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Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Wednesday that there is enough evidence to take L.A. City Councilman Curren Price to trial on embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest charges.
Convicted sex offender tried to rape a woman in a business, L.A. police say. They're searching for other victims
Police are seeking additional potential victims of Joseph Lee Davis, 30, after he was booked on suspicion of attempted rape.
Mountain lion captured in San Francisco. 'We locked eyes,' resident says
A mountain lion seen wandering the streets of San Francisco was captured early Tuesday and will be relocated, according to San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
Maserati driver kills man and dog crossing Sherman Oaks street, flees scene and then abandons car
The driver of the Maserati fled the scene and then abandoned the damaged car, without license plates, a few blocks away, police said.
Long Beach man pleads guilty to sending money to Islamic State, possessing homemade bomb
A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending payments to suspected members of Islamic State and illegally possessing a homemade bomb, according to authorities.
A push to end a fractured approach to post-fire contamination removal
Assemblymember John Harabedian is introducing new legislation that would create statewide science-based standards for the testing and removal of contamination left by wildfires.
Hollywood Burbank Airport at risk of a midair collision, top U.S. transportation official says
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, speaking just before the first anniversary of a catastrophic crash that claimed 67 lives outside Washington, D.C., said "people are raising red flags" about Burbank Airport.
Suspected L.A. copper wire thief goes into a manhole and refuses to come out
An alleged copper wire thief evaded police for nearly four hours by hiding in a manhole in Chatsworth.
Comment about Chinese espionage triggers 'tangible safety concern' at California flight school
A flight school in Redding posted a photo on Facebook of students around an airplane. A city councilman suggested they were Chinese spies.
Charter Reform Commission, L.A. City Council impose transparency rules
The L.A. City Council and the Charter Reform Commission adopted similar proposals that would increase transparency when officials talk to one another.
After Minneapolis shootings, California advances a bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents
The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches.
LAFD Foundation says $65,000 went to celebrity PR firm
The foundation addressed the controversy in an email blast to supporters after The Times disclosed that charitable donations were used to pay the Lede Co.
