Cartel Hit Man Confesses to Killing 30; 10 Victims Linked to California
The sordid life of 52-year-old Californian Jose Martinez, reputed drug-cartel hit man, unraveled this week when he confessed to killing a man who had dissed his daughter. And then he confessed t...
View ArticleGarcetti: Tough on Pot Shops, But Pro-Marijuana?
In an "ask me anything" session on Reddit last night Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti distanced himself from his consistently strict stances on medical marijuana dispensaries. In fact, he reiterated t...
View ArticlePit Bull Discrimination Must Stop, Change.org Petition Says
Some fans of the pit bull breed have been mad at us ever since four members of their favorite dog family fatally attacked a jogger east of Palmdale last month. It's not the first time we've rep...
View ArticleMarijuana: Obama is Champion Spender on Medical Enforcement
President Obama has said cracking down on medical marijuana in states where it's legal, like California, wouldn't be a priority for his law enforcement agencies. But a new report by the group A...
View ArticleMLB Hits Back after Dodgers Dbacks Fight, Suspension all Around
The long wait is over. The Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks had a knock down drag out fight Tuesday night in Los Angeles, and a mere three days later, Major League Baseball has decided what to...
View ArticleThe End of Snow-Capped Mountains for L.A?
Admit it: You take Southern California for granted. Surfing in the summer. Snowboarding in the winter. Gorgeous natural scenery all year long. That might not last forever. In fact a UCLA study ...
View ArticleRaves Should Be Able to Return to L.A. Coliseum, Garcetti Says
When he takes office in a few weeks, Eric Garcetti will become L.A.'s first EDM mayor. EDM stands for electronic dance music, for those of you who don't know. You see, Garcetti is hip. He's the...
View ArticleHalf-Naked Man on North Hollywood Tower Stands Off With LAPD (PHOTO)
Corrected at the bottom: Turns out he was only half-naked. Headline has changed. Getting naked is always a great way to kick of the weekend. But not if you do it in public. A man climbed an ei...
View ArticleIt's Official: Don Mattingly is the Losingest Manager in L.A. Dodgers History
You can look it up. As of this very moment, with a record of 196-193, Don Mattingly's winning percentage of .503856 as manager ranks dead last in Los Angeles Dodgers history. Call it unfair, c...
View ArticleLos Angeles Has Highest Increase in Home Prices on West Coast
We misread the data and had to fix this post, including the headline. We originally said L.A. had the highest home prices on the coast, period, which isn't the case. Apologies. Forget what you ...
View ArticleChinese Girls Killed in SFO Crash Were Best Friends and Top of Class: China...
The two teens killed in the San Francisco plane crash, Ye Mingyuan and Wang Linjia, 16, were best friends at the top of their class at highly rated Jiangshan High School in China's southeastern...
View ArticleLyft Holds "Save the Stache in LA!" Public Meeting Tonight
See also: Drivers for Ride Apps Face Arrest in L.A. Lyft, one of three car ride apps ordered by the city to stop operating in L.A., is holding a community meeting in Culver City tonight in an a...
View ArticleWere Asiana Pilots Drinking? We Might Never Know
After talking to two National Transportation Safety Board officials and one FAA official, we told you yesterday that the pilots involved in Saturday's fatal Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisc...
View ArticleSerial Rapist Headed to L.A.
Christopher Hubbart raped 40 women between 1971 and 1982. In fact, after he was released from a hospital's supervision in 1979, he added 15 victims to his count. In fact, after another bout behi...
View ArticleHow a $1.79 Bottle of Orange Juice Helped Spark the L.A. Riots
The L.A. riots of 1992 were about the acquittal of four LAPD officers who pummeled motorist Rodney King in a "use of force" caught on tape. Or were they? Keen watchers of L.A. news remember tha...
View ArticleDo SoCal Brush Fires Contribute to Global Warming?
Brush fire season seems to be coming to Southern California earlier and earlier each season. Normally late summer into late fall is when you need to keep your head up, but this year we were read...
View ArticleAntonio Villaraigosa Reflects on Mayoral Term but Doesn't Want to Look Back
Antonio Villaraigosa is vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, where he may or may not be reflecting on his career in public office. In an exit interview posted today on the L.A. Times' website, the ...
View ArticleDbacks Take a Bath, Dodgers Take Another Series
Between the compulsive crotch grabbing of one player, the extracurricular near-the-head hit-by-pitch antics of another, and the tripping-over-his-own-two-feet-falling-down-on-the-warning-track...
View ArticleWill Bundling of L.A. Times and Sister Papers Fend Off Koch Bros.?
See also: Are the Koch Brothers Trying to Buy the Los Angeles Times? The Los Angeles Times would be a money maker if it wasn't shackled to Sam Zell's disastrous scheme to find synergy with telev...
View ArticleSharks Spotted Near Surfers at L.A. Beach
The water is warm and inviting earlier in the season than usual. And it seems like summer heatwaves began back in May. So we don't blame you for heading west. That's why this is really bad news ...
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