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Eureka! Burger Debuts New Tasting Kitchen Concept at Hawthorne Airport

Hark! There's a new burger place opening up on the horizon! That is, of course, if the horizon is actually just the Hawthorne Airport. Eureka! Burger is the shouty burger lounge concept that's been popping up throughout central and southern California since 2009, and now they're coming to Hawthorne.

Miguel Ortiz: Kidnapper Dropped Off At Strip Club Found There By Police, Cops Say

As part of our ongoing series about becoming a proper and successful criminal, we bring you another lesson in How Not To Do It. In this episode we will focus on the case of suspected gangsters Miguel Ortiz, 33, and Sergio Maldonado, 25, who cops say kidnapped a guy in Lennox and forced him to drive ... More >>

Fili Lamas's Family Tragedy

A young Inglewood mom sues over the murders of her husband and baby by a problem neighbor

Holiday DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet: Massive Drunk Driving Crackdown Starts Friday

'Tis the season to be jolly, yes, but try not to do your fa-la-la-la-laing in a jail cell. Not fun. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department this week previewed the anti-DUI can of whoopass it's unveiling for the holidays, starting this weekend. It's massive:

In Defense of the Future L.A. Poet Laureate

In August, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the creation of the first-ever Poet Laureate Program, and nominations for the poet are open until 5 p.m. on October 10. The future poet laureate will be announced in October, and the poet will receive a $10,000-annual grant for a two-year term from th ... More >>

Juan Diego Valencia: Man Shot Woman Before Car Chase, SWAT Standoff -- Cops

It was like a scene out of a Quintin Tarantino movie. Cop pulls behind a driver, suspect shoots a woman (the officer actually sees the muzzle flash) in the car, guy allegedly dumps the victim, then he speeds off with the 5-0 in pursuit. This really happened, sheriff's officials allege. This is how ... More >>

The Beach Boys - Hollywood Bowl - 6/2/12

The Beach Boys The Hollywood Bowl 6/2/12 See also: A Tour Of Beach Boys' Haunts In Their Hometown Of Hawthorne, California - With Pictures Better Than: Your average Carnie Wilson show. This year in the UK, Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee is bringing together millions of her subjects (and pl ... More >>

Shawndeeia Bowen, Young Mom, Spotted Texting While Driving on 405 -- With Infant in Her Lap

On the third day of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Torrance Police Department hit the distracted-driving jackpot. Not only do cops say that 29-year-old Hawthorne resident Shawndeeia Bowen was texting while driving on Tuesday afternoon, but she was allegedly doing so while carrying her baby ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

What's the country reading today, foodwise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections midweek. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

Hey, Where'd You Get That Heroin Burrito?

If you keep up with the LAPD police blotter, or perhaps are just are a civic-minded Mexican food enthusiast, you may have heard about the Los Angeles County deputy who was recently charged with trying to smuggle a bean and cheese burrito filled with heroin into the Airport Courthouse. Yes, you read ... More >>

Elon Musk's L.A.-Based SpaceX to Send Private Spacecraft to International Space Station

SpaceXDragon.​The Space Shuttle might be a relic of the past, but that doesn't mean America isn't still going to space. More and more, it's becoming a private affair. Elon Musk's Hawthorne-based SpaceX was given a preliminary green light by NASA today for its second space mission. This one wi ... More >>

South L.A.'s Rampant Chlamydia Problem to Be Tackled by... Local Church Ladies?

South L.A. gets tested.​Another "don't ask, don't tell" policy is being trampled today in the Southland: The backward, Palin-vetted, abstinence-only approach to sex-ed that's long plagued popular Christian culture. About 18 churches throughout L.A. County Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas' STD-ri ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Hollywood: Sneak Peek [Photo Gallery]

Guzzle & NoshThe spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A Hollywood.​When the Chick-fil-A at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue opens, it will be only the second Los Angeles location, but the Southern chicken chain is looking to expand throughout California in a big way. Jeremia ... More >>

Andrew Garton, Hawthorne Police Officer, Dies in Motorcycle Collision With Another Cop in Torrance

Torrance PD​Updated at the bottom: Witnesses described the scene before crash as "chaotic." The death of Garton is reported in an update on the next page. Two motorcycle police officers were "badly hurt" when they collided during a funeral procession for a late Manhattan Beach cop in Torrance ... More >>

Los Angeles Spring Storm Fells Trees, Floods Streets, Darkens Homes

MuscleNerdTree down in L.A.​Update: PCH was reopened, and so was the Grapevine. Record rainfall was recorded around Southern California, with downtown Los Angeles seeing 2.42 inches Sunday compared with 1.48 inches on the date in 1943. See more records after the jump. The first week of spring ... More >>

