Guzman's mother Darlene Duran went on CNN's "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" this week to discuss the case and the question of whether there could be a serial killer on the loose in Los Angeles. It's only at the very end of the segment that Duran offers up an interesting detail about the case that hasn't been reported elsewhere. more ›

Police said they are investigating the very thing that has been worrying residents in Lincoln Heights: whether there's any connection between the cases of two women in the neighborhood who mysteriously disappeared before turning up dead on the side of the freeway. more ›

The Lincoln Heights community where resident Bree'Anna Guzman was last seen a month ago has been on high-alert since she left to go to the drug store on December and never returned. But that fear has only been heightened since her family identified her as the woman whose body was found near a freeway on-ramp in Silver Lake yesterday morning. more ›

The body of a woman found near the 2 Freeway this morning has been identified by officials as that of Bree'Anna Guzman, a mother of two who stepped out for cough drops last December and hasn't been seen since. more ›

The last time anyone saw Bree'Anna Guzman she was stepping out to pick up some cough drops at a drug store on December 26. Nearly a month later, there's been no trace of the 22-year-old mother of the two from Lincoln Heights. She never came home and she never reported to work. more ›

An arson suspect was shot and wounded by a sheriff's deputy early Saturday after opening fire on firefighters. As firefighters arrived on the scene, the arson suspect began firing at them with a gun. Firefighters took cover and radioed for help, and a passing sheriff's deputy shot and wounded the suspect. more ›

Over 64 animals went missing from six shelters over the past year, reports KTLA. The animals, most of which were dogs, were reportedly "highly adoptable," said KTLA. Officials are afraid that they were stolen in order to then be sold. 39 of the animals came from one shelter: North Central animal shelter in Lincoln Heights. more ›

While the "Eastside" indie rock scene has been garnering much attention, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that The New Los Angeles Folk Festival is this Saturday at Historical Monument 157 in Lincoln Heights. According to the festival's Kickstarter page, it "...celebrates the emergence of new L.A. folk in all its shapes and contrasts. It's the people's music. It's traditional and experimental, acoustic and electronic, throwbacks and progressive ideas." In addition, the festival will offer projections, charity raffle, beard contest, The Little Frenchie food truck, and surprises, with proceeds benefiting the Environmental Defense Fund's Gulf cleanup. more ›

It's been closed for a handful a years, but the Downey Pool between Chinatown and Lincoln Heights has begun construction and is expected to open next year June. The $2.2 million project includes a 3,000-square-foot lap pool, an 1,800-square-foot splash pad, and a 500-square-foot structure that will house new pumps and filter equipment, and chemical rooms. A pool in this park was original built in 1919, according to city documents. more ›

Around 2:15 p.m., an LAPD police pursuit ended after a fleeing suspect vehicle struck a pedestrian and another vehicle. The suspect who was being pursued either for a stolen vehicle or DUI was arrested along with a passenger that was earlier let out during the chase. A man in his forties was in a crosswalk on the 2300 block of Griffin Ave near Broadway in the Lincoln Heights area when he was hit. He was last listed in critical condition according to Fire Department officials (Update 4:30 p.m.: KCAL9 News reported that he later died). A woman in her 30s who was driving a vehicle that got hit by the suspect car was also transported to the hospital in minor condition. In July, two pedestrians died when a suspect vehicle hit them during a police chase in Hollywood. more ›

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Here are a few events for people who like to leave the house before sundown. A few of them are even family-friendly and some involve dogs wearing costumes. more ›

Saturday, October 20th The Ghastly Ones at the Talking Board Art Show COPRO NASON GALLERY 2525 Michigan Ave. T5, Santa Monica, Ca 90404 310.829.2156 Artist Chet Zar has assembled over 30 artists to create their own version of the Ouija Board. The opening reception at the CoproNason gallery will also be a Halloween party, so come in costume! There will also be a live, spooky, surfy musical performance by The Ghastly Ones! Free. 8pm-... more ›

Do you live within the Hollenbeck Police Station area? Don't know? It's these neighborhoods: more ›

Our two picks for Los Angeles theater this weekend are a completely free show at a high school and a new musical premiering on Melrose — one with a cast of students, one with French Stewart and Sara Rue leading a star-power ensemble. more ›

Earlier this week when we were hurting from the evils of drink, we got this advice over and over: exercise. Realizing you may have had a bit of liquor last night -- and keeping in mind that weather may soon make this impossible -- we suggest a series of walking/hiking resources. Because the air might do you good. more ›

A Girl Walks Into a Bar (Exam) reads the Wall Street Journal (so we don't have to). She snips parts of a story about not passing the bar -- one guy made it after taking the California bar 47 times. more ›

It's surprising to realize that Kim Cooper and Nathan Marsak started the 1947 Project blog just last March because we can't imagine our daily routine without it. more ›

The AIDS monument will eventually hold the names of approximately 7,500 Californians who lost their lives to AIDS. more ›