Matt Stevens

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said Christopher Jordan Dorner, the ex-cop who police say has killed three people, sent him an LAPD gold coin shot through with multiple bullet holes. Cooper said his office received the package from Dorner on Feb.......

Those who knew Christopher Jordan Dorner during college expressed shock at the news that the former college football player is allegedly responsible for shootings that have left three people dead and two wounded....

This post has been updated, as noted below. CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper said via Twitter on Thursday that he received a parcel from the former Los Angeles police officer wanted in connection with a series of shootings that have left......

Some parents, sponsors and leaders involved in Boy Scout troops across California expressed disappointment Wednesday at the news that the Boy Scouts of America had put off its decision on whether to lift a long-standing ban of gay members....

The Boy Scouts' long-standing ban on gays in Scouting puts the group "far behind many, many youth-serving organizations," said Jim Key, a spokesman for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center....

Thousands of volunteers fanned out across 4,000 square-miles and pounded pavement in the dark of night. Bundled in jackets, and armed with clipboards, their task was a an ambitious one: Count the Los Angeles County’s homeless population one person,...

Church leaders address clergy sex abuse scandal at Sunday services...

New revelations about the church abuse scandal made for a reflective and painful Sunday at Catholic parishes across Southern California....

In an emotional TV interview about the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax, the pastor of an Antelope Valley church said he could “vividly remember” visits from the person or people who he now knows molested his son just “a room away.&#...

The saga surrounding the Palmdale man who created Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend took another turn Friday when the hoaxer said he was molested as a child and felt “too damaged” to present himself as Ronaiah Tuiasosopo....

The Palmdale man who created Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend said he staged the woman's death after a fight with Te'o over whether the football star was talking to other women....

This post and headline have been corrected; see note at the bottom for details. After speaking with the 22-year-old Palmdale man who created Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend, Dr. Phil McGraw said he does not believe the football star was in......