The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — A prosecutor who clashed with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón over a controversial case involving a transgender defendant is now the subject of an internal investigation and also has been accused of making offensive remarks about the defendant.

James Howard Jackson was arrested nearly five months after he was released from jail while awaiting trial "due to a clerical error," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Health officials say that virus levels in region continue to drop

LOS ANGELES — Will Los Angeles County impose a new mask mandate this week in response to a summer coronavirus surge fueled by ultra-contagious omicron subvariants?

Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June.

LOS ANGELES — Officials in Beverly Hills will not use city resources to enforce an indoor mask mandate if the Los Angeles County Public Health Department decides to issue one.

LOS ANGELES — With Los Angeles County set to decide in the coming days whether to impose a new mask mandate, one factor of note is a rise in coronavirus deaths.

LOS ANGELES — Actor James Caan died of a heart attack and coronary artery disease, the Los Angeles County medical examiner confirmed Saturday, according to Deadline.

Hollywood actor James Caan sadly died earlier this month at the age of 82 and the star's cause of death has now been revealed as a combination of heart problems