Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.

Los Angeles County officials have voted to declare a state of emergency in response to the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

Traffic delays could be significant Saturday with the U.S. military planning to fire live artillery rounds over Interstate 5 in Southern California. The freeway will be shut down temporarily Saturday afternoon.

New tracking devices are being tested on dementia and Alzheimer patients by LA County Department of Aging and Disabilities

"It will take a little while for new incentive-backed projects to get underway and be reflected in our data," FilmLA says in quarterly report

It comes after the first U.S. case of the more severe strain of mpox without known travel was identified in a patient from Long Beach, California, bringing the total number of cases in the state to three. No clear link has been identified between the Los Angeles cases and the Long Beach case, according to Los Angeles County health officials.

The LA Country employees allegedly submitted unemployment insurance claims during the COVID pandemic even though they were still gainfully employed by the county.

Authorities say that the man led a ring of accomplices who targeted small businesses to steal thousands of California Lottery scratchers since 2024.