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Los Angeles County's Measure J may be the nation's most lasting and consequential criminal justice reform strategy to arise from the 2020 George Floyd racial 'reckoning.' Struck down by a trial judge, an appeals court has reinstated it.

One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting Friday at a bus stop in Tarzana, police said.

Sweep leads to arrests of several alleged members of Quiet Village gang, tied to the deaths of two El Monte police officers and facing federal charges.

Dignity Healths Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center has been recognized by the SRC as an accredited Center of Excellence in robotic and colorectal surgery.

A 31-year-old man is accused of entering several homes in Reseda and sexually assaulting the people inside.

Illegal fireworks sparked brush fires, set trees and cars on fire, and injured people across LA County following Fourth of July celebrations.

The tentative figures are an early sign of the serious shift underway as the federal government has rolled back rules that helped people stay on Medicaid.

The latest numbers on the unhoused community from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is a reminder of the thousands of people living on the streets in L.A. who deal with debilitating mental illness.

“Mental illness is a complex issue, it’s difficult to treat, and it needs everybody’s help,” said one incarcerated mental health assistant.

Less than two months after a teenager fatally overdosed inside an L.A County juvenile hall, four detainees suffered apparent overdoses in the span of a few days.