Harriet Ryan

For a pair of schoolteachers crammed into a rental with their children, the house for sale in Sun Valley was a dream come true: a modern hacienda

If you've driven Southeastern Avenue, you've probably noticed the auto repair shop about a mile west of Downtown.

Good morning. It's Friday, July 12 . Here's what you need to know to start your day. I'm Harriet Ryan, an investigative reporter for The Times.

Los Angeles police and officials from several other government agencies Wednesday entered a Sun Valley property that a hoarder has turned into an unlicensed junk yard clogged with rusted vehicles and hazardous waste.

Harriet Ryan - Los Angeles Times (TNS) Updated Serving a life sentence for a murder he did not commit, Jofama Coleman studiously avoided calendars.

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against Aaron Spolin, a West Los Angeles attorney who signed up hundreds of prisoners as clients by convincing their desperate families he could free them.

Southern California was bracing Monday for a heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region this week.

LOS ANGELES — Southern California was bracing Monday for a heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region this week.

Seven people are dead and dozens have been injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said six passengers were declared dead at the scene early Saturday and another died at a hospital. Thirty-seven passengers were taken to hospitals with injuries. The bus was traveling west when it left the highway near Bovina in Warren County and flipped over. No other vehicle was involved. The department is continuing its investigation and hasn’t released the names of the deceased. No other information was immediately provided.

Southern California was bracing Monday for a heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region this week.