California’s ‘Green Widow’ Mary Ellen Samuels pushes for freedom, slams ‘sex-shaming’ prosecutors
She was a hard-partying, drug-using, club-going, shameless flirt who spent money like it was going out of style…
O.C. city leaders honor Charlie Kirk with street name, official day
It’s unclear if slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk ever hosted a rally or event in Westminster. The founder…
Downey’s Space Center breaks ground on museum expansion
When I broke into journalism years ago as a fledgling Whittier-based high school sports reporter, one of my…
California Republicans search for change, answers after Prop. 50
Along the 215 Freeway from the Inland Empire’s Murrieta to Riverside, opposition to California’s Proposition 50 was evident…
Air traffic controllers are struggling through shutdown
The signs of a government shutdown were evident at airports nationwide. At least 1,200 flights were canceled Friday,…
The Cinerama Dome closed during the pandemic. Will it reopen soon?
Out of sheer darkness, the Batman logo was emblazoned across the 86-foot-wide screen and dazzled my young eyes.…
Superstar Shohei Ohtani spoils Angelenos with the ‘greatest game ever’
It was one of those performances that will be spoken about for years. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei…
Long Beach is regulating self-checkout lanes to curtail shoplifting
As my luck would have it, I was stuck in the longest line inside the Monterey Park Costco…
Thai food is an L.A. ‘pillar cuisine.’ Here are our favorite places
There’s something about Thai cuisine that is warm and welcoming. Perhaps it’s the fire that bird’s eye chili…