August 11, 2020 LA's Garcetti under fire from police union over 'party house' plan The Los Angeles police union escalated its feud with Mayor Eric Garcetti this week after the mayor asked officers to crack down on “party houses” by reporting houses hosting large gatherings to the city to have their water and electricity shut off.
August 11, 2020 San Andreas Fault earthquake swarm sparks fears of ‘Big One’ Dozens of tremors began in the early morning on Monday, ranging in size from a 2.6-magnitude quake to a 4.6-magnitude quake northwest of Palm Springs, under the southeastern part of the Salton Sea.
August 11, 2020 Shooting outside Los Angeles-area warehouse rented for filming leaves 5 injured Five people were wounded in a shooting outside a warehouse in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Tuesday that investigators believe was gang related, authorities said.
August 7, 2020 Children are paying the price as gun violence surges nationwide As 9-year-old Janari Ricks was playing with friends in a courtyard on Chicago's South Side last week, gunshots rang out.
August 6, 2020 Cities go to extremes with coronavirus quarantine crackdowns: Checkpoints, power shutoffs, steep fines With the daily number of coronavirus cases in the United States still hovering at about 50,000 and American deaths from the disease approaching 160,000, cities across the country are taking increasingly severe measures to force the curve of the outbreak downward -- including power shutoffs, fines and more.
August 5, 2020 Los Angeles to cut off water, power to properties hosting large gatherings Mayor Eric Garcetti is looking to shut offenders down 'permanently'
August 5, 2020 Eight UCLA football players test positive for coronavirus At least eight players on the UCLA football team tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the director of Los Angeles County’s public health department.
August 5, 2020 Compton Mayor Aja Brown says her community is being terrorized by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies A Los Angeles-area mayor on Tuesday called out the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department while accusing deputies of "terrorizing the community" following reports of an alleged gang-like activity operating out of a department patrol station.
August 5, 2020 Bass' office corrects reason for appearing at Church of Scientology event in 2010 Rep. Karen Bass’ office on Wednesday corrected her explanation for why she appeared at a Church of Scientology event in 2010 – saying that the event wasn’t in her district as she had previously claimed.
August 5, 2020 LA ballot measure would shift nearly $900 million away from law enforcement: report The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to include a charter amendment on the ballot in November to would redistribute $880 million from law enforcement to community programs.
