Los Angeles

Sixteen candidates are running for three seats on the LACCD Board of Trustees on Nov. 3, with student housing, job training and basic needs at issue.

A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run after two cyclists died when a car struck a Halloween bike ride in Montclair on Oct. 24.

San Diego County prosecutors charged Cedric Von Ferdinand, 34, with murder in the fentanyl death of foster mother Nadine Jett, found buried in Valley Center.

A driver died after a single-vehicle crash set the car on fire at Imperial Highway and North Nash Street near LAX early Oct. 24, authorities said.

A 29-year-old man arrested Oct. 20 was charged with murder in the Sept. 30 hit-and-run that killed an 83-year-old pedestrian in South Los Angeles.

Four men were taken into custody after an LAPD pursuit and officer-involved shooting in Florence-Graham on Oct. 23; two rifles and a handgun were recovered.

Mayor Karen Bass raised about $3.4 million to Nithya Raman's $3 million in the Los Angeles mayoral runoff, filings show, but Raman has more cash on hand.

The 1914 Hotel Clark in downtown Los Angeles has reopened after more than 30 years, with about 120 rooms ready and rates starting around $200 a night.

Metro's Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega D Line stations closed Oct. 23 for electrical work and reopen Nov. 2.

A tree fell onto two parked cars at a Hollywood grocery store on Western Avenue on Oct. 22, hours after heavy rain. One person appeared unharmed.