The blaze injures 10, including three firefighters and a critically injured 2-year-old girl who was found in a smoke-filled stairwell on the 23rd floor.
His tenure was marred by questions about the department's response times.
Daniel Hoyos Isaza turned himself in after an alleged attempted sexual assault on the UCLA campus.
The suspect allegedly grabbed a student from behind at 2:30 a.m. Friday and tried to sexually assault her, police said.
As many as 500 on-body cameras may be bought for LAPD officers to wear while on duty.
Nicholas Pasquale was struck by a vehicle and killed Sunday in San Clemente.
The impaired driving crackdown was conducted by 100 state and local agencies in Los Angeles County.
Agencies across Los Angeles plan to crack down on drunk driving this weekend.
Enforcement was increased ahead of the Labor Day holiday.
More than 100 agencies in L.A. County teamed up for the weekend DUI crackdown.
Little information is available so far.
The man was hospitalized in serious condition.
She apparently went to Wyoming with two friends, according to what the mother told KCAL9.
Caroline Karimi has been missing since Monday, according to her father.
The demonstration clogged up the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood.
Demonstrators plan to sit at the Westwood and Wilshire boulevard intersection and get arrested, which will hinder Westside traffic.
This marks the first raise since 2008, when salaries were frozen countywide, according to the board of supervisors.
Online reports indicate the demonstration is planned for Thursday evening.
Nothing was decided Tuesday, as jailing alternatives and mental health funds were also discussed.
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The numbers were taken from 12:01 a.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday.
Marcela Franco, 26, was surrounded by her family as she died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
All lanes of the freeway are reopened early Thursday morning.
Jeffery Wayne Langford is convicted of 21 counts, including first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery.
Paul Meyer pleads not guilty to three felony counts after his March arrest.
A suspicious man is seen in two restrooms on UCLA's campus.
Numerous high-profile Los Angeles residents, including those in the Bel-Air and Holmby Hills areas, have been the victims of recent 'swatting' pranks.
Three others are injured after a two-vehicle crash in Westwood Friday.
No injuries are reported.
Patrick Harran is due back in court May 9 for arraignment.
LAPD officers arrest two suspects after a pursuit ends in the Sepulveda Pass.
A bomb squad removes the briefcase after finding no explosives.
More than 100 copper wire theft incidents have been reported in City Council District 5 since last July.
The car registered to Gavin Smith is found in a Simi Valley storage facility.
The county's youth homicide rate ranks ninth in the state.