Vania Patino

A push to change how Los Angeles County funds hospitals is gaining momentum

LOS ANGELES — Stephanie Blanco has never organized anything like this, but seeing the extensive damage the 7.4 magnitude earthquake has left in her country of Colombia, she knew she had to act.

LOS ANGELES — For the children inside the Para Los Niños' Head Start site in Hollywood, the days are business as usual: learning, playing and sitting down for a meal.

LOS ANGELES — Looking at pictures of her younger self in Mexico, Katherine Melero knows they are so much more than happy memories.

The U.S. and Canada are escalating a trade war

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Fernando Moreno started his family business, Fernando Cabinets, 15 years ago.

CARSON, Calif. — The city of Carson has reached a $370 million settlement with Marathon Petroleum-Tesoro.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach will enter the spotlight with its inaugural film festival at the historic Art Theatre of Long Beach, with the goal of making the city a destination for creative storytelling.

LOS ANGELES — Flooding and landslides in Nepal have left communities cut off and thousands of people in need of help. In Southern California, locals with ties to Nepal are watching the disaster unfold while hoping help reaches the families affected. As rescue and recovery efforts continue, disaster relief organizations such as

LOS ANGELES — Before stepping foot in class, students at Scholarship Prep South Bay in Wilmington start their day with several check-ins.