Several influential newsmakers and female leaders are expected to participate in Tuesday's Women's Conference 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Lines ran long this weekend at public health clinics as crowds waited to get the H1N1 vaccine. With a reportedly scare supply of vaccines L.A. health officials are forced to ration them out.

A judge has denied a request from prosecutors in the Anna Nicole Smith case to show in court three photographs of the late model and her psychiatrist, saying the images would sensationalize a hearing and end up on television and

The Los Angeles Clippers first over all pick Blake Griffin may miss the first six weeks of the 2009 NBA season, NBA.com reports.

A man allegedly tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl while she was walking to school but she managed to run from him, authorities said.

Weather forecasters say a cold front moving into Southern California Tuesday will cause temperatures to plunge 15 to 20 degrees and bring robust winds.

A mother faces two murder charges for allegedly killing her two young sons in Los Angeles.

Two planes came within 100 feet of catastrophe at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend, Federal Aviation Administration officials reported.

The California Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver, who may have been drunk, smashed into a pickup truck on an Anaheim freeway, killing two women and seriously injuring two children and herself.

A driver, who pulled a number of dangerous maneuvers Monday, peacefully surrendered to authorities after leading them on a high-speed pursuit.

Police sought the public's help in finding the person responsible for fatally shooting a 41-year-old man Sunday in Wilmington.

Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.

Hall of Fame surfer Chris Hawk was honored with a makeshift memorial of surfboards, photographs and flowers in Huntington Beach Saturday after he died at age 58.

A scuffle broke out and punches were exchanged between about 20 Neo-Nazis rallying against illegal immigration and about two dozen counter-protestors in Riverside.

An investigation was under way Sunday into what caused a fire at Pacoima Middle School. An alarm went off at 9:21 p.m. Saturday at the school on the 9900 block of North Laurel Canyon Blvd., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman,

A South Los Angeles activist Sunday planned to hand out fliers to help find a 24-year-old woman who disappeared in Calabasas. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on Sept. 16, from Geoffrey's Restaurant in Malibu for allegedly refusing to pay for a

Los Angeles County has opened two swine flu vaccination clinics.

Norwalk City Councilman Richard Ramirez is free on bail Saturday night after being arrested for allegedly threatening his wife.

Allen Bradford rushed for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 4 Southern California avenged its only loss of last season with a 42-36 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night.

A four-inch water main broke Saturday in Pacific Palisades, cutting off water to about 20 residential customers, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.