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The father of a 25-year-old youth counselor allegedly beaten to death a year ago by seven teenage residents at a Windsor Hills group home claims in a lawsuit that Los Angeles County officials knew of staffing deficiencies and violence at the troubled facility but declined to act. David Hillman III filed the lawsuit last week

A skateboarder rolls by as the the former aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk makes a stop as it sits anchor off of Long Beach CA, harbor Monday, Jan 24,2022.  (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) The former aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sits off the coast of Long Beach, CA, on the way from Bremerton, WA, to

The smell of savory chicken legs, endless wacky carnival games and the sight of hogs racing. For the past two years, these enduring hallmarks of the Los Angeles County Fair have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic. Fairplex in Pomona, home to the fair, shifted gears in March 2020 from funnel cakes, expos

A motorcyclist riding what was suspected to be a stolen motorcycle died on Thursday when traveling at extremely high speeds. The vehicle was being followed by LAPD, who noted that the bike was stolen, when he crashed head-on into another vehicle causing the biker to launch into the air.

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The now closed Winnetka Pacific Theatre multiplex, located at 9201 Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth, will be turned into an industrial complex. Photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences.

A suspect was wounded when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies opened fire inside a Walmart in Foothill Ranch Wednesday night. Tina Patel reports.

Rachel Kim reports from Pasadena where a man – Shawn Smith – identified by police as the killer of Croft House employee Brianna Kupfer has been arrested Wednesday in Pasadena.

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The new government website where people can order free Covid-19 at-home rapid antigen tests is up and running. With just names and addresses, families can go to COVIDtests.gov and request up to four free tests to be delivered to their homes. The website comes online as the Biden administration

Two of the suspects in Arroyos death, Contreras and Rios, appeared in federal court on Friday and were ordered to be held without bond, with arraignments set for Feb. 3. If convicted, all four defendants will be eligible for the death penalty.

Carla Kranendonk’s “Gigi,” hand embroidery, is part of the LA Art Show, Jan. 20-23, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Hossack Gallery) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Jan. 20-27. Check websites or call for updates of

A robbery at a local 7/11 went viral after it was caught on camera.

Frank Hernandez, who was arrested Tuesday, has reportedly been with LAPD for more than 20 years and has been involved with three on-duty shootings.

You learn a lot about human nature and old habits walking the streets of your neighborhood with a trash picker in your hand. One day people are telling you it’s so nice that you’re picking up trash on your morning walk; the next day the same people are leaving their dog’s poop bag in the

A police pursuit of a motorcycle driver came to an end with a horrific crash at an intersection in West Hills.

The Holocaust Museum LA presents two virtual programs on Jan. 27 for United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Photo courtesy of Holocaust Museum LA) Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Jan. 22 OneLife LA – Forward In Hope: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles presents the annual event to

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon hit back against Union Pacific criticism on Friday afternoon, Jan. 21, writing in a letter to the railroad that the company doesn’t do enough to ensure its trains are adequately locked and protected. The letter, addressed to Union Pacific General Director of Public Affairs Adrian Guerrero, came a week

LA County Sheriff’s Department got a new high-tech tool called the Fire Cat, a vehicle that’s equipped to help put fires out in law enforcement situations that are too dangerous for firefighters to fight blazes.

Pasadena City College teachers protest returning to in-class teaching in front of the campus Thursday, January 20, 2021. The teachers are being required to return to in-class teaching on Monday, they are asking for two more weeks to let the Omicron surge levels come down. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Pasadena City

The Costa Mesa Police Department began a new operation against these thieves after Catalytic converters theft more than doubled between 2020-2021.

Rachel Kim reports from downtown Los Angeles where two suspects in the Monday shooting death of 27-year-old LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyo appeared in federal court.