Malibu was isolated by two major road closures for hours on Tuesday, leaving commuters and some school kids stranded. Power lines burned and dangled above the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades in the morning, […]

A Riverside County woman filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday alleging comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974 when she was 15 years old. Cosby has been […]

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer filed court papers on Tuesday, seeking to close a medical marijuana delivery service aided by a smartphone app. Feuer wants a Superior Court judge to issue a cease-and-desist order […]

Life is returning to normal for Sony Pictures Entertainment after a computer attack — possibly inspired by an upcoming comedy dealing with North Korea — that crippled the studio early last week, it was reported […]

The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to discuss today the extension of a five-year fee waiver for film productions shot on city property, along with other measures aimed at combating runaway production. The council […]

A suspect was shot by a Beverly Hills police officer Monday, about two blocks from the Bank of America branch that was robbed. The suspect underwent surgery and is hospitalized in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai […]

Rain accompanied by strong winds will douse the Southland today, raising the risk of flash flooding in much of the region and mud slides in neighborhoods below hillsides denuded by wildfires, National Weather Service forecasters […]

The city of Los Angeles will pay $100,000 to a homeless outreach group to direct Venice’s chronically homeless population to beds at the Westside Winter Shelter, which opened for the winter season Monday, and other […]

The dark comedy “Birdman” received a leading 10 nominations today for the 19th annual Satellite Awards, which are presented by the International Press Academy. The film was nominated for best motion picture, along with “Boyhood,” […]

“The Boxtrolls” collected a leading 13 nominations Monday for the 42nd annual Annie Awards, which honor achievement in animated films, while “How to Train Your Dragon 2” earned 10 nods. “Big Hero 6” and “Song […]