The Standard Oil Company of California essentially created the city of El Segundo when it opened its massive refinery there in late 1911. The company had purchased Frank Bennett’s 840-acre farm in ...

Torrance’s Sleepy Hollow annually draws huge, traffic-stopping crowds to the city’s Seaside Ranchos area because of its dazzling displays of Christmas lights and decorations — and has done so since ...

The commercial development of the area surrounding Los Angeles International Airport exploded in the 1950s as the airport itself grew and changed. Commercial passenger airlines didn’t begin operating ...

After El Segundo gave up a four-run lead on a Curacao grand slam, it was 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was still anyone's game. Except this game was on the biggest stage in amateur ...