Michael Meiser was assigned to Operation Safe Jails, a unit dedicated to investigating gang and drug activity in the Los Angeles County jails. On Thursday, he admitted trying to smuggle more than a pound of heroin into a lockup.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:18 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

July 10. 562-570-3233, shorturl.at/OT0l6. Book Soup: Shelley Fisher Fishkin discusses and signs “Jim — The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade,” 7 p.m. July 10. Ross Halperin discusses and signs “Bear Witness – The Pursuit of Justice in a Violent Land,

The LA County DEO invests $17.8 million in training programs for over 1,800 residents through the HRTP Fund, aiming to provide quality job pathways in growing industries.

Eight months after Measure G passed, some in the county are just now realizing they unwittingly committed an administrative screw-up for the ages.

West Fire initially started 3:34 a.m. July 5 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for five days, it has burned one acre of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

Global fast fashion retailer Shein has agreed to pay $700,000 to Los Angeles and three other California counties for violating California law.