The ongoing project to widen one of the nation's busiest freeways will take a year longer than initially planned, and the price tag will jump about $100 million beyond the initial $1 billion figure, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Police want to know if there was a connection between a construction worker and the 20-year-old man accused of killing him during a shooting and carjacking rampage last week. A search warrant was issued over the weekend for the phone records of...

The accident prompted some stars including the teen heartthrob himself on Wednesday to renew their calls for tougher laws to rein in their pursuers, though previous urgings have been stymied by First Amendment protections.

At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour cruised around the Earth at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding bullet. In retirement, it's crawling along at a sluggish 2 mph, a pace that rush-hour commuters can sympathize with.

Southern California drivers were urged Thursday to stay off the roads when a 10-mile section of busy Interstate 405 is closed this fall.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 405 in the Los Angeles area will close for six nights as freeway officials continue the work that led to last summer's so-called "Carmageddon."