Los Angeles County officials are urging residents and beachgoers to take precautions this weekend as high surf, dangerous rip currents and potential coastal flooding are forecast along the coastline. Rain and isolated thunderstorms could also create hazardous conditions across the region.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) has launched its Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Safety and Security Month community campaign to educate customers, businesses, and local organizations on safeguarding EBT transactions against skimming and scamming fraud.

Today, the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission honored dozens of departmental project teams for their work in demonstrating excellence, efficiency, effectiveness, and inclusion in County government at the 39th Annual Productivity and Quality Awards “Catalysts for Innovation” Ceremony.

A 55-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a Culver CityBus driver last week in Culver City.

Los Angeles County announced today that it launched an investigation into the claims handling practices by the California FAIR Plan Association (FAIR Plan) for policyholders impacted by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires.

Los Angeles County announced today that it launched an investigation into the claims handling practices by the California FAIR Plan Association (FAIR Plan) for policyholders impacted by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) is urging residents to prepare for the upcoming El Niño storm season.

“The Los Angeles County Probation Department recognizes strong family connections are essential to a youth’s well-being, rehabilitation, and successful reentry. The passage of the Hug Act is the type of culture change we support and have been working toward.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a rabies-positive raccoon found in the Westlake Village area of Los Angeles County. The raccoon was encountered in a backyard and reportedly appeared sick but not aggressive towards people.

Even before the 2025 wildfires, an expansive, re-imagined Charles White Park was in the works. Enhanced features and creative plans were already underway to transform this mostly passive park of broad lawns into a recreation, cultural and community jewel.

Registered nurse Nicole Linton was convicted today of murdering six people, including a pregnant woman, her 11-month-old infant, and her unborn child when Linton drove through an intersection at 130 mph, causing a fiery crash in Windsor Hills in 2022.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor for the First District, and the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today announced and extension of the Small Business Recovery Grant, providing direct financial assistance to eligible small businesses that experienced economic impacts related to the June 17, 2026 Lineage Fire and the May 22, 2026 East Los Angeles Oil Spill near E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and N. Eastern Avenue.

Five bills sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office have been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, strengthening public safety and advancing criminal justice in California.

The County of Los Angeles is asking residents to share their priorities for County programs and services through a series of short online surveys, open now through October 31.

The Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department (AD), in partnership with the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), today launched “Turn On Captions,” a public education and outreach campaign to increase awareness and understanding of new closed-captioning accessibility requirements in places of public accommodation in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges residents to take steps to stay cool and hydrated as high daytime temperatures and unusually warm overnight conditions are forecast to impact the region.

The executive director of a defunct Antelope Valley charter school has been charged in a whirlwind scheme to embezzle more than $150,000 in public funds within six months of successfully petitioning the Antelope Valley Unified High School District to establish the school and name him executive director.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the mailing of Vote by Mail (VBM) ballots to all registered voters for the November 3, 2026 General Election.

LA General Medical Center joined Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, physicians, staff and community members Wednesday to recognize Latino physicians and highlight the importance of representation in medicine at a hospital where more than 70% of patients identify as Latino.

A meritless lawsuit filed to invalidate Los Angeles County’s Measure ER sales tax will strip the County’s most vulnerable patients of life-saving care and do irreparable damage to the regional healthcare system.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), in partnership with the cities of Culver City, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, will host a regional Path to 2028 event on Thursday, October 8, bringing together local leaders and businesses to prepare for contracting, procurement and economic opportunities leading up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major events coming to the Los Angeles region.

A 36-year-old Florida woman has been indicted for attempting to kill musician Rihanna after she fired a semiautomatic rifle at the singer’s Beverly Crest home earlier this year.

Catalina Island business owner Yueh Mei Tucey, aka Nora Tucey, was ordered by a Los Angeles County criminal court judge to pay $1.5 million in unpaid wages to dozens of employees who worked at her hotels and restaurants between 2008 and 2022, as well as $96,000 to the California Employment Development Department for underreporting worker wages.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) is reminding Medi-Cal customers who may be affected by the October 1, 2026, changes to carefully review notices they receive from DPSS and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), keep their contact information current, respond to requests for information and complete their Medi-Cal renewal on time.

The California Department of Health Care Services recently released its 2026 Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act Annual Report that highlights Los Angeles County’s commitment to providing long-term behavioral health care to residents in need.