In the days after Nipsey Hussle was killed, The Times talked to people to learn how they were affected by the rapper’s death. A teacher at View Park Prep spoke up on behalf of his students.

Amid an increase in drone activity near airports in Southern California and elsewhere, a task force comprised of aviation and security leaders is urging lawmakers to address safety concerns by boosting funding and extending authority over drones to various law enforcement agencies. Reports of potentially hazardous or unauthorized drone activity, many of which occurred near…

Faced with a sharp increase in homelessness, Santa Ana is stepping up its outreach, enforcement and services. In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1, City Manager Kristine Ridge gave an overview of homelessness in Santa Ana and a plan to combat a problem she says “poses an existential crisis to the…

SANTA ANA – A 24-year-old La Habra man was convicted today of abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl as she walked to school in Brea. Christian Moreno was found guilty of kidnapping to commit a sex offense, sexual battery and sexual penetration of a child over the age of 15 by foreign object and by force,…

By Nate Raymond BOSTON – An Encino man faces sentencing on Wednesday for threatening to kill journalists at the Boston Globe in retaliation for its role coordinating an editorial response by hundreds of newspapers to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. Federal prosecutors in Boston are seeking a 10-month prison term for Robert Chain,…

By JOCELYN GECKER SAN FRANCISCO — Opera star Placido Domingo resigned Wednesday as general director of the Los Angeles Opera and withdrew from future performances at the company following multiple allegations of sexual harassment reported by The Associated Press. “I hold Los Angeles Opera very dearly to my heart and count my work to create…

Driving is not just an air pollution and climate change problem. Turns out, rubber particles from car tires might be the largest contributor of microplastics in California coastal waters, according to the most comprehensive study to date.

Hermosa Beach police say the suspect approached a customer and asked him about the Russian writing on his red cap, then punched the customer, took the cap and fled.

LOS ANGELES — People traveling to Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday should give themselves extra time to navigate potentially clogged streets due to a planned union march that organizers claim will attract more than 1,500 people. Airport employees, Uber and Lyft drivers and other Southland workers are expected to march at 10 a.m. to demand…

The University of California school system is considering dropping the SAT test requirement in admission applications