The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million

LOS ANGELES — Faced with the possibility of another COVID-19 surge stemming from parties and travel over the winter holiday season, Los Angeles County health officials are urging workers and students to wear masks in indoor public settings for at least 10 days once they return to work and school.

LOS ANGELES — When Yessica Castaneda thinks about launching her career as a social worker, she knows who she doesn't want to work for: Los Angeles County.

Cooper Noriega, 19, wa found dead in California parking lot on 9 June

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County have stabilized, pushing off the prospect of a new indoor mask mandate shortly after New Year’s Day, but a second wave associated with Christmas and other gatherings remains possible.

LOS ANGELES — The number of available Los Angeles County hospital beds has fallen to its lowest level of the pandemic, the result not only of the enduring threat of COVID-19 and the reemergence of flu and RSV, but also the needs of a populace that put off nonemergency care.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County jury awarded more than $14 million this week to a woman who sued her health insurance provider alleging that the company's long delay in approving surgery for a painful condition led to her opioid dependency.

LOS ANGELES — Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found.

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Smith begins her days online, searching for her son's name on the Los Angeles County sheriff's inmate locator, a ritual she shares with many moms she's bonded with over the years.