Times Investigation
Mexico raided drugstores in Los Cabos after Times reporters found pharmacies in the country are selling fake pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Data compiled by a medical examiner in northern Mexico reveal that fentanyl use is far more common there than the country’s leaders have claimed.
Hotel Workers Strike
Some hotel housekeepers commute long hours to their jobs in L.A. to afford faraway houses they hope one day to pass down to their children.
Earthquake Safety
In a milestone for earthquake safety, more than half the 2,000 buildings that Santa Monica deemed as vulnerable have been retrofitted since a historic 2017 city law went into effect.
Mental Healthcare
Therapists for the mental healthcare company said they were cut off from the platform without warning, potentially harming patients.
LASD Dog Death
Dr. Yolanda Cassidy says Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials fabricated and backdated a memo to cover up the 2020 death of a bomb-sniffing black Labrador named Spike who overheated in an unattended patrol car.
Immigration
Migrant families fleeing their countries find solace at Mexicali’s Cobina Posada Del Migrante, a shelter where they can stay while waiting for asylum.
Riding the Rails
The natural beauty seen on train trips used to be a key selling point. But with the Pacific Surfliner suffering the effects of climate change, safety and reliability may trump the pretty view.
More News
Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who oversaw gangs in the San Fernando Valley and controlled drug and extortion rackets in the Los Angeles County jail system, was stabbed to death in prison.
Editors’ Pick
Some of the most powerful conservative judges in the U.S. took aim at the idea that homeless people with nowhere else to go have a right to sleep in public.
The Times’ 101 list
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” breakout Stephanie Hsu play traveling companions in a China-set comedy that balances raunchy humor with cultural specificity.
The Dodgers’ pitching ranks have been ravaged. The only ace who could rescue them is Julio Urías, who must start living up to his potential.
Tulare Lake’s rebirth will reshape life in the San Joaquin Valley for years to come. But longtime residents remain committed to the region and its remarkable seasonal rhythms.
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