Updated after the jump: Roderiquez' torture tools included a monkey wrench and shards of glass.
Five children and their mother were removed from their Merita Ave
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Just like James M. Cain's 1941 novel Mildred Pierce and the Oscar-winning 1945 feature film based on the book, HBO's Mildred Pierce, a five-part mini-series
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The last few months have been a painstaking uphill battle for Parent Revolution, the group of organizers and McKinley Elementary School parents trying to turn one va
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Michael Collins has been covering the environment for 13 years. He's won several awards, including the Los Angeles Press Club's Journalist of the Year.
But i
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Last night, we learned of the untimely passing of the great Nate Dogg. For those of us who grew up listening to Nate Dogg sing-rapping stories, this is a real loss.
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In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad.
“You're the porteño with the Ph.D. in literature. You tell me.” Ask Mr. Go
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L.A. voters strongly approved Measure L today, early returns showed. The city ballot initiative increases dedicated spending for the Los Angeles Public Library syste
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You'll be kicking up plenty of gravel waiting to see Cee Lo Green, Queens of the Stone Age and The Kills at this year's SXSW. Chances are, the lines will be
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The L.A. City Council may have passed the outdoor smoking ban over a year ago, but it's just now going into effect. Last March, all Los Angeles restaurants that
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— Bacon toothpaste. If you needed more evidence that the bacon trend has peaked. [The Food Section]
— Taco Bell defends its beef in a new $3 million ad
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Did a former Alhambra Fire Department official knowingly suppress evidence of an arson and then punish the fireman who tried to make things right?
The answer is a re
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Despite some recent reports to the contrary, Viet Noodle Bar in Atwater Village remains open for business. Do they sometimes not answer their phone? Yes. Have their
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