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 ...

Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva testifies at a Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission meeting on Jan. 12, 2024. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) A state judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed ...

The incumbent LA County Sheriff and four Democratic challengers appeared at a debate sponsored by the Santa Monica Democratic Club on Wednesday evening There is no love lost between LA County Sheriff ...

LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva is facing another investigation — this time from Sacramento. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced he’s launching a civil rights investigation into the Los ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was expected to testify Friday about accusations that "deputy gangs," or groups participating in gang-like activity, are operating ...

HOLLYWOOD (KABC) -- Tackling homelessness in Hollywood is on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's list. Earlier this month, Villanueva caught the attention of viewers on Facebook when he ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he has reached out to the state attorney general amid calls for an independent investigation into the death of Andres Guardado, an ...

A state judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva that alleged the county defamed him, violated his rights and unfairly flagged his personnel file with ...