgery. LA County doctors talked her into it anyway, lawsuit says

LOS ANGELES — After a stay at a Los Angeles County public hospital, Bernetta Higgins was home and feeling better when one of the surgeons called.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Special counsel urges LA sheriff to ban the 'cancer' of deputy gangs

LOS ANGELES — After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission's special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the "cancer" of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to create a policy officially banning the secretive groups.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2023

LA County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County took the first step Tuesday toward a mandatory earthquake retrofit order for the types of concrete buildings that collapsed catastrophically in the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria, causing many of the 50,000 deaths tallied so far.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Vanessa Bryant wins $28.5m payout over Kobe helicopter crash photos

Vanessa Bryant has agreed to a $28.5m settlement in her lawsuit with Los Angeles County over photographs of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and one of their daughters.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

LA County to end COVID-19 emergency March 31

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will end its COVID-19 emergency declaration at the end of March — the latest region to take that step amid stabilizing and improving pandemic conditions.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

ACLU asks judge to hold LA sheriff and county supervisors in contempt over jail conditions

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Monday to find Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna in contempt of court for failing to fix "appalling" conditions in the local lockups.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2023

In grisly case that DA Gascón said he 'lost sleep' over, teen suspect won't be tried as adult

LOS ANGELES — A teenager accused of gunning down his 16-year-old girlfriend and her sister before setting their Westchester apartment on fire in 2018 will not be tried as an adult, bringing an end to one of the most controversial cases of the early part of Los Angeles County District…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023

Killer of Rapper Nipsey Hussle Jailed for at Least 60 Years

The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was jailed for at least 60 years on Wednesday. Eric Holder had not denied killing Hussle -- a fast-rising star whose death sent shockwaves through the music world -- but his lawyers argued it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023

Handyman confesses to killing LA Bishop David G. O'Connell, district attorney says

LOS ANGELES — A 61-year-old man who prosecutors said has admitted that he killed Bishop David G. O'Connell was charged Wednesday with one count of murder in the shooting death of the much lauded religious leader.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023