California
Gabriel Zendejas Chavez, indicted in an investigation of the Mexican Mafia’s rackets in L.A. County jails, pleaded guilty to a rarely filed charge called ‘misprision of a felony’ in a deal that may spare him prison time.
Sept. 19, 2024
Two criminal organizations wanted to broker an alliance. What neither side knew was the man who took charge of the negotiations was an informant for the U.S.
Sept. 7, 2024
Politics
Hood County, Texas, has been shaken by a civil war between traditional Republicans and a far-right faction of the party energized by Donald Trump’s brash brand of politics.
Ralph Rocha infiltrated negotiations between the Mexican Mafia and a cartel for the ATF. His handlers didn’t know he made secret tapes that would jeopardize the case.
Sept. 5, 2024
World & Nation
A former Mafia hit man has been sentenced to 25 years in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger.
Sept. 6, 2024
High School Sports
A look at this week’s top high school football games in the Southland.
Sept. 18, 2024
Ralph Rocha made secret tapes documenting his tenure as an informant. Were they an insurance policy? A way to blow off steam? An early stab at a screenplay?
Sept. 4, 2024
Sports
Shohei Ohtani did an amazing feat getting 50-50, but did it happen during the greatest game by one batter in history?
The two franchises are mirror images of ineptitude, playing a game where even the winner was still going to be an all-time loser.