The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Plaintiff whose insurer delayed surgery is awarded $14 million over opioid dependency

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County jury awarded more than $14 million this week to a woman who sued her health insurance provider alleging that the company's long delay in approving surgery for a painful condition led to her opioid dependency.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows

LOS ANGELES — Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

A failing mental health system leaves this mother pleading: Keep him in jail

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Smith begins her days online, searching for her son's name on the Los Angeles County sheriff's inmate locator, a ritual she shares with many moms she's bonded with over the years.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

LA County facing full-blown coronavirus surge as cases spike 75%, deaths rise

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County appears in the midst of another full-blown coronavirus surge, with cases rising by 75% over the last week.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 4, 2022

New LA sheriff vows accountability, integrity for department

Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, is getting a new sheriff

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

Former chief of staff sues LA District Attorney George Gascón for retaliation

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón's former chief of staff has sued him for retaliation, alleging she was bumped from her post for an inexperienced replacement, the latest in a string of lawsuits filed by subordinates against the progressive prosecutor.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 3, 2022

Weinstein trial ends with final jabs at 'a predator' and his accusers

LOS ANGELES — In summing up the case against Harvey Weinstein for jurors this week, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez didn't hold back.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022

LA County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID-19 community level for the first time since the end of the summer omicron wave.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022

Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report

Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that mirrors disturbing trends across the country

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022