Inside ‘Operation Dead Horse,’ the dramatic takedown of LA’s 18th Street narco supergang

The second target for the morning’s raid was Edward “Toro” Escalante, 18 th Street’s suspected chief tax collector and ...

Laurence Darmiento

Southern California for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the paper in 2015 as an assistant Business editor and has overseen ...

Guatemalan national pleads guilty to human smuggling and holding undocumented immigrants hostage at LA house

Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not ...

Human trafficking kingpin admits to smuggling 20,000 people into U.S.

An undocumented immigrant who lived in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Friday to leading what authorities say was one of the largest human smuggling operations in the United States. Eduardo Domingo ...

‘Queen’ of LA’s deadliest ‘supergang’ is snared as secret orders from Mexican Mafia kingpin are revealed: feds

One of California’s most dangerous female gangsters has been snared in a daring FBI raid, the Bureau said on Thursday.
L.A. Taco

City of Masa: L.A. TACO’s Ultimate Guide to Tortillas in Los Angeles

Life is too short for bad tortillas. Here’s how to choose flour and corn tortillas that have the power to change your outlook on life.
Eater LA

Fuegos LA, From the Team Who Designed Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show, Expands Its Cafe Footprint

The Argentine restaurant tripled its seating capacity and added new dishes while riding the post–Super Bowl wave ...
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Southern California Traffic Map

Real-time coverage of Los Angeles and Southern California traffic, including crashes, SigAlerts, road construction and other delays. Please wait a moment for the map to load. Move the map above to ...