LOS ANGELES -- When Agustin Lizama was 11 years old, he joined a gang. When he was 12, he was shot. He remembers coming home from school that day a...

LOS ANGELES -- When Dorene Marcias was 16, a traumatizing experience made her want her own gun. She saw her boyfriend's father shoot himself, under...

After indulging during Thanksgiving, Black Friday and then Cyber Monday, it's about time we give back to those who have less. Hence, 'Giving Tuesday.'...

This is a tale of desperation in grief. It is a story of fear and despondence, coming of age, and loss of innocence. It is a story of Los Angeles too seldom told.

Who: Chris Weitz -- Director, best known for the American Pie franchise, New Moon, The Golden Compass, and About A Boy, which gained him an Academy Aw...

"I’ve lived in Los Angeles for twenty years, and I feel like I’ve never really known it," said Academy Award nominated Chris Weitz, at the screeni...

The chips are falling into place for Homeboy Industries. The hottest-selling snack item at 256 Ralphs deli sections across Southern California in the...

You would think that a guy who has transformed tens of thousands of lives over 23 years in the lousiest part of LA could find $5 million somewhere to keep going.

Now I love kittens as much as the next guy, but with gangs being such a problem in LA, I do wonder where our priorities are.

Homeboy Industries, the Los Angeles institution whose mission for more than 20 years has been to turn jobs into a recipe for saving the lives of gang ...