Multiple People Detained in Pasadena Immigration Operation Saturday, Community Responds
[Updated] Federal immigration authorities took multiple people into custody during early-morning operations Saturday in Pasadena’s Villa Parke area, prompting the city to cancel recreational activities and sparking a community protest attended by hundreds. The operations, which witnesses said involved armed officers...
South Gate Police Rescue Missing Toddler Found Safe in Home’s Crawl Space
A South Gate Police Department search for a missing 2-year-old ended with a sigh of relief as the toddler was found unharmed beneath the child's home. The department shared a Facebook post detailing the incident where officers rapidly assembled after the initial report of a missing child, who had been last seen in a...
Border Patrol Agents Violently Attacked During Los Angeles Area Deportation Operations
Border Patrol agents in the greater Los Angeles area came under attack by residents unhappy with the ongoing deportation operations in two separate incidents. In one attack, a motorist rammed a Border Patrol vehicle, and vehicles were vandalized. On Friday, significant damage to units occurred after rocks were...
These ‘Tar Pits’ in LA Aren’t Actually Tar, And Have Trapped Animals Since the...
Long before Hollywood, Los Angeles had its own star attractions: tar pits that caught and kept Ice Age animals. These natural traps preserved over a million fossils, making La Brea one of the most important dig sites on Earth. Here’s the story behind these famous fossil beds and how to visit them.
Connecting Compton hosts unity ride to denounce immigration raids
Callers of peace trotted on horses from Paramount to Compton City Hall on Sunday as part of a unity ride against ongoing immigration raids that have swept through Southern California. Connecting Compton, a group of equestrian riders who serve the community, began their trek at the Home Depot in Paramount,...
You Won’t Believe Which American Cities Are Absolutely Overrun With Rats
Rats in the city are inevitable, and for many residents across America, dodging them on morning walks or spotting them running along a subway track is an everyday occurrence. A new study, based on an annual report by Orkin, sheds light on the US cities with the most rat sightings. Orkin compiles its list by analyzing...
Hit-and-run driver wanted for killing bicyclist in South Los Angeles
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist in South Los Angeles. On June 1, a suspect in a silver Chevy Camaro was driving westbound on Century Boulevard in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood around 11:10 p.m. when he struck the biker at high speeds. Surveillance video from the Los...
Latinos Vote Differently Under Threat
Voters who care most about economic issues will still coalesce as an ethnic bloc if their community is attacked.
We went looking for a Japanese cola named ‘Los Angeles’ — and found a...
A rabbit hole journey into why not one, but two colas from Japan, pay homage to our great city. We don’t have the definitive answer, but we do have a great story to tell.
4 people shot at Compton park, police search for suspects
COMPTON, Calif. - Four people were shot at a Compton park on Saturday, and Los Angeles County deputies are searching for suspects. The shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. at Sibrie Park in Compton, according to LASD. Four people were reportedly injured in the shooting. Paramedics took two to the...
