'Nobody wants a strike.' LAUSD answers back after union leaders announce April 14 walkout

03/19/26 8:29 PM

Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying "nobody wants a strike" — a day after the district's two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached.

'Profoundly shocking' allegations against Cesar Chavez spark soul-searching in movement

03/17/26 5:08 PM

Celebrations of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez are being canceled nationwide as the UFW confronts allegations of sexual misconduct with women and minors.

2 injured in shooting on Buffalo's East Side

03/24/26 1:50 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two men suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot on Buffalo's East Side on Monday afternoon, Buffalo Police said. Police responded to a shooting call on Kosciuszko Street around 4:40 p.m.; the victims had left the scene but officials said two men arrived at Buffalo General Hospital a short time later [...]

4 women stabbed at trendy downtown L.A. restaurant; 1 victim was left in serious condition

03/23/26 5:55 AM

Police said at least four people were taken to a hospital with minor stab wounds after the altercation at Zaya.

A house fire killed two of their three daughters. Prosecutors say they are to blame

03/23/26 10:50 PM

A Murrieta mother and father are facing charges. Authorities say the woman started a fire that killed her daughters.

AI pilot program in L.A. County courts will help judges craft rulings in some cases

03/18/26 10:00 AM

A select panel of L.A. County judges now have access to an artificial intelligence tool that can help them summarize motions and draft rulings in civil court. The tool, Learned Hand, is already in use by judges in 10 states, according to the company's CEO.

Animal rescue says dogs injured during L.A. County enforcement operation; authorities deny claims

03/21/26 11:08 PM

Video shows a Rock N Pawz official saying some dogs were hurt as agents seized over 300 animals. Animal Care and Control disputed the claims, saying none were injured in the impounding process.

Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What's next?

03/18/26 8:06 PM

Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it turns out, nowhere near as compromised.

As mosquitoes go year-round in L.A., a promising fix hits a snag

03/22/26 10:00 AM

To curb a dengue-carrying mosquito, L.A. County officials are releasing sterilized males. The approach is promising, but funding to expand it is uncertain.

As precious groundwater vanishes, a few in California find ways to bring it back

03/21/26 10:00 AM

Groundwater has fallen to precarious depths in much of the world. New research highlights areas that have been able to bring levels back up.