ROLLING: Hip commercials spotlight automaker's crossover. Ford Motor Co.'s ad campaign for its new Flex vehicle is titled "CPR for the Dead of Night" - an edgy slogan for a series of avant-garde commercials ...

Gian Lobatto, 21, a young Latino, was shot to death in the 7800 block of Lou Dillon Avenue in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, near Walnut Park, about 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28.

Caption: Christina Applegate leaves the Petrossian Paris Boutique & Cafe with her boyfriend while hiding under a black sweatshirt Los Angeles, California .... Actress CHRISTINA APPLEGATE's former toyboy lover ...

Charismatic and politically bold, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his Southern California counterpart, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, seem like naturals to help Democrats reclaim the governor's ...

Police trying to cite the driver of a van for violating the new ban on talking on a hand-held cell phone triggered a wild wrong way pursuit on the 405 freeway.

Despite dire warnings that Los Angeles city workers would face layoffs to balance a severe budget deficit, just four workers could potentially lose their jobs.

When the organizers of the Latin Alternative Music Conference say that their event puts a spotlight on Spanish alternative music, believe them.

Antonio Villaraigosa's first three years of his four-year mayoral term have been OK.

Violent crime in Los Angeles dropped 7.2% during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year -- with the exception of homicides, which rose 4.3%, newly released crime statistics show.

A woman was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and drunken driving for allegedly crashing her car into an SUV and injuring another woman outside an upscale West Hollywood steakhouse, it was reported ...

A Los Angeles police motorcycle officer was struck by a car in downtown Los Angeles this morning and injured, authorities said.

The 11 track album is a strong candidate for Rock Album of the Year and generated an additional buzz on Tuesday, June 24th at a showcase for nominees when Al Bowman, founder of the awards ceremony, added a ...

Councilwoman Janice Hahn's plan to impose a parcel tax on every property in Los Angeles to pay for gang prevention and intervention programs moved ahead Tuesday.

The Hollywood sign is seen on a hazy afternoon in Los Angeles, California, November 4, 2007.

Hollywood studios made a last-minute offer Monday evening to a major actors union with the current three-day labor contract between the two sides was expected to expire midnight.

We used to know what infidelity was: sex with someone other than your mate. But the 21st century seems to have blurred those clear-cut lines.

Police say they shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect Monday night after tracking him from a McDonald's that he allegedly held-up in South Los Angeles.

A former gang member who won a $15-million judgment after he was shot and framed by corrupt Los Angeles police officers more than a decade ago was arrested Sunday night after leading Glendale police on a ...

A Canadian man was charged in federal court Monday with smuggling $2 million worth of Ecstasy into the United States, authorities said.

Lorie Franks, center left, and her partner of 18 years AnneMary Franks, pose with their daughters, from left: Julia, 11, Jax, 5, and Maggie, 13, after receiving their marriage license on the first day of same ...