TikTok’s Most Popular New Cinnamon Rolls Are Drawing Massive Lines in Pasadena
Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Since Badash Bakes opened its doors on April 29, sweets enthusiasts have found a consistent line out the door on Colorado Boulevard, just east of Marengo Avenue. One social media...
Feds bust massive fraud ring in LA County
Federal officials have arrested 14 people accused of stealing more than $30 million in COVID relief funds and small business loans.
ICE arrests 14 suspects in SoCal involved in COVID loan fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES - Fourteen individuals were arrested in connection with a vast scheme to fraudulently obtain over $25 million in COVID-19 relief funds and federally-guaranteed small business loans, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The alleged criminal network, with some members believed to be in...
L.A. man sentenced to 200 years to life in prison for crime spree that...
LOS ANGELES – A Wilmington man who pleaded no contest in connection with a crime spree that left two people dead was sentenced Thursday to nearly 200 years to life in state prison. Corderell McKnight — described as a documented gang member — committed all but one of the...
Authorities ID man fatally shot in Compton parking lot
COMPTON – A 30-year old man who was found fatally shot in a Compton parking lot was identified by Los Angeles County officials Thursday. Deputies were called at 8:35 p.m. on Monday to the 2200 block of W. Rosecrans and Central avenues, where they found the victim, identified as Trayvone Danner, the sheriff’s...
Tenant Advocates: Rent Gouging Rampant After LA Wildfires
After wildfires swept through Los Angeles in early 2025, a state of emergency triggered rent-gouging protections meant to cap rent increases. Despite these laws, landlords across L.A. dramatically raised rents — many well above legal limits — with little enforcement. A volunteer group called Rent Brigade documented...
Muslim advocates praise hate crime investigation into Agoura Hills incident
Southern California’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization is praising the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for a hate crime investigation into an incident in Agoura Hills last year. On Sept. 28, 2024, a man “aggressively pounded on the victim’s front door, caused damage to the door, & made...
Girl, 15, found after nearly monthlong missing person search: LAPD
A 15-year-old girl from Los Angeles who was reported missing after she left for school nearly a month ago has been found, police said Thursday. The search for the missing teen began on May 1, after she was last seen leaving her home in the Watts neighborhood, but never returned. Los Angeles Police Department...
‘A menace to the neighborhood’: LA residents say ‘hell house’ drawing squatters after owners...
While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. The Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood is "well maintained" with "surroundings [that] are quiet and clean" according to comments on the online real estate marketplace Trulia. But now, one home that neighbors describe as...
Drive-by shooting leaves man injured in South LA
LOS ANGELES – A man has suffered a gunshot wound to the head early Thursday morning. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the 77th Division and firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of 82nd Street around 1:30 a.m.