Black Lives Matter LA sends a call to action tweet after deputies fatally shoot man

Black Lives Matter LA posted a tweet calling for people to show up at the scene where Dijon Kizzee was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on Monday night.

2 charged with robbery, hate crime against 3 transgender women in Hollywood

Two Compton men have been charged with an attack last month on YouTube performer Eden the Doll and two other transgender women in Hollywood.

NTSB sets Oct. 20 hearing to review findings on 'Conception' dive boat fire that killed 34

The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it will hold an Oct. 20 meeting on the agency's investigation of the fire aboard a dive boat off the coast of Santa Barbara last Labor Day weekend that killed 34 people, including two Santa Monica residents.  

Protests erupt in South LA after man accused of punching deputy is shot and killed by deputies

A second night of protests was underway in response to sheriff's deputies fatally shooting a 29-year-old man who was stopped on his bicycle for a vehicle code violation in the unincorporated Westmont area near South Los Angeles.

Deputies fatally shoot man accused of punching deputy, brandishing handgun

A man who allegedly punched a deputy and "produced a handgun" was shot and killed by deputies Monday afternoon in the unincorporated Westmont area near South Los Angeles, officials said. 

LAPD investigating officers who let apparent drunk driver stumble away from crash scene

The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a personnel investigation into the conduct of officers who let an apparent drunk driver stumble away from the scene of a crash he caused in Los Feliz without a breathalyzer or any charges.

Nearly 200 LA protesters stand in solidarity with demonstrators in Kenosha

With signs held high, close to 200 people rallied outside LA City Hall, passionate about stopping police brutality, after an officer shot and paralyzed 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.

LAPD searching for protesters who vandalized Van Nuys Police Station

Los Angeles police are searching for members of a group of protesters, numbering about 50, who demonstrated outside the department's Van Nuys station, burned an American flag, sprayed graffiti on the building and harassed several officers inside a cruiser before leaving the scene.  

Thousands turn out to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium

Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a procession through East Los Angeles to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March, a protest against the disproportionate impact of the Vietnam War on the Mexican-American community.

LA School Police Union calls for removal of UTLA board member after she posts “Blue Lives Murder” photo

The union representing Los Angeles School Police officers is calling for the removal of a United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) board member after she posted a photo of herself wearing a shirt that says “Blue Lives Murder” on the front of it.

Los Angeles legal fund to help people amid COVID-19 expands, mayor says

Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Attorney Mike Feuer said Friday that the L.A. Represents initiative, a program that provides free legal services to residents facing hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has expanded.

Community fridges that feed those in need popping up around Los Angeles

An old refrigerator stands upright next to Revolutionario Restaurant on Jefferson Boulevard. Brighty painted it welcomes those in need to reach in and have some food for free. By it is a poster that reads: "Take what you need, leave what you don't."

New Nike community store opens in Watts in honor of Mamba Week

It was a celebration in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts on Thursday as Nike opened its brand new Nike community store in honor of Mamba Week. 

Demonstrators, police clash in third night of DTLA protests following Jacob Blake shooting

Protesters and police clashed inside the Third Street tunnel in downtown Los Angeles with officers firing non-lethal rubber bullets into the crowd followed by arrests on Thursday morning.

Third night of protests in Downtown L.A. over police shootings

Protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night, rallying against police brutality and the shooing of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the shooting deaths of two protesters and the wounding of another during demonstrations in that city.

USC confirms first on-campus coronavirus cases

USC officials confirmed om Wednesday the university first on-campus coronavirus cases, affecting three students.