A man armed with a machete was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in Paramount. The LA County Sheriff's Department said the shooting took place around 12:15 a.m. on the 15000 block of Paramount Boulevard in the parking lot of the Paramount sheriff's station.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department rescued a snowboarder who had been lost for two nights in the San Gabriel Mountains without camping supplies, food, or even a jacket. “He was lucky,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Casey Cheshier to the Los Angeles Times.

Thousands of residents across Los Angeles County continue picking up the pieces and are starting the rebuilding process after losing their homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

A snowboarder reported missing from a ski resort in Southern California over the weekend was rescued this week by helicopter.

Police officers in California improperly accessed a state database of private information more than 7,000 times in 2023, according to a new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights and privacy advocacy group.

In addition to helping Altadena residents evacuate, deputies also grabbed weapons and equipment from their station.

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. More than 24,00 people have been ordered to evacuate due to the Hughes Fire. Another 30,000 people are in evacuation warning zones.

Rescuers searched for the 35 year old man as a winter storm bore down on Southern California.

Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff ... according to sheriff’s officials, the department received a letter from the California Division ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.