Family, friends honor late LA Councilman's Christmas traditions

The wife and good friend of the late Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge are on a mission to continue his legacy and Christmas traditions. LaBonge died earlier this year at the age of 67.

Goodbye Staples Center, hello Crypto.com Arena

The change isn't official until Christmas, but the signs are already up for the Crypto.com Arena.

Man to plead guilty to posing as former Patriots player, fraudulently buying Super Bowl rings

A New Jersey man has agreed to plead guilty to posing as a former member of the New England Patriots in order to fraudulently obtain team Super Bowl rings. The man claimed the rings were gifts for Tom Brady's family.

Mad dash for COVID-19 tests amid omicron concerns
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As the omicron variant cases surge across Southern California, families are making a mad dash to get tested ahead of the holiday weekend.

244 Los Angeles city employees on unpaid leave following vaccine mandate deadline

While 244 full-time employees were placed on unpaid leave as of Friday, an additional 2,508 part-time employees were either placed on unpaid leave or not scheduled for work due to not complying with the vaccination mandate by either getting vaccinated or submitting a medical or religious exemption request.

Teacher says he was forced to resign over pain related to vaccine, lack of accommodation by LAUSD

A former Los Angeles Unified School District teacher said Monday he was forced to resign due to pain related to a COVID-19 vaccine shot and a lack of accommodation by the district.

VIDEO: LAPD pursuit in Mid-City ends with dramatic crash; one injury

A police chase Monday morning ended in a collision with a parked car. One person who was in the parked car was injured. The suspect was taken into custody after running away from the crash site.

Vincent van Gogh hot air balloon pops up in Hollywood Hills

A hot air balloon in the likeness of famous painter Vincent van Gogh popped up in Hollywood Lake Park Monday morning. It's part of the

Elderly man searches for son he hasn't seen in more than 40 years

Bill Samawi hasn't seen his son Steven in more than 40 years. Steven left for England with his mother when she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Now 82, he still dreams he can one day see his son again.

Lookout Bandit: LAPD looking for three suspects who robbed multiple 7-Eleven stores

Detectives are asking the public for help in identifying a man and two women suspected of committing a string of hold-ups at Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores over three consecutive evenings.

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler fatally stabbed at LA music festival

Los Angeles rapper Drakeo the Ruler has died after being stabbed outside of a concert at the Banc of California Stadium, according to multiple reports.

3 hurt in commercial building fire in South Los Angeles area

Three people were injured in a fire at a commercial building in the Florence-Graham area of Los Angeles Friday.

Los Angeles County lost residents during the pandemic

California as a whole lost 173,000 people in the year ending July 1 that included 12 months of the pandemic.

UCLA men's basketball cancels second game in four days due to COVID, team activities paused

For the second time in four days, UCLA has canceled a men's basketball game due to COVID-19 developments in the program. Saturday's game against UNC has been canceled and all team-related activities have been paused.