Attorney: Family of teen girl 'body slammed' by deputy files legal complaints against school district, LASD

Weeks after a cell phone video showed a teen girl being "body-slammed" by a deputy, the girl's family is taking the school district and Los Angeles County to court, according to the girl's attorney.

Mother of children found decapitated in Lancaster charged in their killings

Natalie Brothwell is accused of killing her two children who were decapitated in their Southern California home last year. Brothwell has been arrested at her Tucson home, authorities said.

Suspect in critical condition after being shot by LASD deputies in Lancaster

A suspect who was shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies in Lancaster is in critical condition Thursday after he allegedly pointed a rifle at deputies prior to the shooting, authorities say.

Parents protest LA County Sheriff's deputies policing of schools following rough on-campus arrest

A violent confrontation involving a Lancaster high school student and a school resource deputy has the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigating and community members demanding change.

Brush fire breaks out in Lancaster
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Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that broke Thursday afternoon in Lancaster.

Authorities seize millions of dollars worth of marijuana from 500 illegal grows in Antelope Valley area

Law enforcement authorities cleared numerous illegal marijuana grow locations in the Antelope Valley Tuesday in what the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deemed "the largest operation ever to take place in the history of LASD."

4 dead, including 2 children, in Lancaster crash involving big rig

Two adult females and two juveniles were killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a big rig Friday morning in Lancaster, authorities said.

Man who 'senselessly executed' LASD sergeant sentenced to life in prison without parole

A Lancaster man who pleaded guilty in the 2016 execution-style slaying of a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Trenton Trevon Lovell had two prior convictions and was on parole at the time of the slaying of Sgt. Steve Owen, who was shot five times on Oct. 5, 2016, in Lancaster.

Anthony Avalos: DA's office drops death penalty for mom, her boyfriend accused of murder, torture

The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has dropped its bid for the death penalty against Heather Maxine Barron and her boyfriend Kareem Ernesto Leiva, who are charged with the murder and torture of their 10-year-old son Anthony Avalos.