O'Connell spent more than 15 years at St. Frances X. Cabrini in South LA, where a garden in his honor was dedicated Feb. 9, 2025.

Temperatures reached 1,000 degrees inside Corpus Christi Church as it burned. Firefighters can’t explain why its stained-glass windows survived.

Deacon Greg Trum and his wife, Barb, said they were moved to help residents of Los Angeles while putting Christmas decorations away in ... Father Brian Schieber at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic ...

Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more.

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The annual Adam Ward Classic high school basketball showcase returns this weekend with nine boys and girls varsity games taking place at Salem High School. The Salem and Glenvar teams will match ...

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 27, that an unidentified individual who was injured in the Palisades Fire died at the hospital on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Outrage over Elon Musk’s support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish ...

Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Anthony Barcelo/The Beverly Hills Estates/Mega Gwyneth Paltrow has bid farewell to her Los Angeles mansion. The actress' 8,000 sq. ft. home, which sits on two-thirds of an ...

A chilling message of distress has emerged from the ashes of the recent wildfires in a Los Angeles region near a shipping port. Social media users have been captivated by the words "help" and ...

A disturbing message was spotted on Google Maps in Los Angeles, California, recently, with the words “Help” and “Traffico” written on the debris. The area spotted on Google Maps at ...

They dyed the hair of the dark-haired ones, taught them Polish (not all Jewish children knew it) and Catholic prayers such as the Creed, Our Father and Hail Mary, as the Germans “tested” them on their ...