Los Angeles County prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence David Viens, the chef who told authorities that he accidentally killed his wife and cooked her body to dispose of it, to 15 years to life in prison. Viens, who... Continue reading

After 13 years and appeals at nearly every level of the state and federal court system, District Judge Suzanne Segal ordered Daniel Larsen's release Tuesday, finding that he was "actually innocent" of carrying a concealed knife during a 1998 bar fight in Northridge. Continue reading

Defending the majority of the City Council that voted to ban gun shows on city-owned property, Glendale Mayor Frank Quintero on Tuesday said it was well within the purview of local officials to set guidelines for use of public facilities. Continue reading

Internal Catholic church records released Monday show that 15 years before the clergy sex abuse scandal came to light, Archbishop Roger M. Mahony and a top advisor discussed ways to conceal the molestation of children from law enforcement. Times reporters Harriet Ryan and Victoria Kim will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. to discuss the records. Continue reading

Jackie Bonilla, a teacher at Clover Avenue Elementary in Palms, has won a Milken Educator Award, an honor that includes a $25,000 prize. Continue reading

Just before a decision was supposed to come from the U.S. Supreme Court that could have determined the fate of gay marriage in California, regulars at a West Hollywood Starbucks gathered in anticipation of a decision that never came. Continue reading

Los Angeles County sheriff’s jailers have routinely hit inmates with unnecessary blows to the head, according to allegations in a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Continue reading

San Diego County Dist. Atty. Bonnie Dumanis will attend a parole hearing Wednesday to urge the board not to release an ex-CHP officer convicted of murdering a San Diego State student in 1986. Continue reading

Four people, including two small children, were killed Saturday in a pileup on Interstate 15 in Ontario. California Highway Patrol officer Jeff Briggs told the Associated Press the four dead were in a car that was sandwiched between two tractor-trailers... Continue reading

Teachers and students from South Los Angeles and Baldwin Park this morning will announce the launch of a social network website to educate youths about junk food and obesity. The WereFedUp site was created by 40 students from high schools... Continue reading

Parking prices in downtown Santa Monica will be going up now that the City Council has agreed to raise parking rates in lots nearest to the Third Street Promenade for the first time in more than a decade. The council... Continue reading