L.A. County joined San Francisco and other jurisdictions in the U.S. that have codified a ‘right to counsel ordinance.’ ...

As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas amid fears of possible flash flooding and mudflows.An official ...

Public health officials on Tuesday warned visitors at several Los Angeles County beaches to stay out of the water and kept an advisory in place for a stretch of fire-impacted beaches.

There’s a new way for Angelenos to change county government. Applications are open for a task force that will oversee the execution of L.A. County’s Measure G, a package of reforms that ...

Los Angeles County wildfire victims have until March 10 ... victims can also find assistance at www.Wildfires.betterangels.la and www. CA.gov/LAfires.

The property, known as Bobcat Crossing Ranch, is the “largest undeveloped tract” between Eldorado — a large residential area in the county — and Santa Fe, according to a county report.

The faulty evacuation order that buzzed on cellphones across L.A. County on Jan. 9 ... according to a public-facing map hosted by the company. That dividing line proved problematic during the ...

Erik Menendez, left, and brother Lyle Menendez are serving life sentences for murdering their parents inside their Beverly Hills home in 1989. (California Department of Corrections via AP) ...

Erik Menendez (C) and his brother Lyle (L) are pictured, on August 12, 1991 in Beverly Hills. They are accused of killing their parents, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez of Beverly Hills, Calif. AFP ...

A longtime member of the Civilian Oversight Commission, which oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, submitted a resignation letter this week after he said Los Angeles County ...