Nation Apr 15 Los Angeles political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nation Mar 25 U.S. House leaders call on Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry to resign after found guilty of lying to the FBI Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is facing growing pressure to resign from congressional leaders and Nebraska's GOP governor after a California jury found him guilty of lying to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 campaign donation from a Nigerian billionaire. By Grant Schulte, Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nation Jan 21 City of Los Angeles considers banning new oil and gas drilling The city council is expected to vote on a measure that would shut down oil and gas fields in the city after a decade of complaints from residents. By Drew Costley, Associated Press
Nation Jan 10 14-year-old girl shot by police remembered at Los Angeles funeral Family, friends, civil rights activists and community members memorialized a 14-year-old girl shot and killed in a clothing store dressing room when Los Angeles police fired at a suspect and a bullet pierced a wall. By Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Health Jan 06 Omicron surge sidelines 800 police, firefighters in Los Angeles A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and firefighters and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Dec 28 Family remembers 14-year-old’s dreams before shooting by LAPD By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The family of the 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week says she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots. Continue reading
Dec 24 Los Angeles police kill 14-year-old girl in clothing store shooting By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Authorities say police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing store dressing room when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl. Continue reading
Nov 16 Biden plan to run Los Angeles port 24/7 to break supply chain backlog falls short By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Tuesday the facility has "24/7 capability," but a shortage of truck drivers and nighttime warehouse workers pose problems. Continue reading
Nov 07 Proof of vax required as strict mandate takes effect in LA By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country, a measure taking effect Monday that requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses… Continue reading
Oct 13 White House aims to ease supply chain bottlenecks with deal to make LA port 24/7 By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers. Continue reading