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Thomas Joseph Kronschnabel was one of the Los Angeles Police Department’s first motorcycle officers -- then called[…]

Magicians of today often point to Harry Houdini as their role model and professional influence. More than[…]

A few hours before dawn on Sunday, Aug. 21, 1977, Miroslav Kefurt Jr., 24, called police and[…]

Joseph Leon Kauffman of Los Angeles died serving his country during World War I, and also fighting[…]

    Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department train at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center,[…]

Ronald “Mack” Hellings and Robert “Bob” Barker were friends and competitors on the West Coast midget car[…]

Venceslava “Slava” Hanush loved animals, especially birds. Living alone in her Los Angeles hotel room, the 66-year-old[…]

Michael Gozzo was born in Sicily, and came to the United States to realize his dream. But[…]

In early 1945, Pfc. David Maldonado Gonzales was home for a brief visit before he was to[…]

Milton Berle wasn't the only entertainer who had families crowded around their television sets in the 1950s.[…]