Articles by Tami Abdollah

Authorities expanded their search today for the brother of Democratic U.S. Reps. Read more

A man was in critical condition today after an off-duty Santa Ana police officer shot him in self-defense after seeing him rob a 7-Eleven convenience store and confronting him, police said. Read more

At least seven people died and 38 were injured when a charter bus overturned near the Northern California town of Williams on Sunday night, the California Highway Patrol said. Read more

Authorities have accused a nanny of running a five-year scheme in which she agreed to care for children in the Hancock Park and Larchmont areas but then dumped them off at an unlicensed day-care center in a Hollywood apartment. Read more

A man barricaded himself in a South Los Angeles home this morning after allegedly shooting an 18-year-old woman and her young son in what police believe was a custody dispute. Read more

After a week that included record-breaking high temperatures, Southern Californians are bracing for the first cold snap of the season, with rain forecast for much of Saturday. Read more

A Union Pacific Railroad train went off the rails this morning in La Mirada, but no one was injured, authorities said. Read more

One of five men accused of starting last year’s Corral Canyon wildfire in Malibu, has admitted that he and his friends accidentally ignited the blaze that burned 53 homes. Read more

Authorities today identified the security guard who was shot in an apparent robbery attempt at a Mid-Wilshire area medical marijuana clinic. Read more