Officials warn of new winter COVID-19 wave with new 'highly transmissible' variant. More

Authorities have identified four suspects — including two teenagers — in a smash-and-grab robbery at a Home Depot in Lakewood on Friday. More

The flier included "propaganda style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people," police said. More

How you can protect yourself amid Omicron variant alarms: Here's what we know. More

L.A. County health officials are urging the public to wear masks in indoor public settings and at outdoor "mega events" and be vaccinated. More

All donned face masks and red wristbands after proving they had either been vaccinated against or had recently tested negative for the greatest villain of all: COVID-19. More

Danny Masterson's case has refocused attention on religious arbitration, in which disputes are settled outside of courts, with little or no public scrutiny. More

Come Monday, Los Angeles' vaccine mandate will compel Milbet Del Cid to ask people for proof of vaccination. She can enforce the law or violate it. More

In 2021, through September, reports of violent crimes were up 25% from the same time last year and 9% from 2019, according to L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority data. Some crimes, such as aggravated assaults, are exceeding pre-pandemic levels. More

If anyone should have been able to escape homelessness, it's John Maurer, whose siblings are prominent in L.A.'s homelessness and mental health systems. More

Concerns over air pollution prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to extend a residential no-burn order through Sunday. More

The Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa, has more mutations than any scientists have seen, including some that may make it less susceptible to immunity generated from previous infections or vaccines. More

The Hollywood Christmas Parade will return Sunday night for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing marching bands, floats and celebrities to a 3.2-mile route in Hollywood. More

She didn't start swimming until about her sixth decade, but at 100, Maurine Kornfeld of Los Angeles is still setting records and brightening the world around her. More

Arellano highlights four books released in 2021 that capture the different battles from California's Mexican American communities. More