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On Friday, Mayor Bob Henderson sent a letter to the presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court urging him to begin the process re-opening the courthouse.

DOWNEY >> A rift between firefighters and city leaders has reached the point where voters here will have to decide whether the city should have its own fire department or merge its fire service with Los Angeles County's department.

Former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano is likely headed back to federal prison after a jury found him guilty Monday of conspiring to pay a bribe.

Musician Brad Wilk performs at a concert to celebrate the premiere of "Sound City" at the Hollywood Palladium on January 31, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Fire agencies throughout Southern California will offer their assessment of expected fire activity over the summer months at 11:30 a.m. Agencies include the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the United States Forest Service, CAL FIRE, California Emergency Management Agency , Orange County Fire Authority, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, ... (more)

As part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. initiative, The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA marks the first time the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has explored its own history in the context of an exhibition.

Rosa Ayala loads food into bags at the food distribution center at MEND in Pacoima, Ca May 30, 2013.

When Gaurav Malhotra began his home construction project in April, his biggest concern were the designs and permits for his new room.

Los Angeles police say Curb Your Enthusiasm actor and comedian Jeff Garlin has been arrested on a felony vandalism charge after a dispute with another motorist over a parking space.

The investigation continued Sunday into a collision between a car and bicyclist in front of Cal Tech that fatally injured the 25-year-old rider.

It happened at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Hubbard Street. Officials say the driver, believed to be in his 70s, mistook the accelerator for the brake as he pulled into a parking spot.

According to Los Angeles County Fire, the incident was reported at 9:08 p.m. at Aguora Road and Lakeview Canyon, near the Ventura County, Los Angeles County border.

COMMERCE – Robert Fierro, a preschool teacher and a city council member in this industrial town of fewer than 13,000 residents, didn't fully fathom the tidal forces and the powerful family he was taking on in 2008.

A driver who got out of his car following a crash on the Ventura Freeway in Glendale early Saturday morning died after being struck twice by oncoming traffic, according to California Highway Patrol investigators.

Coroner's officials Saturday identified a man and two boys killed in a a car crash in Industry while celebrating the boys' sixth grade graduation.

A Southern California developer is under investigation for allegedly tapping his firm's attorneys and daughters to launder illegal campaign contributions to Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez.

A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, adults in America feel more accepted than they did a decade ago, a new study showed.

A crash in Pico Rivera, Calif. in the 3500 block of San Gabriel River Parkway killed two children and one adult on Thursday night, according to NBC News on June 14, and one of the deceased children had just celebrated his middle school graduation.

Officials said Friday a Baldwin Park man accused of beating his son to death previously had been under investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, but neighbors had no idea there were problems at the home.

A Compton jury has awarded $8 million to the parents of a man fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy three years ago.