Hawthorne Approves Settlement With Former City Manager Jag Pathirana Over Strip Club Allegations

thewildgoose.comA strip club and false allegations play out in Hawthorne.​It was a juicy tale about Hawthorne city officials who were alleged to be regulars at a strip club where they told people they were cops. Former City Manager Jag Pathirana said the accusations last year were false and, ... More >>

Girl, 14, Grabbed Near Metro Station in Hawthorne, Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted

LASDA sketch of the suspect.​A man made a brazen grab for a 14-year-old who was walking up stairs to the Metro Green Line Crenshaw station in Hawthorne: He got her, kidnapped her, sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her before the brave girl got away. Such blatant crimes suggest a propen ... More >>

Tagging Crew BDSK Targeted by L.A. Sheriff's Sweep: Authorities Claim Six-Figure Damange to Area Buses, Trains

BDSK in action.​One of the perils of being in the tagging business is that you put your signature on your crime. In fact, your crime is your signature. Kind of like robbing a bank and leaving a placard saying "LA Weekly was here." Anyway, authorities announced Wednesday that they have cracked ... More >>

Today In WTF: Double Hit-And-Run Leads To Beating Of Driver Who Actually Stopped To Help Another Victim He Hit In Hawthorne

Police are looking for a van like this one.​It was a bizarre, phantasmagoric scene straight out of a Quentin Tarantino movie. But real. Here's what went down: A pedestrian was hit by a minivan in Hawthorne and then struck again by a separate driver -- both situations being hit-and-runs. An on ... More >>

Feds Sweep Lennox 13 Gang Near LAX, Allege Drug Sales, Mexican Mafia Ties

Welcome to Los Angeles.​Orange County has Disneyland. San Diego has Seaworld. And L.A. has ... Drugland, conveniently located just east of LAX. This according to federal authorities, who on Wednesday swept the Lennox 13 gang, including some members named in an indictment that alleges the set ... More >>

Hawthorne Producer Issues Recall for 34,373 Pounds of Organic Beef

xxxtoff/Flickr​ Ground beef is a genuine terror. We live in an age in which E. coli contamination fears compel dedicated, discerning carnivores to cremate their backyard burgers into dusty grey frisbees. Even at reputable joints with proprietary grinds and sparkling health scores, some custo ... More >>

John Wesley Ewell, Suspected In South Bay Murder Spree, Could Have Been Behind Bars At The Time But Had Lenient Prosecutors, Judge

L.A. County Sheriff's Department.John Ewell could have been in jail. Instead he was allegedly killing.​John Wesley Ewell is accused in a serial rampage that took the lives of four South Bay residents in fall. And, given his record and convictions, he could have been in jail during the crimes. ... More >>

Death Of 10-Year-Old L.A. County Resident Amanda Cooper Might Have Involved Sexual Assault

Authorities were investigating a 10-year-old's death in L.A. County.​A 10-year-old L.A.-area girl is dead, and authorities are investigating whether she was killed as part of a sexual assault. Sheriff's deputies were called Saturday morning to a residence int he 4800 block of 132nd Street in ... More >>

Hawthorne Strip Club Scandal Implicating Two Ex-City Officials May Be 'Witch Hunt,' Says Former City Manager Jag Pathirana

thewildgoose.comOne ex-Hawthorne official says he did not get "loose at the Goose."​It was a juicy story with allegations that city officials were strip-club regulars who allegedly told people they were sworn law enforcement officers. Except the story might not be true, according to the Daily ... More >>

Could L.A. Murder-Spree Suspect John Wesley Ewell Be Sloppy 'Grim Sleeper' Copycat?

In August 2008, the LA Weekly broke the story of the Grim Sleeper serial killer​His name is John Wesley Ewell. He's a 53-year-old handyman from Harbor Gateway, and L.A. County sheriffs suspect he committed four cold-blooded murders during home-invasion robberies from Sept. 24 to Oct. 20. Now, ... More >>

City Of Hawthorne Officials Allegedly Impersonated Police At Inglewood Strip Club

thewildgoose.comHawthorne city officials allegedly got "loose at the Goose."​The city of Hawthorne's city manager and finance manager were regulars at an Inglewood strip club, the Wild Goose, where they allegedly made it known to staffers and patrons that they were Hawthorne cops, according to ... More >>

Robyn And Leamond Turnage Beaten And Strangled To Death In Hawthorne Robbery

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department​A married couple strangled to death at their house in Hawthorne on Wed., October 20, were identified as Robyn Turnage, 57, and Leamond Turnage, 69. Their bodies were found at about 3:45 p.m. in a house the husband's mother owned on the 4100 block of Wes ... More >>

