A state judge threw out a lawsuit from ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva claiming L.A. County officials defamed him and violated his ...

"We have no interest in pursuing, nor are we pursuing, criminal charges against any reporters," the sheriff said on social media. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Capt. Angela Walton was once the "face" of the Los Angeles County Department, appearing on numerous recruitment posters. Now, she's a whistleblower and the fifth LASD executive ...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is facing accusations of covering up a violent jail incident between a deputy and an inmate, then lying by saying that he didn't know about it ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's a contested race no one expected - Alex Villanueva, a retired sheriff's lieutenant, forced Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell into a runoff. Villanueva said after the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Along with the uncertainty of his re-election campaign, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva now faces possible criminal contempt charges for failing to comply with ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continues to clash with a civilian panel that is probing the presence of alleged deputy gangs within his agency. On Monday, Villanueva ...

Then-L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, left, and Undersheriff Tim Murakami at a Board of Supervisors meeting in 2019. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva ...

VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is blaming the mayor and the Los Angeles City Council for a growing homelessness problem in Venice and is promising to handle ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is responding to controversy surrounding a campaign ad filmed in a local church. Villanueva says the ad was filmed in the church he and ...

EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Friday expressed "grave concerns'' about the shooting by deputies of a knife-wielding 34-year-old man in the midst of a mental health crisis, a ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement issued by a spokesperson for the department, Villanueva is experiencing mild ...