Health officials are warning certain residents to avoid the outdoors, and firefighters are being inundated with calls about the smoke.
Dust off the bathing suit, and look out for the pets and elderly loved ones: local temperatures are expected to spike to dangerous levels.
An explosive warehouse fire that sent noxious fumes to the far ends of Los Angeles was finally extinguished Wednesday.
The Los Angeles school board approved a teachers' contract including class-size reductions, new elective classes, and salary increases.
Are you ready, Highland Park-Mt Washington? Clear brush, dead trees; make evacuation plan. "The time to prepare is now," official said.
Downed power line is being repaired, and delays are between Highland Park Station and Allen in Pasadena.
This eight-week workshop will introduce beginning writers to the techniques of fiction writing.
Parents and staff at a Los Angeles charter school say randomly searching students with metal detectors, is a form of profiling.
Temps in the Valley could hit triple digits, and in the 80s in downtown area. At the beaches, high surf advisory in effect, too.
Brush at rear of property also is burning.
Chef Shell the Dinner Belle shares her technique. So what's the secret ingredient in her savory sauce?
The pledge comes from tech entrepreneur and USC trustee David Bohnett.
The girl from Arcadia may be heading to Oregon, authorities said.
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Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson said he was targeted with drawings of a lynching and cross burning during a city meeting.
The Board of Supervisors voted to press for a state law change to get a millionaire's tax on the ballot to combat the homelessness epidemic.
LA Jail Deputies Convicted of Abusing Mentally Ill Inmate and Cover-Up Conspiracy
artist class, art class, grant writing, Sunday June 26
Students allege Benjamin Franklin High's former football coach abused them while the district followed a pattern of turning a blind eye.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man who allegedly raped a woman in a park bathroom at gunpoint the same day he got out of jail.
The City Council will consider a plan that would allow owners of illegal multi-family complexes make their properties legal.
Housing affordability improved slightly thanks to wage increases and a drop in home prices.
The 22,000-seat stadium will be home to the Los Angeles Football Club, starting in 2018.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follows JFK and her husband in addressing East Los Angeles College as a presidential candidate.
Despite a major push to tackle the problem of homelessness, more and more people are living on LA streets.
Aldama Elementary students take home silver medals in math competition.
Authorities searching for boys, 15 and 16, found two bodies in the Los Angeles River.
A Washington Post analysis looks at housing prices before and after the financial collapse.
A Highland Park man is accused helping to steal more than $500,000 in merchandise from Victoria's Secret and JC Penney stores.
Los Angeles will subsidize about 200 jobs to make the YMCA free to teens all summer with free meals served in areas with high need.
The Leapfrog Group announced its ratings Monday, which gives hospitals a grade of A through F for patient safety.
A great white shark goes airborne, a mountain gets schooled, Lakers oust Scott, and LA puts end to pet shop puppy sales.
A two-story home in Mount Washington caught fire early Saturday morning.
LA Residents who may be uninsured or underinsured can get the medical help they need - even surgery - next week.
Mayor Eric Garcetti is pressing fellow councilmembers to move forward with $57 million body camera plan, but some have misgivings.
An upper ridge over the Southland led to high temperatures throughout, but a slight cooling trend will continue through Thursday.
The mother of a man who fell off a bridge into oncoming traffic on the 110 Freeway is blaming the state and city for her son's death.
Two brothers were arrested after police found a massive cache of weapons and marijuana plants in Highland Park and Mount Washington.