Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a youth soccer coach was charged today with murdering 13-year-old Oscar “Omar” Hernandez, whose body was found by the side of the road in Ventura County last week. read more

Due to current rainfall, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all water contact, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to potentially higher bacteria levels in these areas. read more

The much-anticipated, all-female cohort of the JCOD Firefighter Training Program at the Los Angeles County Training Center (LACTC) will kick off this month. read more

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) launched the Los Angeles Development and Rapid Operationalization of Prehospital Blood (LA-DROP) pilot program in the Cities of Gardena, Hawthorne, and Lawndale and unincorporated communities of Del Aire and El Camino Village. read more

Due to current rainfall, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all water contact, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to potentially higher bacteria levels in these areas. read more

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion tentative agreement to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims dating back to 1959. read more

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is proud to announce the launch of the Los Angeles County Medi-Cal Doula Hub. read more

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a 40-year-old man has been charged with carjacking a tow truck operator and then attempting to murder the victim by running over him with his own vehicle last week. read more

For the first time, LA County’s new “Hate Incident Report” finds that 821 acts of hate – in addition to 1,350 hate crimes previously reported – occurred in LA County, including shocking bias-motivated hostilities that include verbal attacks and harassment. read more

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a boat operator has been charged in connection with a deadly crash that claimed one life and seriously injured seven others in Long Beach’s Alamitos Bay last year. read more