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Unarmed Mickel Lewis Sr. was killed by Sheriff's Deputy Jason Ayala. The jury award is the second-highest in a police shooting case in California, an attorney says.

Thirteen suspects were arrested during a large-scale operation targeting gang members in Los Angeles County. Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department were investigating an Antelope Valley street gang accused of violent crimes. Several members of the gang were identified, along with their residences. With...

OHIO — Eleven individuals have been sentenced in connection with a major drug trafficking organization (DTO) that smuggled large quantities of marijuana from California to Ohio, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced. The operation, led by 34-year-old Jerry Baker of Cleveland,...

The first bite of a tamale from La Mascota Bakery doesn’t just satisfy hunger – it rewrites your understanding of what a tamale can be. Tucked away in Los Angeles’ vibrant Boyle Heights neighborhood, this unassuming bakeshop has locals and food enthusiasts forming lines that sometimes spill onto the sidewalk, all...

“I haven't sold for a month now," MacArthur Park street vendor Francisco Zuniga, told L.A. TACO in Spanish. "I don't even have enough to pay the rent. Yo ya llevo un mes sin vender, no tengo ni para pagar la renta.”

HAWAI'I COUNTY, Hawaii (TCN) -- A 67-year-old California man will spend two decades behind bars for stabbing his 64-year-old girlfriend multiple times at a beach resort nearly three years ago. The Hawai'i County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced March 19 that Richard Lopez received a sentence of 20 years in...

A new report shows California lawmakers have proposed increasing taxes and fees in the state by more than ten-billion-dollars during the first three months of 2025. David Kline with the California Tax Foundation says the reports shows 36 proposed hits to the taxpayer so far, but only six can be quantified.

Millions of California residents will see credits of up to $259 on their electricity bills and up to $87 on natural gas bills this April, averaging $137 per household, as part of the state’s Cap-and-Trade climate program.

For decades, thousands of Native American ancestral remains have been stored away in museums and academic institutions across California, despite a federal law requiring their return to descendants. ABC News teamed up with the ABC News Owned Television stations and our team of data journalists to look into why this...

In 2024, California lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 227 (SB 227), aiming to establish the Excluded Workers Program. This initiative sought to provide unemployment benefits to workers ineligible for traditional unemployment insurance due to their immigration status. The proposed program intended to offer $300 per...