Television
‘Law & Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay says the show’s storylines gave her ‘secondary trauma’ and led to her Joyful Heart Foundation.
Sept. 25, 2024
Food
Members of the L.A. Times Food team weigh in on their Langer’s orders — and owner Norm Langer shares some of his customers’ strangest requests through the years.
Sept. 23, 2024
California
Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. It requires California school districts to draft policies restricting or banning student cellphone use.
The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.
Some Los Angeles-area police departments are ramping up patrols around synagogues during Rosh Hashana — though authorities say they have not received specific reports of threats or demonstrations.
Oct. 3, 2024
The flash mobs of 20 to 40 teenagers on bicycles stormed multiple 7-Eleven stores across Los Angeles over the summer.
Oct. 2, 2024
There are three other law enforcement agencies in addition to the LAPD that patrol Los Angeles parks, the port and the airport. But their officers have a different retirement plan than the city’s other public safety employees.
A Woodland Hills man who terrorized street vendors using violence, racial slurs and an ax must pay two victims a total of more than $2.8 million.
Sept. 19, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Rapper Keenon “YG” Jackson was arrested on suspicion of DUI after officials said he hit a curb with his red Lamborghini and wound up in a grassy median.
Climate & Environment
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.
Sept. 15, 2024