Photos from the 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, where thousands of volunteers hit the pavement to help quantify this crisis.

A bill submitted to the state Legislature on Thursday seeks to close the book on a centuries-old livelihood and vestige of old California: commercial trapping of native mammals for their pelts. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher (D-San Diego) introduced the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 in…

Known for their antics, the Red Hot Chili Peppers quickly built a loyal following.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration  will start forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, launching what could become one of the more significant changes to the immigration system in years. The changes will be introduced  today at San Diego’s San…

BELLFLOWER — A 30-year-old man suspected of committing lewd acts with a minor was taken into custody, authorities said Friday morning. Christopher Espinoza was also wanted for alleged production of child pornography, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It was not immediately disclosed where and when Espinoza was arrested, but he was taken…

Q. I noticed while walking this morning that the city of Fullerton repainted the bike lane stripes on Acacia Avenue. What I found curious is the painted bike lane icon is in the car lane. You know, the stenciled bicycle on the roadway you see with an arrowhead design above it. Isn’t this icon for a…

Los Alamitos High’s  2019 Spring Drumline hosts a magic show fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Los Alamitos High School Performing Arts Center. The show features comedy and magic performed by professional magicians, plus music by the drumline. Light dinner and snacks will be available for purchase prior to the show…

By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe. The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster,” is the first…

A police investigation into a body found on the 5 freeway shut down northbound lanes in Anaheim, backing traffic up for miles on Thursday, Jan. 24. Motorists spotted a person’s body on the highway near Magnolia Avenue just before 6 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol Dispatcher. She said no major collisions were reported…

With the government shutdown now in its fifth week, and furloughed federal workers about to miss a second paycheck, Southern California is rallying to help. And the help, it seems, is limited only by imagination. Can’t pay the rent? An apartment company in Long Beach is letting federal workers slide a bit until the standoff…