Los Angeles

Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has been indicted on federal corruption charges in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

In an effort to reduce the backlog of cargo ships floating in the Pacific, the White House has reached an agreement nearly doubling the number of hours cargo is transferred at the Port of Los Angeles.

Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, account for 40% of all shipping containers entering the U.S.

Philip Joseph Hoblin, 54, is wanted for a total of 33 charges including forgery, identity theft, grand theft, fraudulent recorded documents and money laundering for a monetary loss of approximately $900,000. The LAPD arrested three other suspects in the case, but believe there may be additional victims.

IATSE members who work in television and film production at 36 IATSE local unions across the country voted last week to authorize the union's president to call a strike if contract talks didn't result in a new contract.

A house fire in Florence killed at least three family members.

Los Angeles city leaders are giving the green light to install a monument honoring late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Three people were killed and two people were hospitalized in critical condition following an overnight house fire in South Los Angeles. All of the victims are related, officials said. 

Strong winds battered Southern California Monday evening, knocking down large trees that ultimately destroyed nearby cars and homes.

A suspected carjacker is in custody after leading police on a chase across Los Angeles Monday night.

His concept is called Nicholas Mayfield Over Everything.