Veteran defenseman Rob Blake has signed with the San Jose Sharks, leaving Pacific Division rival Los Angeles for a more immediate chance at a championship.

The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 on the news side of its operations, in an effort to reduce expenses.

On-location movie shoots are on the rise in Los Angeles, despite repeated warnings from Hollywood studios that the possibility of an actors strike had stalled moviemaking, a permitting group said Wednesday.

Rookie Greg Smith threw a four-hitter, Eric Chavez hit a two-run double, and the Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles 6-1 on Monday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Angels in the AL West.

One of the most enduring images of summer in Los Angeles has all but vanished.

Phony “ghetto” names were printed under a yearbook photo of Black Student Union members at a suburban Los Angeles high school, leaving some angry students and parents calling for an apology and a reprint.

A Los Angeles jury has convicted a man of 11 counts of first-degree murder for causing a 2005 commuter train derailment.

A California judge blocked a lawsuit that sought to enlist Los Angeles police officers in weeding out illegal immigrants.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spousal battery. The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says Rodman entered the plea Tuesday in Superior Court. Two other counts were dismissed under a plea deal.