The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is stepping up patrols to enforce California's hands-free cell phone laws during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Polliwog Park is removing 17 unhealthy trees and planting 78 new ones of various species to enhance biodiversity and address environmental challenges.

Seven parties across five states have settled for over $1.5 million for healthcare fraud related to kickback schemes for Medicare referrals. This includes payments by two laboratory marketers and five physicians.

Los Angeles County launches the Community Readiness Champions Initiative to train residents in lifesaving skills such as CPR/AED, bleeding control, and Mental Health First Aid.

The LAFD rescued an uninjured hiker stranded on the Temescal Ridge Trail in rainy conditions. The night operation required a paramedic to be lowered for hoisting the hiker to safety.

Los Angeles faces severe weather with flash flood advisories and threats of landslides due to heavy rains over the weekend, with areas like Long Beach and downtown affected.

A 14-year-old girl was injured in a Long Beach drive-by shooting and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect is at large and an investigation is ongoing.

Two men charged with the murder of Sidney Barrett Morris at L.A. Live face life sentences if convicted; DA Gascón underscores Morris's peace-building legacy.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a big rig in Malibu, resulting in the shutdown of Pacific Coast Highway near Cross Creek Road. Traffic is impacted as the investigation continues.

A former Orange County education official pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $16 million from the Magnolia School District and could face 10 years in prison.

Los Angeles braces for a severe storm with flood watches and winter storm warnings, expecting heavy rain, strong winds, and mountain snow ahead of Easter weekend.

DNA evidence links a man to a cold case burglary in Thousand Oaks; Luis Alonso Parada, already jailed for another burglary, was arrested for the crime.

A man in Long Beach is arrested for allegedly transporting and having unlawful sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl from Arizona, according to the Justice Department.