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Los Angeles County's headquarters, the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, was completed in 1960 in the downtown Civic Center. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) With the ink dry on Los Angeles County's $200-million purchase of the Gas Co. Tower office ...

The county of Los Angeles has tentatively agreed to buy the Gas Company Tower, a prominent office skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, for $215 million in a foreclosure sale. The price is a deep discount from its appraised value of $632 million in 2020 ...

The National Weather Service Los Angeles, which covers Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, forecasts that parts of the county could see up to three inches of rain on Friday, Dec. 26.

ALTADENA, Calif. — As flames engulfed a nearby canyon, dozens of residents in a sober-living home fled to an unoccupied building about 30 miles south. The evacuees, many of whom were previously homeless, watched helplessly as their home burned on live TV.

The 2026 homeless count will begin Jan. 20 in the San Fernando Valley and Metro area of Los Angeles. The following day, Jan. 21, volunteers are scheduled to fan out across the San Gabriel Valley and East Los Angeles.

Homelessness in Los Angeles has declined for the second year in a row, according to the city and county’s 2025 Homeless Count. Los Angeles County experienced a 4% decrease in unhoused people, and a 3.4% drop in the city of Los Angeles, according to Los ...

After a storm hit Southern California on New Year’s week, officials are asking the public to avoid all Los Angeles County beaches due to high levels of bacteria. Due to recent rainfall, contamination from excessive bacteria,

An explosion on Saturday afternoon suspected to have been caused by a gas leak prompted authorities to shut down a major freeway in Los Angeles County and order residents to shelter in place.

The oldest operating restaurant in L.A. County has closed after nearly a century and a half in service, serving U.S. presidents, Hollywood stars and the general public alike.

Those looking for a new job can join the United States Postal Service as the agency is looking to hire mechanics in Los Angeles County. The USPS is seeking “skilled automotive technicians to keep