A journalist spent more than two years investigating a 50-block stretch in Los Angeles, where girls are sex trafficked in ...

A 21-year-old Los Angeles man was sentenced Friday to 16 months in state prison for attempting to coerce a woman into sex ...

The crisis is known by many, but truly seen by few — perhaps, until now. Sex trafficking in Los Angeles operates in plain sight along a wide stretch of Figueroa Street, otherwise known as “the Blade.” ...

As a self-described survivor of human trafficking who runs an organization dedicated to helping others affected by the crime, Debra Rush said she’s heard the same story many times: A troubled young ...

A man waving a machete in the middle of a Los Angeles street was shot by a police officer Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at 9:14 a.m. Sunday to the ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 17, 2024) – Maria Jarmaillo-Silva died Thursday night in a hit-and-run t-bone collision on Figueroa and West 54th Street. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m., near ...

November 18, 2025 – COMPTON, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office officials report that a 21-year-old man from Los Angeles was sentenced Friday to 16 months in state prison –to be served ...