LAUSD Board Settles Sexual Harassment Claim Against Ramon Cortines
The Los Angeles Unified School District has made a settlement offer in a sexual-harassment claim filed by a senior management employee against retired Superintendent Ramon Cortines.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District has made a settlement offer in a sexual-harassment claim filed by a senior management employee against retired Superintendent Ramon Cortines.
A Los Angeles Unified School District police motorcycle officer was slightly injured Wednesday in an accident in the Mar Vista area, authorities said.
An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the Los Angeles Unified School District's request that teachers take five furlough days this academic year to save $75 million in payroll costs.
Officials with the Los Angeles Unified School District were considering a plan on Wednesday that would require all students to take advanced courses and earn at least a "C" in order to graduate.
Thousands of Los Angeles-area students were bused downtown Tuesday to view a screening of the documentary film "Bully," which focuses on the issue of bullying in schools.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is holding open hearings as it mulls thousands of teacher layoffs.
The Los Angeles Unified School District board approved a budget-balancing plan Tuesday that would save the majority of school programs if furlough and salary agreements can be reached with labor unions and if voters support a $298 parcel tax.
A large turnout and protestors are expected Tuesday afternoon at the Los Angeles School Board meeting where members are expected to consider budget cuts as well as measures that will help protect children in the wake of the district's sex scandal.
More than two dozen Los Angeles Unified schools have applied to become charger schools this year, a direct result of large and unexpected cutbacks in funding for economically disadvantaged students.
The failure by Los Angeles school officials to report two suspected pedophiles to the state's teacher licensing commission has put a spotlight on the obscure agency that was reeling last year from a scathing audit that found a backlog of 12,600 cases.
A 40-year-old teacher's aide with the Los Angeles Unified School District has been charged with four felony sex-related counts.
Parents of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District expressed anger Friday when it was discovered that some teachers were arrested months ago in the alleged sexual abuse of their children.
A fourth Los Angeles Unified School District employee has been arrested on sex-related crimes.
A third case of inappropriate conduct with a student at embattled Miramonte Elementary School is being investigated, after it surfaced that a teacher's aide allegedly wrote love letters to a fourth grade students and the report was disregarded.
Sources say the Los Angeles Unified School District will be replacing the entire staff at Miramonte Elementary School this week.
Los Angeles Unified School District officials are mulling over cutting funds to their adult education program. It's a move that could put the entire curriculum in jeopardy, affecting thousands of SoCal residents who depend on the program for education and career training.
Wednesday night was a tough one for LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, who tried to convince parents and homeowners that a steep tax was necessary to balance the district's massive budget.
The revamped school lunches at Los Angeles Unified School District have won awards, commending them for improving the menu at the second largest school district in the nation. Too bad the students don't agree.
The Los Angeles Unified School District board is considering a proposal that would curtail the district's landmark program that allows outside groups to run selected new and underperforming schools.
A new campaign to fight childhood obesity is kicking off Monday within the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The Los Angeles Unified School District says it has rehired 450 elementary school teachers who were laid off in June after reviewing vacancies across the district.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is asking Gov. Jerry Brown for a reprieve from a new state law that requires students to be vaccinated for whooping cough.
Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to eliminate flavored milk from school lunch menus.
The Los Angeles Unified School District needs critical reform in teacher evaluation, tenure and teaching assignment policies, according to a national study of the district released Tuesday.
Police said that officers were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle suspect when the crash happened.
The hit-and-run driver who killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo was released from prison less than three years into her nine-year sentence on Saturday.
It's unclear where the chase began.
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to call for a change in the current regime in Iran and ask for help from U.S. government officials.
One person was wounded during a shooting at a street takeover in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning.
Police said that officers were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle suspect when the crash happened.
The hit-and-run driver who killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo was released from prison less than three years into her nine-year sentence on Saturday.
It's unclear where the chase began.
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to call for a change in the current regime in Iran and ask for help from U.S. government officials.
One person was wounded during a shooting at a street takeover in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning.
Police said that officers were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle suspect when the crash happened.
The hit-and-run driver who killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo was released from prison less than three years into her nine-year sentence on Saturday.
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to call for a change in the current regime in Iran and ask for help from U.S. government officials.
One person was wounded during a shooting at a street takeover in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning.
An evacuation warning is in place near the Palisades Fire burn scar as a powerful winter storm closes in on Southern California to start the new week.
Deputies said that the suspect was the estranged spouse of a woman who was found stabbed to death in the 26000 block of Laruelwood Lane early Saturday.
Video shows immigration agents beating Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines, after he was restrained on the ground.
An Orange County family was sailing near San Clemente when a sick lion named Chump hopped aboard their boat.
Wildlife activist Sandy Steers, who spearheaded the eagle nest cam, has died, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley.
Dramatic video shows the moments when a tortoise safely scampers away from a burning shed in the backyard of a home in Fullerton over the weekend.
The hit-and-run driver who killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo was released from prison less than three years into her nine-year sentence on Saturday.
An 80-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Apple Valley on Friday night, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
San Bernardino firefighters may soon have a new weapon against California wildfires: water-dropping drones.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department closed its Apple Valley Police Station after a resident brought in what appeared to be Civil War-era cannonballs.
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The FBI and sheriff's department have been investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, for nearly two weeks.
Amazon's Ring unit touted a "search party" service in its Super Bowl ad, but one critic called the app a "surveillance nightmare."
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
Team USA cross-country skier Jessie Diggins collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer interval start on Thursday. She was competing while injured.
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The Sacramento region has the third-highest DUI rate in the nation. Now, state lawmakers are considering a new booze ban to prevent any more tragedies.
It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
With so many candidates and no clear frontrunner in California's governor's race, two Republicans now lead in the polls in this heavily Democratic state, raising the question: Could the primary election lead to a Republican-versus-Republican runoff?
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
Orange County health officials have confirmed their second measles case of 2026 in an international traveler who arrived in California at Los Angeles International Airport before visiting Disneyland and California Adventure last week.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
California is set to join a growing list of states banning the practice of cat declawing, under a new law taking effect in January.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat has won the NBA Slam Dunk contest, Damian Lillard won his third career 3-Point Contest and Team Knicks won the first Shooting Stars event since 2015 on All-Star Saturday in Inglewood.
Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 2 Michigan to an 86-56 victory over UCLA that puts the program in position to be ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2013.
The leg injury that knocked Kevin Fiala out for the rest of the Milan Cortina Olympics is not just damaging to Switzerland's hopes in the tournament.
Chris Paul made the announcement ahead of the NBA's All-Star weekend at the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood.
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
The death of "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek highlights a rising trend in colorectal cancer among young adults.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Three Los Angeles Police Department officers were hospitalized late Saturday night after their patrol cars collided during a pursuit with a stolen vehicle suspect near Reseda. Hunter Sowards reports.
Three Los Angeles Police Department officers were hospitalized late Saturday night after their patrol cars collided during a pursuit with a stolen vehicle suspect near Reseda.
An alleged stolen vehicle suspect led Los Angeles police on a lengthy pursuit along Glendale surface streets before fleeing along the 2 Freeway on Saturday night.
Hunter Sowards reports from Corona, where family members of Benjamin Montalvo gathered for a vigil on Saturday, the same day that the hit-and-run driver who killed their son was released from prison after serving just a fraction of her prison sentence.
Zach Boetto reports from the San Bernardino County Hall of Records, which was open for the first time ever on a Saturday, where dozens of couples were married on the most romantic day of the year, Valentine's Day.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
