LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Braden Looper went a strong 6 2/3 innings and Ryan Braun had a key two-run double Wednesday to lead the Milwaukee past the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva, the top two seeds, took different paths Wednesday into the third round of the Los Angeles Women’s Open.

Rooftop landing area was closed six months ago after ongoing complaints from staff about fumes coming through the ventilation system when choppers landed. More-robust air filters have been installed.

Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center reopened its rooftop helicopter pad this week, six months after the state-of-the-art facility halted landings because helicopter fumes were leaking into the hospital’s ventilation system.

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says he's stepping down after a seven-year tenure in which he instituted major reforms of the once-scandalized police department.<p/>Bratton announced Wednesday he is leaving Oct. 31 with three years left in his second five-year term.

A 40-acre fire burning on a brush-covered ridge between the city of Los Angeles and suburban Glendale was no longer threatening homes Tuesday evening, authorities said.

A brush fire burning on a brush-covered ridge between the city of Los Angeles and suburban Glendale has grown to about 40 acres.

LOS ANGELES — Police say a bounty hunter shot and wounded a suspect during a struggle at a home in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 (UPI) — Manny Parra went eight-plus innings Monday and the Milwaukee Brewers survived a ninth-inning comeback bid to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5.

What prompts some kids to join gangs and their neighbors not to join has long baffled experts. Los Angeles city officials now think they’ll find an answer through a multiple-choice test.

ATLANTA, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs Sunday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 rout of Atlanta.