LONG BEACH — It blooms every seven to 15 years, lasts for about 24 hours and has an overwhelmingly awful stench. And now, the giant corpse lily is ready for its close up at Cal State Long Beach. The 4-foot cluster of flowers is expected to unfurl Wednesday or Thursday, with the bloom possibly continuing…
Los Angeles, we have a problem. Or two. I’m not talking about the flaming wreck that calls itself the Lakers, or the knuckle-headed City of Commerce officials who knocked each other around at a fancy desert resort over the weekend. I’m talking about the big stuff. Namely, what it costs to live…
A shallow magnitude-3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday night 11 miles from Darwin, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:53 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 34 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., 70 miles from California…
A shallow magnitude-3.2 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening five miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:51 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 14 miles from Healdsburg, Calif., 14 miles from…
Statue of St. Vincent de Paul in front of St. Vincent Hospital. This photo appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Dec. 26, 1955, as part of the Know Your City photography series.
A grand jury has indicted the man suspected of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle during an attack in South Los Angeles on March 31. Eric Holder, 29, was indicted on one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon,…
Last summer, Los Angeles police released dramatic video of a violent encounter that unfolded near a Van Nuys church: A man in a standoff with police suddenly grabbed a bystander and held a knife to her throat. Three officers then unleashed a volley of gunfire that fatally wounded them both. On…
For months, the two Los Angeles Police Department bloodhound handlers saw their supervisor harass their female colleague. Over and over, they saw him try to massage her shoulders, unsolicited, and heard him make suggestive comments about her body. The supervisor often showed up to her calls, something…
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services allows children to remain in unsafe and abusive situations longer than necessary — sometimes for months — by failing to complete neglect investigations accurately and on time, according to a California State Auditor report released Tuesday. Auditors determined the department’s social workers completed 72% of…
A watchdog group voted Tuesday to urge Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to do more to distance his department from the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the sheriff’s policies still allow for federal immigration contractors to take custody of inmates from inside…
