Los Angeles

Ryan Kobayashi, the father of a missing Hawaii woman, has died after an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Four people from Los Angeles County are facing insurance fraud and conspiracy charges after allegedly staging fake bear attacks with a bear costume.

Music giant Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, a week after his death at age 91. A larger, more public memorial is also being planned.

Police arrested a naked man in the crawlspace underneath the El Sereno home of a 93-year-old woman Friday morning.

The actor in the horror franchise series “Candyman”, Tony Todd, died Friday evening. He was 69.

The World Series champion Dodgers are back in Los Angeles — thanks in part to the New England Patriots.

Prepare to see more police officers on the streets of L.A. and give yourself extra travel time Friday night.

Ryan James Wedding, a snowboarder who competed for Canada in the 2002 Olympics, is accused of running a massive, murderous international drug trafficking operation.

A former Olympic snowboarder along with 15 others were charged for allegedly running a massive international drug trafficking operation to smuggle cocaine into Canada through Los Angeles.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached an $880 million settlement with plaintiffs over hundreds child sex abuse claims, according to attorneys.

Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez plead for the brothers’ release from prison at a news conference in downtown Los Angeles.

Surveillance video shows the moment a car plowed into a coffee shop in Tarzana on Thursday, resulting in only minor injuries, which the coffee shop owners called miraculous. 

Stephanie Lazarus had previously been found suitable for parole in the 1986 killing of Sherri Rasmussen.

Ground will be broken Wednesday in a South Los Angeles neighborhood for a Costco store that will offer bulk buying and something new for the warehouse chain.

Doctors removed eight socks, several rocks and a toy from Brooklyn’s stomach.

Hermosa Beach police arrested an alleged street fruit vendor after finding methamphetamine hidden in the cart during a permit check.

On Aug. 15, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested four gang members connected to the death of “General Hospital” star Johnny Wactor. He was fatally shot back in May by a man who authorities claim was attempting to steal his car’s catalytic converter.

The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is not only a member of a new species — it’s also the only one found on the planet whose bones are green, according to museum officials.

Authorities evacuated at least 1,200 people Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures, officials said.

Strong winds are pushing flames from a wildfire through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. Officials on Sunday warned residents in the fire’s path to be prepared to leave if the blaze explodes in size again. LA County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 square miles, one day after it...