Police arrest 19 members of LA-area gang LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says officers have arrested 19 members of one of the city's most violent gangs....
State flunks Calif schools' extended year plan CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- State education officials have given a failing grade to a plan by two Southern California elementary schools to use extended summer sessions to make up for lost class time....
LA official: Promoter should pay Jackson memorial LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles city councilman is calling on AEG Live to pay some of the estimated $1.4 million tab for the Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday at Staples Center....
Pedicab driver not charged in San Diego death SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Prosecutors in San Diego have decided not to file charges against a pedicab driver whose passenger died after she fell from his pedal-powered vehicle....
SoCal doctor pleads guilty in Rx abuse case LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A diet center doctor who prosecutors say ordered more than 1 million painkillers last year and sold the pills to his patients in exchange for cash has pleaded guilty to a federal drug-related charge....
US marshals: Sweep netted 1,100 Calif. fugitives LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal officials in California say they've made more than 1,000 arrests as part of a national operation targeting fugitive violent criminals and sex offenders....
Downdraft, not malfunctions caused Fossett's crash RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Federal investigators say Steve Fossett apparently ran into a downdraft that was stronger than his small plane could handle before he crashed in the Sierra nearly two years ago....
Border Patrol worker arrested after hatchet attack ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) -- A U.S. Border Patrol worker has been arrested in Escondido following a hatchet attack that left a couple seriously injured....
San Diego County reports 5th swine flu death SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Authorities say a 36-year-old man has died of swine flu in San Diego County, its fifth resident to die of the disease....
LA firefighters mop up brush fire near museum LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters worked on rugged slopes Thursday to finish off remnants of a brush fire that forced evacuations of the Getty Center art complex and a nearby college in the Santa Monica Mountains....