Soak up the summer fun with these incredible events -- many free! -- throughout the region.
See what's happening this week around South Gate-Lynwood ....
Your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other festive events in South Gate, Lynwood and in Los Angeles.
The new Patch Mayor program is recruiting local residents to let their neighbors know about events and issues in your town.
An exhibit entitled, “L.A. Riots: Lynwood. The Riots Changed A Lot of Communities, This is OUR Story” is opening April 29.
How everyone can join the LA River CleanUp this month
A Cal State LA Communication Studies graduate was apart of the final intern class of the Obama Administration.
Investigators believe Danah Rojo-Rivas of Hawthorne was an unintended victim of a gang-related shooting on the night of Nov. 23.
Isaiah Cooper, 16, returned home after a roughly two-week flight around the country.
The flight is a test run for the Compton's teen goal of a solo flight around the globe.
Joey Green is an eighth-grade honor student at James A. Foshay Learning Center and a member of a Culver City youth baseball team.
Bicycling festival features a 10-mile route through Huntington Park, Walnut Park, South Gate, Florence-Firestone, Lynwood and Watts.
The ticket matching five numbers was sold at a gas station in the city of Commerce. Was it yours?
The suit alleges the state knew about the contamination at the battery plant for decades.
Try these 10 Water Saving Tips to save water in the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, pool area and lawn.
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Southern California Patch sites.
Patch is your community platform. Here's how you can use it to share your news.
Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
Mother Nature kept Californians humble as she unleashed a wide range of natural disasters across the state.
This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest since 2007 and the economy is partly to blame.
Patch has had a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are incredible.
New migration data from IRS tracked those who left and those who arrived
Wildfires and drought have left California at greater risk of flooding during a monster El Niño, and experts say now is the time to prepare.
The magazine released the list of its top 25 sexiest cities in America, and the Golden State came out on top with cities on the list.
What's the history of Labor Day? Find out here!
Just in time for Labor Day, here are seven amazing BBQ recipes that also happen to work well for a kosher kitchen.
The first total solar eclipse over the United States in 38 years. But Californians: You'll need to travel to see it.
Whether you're in Southern or Northern California, the readers of Condé Nast Traveler ranked these two cities as the worse.
Patch has a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are darling.
Here are our top summer recipes, including grilled fruit, fish tacos, wine potato salad. And tricks to slice watermelon and shuck corn!
Los Angeles has the second-worst gridlock in the nation with residents spending days of their lives in stop and go traffic.
Many tests, medications, equipment and supplies are covered. But, some items are not.
We love this simple technique for shucking corn! Never fuss with those pesky corn silks ever again.
The vet treating him believes battery acid or a similar chemical was poured up and down his back. How you can help.
Gorgeous weather? Check! Movie stars? Check! In-N-Out Burger. Absolutely!! So what could possibly go wrong?