An investigator testified in Rebecca Grossman’s trial that Valium had an “additive” effect on the cocktail she drank before allegedly hitting two boys in a Westlake crosswalk.

Racially restrictive covenants were common in Los Angeles County in the early 1900s. L.A. County has hired a contractor to redact the racist language from millions of records.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California says Republicans are afraid of Taylor Swift because she’s encouraging Americans to vote in the presidential election.

Here are areas in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties with evacuation orders or warnings in response to the rain. Sand and sand bags are available.

Southern California rain totals from the latest atmospheric river storm topped 10 inches in some areas, easily besting the average for the entire month of February.

Padilla says border state Democrats weren’t part of negotiating the immigration bill, which he says makes extreme changes to the asylum process.

The storm was straddling Los Angeles and Orange counties, which saw landslides, rushing rivers, downed trees, flooded streets and power outages.

After being battered by record rainfall Sunday and Monday morning, Southern California is far from out of the woods with this major storm.

Despite its deadly toll, public funding to combat hepatitis C is so scant that in Los Angeles County, the crucial work of reaching out to those infected is now being done by a team of unpaid volunteers.

After a historic ascent to the vice presidency and humbling descent into disdain, Harris seems to have found her footing in a familiar role: prosecuting attorney.