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After years of disaster-level landslides, Rancho Palos Verdes will finally get some federal aid. Is it enough?

Congress has allocated $2.3 million for Rancho Palos Verdes' ongoing landslide emergency. But that amount won't come close to addressing the area's needs.

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Some Democratic donors frustrated with DNC chair Ken Martin amid fundraising woes

The RNC outraised the DNC by $9.8 million, according to March FEC filings.

Nearly half of L.A. fire survivors face crisis as temporary housing funds dry up, survey finds

Fifteen months after the Los Angeles County fires devastated Altadena and Pacific Palisades, families are facing heightened financial pressures as insurance payments run out and appear to fall short of expected costs, according to a new report.

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New police commissioner Erika Shields announces department leadership; former interim Craig Macy staying on

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Police Commissioner Erika Shields made her first public appearance Thursday since taking office May 4, announcing new changes to leadership at the Buffalo Police Department. A narrow 5-4 vote from the Buffalo Common Council confirmed Shields as the city's first female police commissioner last month. Shields said she shares the same [...]

Man fed teen Adderall, forced him to work, then abandoned him on an L.A. freeway, prosecutors say

A Thousand Oaks man was charged in connection with labor trafficking a 14-year-old and alleging forcing him to sell hundreds of clothing online, according to authorities.