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Hamilton Nolan · 06/21/16 01:40PM
Scientists say the number of annual “extreme heat” days in Los Angeles could increase by 800% over the course of this century. Good thing future L.A. residents will have futuristic air-conditioning in their self-driving cars as they sit in future sweltering traffic jams, wondering where their dreams went wrong.
L.A. Pride Weapons Suspect Charged With Molesting 12-Year-Old Girl
Hudson Hongo · 06/15/16 06:49PMPolice Identify L.A. Pride Weapons Suspect as James Wesley Howell
Hudson Hongo · 06/12/16 06:15PMOn Sunday, authorities identified the “heavily armed” Indiana man arrested while in Santa Monica for the Los Angeles gay pride festival as 20-year-old James Wesley Howell, KTLA reports. Santa Monica Police initially said that Howell planned “to harm” the gay pride event before later stating his intentions were unclear.
Popular Opinion: That L.A. Thrillist Article on the "Subway to SaMo" Was a Decent Hate Read
Andy Cush · 05/24/16 05:45PMFor the most part, Angelenos seem to be greeting the extension of the Expo Line, which takes passengers from downtown Los Angeles to the beach at Santa Monica, with appreciation and praise. This afternoon, one dissenting view—which, in fact, announced itself to be an “unpopular opinion”—was available to read on Thrillist today, until it wasn’t anymore.
Cop Who Forwarded Racist Jokes Decries Public Records Laws
Hamilton Nolan · 04/27/16 04:15PMSecond-Class City Is First-Class Hellhole, of Traffic
Hamilton Nolan · 03/15/16 02:13PML.A. Spends a Ton of Money to Treat Juveniles Poorly
Hamilton Nolan · 03/07/16 11:07AMTwo Veteran LAPD Cops Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Women While on Duty
Andy Cush · 02/17/16 04:03PMTwo longtime Los Angeles Police Department officers are accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting women while on duty, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. James Nichols and Luis Valenzuela, the alleged perpetrators, were partners, working out of the department’s Hollywood precinct.
A Notorious Former L.A. Sheriff Could Soon Be in Jail
Hamilton Nolan · 02/12/16 09:48AMAssault of Los Angeles Bus Driver Wearing Turban, Called "Terrorist" Not Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
Brendan O'Connor · 01/14/16 10:30PMCounty of Los Angeles Will Not Charge Bill Cosby With Rape in Two Cases
Jordan Sargent · 01/06/16 04:44PMHere's the Full, Extremely Dumb Email That Shut Down the Entire L.A. Public School System
Sam Biddle · 12/16/15 06:09PMA Congressman's Step-By-Step Guide to the Perfect Terrorist Hoax
Jordan Sargent · 12/16/15 02:46PMYesterday, every school in Los Angeles was closed after the city received an emailed threat of a terrorist attack. Later in the day, the city of New York revealed that it too had received a “similar” email, but did not deem it “credible,” which necessitated that officials in L.A. explain why they decided to abruptly tell some 600,000 kids to stay home.
Bicoastal School Bomb Threats Were Sent From an 8Chan-Linked "Cockmail" Service
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/15/15 05:05PMLos Angeles Closes All Public Schools Over "Credible Terror Threat"
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/15/15 10:22AMPolice: Man Shot and Killed by Los Angeles Deputies Would Not Let Go of Gun
Brendan O'Connor · 12/13/15 07:00PMTinder Confidential: The Hookup App's Founders Can't Swipe Away the Past
Sam Biddle · 11/23/15 11:32AMAshley Terrill was in hiding the first time I heard her voice, splitting time between her Los Angeles home and a $600-a-night room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Terrill had locked her laptop and phone in a secret vault, and would only contact me on disposable phones—all because, she claimed, the estranged co-founder of Tinder was trying to destroy her. And that fear was mutual.