James Queally

A 16-year-old boy held in a Los Angeles juvenile hall was prescribed estrogen to treat a behavioral disorder, a practice several doctors say flies in the face of accepted medical doctrine, according to a lawsuit filed in late June. The boy developed enlarged breasts as a result and will need surgery, according to his attorney.

Two adults and two teenagers have been charged with murder in the death of New York rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed in February at a home in the Hollywood Hills.

Questionable tactics by deputies in Andres Guardado killing put pressure on Sheriff

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office filed new counts against former USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who was arrested last year.

The battle between Jackie Lacey and George Gascón to lead the nation’s largest local district attorney’s office is already being influenced by the fallout of national calls to change American policing.

An L.A. County prosecutor said his office had received 25 new allegations of misconduct against adult film star Ron Jeremy since he was charged with sexually assaulting four women.

After three years and multiple retrials, the city attorney’s office has dropped charges against a group of protesters who blocked the 101 Freeway in 2017. The prosecution led to the revelation that the LAPD had sent an informant to infiltrate the non-violent protest group, Refuse Fascism.

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with sexually assaulting four women in West Hollywood from 2014 to 2019, prosecutors say.

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, calling for “changes to end systemic racism & reform criminal justice,” drops endorsement of L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey.

Seven youths and six probation department employees have fallen ill at the Dorothy Kirby Center in Commerce.