Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion, with next drawing on Monday
The Powerball jackpot continued its climb over the holiday weekend, reaching an estimated $1.1 billion, the game’s fifth-largest prize, organizers said. No one drew all six winning numbers on Saturday.…
Two men killed in shooting at Cerritos park
Two men were fatally shot in a Cerritos park early Sunday morning, with witnesses reporting that a hail of gunfire had erupted, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in…
CSU enrollment up 4,000 students, but number of non-Californians declines
California State University’s fall 2025 headcount ticked up 4,000 students compared with this time last year, thanks to in-state student increases that outpaced a smaller drop in out-of-state and international…
‘It’s sickening.’ More than a dozen headstones stolen from one of L.A.’s oldest cemeteries
Thieves took and damaged more than a dozen headstones from a historic cemetery in Compton that represents the final resting place for hundreds of veterans, including several Civil War Union…
California gas prices jump ahead of Labor Day weekend
Southern California gas prices jumped in the days leading up to Labor Day weekend, bringing extra pain to the pump during one of the busier travel periods of the year.…
Can I still get a COVID shot? What to know after a confounding week
A week of fast-moving developments has left some with questions about access to the COVID-19 vaccine. While experts and officials say the new federal guidance surrounding COVID vaccine authorization could…
LAPD employee accidentally shoots himself at City Hall East, sources say
A Los Angeles Police Department employee accidentally shot himself Friday at City Hall East, two sources told The Times. The gun was the employee’s personal weapon and the bullet left…
Deadly freeway collision devastates Southern California youth soccer community
Relatives and youth soccer groups across Southern California have been left reeling after a fiery car accident claimed the lives of two teenage boys recently, as well as a man…
Slain L.A. Times columnist Ruben Salazar matters more than ever
The afternoon sun glimmered off the ocean as I drove down MacArthur Boulevard in Newport Beach to fulfill a promise. This September marks five years since I debuted as a…
Justice Department pushes for access to voter records. Orange County pushes back
Orange County leaders this week declined to direct their top elections official to release sensitive voter data to the Department of Justice after the agency sued for the information in…