In what seems to be part of a recent crime trend, a group of about three dozen bike-riding teens swarmed a supermarket near ...

Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like someone who's deep in the system of power cares about them." ...

LA Metro is spending millions of dollars to install 7-foot-tall faregates at train stations to keep out the scofflaws in order to reduce illicit drug use, loitering and ...