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An attorney for Brian Banks, 26, said in news reports that his client will seek $100 from the state for every day he was wrongfully incarcerated, but he will not sue the woman who recanted the rape and … More »Former Long Beach football player exonerated of rape will sue state

LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol today reported no traffic-related deaths on Los Angeles County highways during the first 12 hours of this year's three-day Memorial Day weekend. More »CHP: No traffic-related deaths in L.A. County during first 12 hours of Memorial Day weekend

LONG BEACH — Police arrested Diondria Cherie Davis, 32, mother of two young sisters missing since Wednesday on suspicion of child endangerment after she left them with a stranger. More »UPDATED: Mother of missing girls arrested; suspect still at large

A couple of weeks ago, the brief description of Los Angeles County Superior Court judicial candidate Kim Smith on an online legal encyclopedia gave the gender of the Hawthorne deputy city attorney as  … More »Judicial candidate banks on very low profile, non-foreign name

The 90-mile yacht race from San Francisco to Monterey was under way Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard lifted a ban on ocean racing that was set in place in the wake of a deadly sailboat accident. More »Yacht racing resumes after Coast Guard lifts ban

In 1999, when Allyson Diana Genest died at the age of 38 following a short battle with melanoma, the notion of taking cremated remains into space was still relatively new. But as a lifelong "Star Trek" … More »Parents of San Pedro woman see her remains launched on SpaceX rocket

A state Assembly committee on Friday shelved a measure aimed at expanding the powers of Los Angeles International Airport's police force, effectively killing the plan for at least another year. More »State Assembly committee kills bill expanding powers of LAX police

For many of Los Angeles County's poor children, getting in to see a dentist can be as tough as making it in Hollywood, state data show. Last year, fewer than one in four L.A. County children with Medi-Cal … More »Fewer than one in four kids in county with Medi-Cal get dental care

Recent police activities in Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK More »Saturday's police log: Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena

With its eye on a $25 million prize, Los Angeles Unified is gearing up to compete in the Race to the Top, a federal grant program that for the first time is open to individual school districts. More »LAUSD gearing up to compete for $25M Race to the Top prize

The Rotary Club of Westchester is hosting a book sale beginning today through June 2 in the Ralphs lot at Sepulveda Boulevard and 89th Street. More »Westchester Rotary to host book sale

A San Pedro woman who was beaten to death in her 14th Street home was identified Friday as 59-year-old Dana Milo. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK More »San Pedro woman who was beaten to death identified

A free beach shuttle that runs from Playa Vista to parts of Marina del Rey and Venice begins operating this weekend. More »Free beach shuttle to begin operations this weekend

A 62-year-old social worker who invited troubled teenage boys to live in his Palos Verdes Peninsula homes was ordered Friday to stand trial for allegedly groping four of them. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH … More »Man to stand trial for allegedly groping teen boys in his Palos Verdes Peninsula homes

The L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors, with the county Arts Commission, is sponsoring Saturday night's "Nite-Write" program in hopes that it will provide inspiration for a permanent mural that … More »Ultraviolet art program to light up Dockweiler Beach parking lot

A Friday listing for "Rocket Man: The Elton John Tribute," being presented Saturday at the Norris Theatre in Rolling Hills Estates, contained an incorrect ticket price. More »For the record: Elton John tribute

My father never went to college. He never won any awards. In fact, he had no formal accomplishments to speak of save for the Bronze Star he'd received for fighting in Vietnam. More »Renee Moilanen: Father's Bronze Star a memento of a man's most noble moment

LOS ANGELES - Five men were facing charges today after sheriff's detectives seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants during a raid on an indoor growing operation in a warehouse in unincorporated Rancho … More »5 face charges after 2,000 pot plants seized near Long Beach

LOS ANGELES - A man who had been reported trapped in a storm drain in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles emerged unscathed today carrying a Bible. More »Man reportedly trapped in Harbor Gateway storm drain emerges holding Bible

MARINA DEL REY - Los Angeles County's free Beach Shuttle will begin its annual summer operation today, providing free trips between Playa Vista and throughout Marina del Rey. More »Free beach shuttle begins between Playa Vista and Marina del Rey

LOS ANGELES - With extra officers on the streets, Los Angeles police officers will conduct beefed-up patrols this Memorial Day Holiday Weekend and staff checkpoints in a campaign to make sure drivers are … More »LAPD beefs up Memorial Day Weekend DUI checkpoints

Sheriff's deputies shot at suspects this morning in Wilmington, authorities said. No suspects were hit, but two were arrested following the 5 a.m. gunfire in the 1200 block of Ronan Avenue. | POLICE N … More »Deputies fire on suspects in Wilmington

SAN PEDRO - A 59-year-old San Pedro woman who was shot and killed in San Pedro was identified by a coroner's official today. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK | » HOMICIDE M … More »San Pedro woman beaten to death ID'd