A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized after a shooting on the 210 Freeway in San Bernardino County on Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion from members Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger, which, among other things, directs the L.A. County Department of Mental Health to report back in four months with ways to streamline the process for referrals from first responders, like paramedics.

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Woodland Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

A tutor and a probation officer have been arrested within the last month for smuggling Xanax into juvenile facilities.

Officials have announced the new leader of the L.A. county's first-ever department on homelessness. The Board of Supervisors has named Sarah Mahin, head of the county’s existing Housing for Health program, as inaugural director of the Department of Homeless Services and Housing.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:18 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Los Angeles County is the focus of an updated air quality alert reported at 5:03 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until Thursday July 10, at 8:15 p.m.

A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction.