The 2012 Breeders' Cup gets underway this weekend at Santa Anita Park. KPCC caught up with Denman as he begins his 30th season as the Voice of Santa Anita.
A Riverside courtroom heard a video of the 12-year-old accused boy, recorded hours after the fatal shooting of white supremacist Jeff Hall, in which the boy admits to the shooting.
FBI crime stats for 2011 show an overall decline in violent crime nationwide for the fifth straight year. L.A. mirrored that trend, but Anaheim reported an increase.
A 1976 experiment involving masked trick-or-treeters that still holds true today shows that we're more likely to do bad things — like stealing candy — when we're anonymous.
There's no contingency plan in place for rescheduling an election if a storm or terrorist attack wiped out power in multiple states while voting was taking place.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that centers on whether police legally searched a home after a dog detected marijuana inside and a judge issued a search warrant.
Cox Cable, DIRECTV and DISH Network do not yet have an agreement with Time Warner to carry the cable company's new sports channels. The Lakers are on the road tonight.
The Fair Political Practices Commission wants to know who's behind the gift from Arizona-based Americans for Responsible Leadership. That group will appeal the court decision.
With 8 million people still without power in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the City Council passed an emergency motion allowing the LADWP to send crews to help.
Seventeen million youths have turned 18 since the last Presidential election. Some believe “millennials” could be the deciding factor in this election.
Latino. Middle class. The two terms don’t frequently come up side by side in many of the more popular depictions of Latinos in the U.S. But this large and often overlooked group is now the subject of a new book.
The South Bay Democrat says only one line item in her office budget is depleted. In next week's election, she faces fellow party member, Rep. Janice Hahn.
Trick or treating for shellfish is a dream no more. The annual, six-month quarantine on mussels will end at midnight Wednesday in most parts of California.
The secretive technology giant is experiencing a rare episode of executive-suite turmoil. Is CEO Tim Cook up to the job of running Apple ... after Steve Jobs?
President Obama toured the storm damaged region as rescuers tried to reach people stranded by flooding. The death toll attributed to Sandy has risen to 62 in the U.S.
Assemblyman Roger Hernandez is accused of physically abusing a woman he was dating. His attorney denies the accusation, calling it politically motivated.
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 31 and headlines include a possible increase in the LA city sales tax, a lawsuit in an Assembly race, and a debate between DA candidates.
What kind of risk management should be employed pre-disaster? Should climate change transform the way we anticipate and prepare for disaster? At what cost?
Who would you like to see on the nation’s highest bench? Will you consider the next president’s possible Supreme Court appointments when casting your vote?
Halloween isn’t the only holiday that involves dressing up. Costumes are a part of many cultures, but why do we like to dress up and what do our costume choices say about us?
It used to be that if a sitcom or drama didn't score high ratings with viewers it would be axed. But now, with plummeting viewership, television networks are more likely to hold onto...
President Obama will tour the worst hit disaster areas on the New Jersey coast with Governor Chris Christie today. We’ll talk to a local reporter on the scene about the latest...
Senator Dianne Feinstein has been in the Senate 20 years and is hoping for another six. She's facing a political novice, Elizabeth Emken, and is far ahead in the polls. Judy Campbell...
The superstorm that hit the east coast this week has not only displaced many thousands of humans. The urban centers in its path are home to huge populations of rats. So what has happened...
Hurricane Sandy and a snowstorm have hobbled the East Coast. Millions remain without power, and some roads and bridges remain impassable, possibly into election day.
On Nov. 7, Massachusetts voters will take up the Death With Dignity Act. Once referred to as physician-assisted suicide, the measure would follow on the heels of a similar law in Oregon...
As the East Coast recovers from Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie praised the federal government’s response. For that, he can thank the Federal Emergency Management...
Long ago in a galaxy far far away... Actually yesterday here in California, George Lucas sold his Lucasfilm company along with his Star Wars empire to Disney for $4.05 billion.
Siqueiros couldn't say his young friend's name. So Phil Stein became "Estaño" ... an artist who lived a long fighting life, who burned to tell the story of the little guy against the machine.
