Los Angeles International Airport

Planning your trip to Bora Bora

2013-05-26 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY TO BORA BORA From LAX, Air Tahiti Nui and Air France offer nonstop service to Papeete, Tahiti, with Air Tahiti offering connecting service to Bora Bora. Restricted round-trip airfare begins at $1,780, including taxes and fees. Consider...

Travel info for Boracay Island, Philippines

2013-05-26 00:00:00

The best way to Boracay, Philippines From LAX, Philippine Airlines offers nonstop service to Manila, and All Nippon Airways, JAL, Cathay Pacific, Asiana, Delta, Korean, Hawaiian, Air China, Singapore and Malaysia offer connecting service (change of...

Planning your trip to Byron Bay, Australia

2013-05-26 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY TO BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Gold Coast, about 60 minutes north of Byron Bay, is offered on Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and Delta. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $910,...

Memorial Day weekend forecast: Cool, chance of rain late Monday

2013-05-25 09:50:00

There'll be some sun this�Memorial Day weekend, but it won't be perfect beach weather, forecasters say. And there's even a chance of rain at the tail end of the three-day break. The National Weather Service said temperatures will reach the 70s in most...

Funding OKd for light-rail station in Leimert Park

2013-05-23 21:55:00

After years spent fighting for a light-rail station in Leimert Park, South Los Angeles community members got their wish Thursday with the approval of full funding for a stop in the heart of L.A.'s African American community. To cheering and applause...

Travelers hit the roads and skies for Memorial Day weekend

2013-05-24 08:34:00

As people across Southern California prepare to kick off the summer travel season, transportation officials are reminding commuters to plan for traffic and to play it safe over Memorial Day weekend. Drivers getting out of town for the long weekend...

Metro board approves Crenshaw Line's Leimert Park Village station

2013-05-23 13:36:00

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved $80 million for an underground train station in Leimert Park Village along the Crenshaw Line, ending two years of uncertainty over the station's future. The motion, sponsored by L.A....

Overlooked by politicians, low-wage workers barely scrape by

2013-05-21 20:39:00

Last week, I visited a South Los Angeles woman whose story should embarrass us. It's a story that's not uncommon, and deserves the full attention of the next mayor of the city. Alicia, whose full name I'm withholding because she's afraid her boss...

Turnout appears small as L.A. votes for new mayor

2013-05-21 17:03:00

Though turnout numbers were not yet available from election officials Tuesday afternoon, voters were few and far between at many polling places across the city. Tuesday's contest -- where L.A. will determine its next mayor, city controller and city...

Centerpiece of remodeled LAX terminal named for Villaraigosa

2013-05-21 18:27:00

The centerpiece of the modernized Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles Airport will be named in honor of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa because of his contributions to airport development. The city's Board of Airport Commissioners...

Oceanside man sentenced to six months for stealing Marine gear

2013-05-20 18:52:00

SAN DIEGO -- A former civilian contractor at Camp Pendleton was sentenced Monday to six months in prison followed by six months' house arrest after pleading guilty to stealing medical equipment meant to be shipped to forward-deployed Marines, including...

L.A. Now Live: Can Garcetti's grand goals match reality?

2013-05-22 21:44:00

Despite Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti's lofty rhetoric during the campaign, Los Angeles City Hall could quickly bring him crashing back to earth, with real-life struggles about to unfold over employee salaries, overtime pay and city spending overall. Join...

The body of a Macaque monkey seized May 10 at Los Angeles International Airport.

2013-05-20 14:04:35

How screen would look in a search for an LAX-to-New York fare.

2013-05-20 13:23:24

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to move LAX's northernmost runway 260 feet closer to Westchester.

2013-05-01 06:21:15