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Facing a recall effort and continued calls to resign from his colleagues on the Los Angeles City Council and beyond, embattled Councilman Kevin de León remained defiant Friday in a radio interview, claiming to have friends on the council who have reached out to him.

The unions representing striking University of California graduate student workers and researchers Friday evening announced final agreement on new contracts -- ending a 40-day walkout by some 48,000 workers with what the unions called "historic gains."

Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayor Eric Garcetti's final executive directive that would have created a program to illuminate the Hollywood sign, a representative for Bass confirmed Friday.

Authorities in Los Angeles County and around the state are continuing a Christmas weekend enforcement effort targeting motorists driving drunk or violating other traffic laws.

Rapper Tory Lanez was convicted of assault and other charges Friday for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a 2020 argument in the Hollywood Hills.

Health officials have announced 3,006 new coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County and 23 additional virus-related deaths while urging older people to take particular precautions this holiday season against spread of the virus.

Firefighters have put out most of a greater alarm fire in Westchester Saturday but continue to battle flames in the rear of the building.

Authorities Saturday identified a man who was fatally shot by  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies in Gardena after he killed a Special Enforcement Bureau canine during a standoff.

Firefighters contained and extinguished a fire at a 13-story complex Friday evening in Mid-Wilshire near Park La Brea.

Authorities Thursday were looking for a motorist who led officers on a brief chase in the Hollywood area.