Homemade illegal fireworks found at a business in San Gabriel Wednesday triggered an emergency response, with a Los Angeles County bomb squad deployed as evacuations and street closures were put in ...

A 34-year-old man has been charged with leaving his mother hospitalized after she threatened to kick him out of their Ladera Ranch home, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. Elyas Michael Mechekak was ...

A 60-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of repeatedly sexually assaulting a boy from ages 10 to 12 and a girl from ages 4 to 8 while he lived with both in La Habra. Gerardo Monroy was found guilty ...

One person was killed Wednesday when a traffic collision caused a vehicle to plunge down a cliff next to a Malibu roadway. According to the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, deputies responded ...

A felon accused of gunning down a 50-year-old man in a drive-by attack on the edge of the Morongo Indian Reservation northeast of Banning was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and other ...

As beachgoers plan their Fourth of July outings, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Wednesday advised people to avoid ocean waters at eight area beaches due to high bacteria levels.

Southland residents, workers and advocacy groups Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging in federal court that the agency is operating a program of “abducting and ...

Two felons accused of fatally stabbing a 58-year-old man during a robbery on the west end of Riverside were both charged Wednesday with first-degree murder. Christopher James Buschbaum, 39, and Myron ...