Authorities say a 17-year-old boy deliberately walked into traffic on San Diego (405) Freeway in Van Nuys.
John Witherspoon, known for his roles in the "Friday" movies and "The Wayans Bros." died in Sherman Oaks Tuesday.
The author of the acclaimed "The Flower Drum Song" died in November, but his family chose to keep his passing private.
Barbara Hale, famed for her role on the crime drama "Perry Mason" died. She was 94.
Arthur Newman, the pilot, died at the scene, according to the coroner's office.
A movie pilot who ran his aerial surveillance company in the San Fernando Valley died in a small plane crash in the Andes.
Climate experts upgraded the existing El Niño, warning it could be among the most powerful three to ever hit California.
The college, NFL and broadcasting great died Sunday at the age of 84.
His career began on Broadway in the 1930s but he is most remembered for "Eight is Enough."
MGM Grand founder and Las Vegas icon, Kirk Kerkorian, died Monday in his Beverly Hills home.
The former Los Angeles prosecutor, who penned the best-selling "Helter Skelter" about the Manson Family murders, died from cancer.
Ellen Albertini Dow, a 101-year-old actress best known for rocking Rapper's Delight in 'The Wedding Singer,' died Monday in Los Angeles.
She died at her Encino home at age 95.
Stan Chambers, a pioneer of broadcast journalism and longtime Los Angeles reporter, died today.
With more training for social workers and other reforms, 32 children in LA County were abused to death in 2014 compared to 61 in 2013.
Bel Air Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman, a soldier turned pacifist who built bridges with the Muslim community died at 93.
One of the nation's most influential synagogue leaders, Schulweis was among the first conservatives to welcome gays into the synagogue.
The actress, also known for her roles in "Honey, I Shrunk" movies, died Friday at her home in Sherman Oaks. She was 66.
A scholarship fund for undergraduate transfer students has been established in Nicholas Fagnano's name at USC.
Nick Fagnano was "the nicest guy."
The doctor's experience with a horrific school fire as a young medical resident forged a lifelong dedication to treating burn victims.
It all started with two beds in a small Sherman Oaks hospital in 1969.
Zapata may have been best known for her role as one of the nuns in the 1992 hit movie "Sister Act."
The Sherman Oaks resident is interred at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.
Born in 1923, the granddaughter of William Mulholland was an author and historian.