NEWS RELEASES

The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) today celebrated the launch of a new partnership with Dirtbags Academy, expanding workforce development opportunities for justice-involved individuals through JCOD’s Skills+Experience for the Careers of Tomorrow (SECTOR) program.

Los Angeles County Public Works strongly advises residents and motorists to prepare ahead of a strong storm system forecasted to reach Los Angeles County beginning Tuesday night, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, elevated flash flood risk, and dangerous road conditions.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has awarded $140,000 in Entrepreneurship Academy Grants through the Small Business Mobility Fund (SBMF), providing direct capital to 70 entrepreneurs and small business owners across the region.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today released its 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance Report, reporting a 3.4% increase in cases over the past year in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 554 cases, the highest since 2016.

As communities around the world recognize World Doula Week March 22 – March 28, 2026, Los Angeles County is highlighting a groundbreaking partnership that brings compassionate doula and lactation support to pregnant people who are incarcerated — strengthening maternal health, infant outcomes, and family bonds during one of life’s most vulnerable moments.

A 47-year-old man has been charged with felony arson for setting fire to a gentlemen’s club in Canoga Park and repeatedly setting fire to an electrical vault in the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles.

Darryl Lamar Collins was sentenced today to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of his girlfriend Fatima Johnson — a killing that came just 364 days after he was released from prison for two previous murders.

At 7:00 a.m. this morning, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) served a search warrant in the 46000 block of 266th Street West in Lake Hughes, California, for violation of animal welfare laws.

Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with insurance fraud for illegally collecting more than $77,000 in unemployment benefits even though they were on the force.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today honored two individuals at the Courage Awards whose remarkable bravery helped bring justice in the face of fear and danger.

Today, human relations heroes were honored at the 49th John Anson Ford (JAF) Human Relations Awards in Downtown LA.

A California appellate court upheld Rebecca Grossman’s double murder convictions for a hit-and-run that killed brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8, who were crossing a marked crosswalk with their parents in a residential neighborhood in Westlake Village in 2020.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is alerting the public to an ongoing outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) linked to RAW FARM-brand raw cheddar cheese.

The Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) has been selected to receive a conditional state grant award of more than $8.5 million for its Warm Landing Place Facility Project through the California Department of Health Care Services.

A former California Highway Patrol officer and a 27-year-old woman were charged today with four counts of murder for their respective roles in a fiery crash that left four people dead on the 605 Freeway last summer.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) is issuing this advisory as a preventive information measure after AI-manipulated images of shelter animals were discovered on social media in neighboring Ventura County.

County Assessors are constitutionally responsible for valuing all taxable property, both real and personal, for property tax purposes.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness – such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and heat cramps – as high temperatures are forecast to impact the region.

s the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, the department is also marking another milestone that underscores its mission: 25 years of helping residents navigate the court system through the Self-Help Legal Access Centers (SHLAC) program.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis today announced 872 small businesses have been awarded more than $3.6 million in the second round of funding from the Small Business Resiliency Fund (SBRF).

Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with insurance fraud for illegally collecting more than $77,000 in unemployment benefits even though they were on the force.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the mailing of voter outreach materials to millions of registered voters across the County as part of voter education efforts for the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election.

A 39-year-old man has been charged with two murders and multiple counts of felony arson after allegedly setting a series of fires across Hollywood, including a blaze at a home that killed two elderly sisters.

Los Angeles County Launches Public Survey on 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fire Recovery March 11, 2026 The County of Los Angeles has launched a public community survey to gather feedback from residents impacted by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires. The survey is part of the County’s independent After-Action Review of recovery and repopulation…

The County of Los Angeles has launched a public community survey to gather feedback from residents impacted by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires.