Trombonist Mike Barone is a composer, arranger and leader of smashing big bands. As a sideman, he recorded on albums that include Supersax Plays Bird (1973), Oliver Nelson's Sound Pieces (1966) on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say the homicide rate in Los Angeles last year was the lowest in more than four decades. Police Chief Charlie Beck is due to announce the end-of-year-crime numbers for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say the city could end the year with its lowest homicide rate in more than 40 years. The Los Angeles Times says 291 killings were reported as of Sunday -- the ...

You could excuse Jiggs McDonald for beginning to have second thoughts about taking his first sports broadcasting job in Los Angeles. After all the hot news before McDonald was to call the very first ...