The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Three wildfires continued to burn in western Riverside County early Saturday, scorching thousands of acres and prompting evacuations in some neighborhoods.

Van Jefferson is locked in as the Rams' No. 2 receiver right now, making this the biggest opportunity of his career

PHILADELPHIA — Olin Chamberlain called his uncle during the NBA playoffs in the early 1990s as Michael Jordan was making another run toward a championship. Chamberlain, then a teenage basketball player in Los Angeles, couldn’t call M.J., but he could get Wilt on the horn.

LOS ANGELES — In a sport that prizes the fearlessness and flexibility that come with youth, elite female gymnasts often were considered washed up at an age when most athletes are launching their careers.

LOS ANGELES — A new "Fast & Furious" roller coaster is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood, and you can bet that it'll feature the billion-dollar movie franchise's favorite pastimes — street racing and hurtling through the air.

The sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors joining Hollywood's writers in protest outside the corporate offices of studios, streamers, and production companies

LOS ANGELES — The FBI has opened two criminal investigations into violent incidents involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster, both of which sparked criticism after video footage came to light in recent weeks.

NEW YORK — After announcing that Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' best pitcher for the first half of the season, would miss more time than expected with a shoulder injury, manager Dave Roberts fielded a couple of follow-up queries Friday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach Darvin Ham is a two-time NBA champion. He says nothing has ever been handed to him throughout his life or his career.

LOS ANGELES — "Vanderpump Rules" star Raquel Leviss has reportedly left the mental health facility she checked into after the eruption of the so-called Scandoval affair last spring. And she's making some major changes, including going back to using her birth name, Rachel.

LOS ANGELES — State auditors have found “numerous problems and inconsistencies” with sexual harassment investigations across California State University and faulted the chancellor’s office for not providing campuses detailed guidelines to address allegations against employees, according to a confidential draft report reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.