Leon Panetta has split his life on two coasts: his home in California and his work in Washington. He reflects on years of service as he prepares to leave his job.
A former priest and suspected child molester who left the Los Angeles Archdiocese to work for the LA Unified School District has been dismissed from his new job.
Wildlife officials say a unique, slow-growing, long-living lizard found only on the Channel Islands may get a change in status under the Endangered Species Act.
Tracks in that area are owned and operated by Metrolink, the local commuter rail agency that shares lines with Amtrak on the Los Angeles-San Diego rail corridor.
A letter from Archbishop Gomez describing the newly-released clergy sex abuse files as "terribly sad and evil," was read at Catholic churches around L.A. on Sunday.
More crashes caused by drunk or impaired drivers occur on Super Bowl Sunday than on most other weekends. Police plan several DUI patrols and checkpoints.
