The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s helicopter has crash-landed in the Azusa-Glendora area with five passengers on board.

LOS ANGELES — Monday marked the first day since most schools reopened in spring 2021 that students across Los Angeles County have the option to remove their masks in class — although the L.A. Unified School District is an exception.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County this week launched the “test to treat” COVID-19 program announced by President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address, which offers anti-COVID pills for free to newly infected people who get tested, or show their test results, at select pharmacies with on-site…

LOS ANGELES — At least 20 women say they were sexually assaulted over the course of a dozen years at Camp Scott, Los Angeles County's all-girls juvenile detention facility, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus transmission continues to decline in Los Angeles County after the months-long surge driven by the omicron variant, with the county health department on Saturday announcing just 1% of tests performed daily are coming back positive. But some hot spots remain, with outbreaks reported at multiple correctional…

Aariel Maynor pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of Avant and the attempted murder of her security guard at her Beverly Hills home in December, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.

LOS ANGELES — Since taking over as Los Angeles County's district attorney, George Gascon had refused to compromise on sweeping changes he said were needed to remake an office he believed was prioritizing convictions and lengthy prison sentences over justice.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has officially exited the high coronavirus community level as calculated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meaning it is on track to lift its indoor mask order Friday.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man in Bellflower early Thursday after he stabbed another individual with a 3-foot garden claw, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES — Fully vaccinated individuals will soon be able to shed their masks indoors at Los Angeles County establishments that screen the inoculation status of visitors and patrons, health officials said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — After a yearlong hiatus during the pandemic, thousands of volunteers will fan out across Los Angeles County this week to conduct the annual count of the region's homeless population.