A 39-year-old man out on parole for a previous conviction has been charged with attempted murder for a random stabbing of a 70-year-old woman in downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is reporting a record number of flea-borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County, with 220 cases identified in 2025, the highest-ever recorded.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and Genesis LA Economic Growth Corporation (Genesis LA) today announced the launch of the second funding cycle of the LA County Commercial Acquisition Fund (LA County CAF or CAF) — a targeted investment of $2.6 million to advance community ownership and revitalize commercial corridors throughout Los Angeles County.  

A former Metropolitan State Hospital Police chief and one of his officers have been charged with felony grand theft, accused of submitting fraudulent timecards to divert public funds for private gain.

LA County Library is expanding access to its regional reading initiative, One Book, One Coast, with the launch of a simultaneous use license that allows readers to access unlimited digital copies of They Called Us Enemy through the Libby app beginning April 1.

This National Nutrition Month, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), in partnership with the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), the County Sustainability Office (CSO), and the Department of Public Works (DPW), is launching Dine Local, a new campaign and resource program designed to help more than 26,000 food businesses increase revenue and modernize operations as well as strengthen long-term sustainability across the region.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), in partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services’ CalHOPE Program, will continue to offer mental health and supportive services through June 2026 for those displaced and/or affected by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today announced the reopening of enrollment for the County’s LA:RISE (Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise) program.

A Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) information technology employee and the owner of a technology vendor company are facing felony charges in connection with an alleged scheme that directed more than $22 million in district contracts to the vendor.

Los Angeles General Medical Center today announced publication of a peer-reviewed commentary article in the Journal of Healthcare Leadership detailing the story of one of the most significant transformations in its more than 140-year partnership with University of Southern California

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced the release of the Employee and Worker Ownership Initiative Financial Services Request for Proposals (RFP), inviting qualified financial institutions to administer and manage a County-owned loan program that will support businesses transitioning to employee and worker ownership models and help existing employee- or worker-owned businesses grow within or into Los Angeles County.

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.