The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — There are few things Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has boasted about more during his first term in office than his success in dramatically increasing the number of people who are permitted to carry guns in public.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County resident has died from MPX — the nation’s first confirmed fatality linked to the disease, public health officials said Monday.

A hospitalized Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox

Los Angeles County leaders have announced a lawsuit settlement agreement that commits hundreds of millions of dollars to expand outreach and supportive services for homeless residents — marking the potential end of two years of litigation over the crisis of people living on the streets

Health officials in Los Angeles County say they do not know what role monkeypox played in the person’s death

LOS ANGELES — Shawn Griffin remembers his first — and subsequently last — attempt to ask his doctor to prescribe him PrEP.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss murder charges against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman, whose vehicle allegedly struck two boys in a crosswalk while it was going more than 70 mph.

LOS ANGELES — A 15-day outdoor watering ban took effect for 4 million Los Angeles County residents on Tuesday as crews make emergency repairs to a pipeline that delivers water to Southern Californians, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is on the verge of making it easier for nurse practitioners to provide abortions, barring coroner investigations following a fetal death and dedicating $20 million to expand access to reproductive care programs in Los Angeles County under bills passed by the state Legislature before the body…

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and other department officials tried to prevent a key witness from testifying before an oversight panel about gang-like groups of deputies, according to a new lawsuit.

LOS ANGELES — When questioned on the witness stand about the close-up photos he took with his cellphone of Kobe Bryant's body and those of other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Doug Johnson said he was doing his job.