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A man with a machete was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies Wednesday in the Florence-Firestone area, authorities said.

The state Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to decide whether Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has the power to bar his lawyers from asking for stiffer terms for offenders with prior convictions.

Aging infrastructure and lack of implementation plans are among the top issues facing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, according to an audit released Wednesday by city officials.

A woman who operated a Reseda-based tax- preparation business that served primarily Spanish-speaking clientele has been charged with stealing nearly $70,000 in state and federal tax refunds from her clients.

A brush fire that raced across thousands of acres of terrain in Castaic and left seven firefighters with heat-related injuries grew rapidly overnight.

California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up operations on highways throughout Los Angeles County starting Friday to catch drunk and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency's annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign.

Nearly 70 trees could soon be planted along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood as part of a plan by Councilman Mitch O'Farrell to improve mobility and livability on the busy corridor, according to a motion introduced Wednesday.

Fire crews Wednesday contained a brush fire that was burning in about two acres in the Hansen Dam Recreation Area.

A woman who barricaded herself in a residence in Lancaster Thursday was taken into custody, authorities said.

A fire damaged a house under construction in the Encino area Wednesday, but no one was hurt.