The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Leslie Jordan’s cause of death ‘deferred’ by LA coroner pending more investigation

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has listed Leslie Jordan’s cause of death as “deferred” pending further investigation after the actor crashed his car and died Monday in Hollywood.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022

Monkeypox vaccinations, treatment dramatically slow spread of virus in California

LOS ANGELES — Evidence is continuing to mount that monkeypox vaccinations and treatments are protecting against further spread of the virus, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022

LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva is at war with nearly everyone. Will it cost him his job?

LOS ANGELES — After four years as Los Angeles County sheriff, Alex Villanueva’s view of things has crystallized into a simple idea: He knows best how to save the county — and you’re either on board with him or part of the problem.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022

Man accused of trespassing, battery near Kim Kardashian’s LA County home

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man outside Kim Kardashian’s Hidden Hills home Saturday morning on suspicion of battery and trespassing.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 17, 2022

New details show sprawling web of corruption in Southern California cannabis licensing

LOS ANGELES — As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 15, 2022

Man killed by motorist who plowed into a taco stand in Southern California is identified

LOS ANGELES — A man killed when a car plowed into a sidewalk taco stand in Pomona on Friday night has been identified by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 15, 2022

Election software CEO is charged with allegedly giving Chinese contractors data access

The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2022

Why redistricting is such a hot topic in the leaked LA City Council audio

LOS ANGELES — Unlike state lawmakers and Los Angeles County supervisors, members of the L.A. City Council have the power to draw the lines for the districts they represent. It's a power to decide not just which voters they will represent, but also which businesses, institutions, parks and other public…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Young adults in LA to get $1,000 a month under new guaranteed income program

A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly payments to a select group of young adults.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022

After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — When Kimberly Morales Johnson gazes up toward the San Gabriel Mountains, she sees the story of her community, the Tongva, Los Angeles' first people, written on the granite.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022