A Swedish national who sold never-delivered Escobar-branded phones and flamethrowers has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 48 months in federal prison.

A motorcyclist died after a solo crash sent the rider over the edge of a 105/110 freeway connector in South Los Angeles.

A secret desert lab in Los Angeles County produced a staggering drug haul: 1,378 pounds of meth, cash and three suspects in custody.

Seventeen investors want a Los Angeles court to pause IRG’s planned public-market deal, warning that a $350 million arbitration fight could be gutted by the timing.

A new county plan would test whether Los Angeles can keep emergency systems running after a major earthquake.

A Long Beach shooting victim has died weeks after the gunfire, potentially transforming an attempted murder case into a homicide prosecution.

Santa Monica delayed a vote on joining a four-city affordable housing trust after council members questioned future costs and board power.

An armed suspect was taken into custody after LASD’s Special Enforcement Bureau responded to a Compton barricade Monday morning. Evacuated residents were allowed to return after authorities deemed the area safe.

A pedestrian was killed before dawn on the westbound 10 Freeway near Vermont Avenue, triggering a SigAlert and an initial full lane closure.

A 51-year-old man died after his SUV went airborne and landed upside down in a retention pond near the Grand Parkway.

Shannon Hayden’s electronically enhanced cello will anchor a Del Mar Foundation talk this Thursday, blending classical training, experimental sound and marine-life advocacy.

A brush fire near Thousand Oaks’ North Ranch Open Space ran toward homes before firefighters stopped its forward progress.

An overnight outage left parts of the Hollywood Hills and Brentwood without air conditioning during Southern California’s hottest stretch.