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Unintended competitors: Why L.A. preschools are closing as transitional kindergarten thrives

L.A. County's local preschools are closing in areas where transitional kindergarten is thriving, disrupting an already fraught child-care system.

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WATCH: Alert driver avoids collision after pickup truck loses control

An alert driver was able to avoid a potentially serious collision on State Route 54 in snowy Osage Beach, Missouri, after a pickup truck lost control while entering the highway.

Manhattan Beach Middle School students involved in brutal assault on Hermosa man

Students at Manhattan Beach Middle School reportedly were involved in a violent assault that sent a 57-year-old Hermosa Beach man to a hospital.

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L.A. City Council votes against proposal to ban police use of 'less-lethal' launchers

An ordinance that would have restricted the LAPD from using weapons that launch hard foam projectiles and tear gas was defeated 8 to 4, with three councilmembers absent.

Ventura County sanctuary kept a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, D.A. says

An animal sanctuary in Ventura County was fined more than $50,000 for keeping a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, according to the district attorney's office.