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Shooting at Halloween party came days after deputy killed man on same block October 18, 2021
An L.A. County sheriff's deputy had fatally shot a man on the same Whittier block where three people were critically wounded in a shooting at a Halloween house party five days later, authorities said.
Gale Holland, Laura Newberry
Lake Tahoe waters plummet as drought, climate change plague resort October 17, 2021
Some boat ramps and docks are hundreds of feet from the water line, said Geoffrey Schladow, director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Alex Wigglesworth
Bill Clinton heads home after spending six days in a California hospital fighting an infection October 17, 2021
Clinton, 75, was treated for a urological infection that spread to his blood.
Seema Mehta
Regulators badly underestimated the devastation of a possible oil spill off the O.C. coast October 17, 2021
This month's spill was over 10 times larger than regulators in the 1970s predicted in the event of an anchor strike on the pipeline. Their miscalculation may have missed an opportunity to enact safeguards, experts say.
Adam Elmahrek, Anita Chabria, Laura J. Nelson
Coast Guard designates cargo vessel as 'party in interest' in oil spill October 17, 2021
Investigators say the ship was involved in an anchor-dragging incident in January, near the pipeline that was the source of this month's oil spill.
Richard Winton, Deborah Netburn
Karen Bass opens her mayoral campaign — but one prominent backer is missing October 17, 2021
Rep. Karen Bass kicked off her campaign for L.A. mayor in front of a crowd of 700 supporters. One notable absence, though, was felt: Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas.
Benjamin Oreskes
Former President Clinton expects to be discharged from Orange County hospital on Sunday October 16, 2021
Clinton, 75, was admitted to UC Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday after feeling fatigued.
Seema Mehta
Two teens and a man shot at a Halloween house party in Whittier October 16, 2021
Two teenagers and a man were critically wounded at a Halloween house party in Whittier when a man pulled out a handgun after a fistfight and opened fire, authorities said.
Louis Sahagún
Robert Durst on a ventilator after contracting COVID-19, his lawyer says October 16, 2021
Millionaire Robert Durst, who days ago was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Susan Berman, is on a ventilator with COVID-19, his lawyer says.
James Queally
Ridley-Thomas was at the center of L.A.'s fight against homelessness. What happens now? October 16, 2021
Among those who are dedicated to alleviating homelessness in Los Angeles, the news of the indictment of City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas brought only sadness and dismay.
Benjamin Oreskes, Doug Smith
Column: Why South L.A. is staying loyal to Ridley-Thomas, even as he faces federal charges October 16, 2021
Many are rising to defend and pray for the councilman, while calls escalate for him to step down or, at the very least lose, his committee assignments.
Erika D. Smith
La Niña is back. What does that mean for a parched Southern California? October 16, 2021
What does another La Niña winter mean for drought-stricken Southern California? Nothing to cheer about.
Paul Duginski
Dodgers-Giants rivalry is a showdown between the two Californias October 16, 2021
Los Angeles Dodgers versus the San Francisco Giants is the most visible part of an ideological fault line that runs through politics, food, culture, dress, music and contrasting ways of life. Simply put, it's about which place is better —Northern California or Southern California.
Frank Shyong
Column: The clock is ticking on those unvaccinated L.A. city workers. Will they come around? October 16, 2021
COVID vaccine mandate deadline is fast approaching, and L.A. officials weigh discipline options.
Steve Lopez