I got a report of an angler fishing the middle St. Marys catching a good mess of crappie from the deep holes. There were also ...

As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she ...

Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard. By Gina Cherelus As wildfires ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Karen Bass once promised she wouldn’t go abroad as the mayor of Los Angeles — now, as her city battles the worst wildfire in its history ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced escalating criticism for her handling of the city’s catastrophic firestorm. Even as right-wing media figures and political foes play pin-the-tail-on-the ...

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Everybody loves bass, right? Low frequencies don't just move a substantial mass of air, they're also crucial when it comes to music moving you both emotionally and even physically. Nothing makes you ...

LOS ANGELES — Amid a California populace already restive and frustrated with its Democratic leaders, Mayor Karen Bass now faces two epic firestorms — one a ferocious, destructive and ongoing ...

Four mighty strings, 55 mighty players. Common wisdom holds that the bass player is the “quiet one” in a band, playing essential parts of a song that you don’t necessarily notice.