Food
Appreciation: How did Famous Amos cookies become a ’70s luxury status symbol on par with caviar (said Vogue)? Wally Amos’ family reveals the trailblazer’s baking secrets.
Sept. 3, 2024
California
Wally Amos, the creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire and its famous L.A. store on Sunset Boulevard, has died in Hawaii at 88.
Aug. 14, 2024
Company News
Los Angeles Times Photographer Wally Skalij was recognized in the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) annual Best in Photojournalism contest.
March 27, 2024
A grandmother and daughter struggle to reclaim a loved one, but it’s as if fentanyl has taken her prisoner, and they can’t convince her to make a run for it.
Sept. 21, 2024
After a heat wave struck Southern California, fires erupt across the Southland, burning hundreds of thousands of acres while threatening homes.
Sept. 10, 2024
Long Beach police arrested a 34-year-old Long Beach resident on suspicion of killing 17-year-old Briana Soto in March.
Sept. 14, 2024
Music
Instead of throwing a single event to honor this milestone, the renowned venue has been hosting a concert series to celebrate 50 years of live music.
Sept. 19, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
A new and electrifying Norton Simon exhibit, a Jane Fonda narration and the return of two notable artifacts.
Sept. 20, 2024
World & Nation
The American rapper’s unexpected China concert boosted local spending, which the government desperately needs but has struggled to do.
Sports
Photos of the closing ceremony at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, which hands off the baton to Los Angeles.
Aug. 12, 2024