By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
A portion of Santa Ana's Willard neighborhood outranks every other Orange County area in the proportion of single-parent households. It may be affordable, but poverty is the norm and the streets aren't always safe.
By Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times
The vehicles collided while Officer Ryan Stringer, 26, was responding to a robbery call. Stringer later died, and the other officer was undergoing surgery and listed in stable condition.
By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
In 57 of 58 counties, probation agencies will oversee parolees. But in L.A. County, the sheriff wants that responsibility — and the money that will come along with it. Critics call it a power grab.
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times
Visitors to the island often ignore the warning, but some in town want to take action.
By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times
Officials encourage drivers to stay home, warning of possible cascading logjams on alternative routes.
By Sam Allen and Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times
A rejected proposal for rebuilding the bridge could have saved anywhere from $4 million to $10 million and reduced the likelihood of serious traffic jams.
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
The state measure bars layoffs for a year, but districts are uncertain whether it will require them to rehire teachers or restore programs cut earlier this year.
By Catherine Saillant and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
The Duke of Cambridge scores four goals as his team wins the charity match near Santa Barbara. The duchess presents her husband with the trophy.
By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be among those delivering eulogies for the wife of the nation's 38th president.
By Diana Marcum
There have been more deaths and injuries than emergency workers can recall in at least 10 years. Rivers known for raging are faster and colder. So are usually peaceful stretches of water.
By Steve Lopez
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may push for Prop. 13 reform. It would be an uphill fight. But there has to be a way to protect longtime homeowners and make corporate property owners pay more.
By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times
The ruling revives a lawsuit filed by Deborah Kincaid that was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in 2009.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
The compensation of $400,000 draws fire from critics, who cite deep cuts and rising tuition in the Cal State system. But a study found CSU campus presidents are underpaid compared to their peers.
By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times
The decision by the DEA comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases.
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
Thieves go in through the roof of an El Monte company to get money for use in ATMs. The targeted business is owned and operated by current and former law enforcement officers.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
California schools will now be allowed to suspend students for bullying classmates on social networking sites. Another law tightens rules on felons serving as in-home care providers for the elderly and disabled.
By Jessica Garrison and Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times
The federal agency accuses the city of such violations as giving affordable housing grants directly to individuals rather than through approved entities and failing to ensure recipients were needy.
By Sandy Banks
Some see Dominique Strauss-Kahn as a rapist. Others see him as the victim of a wily, greedy woman and a media environment that thrusts suspects into the spotlight while keeping their accusers hidden.
By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times
Junior high teacher testifies that she had supported Larry King's transformation, offered makeup tips and counseled him to respect other students' views — just half an hour before a classmate killed him.
By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times
Riley Russo and Ryan Winter, both 20, died after abusing the powerful narcotic Opana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. The physician, Lisa Tseng, has now been linked to 10 overdose deaths.