Holiday shopping can be about so much more than just the act of giving a gift to a loved one, it can also give back, that’s the implicit message from a downtown LA non-profit that helps homeless women ...

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Pras Michel, a multi-platinum mainstay of radio, television and hip-hop magazine covers, found out last year what it's like to live on Skid Row. With a small crew and a couple of undercover cameras ...

On Saturday, a downtown Los Angeles church has invited everyone to join the memorial service for a Skid Row homeless activist known to many as "Ms. Shirley." ...

Racing through DTLA’s streets, the Skid Row Running Club is a testament to the transformative power of community and perseverance. The club merges physical fitness with mentorship, fostering ...

The Downtown Women's Center's cafe has been steadily serving the Skid Row community for over a decade, giving women transitioning out of homelessness job training and steady employment. The backstory: ...

Three people, including two with stab wounds, were hospitalized Monday after an altercation in downtown Los Angeles. Details about what led to the stabbing at about 8 a.m. in the Skid Row area were ...

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Two homeless men were fatally shot early Saturday morning on a downtown L.A. street near Skid Row, police said. The shooting occurred about 12:50 a.m. in the 500 block of South Los Angeles Street, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three hospitals acknowledge putting discharged homeless patients into taxicabs and sending them to the downtown skid row area, the Los Angeles Times reported. Representatives of ...