Hawthorne News

For as long as Wiseburn resident Shane O'Donnell can remember, an empty lot on W. 133rd Street has been in disrepair.

Milton Gallardo repeatedly denied in a police interview that he knew or had ever seen a Lawndale woman who was raped and killed in a Manhattan Beach home, a detective testified Thursday.

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Police say a registered sex offender in the Los Angeles area who found a 17-year-old girl's lost dog threatened to torture the animal unless she gave him cash or sex.Hawthorne Police Lt.

Ita s not likely anyone at an El Pollo Loco, in Hawthorne, California knew what was going on when a man outside with a dog last Friday night was approached by another man on foot! The second man was Felipe Carrillo, desperate to be reunited with his familya s missing dog Pineapple!

A registered sex offender who found a teenage girl's lost dog threatened to torture her pet unless he got sex from her, police said.

Edwin Cobbin, a 17-year-old African American, was shot and killedJune 8 in the 13300 block of Cordary Avenue in Hawthorne, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Los Angeles County prosecutors allege that a convicted sex offender tried to extort a teenager by demanding cash or sex for the return of her lost dog.

Alfredo Dempkey of Lancaster is accused of demanding sex from a teenager before he would return her lost dog.

Workers at Thomas International Furniture on Hawthorne Boulevard remove broken class from a window that was shot out by a passerby overnight.

NASA is turning to private space companies to plug a worrisome five-year gap in its ability to boost astronauts into orbit and return them safely to Earth.

Darlene Love is a genuine American musical icon. With her powerful singing leads, she began her career in 1959 during the glory days of rock & roll girl groups.

Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX, this week announced Ken Bowersox will become vice president of the newly formed Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance Department.

Hawthorne police officers arrested five teenagers early this morning in two separate crimes involving alleged theft.

The kids playing in the Larry Guidi Skate Park at 120th Street and Inglewood Avenue don't wear helmets.

Aysha Sly was killed by her boyfriend, Ricky Madison, in Hawthorne in 2006. Madison is facing the death penalty.

Years before 19-month-old Kobe Brown died, allegedly at the hands of his stepfather, his Hawthorne-area family was already known to social workers.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has scheduled a Sept. 1 special election to fill a Los Angeles-area state Assembly seat.

Two reputed associates of a Hawthorne gang were arrested Thursday in a raid that netted guns, an assault rifle and counterfeit cash.

Nearly 50 seniors take part in a 10-minute "Senior Stand-In" in front of the Hawthorne Senior Center Friday morning.

Miriam Dwinell received a $100 citation when for having a non-permitted yard sale in front of her Gardena home.