Robert Sumwalt with the National Transportation Safety Board said the truck actually drove on the tracks before being struck.

Issues about this design and congestion of this intersection were raised by Rep. Julia Brownley just one day before the crash.

National Conference on Campus Sexual Assault & Violence is met with protests by student who say that victims and their supporters are largely left out of the conversation.

Plans to bring a new NFL stadium to Inglewood move forward, but lots of questions still persist.

With measles on the wane and West Nile on the rise, we turn to Rebecca Plevin for the latest in health news in our weekly segment, Impatient.

Lakers celebrate a rare win and Kobe Bryant bristles, Philippines boxer Manny Pacquiao – is he untouchable even on the basketball court?

Ellen Pao, a former junior partner at a prominent venture capital firm, says she was sexually harassed at work and punished for complaining about it. Pao is currently the interim CEO of Reddit.

Alaina Percival of the advocacy group Women Who Code is trying to change the landscape for women in tech who experience discrimination.

In next week's local election, Angelenos will be asked to vote on two charter amendments which would change the date of local elections. Not sure why you should care? Let these cartoon tacos explain.

In part two of the #MakeAlCare series, a political scientist alerts Al to the topics in L.A.'s upcoming city election that could affect his business.

L.A. is known as a place that is constantly re-inventing itself, which can leave little hope for those who want to preserve its past. Enter: Historic Places L.A.

The decline of a group of people in our country one writer calls the Creative Class, and why we should be concerned.