Krystina Cordasco, Missing 14-Year-Old Feared Used By Pimp, Found Safe: Police Say There Could Be Other Victims Of Suspect Leroy Bragg

Krystina Cordasco was found safe.​Police on Monday said a missing 14-year-old believed to have been used by an alleged pimp was found safe, but that he could have put dozens of others of teenage girls on the streets is Southern California. Los Angeles police Capt. Ann Young called the victims ... More >>

Elon Musk's Super-Green Hawthorne Company SpaceX Gets $45,600 EPA Fine For Mishandling Hazardous Materials

​We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried: Elon Musk, the love-him, hate-him chief of electric-car company Tesla Motors -- the Bay Area automaker with the green-friendly halo over its head -- is also the leader of a Hawthorne company that just received a slap on the wrist by federal official ... More >>

Leroy Bragg, Alleged Hawthorne Pimp Accused Of Using 13-Year-Old, May Be Linked To Teen Trafficking Ring And Missing Krystina Cordasco

Daily BreezeKrystina Cordasco.​Updated after the jump with suspect's plea. Originally posted at 3:59 p.m. Authorities say Leroy Bragg is a pimp of the worst kind -- a man who allegedly put a 13-year-old girl on the streets of the Los Angeles area to sell her body for his benefit. Now police fear ... More >>

Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi Joins The Ranks Of The Unemployed

Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi​Larry Guidi, the still-mayor of Hawthorne, has been on leave from his job at the Hawthorne School District since April, when he was accused of stealing an industrial-grade food mixer.This week, Guidi resigned from his position as the district's facilities manager, accor ... More >>

Destination Coachella

L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

Census' Least Counted Areas In L.A. Identified

​The California Community Foundation on Wednesday identified Los Angeles' least-counted areas in the 2010 U.S. Census and stated that, for the first time, early data means that outreach can give those communities a second shot at being represented.

Report IDs Tesla Employees Killed In Plane Crash

The Tesla Roadster.​The San Jose Mercury-News on Thursday identified all three people who died when a small, Los Angeles-bound plane they were in crashed Wednesday morning in the East Palo Alto fog. According the paper, the trio of Tesla Motors employees on board included Doug Bourn, 56, a se ... More >>

Silencing Hawthorne High's Music Man

Mr. Flaherty changed kids' lives on the drum line. The pencil pushers struck back

Light Rail Coming To The 'Wood And Beyond

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved a light-rail line that would run down the "Crenshaw corridor" from Exposition Boulevard to LAX. The line, which could open in 2018, would run through parts of Inglewood, Hawthorne and El Segundo as a much-needed north-sou ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Bollywood and Vine. LA Indian Food Fit For An Englishman (Or -Woman)

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: Could you recommend some great Indian restaurants in Los Angeles that visiting Londoners might like? Anarkali and the Bombay Cafe are just fine, but they seem a little bland compared to what we're used to at home. If you have any i ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 216, Hawthorne Man Gunned Down After Church

A Hawthorne man who attended a church service with his niece was shot after he drove her home and visited with family on August 30. View Larger MapPuncho Eteuati, 32, was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Ronan Avenue, talking to members of his family, when the unknown shooter walked n ... More >>

Gardena Is Ready for Its Closeup

Strike up a conversation about Gardena with a stranger and -- if he hasn't run away -- you'll likely hear conflicting perceptions of the town (Pop. 58,000) that is nestled in the crook of the Harbor and Artesia freeways: Compton suburb; gateway to Hawthorne; onetime Poker Capital of the World; home ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

The Thin Blue Pencil The LAPD union, which has $30 million invested with the new owners of the San Diego Union-Tribune, wants some editorial changes made at the paper. L.A. TimesA Wing and a Prayer A military T-38 Talon training jet crashed north of Edwards Air Force Base, outside Mojave, Thursday a ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Send in the Tow Trucks Public hearings will soon be held to gather comments on plans to speed traffic during rush hours on Pico and Olympic boulevards. LA TimesSign of the Times The recession began with Chevy and Washington Mutual signage being draped with canvas and now the AIG corporate logo has b ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

This Property Is Condemned As had been predicted following massive fourth-quarter losses, Mereulo Maddux Properties, the largest owner of downtown L.A. properties, is seeking bankruptcy protection. L.A. TimesHate Is Enough Progressive radio station KPFK 90.7 FM has temporarily suspended its "La Caus ... More >>

Tasering Kids: Better Than Ritalin?

Today Hawthorne police begin investigating an incident in which an officer Tasered a 12-year-old school boy, according to the L.A. Times. The story, citing descriptions of the boy as violent and autistic, says that the cop was called to Hawthorne Middle School last September to quell the youth, who ... More >>

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Can Marcia Mayeda save county animal control?