Officials have issued a smoke advisory for people in the areas directly affected by the smoke.
The books are free for children of all ages and LAPD cadets will serve as stewards of the library.
Metro officials are dubbing the planned 80-hour closures on the northbound 405 "Jamzilla."
Authorities are unclear as to the cause of the boat beaching.
The decades-old murder went unsolved for years until DNA database hit identified a suspect.
The victim is found by a family member.
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
Police make an arrest in the Nov. 22 murder case.
The beating captured media attention when a witness to the incident presented a video.
Only one woman is among 70 new recruits vying to join the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Sheriff denies that his decision to step down was prompted by the possibility of federal charges against him.
Additional evidence was revealed by prosecutors.
The fighter was not injured in the collision but is arrested.
Authorities are investigating the two deaths.
The actress says she tried to apprehend the suspect who delivered a punch to an unsuspecting victim.
The quake is centered near Marina del Rey and felt in Venice, Culver City, Beverly Hills and Hermosa Beach.
A 'courtesy patrol officer' at an upscale apartment complex was killed.
The two men in their 20s have been arrested in the death of 28-year-old Trinidad Sanchez.
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The 48-year-old man eluded authorities for a short amount of time.
He was one of two men convicted of sending pornographic spam under the Can-Spam Act.
Police say the man went on a crime spree, stealing a truck and then committing several crimes.
LAPD will continue to run its DUI checkpoints through New Year's Day with 1,520 arrests made as of Christmas Day.
Drunken or drugged driving arrests from Dec. 13 through Christmas day have increased by about 100 arrests since last year.
'Hot prowl' burglars strike in Pacific Division.
Robber hits the store on Lincoln Boulevard.
The robbery and stabbing happened on the 12000 block of National Boulevard Sunday night.
A stabbing victim has been taken to a hospital for treatment, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
More sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are slated for the holiday season.
LAPD investigating a possible gang connection. Police say victim's injuries are "not life-threatening."
Police are looking for a man who beat another man who was cowering on the ground around 4 a.m. near Ocean Front Walk.
The Los Angeles County campaign will continue through New Year's Day.
The suspect fled on foot after demanding the victims' valuables.
Lunar high tides in Santa Monica Bay are predicted to crest at 5.9 feet at 1:19 a.m. Monday, and again at 1:52 a.m. Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division reaches out to the family of a slain Venice man whose murder remains a mystery.
The Los Angeles Police Department reaches out to a young boy whose father was killed last month.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The blackout appears to be a revival of a policy briefly employed by the fire department in late March and early April of last year.
Police are keeping an eye on any work done on a building at 3472 S. Centinela Ave. after a temporary restraining order was issued.