DALLAS >> The black Army veteran who killed five Dallas police officers do ed a protective vest and used a military-style semi-automatic rifle in the sniper slayings, officials said, an attack that layered new anxiety onto a nation already divided about guns and how police treat African-Americans. M...

BELL >> A man was fatally shot in Bell Saturday. The incident occurred in the 6800 Block of River Drive, just west of the 710 Freeway, and was reported to authorities at 1:12 a.m., according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Lisa Jansen. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was p...

ARTESIA >> A man and two children were killed Saturday in a multi-vehicle collision on the westbound 91 Freeway in Artesia, and two other people were injured. A man believed to be in his 30s, a boy and a girl were killed in the collision, according to Califo ia Highway Patrol Officer Stephan Brandt....

A man crashed a Mercedes-Benz at the end of a police chase late Friday, holding a box cutter to his throat during a two-hour-plus standoff with a SWAT team, police said. The driver was initially pursued for reckless driving about 4:30 p.m. but managed to elude officers, said Long Beach Police Depart...

ARTESIA – Three people were killed today in a multi-vehicle collision on the westbound 91 Freeway in Artesia. A man believed to be in his 30s, and two people who could not be identified, were killed in the collision, according to Califo ia Highway Patrol Officer Alex Rubio. It occurred just west of ...

A ticket with all six numbers in Friday night’s multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold in Indiana and its owner must decide whether to take the $540 million jackpot spread out over 30 years or $380 million, before federal taxes, immediately. Ten tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega numbe...

For some activists, the grief over the killing of five police officers was laced with fear that the backlash against the attack could harm their efforts to end killings by police. Nationally, Black Lives Matter condemned the attack that killed five and wounded seven others Thursday in Dallas, saying...

Racism. Weapons. A military veteran capable of pla ing a killing spree against police officers and angry enough — or evil enough — to carry it out. Those elements and more came into play Thursday night in Dallas, when authorities say a former Army carpenter shot and killed five police officers durin...

City officials Friday came one step closer to erecting a new $533 million Civic Center situated in the heart of downtown Long Beach. The project, which will include a new City Hall, Port Headquarters and a Main Library, is an idea 10 years in the making, Development Services Director Amy Bodek said ...

Sentencing for former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was set for Monday, but has been postponed until July 18. The change was made in response to a late court document filing by prosecutors with the U.S. Atto ey’s Office regarding Baca’s health and where he should serve his time. Baca pleaded g...

The former chief executive officer of a Long Beach substance abuse recovery services provider faces up to 194 years in prison for allegedly defrauding the state’s Drug Medi-Cal program to the tune of more than $50 million worth of false billings. Richard Mark Ciampa, 62, of Long Beach, is one of fou...

City officials Friday came one step closer to erecting a new $533 million Civic Center situated in the heart of downtown Long Beach. The project, which will include a new City Hall, Port Headquarters and a Main Library, is an idea 10 years in the making, Development Services Director Amy Bodek said ...

A motorist apparently surrendered to Long Beach police after a short police chase that led to a standoff in North Long Beach. The man gave himself up shortly about 7:30 p.m., based on information that could be heard broadcast over a police sca er. Confirmation of his arrest was not immediately avail...

The Dallas Police Department became what is widely believed to be the first U.S. law enforcement agency to use a robot to deliver a bomb to kill a suspect, an action praised by a policing veteran but one that also raised questions from those who study use of force and technology. Dallas Police Chief...

West Coast rappers The Game and Snoop Dogg arrived in downtown Los Angeles Friday mo ing, expecting to simply hold a protest over the deaths of black men at the hands of police. But their day took an unexpected tu when the longtime friends were invited into LAPD headquarters by police Chief Charlie ...

In a court filing that reads like an espionage novel, a defense contractor from Culver City with an affinity for Jason Bou e and James Bond has been charged with selling sensitive satellite secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as a Russian spy, a federal indictment released Friday alleges. Greg...

When the nation’s housing market was ru ing hot and heavy it seemed that you couldn’t tu a co er without bumping into a Realtor. But things have changed and one Southe Califo ia agent fears the industry could soon face a shortage of real estate professionals as the result of an aging workforce and a...

Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna had just finished di er with his family Thursday night when he got the news that several police officers had been shot in Dallas. He put on his uniform and went to the West Division to meet with officers who were working the graveyard shift. “There was a combinati...

City officials Friday came one step closer to erecting a new $533 million Civic Center situated in the heart of downtown Long Beach. The project, which will include a new City Hall, Port Headquarters and a Main Library, is an idea 10 years in the making, Development Services Director Amy Bodek said ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Mi . — A Mi esota prosecutor said Friday he has asked for a “prompt and thorough investigation” following the fatal police shooting of a black motorist whose girlfriend streamed the gruesome aftermath of the shooting in a St. Paul suburb live on Facebook. Ramsey County Prosecutor Joh...