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VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A Victorville man who sustained life-altering injuries while trying to stop a brutal domestic violence attack was honored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with a Courage Award. Jorge Ramírez Galdamez, 44, received the recognition during a ceremony hosted by the...

While officials have put up signs in the area offering mental health resources, Hahn said it doesn't help if people can't actually connect due to poor service. The post Supervisor Janice Hahn wants cell towers on Vincent Thomas Bridge to aid in suicide prevention appeared first on Long Beach Post .

Bacteria levels are crashing the beach party for Los Angeles County ocean-goers, with public health officials issuing warnings for several popular spots. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has urged residents to steer clear of the water at beaches ranging from bustling Santa Monica Pier to the...

One person is dead and another hospitalized following a police shooting at a gas station in El Monte.

Health officials say that the child developed a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which can develop in someone who had a measles infection early in life.

A 38-year-old woman was taken to a burn center in critical condition after a mattress caught fire in an apartment on Los Angeles’ Westside early Friday morning. Los Angeles firefighters were sent to the two-story apartment building on the 10300 block of West Bellwood Avenue in Century City around 5:45 a.m. Smoke was...

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles food truck vendor's stolen van, containing thousands of dollars worth of equipment, has been recovered and returned. The owner of "Betty's Taco Stand," a single mother of three, had her white van stolen on Tuesday night. The van was loaded with cooking equipment and a generator, which she...

Richard David Lavalle, a 64-year-old Long Beach man, who killed Noel Bascon, a 12-year-old boy in a DUI collision in Costa Mesa a was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 5, to 30 years to life in prison. Lavalle was convicted of second-degree murder by an Orange County Superior Court jury earlier...

Several streets in downtown Los Angeles are often lined with rotting food and produce that was illegally dumped, an issue that locals say has been ongoing for years. The dumping typically occurs near the Wholesale Produce District along several streets including Naomi Avenue, Hemlock Street and Central Avenue. Large...

Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating two grim discoveries made at separate impound lots this week, after human remains were found inside vehicles that had been sitting for days before staff noticed signs of foul play. The cases, which emerged within 24 hours of each other, have drawn significant attention due...