They are the crime fighters of L.A. County, and they say a severe shortage of deputies has them overworked like never before.

A Texas woman who snatched her daughter from a Thousand Palms elementary school in a custody dispute with the girl’s father was sentenced Friday to three years of felony probation. Sara Lee Almodovar, ...

Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates III led the way as USC advanced in the Big Ten tournament with a double-overtime win over Rutgers.