Dennis Romero

An eponymous biography of Napoleon first published in 1926 survived world war, television, and the rise and fall of most socialist states, but you could say at least one copy has been a victim of sticky fingers: It was stolen from a library 60 years ago and only recently came......

How times change. They used to call it the Republic of Santa Monica because our little city by the bay was so crunchy liberal you could barely throw a rock without hitting a pair of Birkenstocks or an unkempt beard. It was the home of Three's Company (and the Regal......

As the city struggles with an impending $400 million deficit, hurdles for hiring more police, looming layoffs and intermittent fire-station closures, the City Council on Friday voted to give Department of Water and Power workers a raise, according to the City Clerk's office. The unanimous vote will give DWP employees......

Metrolink chief executive David R. Solow stepped down from the regional-rail operation's top job Friday, but said he will stay with the organization as an "advisor" to implement safety measures that could help it avoid disaster's like the Sept., 2008 head-on train collision that killed 25. Efforts to implement measures......

Los Angeles has its star maps, Starline Tours of actors' homes, even "The Real Black Dahlia" bus tour. Now our fine city has L.A. Gang Tours, a journey that promises "a true first-hand encounter of the history and origin of high profile gang areas and the top crime scene locations......

The landlord of a pregnant Venice woman who was raped and fatally stabbed witnessed some of the attack and tried to stop it to no avail, he told reporters. Arnold Springer said he shined his light into her home after hearing screams and told a suspect to stop, that he......

While the Los Angeles City Council has been sitting on its hands for the last three years and still has yet to produce a law governing local pot dispensaries, the county government of Los Angeles put regulations on the book in 2006 and this week moved to close a marijuana......

The federal government, she is a fickle lover. And even in this time of stimulus, Los Angeles County is getting stuck with more of the bill to jail illegal immigrants who have been arrested locally. KPCC (89.3 FM) reports that the county will see $3 million fewer dollars from the......