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) -- Several key city and county officials are calling on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to resign. Those calling for the elected sheriff to step down include county ...

The law firm argued it had a valid retainer agreement with former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The county ...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva picked up an endorsement in his bid to retake the office in the 2026 elections. Villanueva, who was defeated by Sheriff Robert Luna in 2022, has been ...

The sheriff had made up his mind. Despite knee pain that his publicist described as “bone rubbing against bone,” Alexandro “Alex” Villanueva was going to gut it out and walk the length of the route on ...

Democrats helped Alex Villanueva be elected sheriff of Los Angeles County in November. Many of the party faithful have since come to regret it. On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles County Democratic ...

It’s been nearly four months since Alex Villanueva was sworn in as sheriff of LA County. He campaigned on a message of “reform, rebuild and restore.” But Villanueva has become the most controversial ...

Not everyone trusts the man in charge of running the nation’s largest jail system. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been butting heads with Board of Supervisors since he was elected last year.

About four months on the job, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has made controversial hirings and firings, and argued that some reforms aimed at reducing deputy misconduct have gone too far.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is again ordering gun stores to close to the public amid the coronavirus outbreak. Villanueva says they're not essential businesses except for ...

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 -- Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his department over leaked photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site. Deputies allegedly took personal ...