By Diana L. Chapman

 Images that blossomed on Facebook pages of "ratchet" girls in the Harbor Area in early December were not criminal and were considered child "erotica," rather than pornography, says a lead investigator who heads a regional task force that deals with internet crime against…

By Diana L. Chapman

First a man shot his girlfriend to death in San Pedro on the street behind my house before killing himself. I knew him and his kids.

I also knew that Johnny O'Kane's actions had torn away the tethers of humanity, leaving two families in utter despair.

Still, I believed. Ever since I read "The Diary of Anne Frank" when I was 12 years…

San Pedro High girls soccer senior midfielder Joanna Perone is your consummate soccer stud.

She plays hard, she is driven and determined,  and she's willing to throw her body into harm's way…

CARSON - In two extraordinary individual performances, two records were broken in a pair of nonleague victories for Port Of Los Angeles High boys and girls basketball over rival New Millennium of Carson.…

LOS ANGELES - It wasn't pretty, but the San Pedro High boys and girls basketball teams both rolled into King-Drew Medical Magnet of Los Angeles and came out with a pair of Marine League victories.…

It all seemed so great for San Pedro High girls soccer.

The Pirates were comfortably up 3-0 on visiting Birmingham of Lake Balboa in a critical nonleague game at…

I opened my new eco friendly lifestyle store on First Thursday. It was pretty well received and if you are still looking for a gift or just want to wear hemp stop by. We have hemp clothing, bamboo kitchen products, bags and purses made out of recycled plastic and much more. All very modern and contemporary. 7th street is gaining momentum with galleries and eclectic stores…

It always seems to pass them by, but you can't knock San Pedro High girls soccer for trying.

The CIF-Los Angeles City Section championship seemingly to them, is like a star in the night sky. You can't reach it but you…

Until further notice... be forewarned.

Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer is by no means messing around.

The Polar Bears did a number…

CARSON - One of the true tests for a team is how to respond when your dealt with early adversity. 

San Pedro High boys basketball was able to respond brilliantly in their Marine League opener at…

CUDAHY - About 368 days ago, the San Pedro High girls basketball team felt like they let one get away in their 2011-2012 home opener when Elizabeth Learning Center pulled a 52-48 overtime upset. Even Rita Fiorenza's dramatic buzzer-beating layup that forced the extra period wasn't enough…

There are a lot of basketball-volleyball thoroughbreds out there in the high school level, but not many who are successful at it. Consider San Pedro High senior Austin Freitas as one of the successful ones.…

Five members of the San Pedro High football team were chosen to be among the best of the best in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section for 2012 as the All-City team was announced Wednesday.

Senior running back Darrell Santiago,…

By Diana L. Chapman

   The minute the facebook site -- called San Pedro Ratchets -- launched last week, some San Pedro High School girls found themselves posted there only in their bras and underwear and targets of alleged sexual exploits.

   Comments swarmed in about…

Mary Star High football would reap the rewards for a great 2012 season where they rebounded from an 0-10 season the prior year into a 4-6 mark plus a spot in the CIF-Southern Section Northwest Division playoffs.

Eight…

"We haven't solved it. He's still out there and could do it again."--LAPD Detective David Alvarez.           

By Diana L. Chapman

   Los Angeles Police Detective David Alvarez calls it the kind of crime that keeps him up at night: A tiny woman with the mind of a…

LOS ANGELES - Just seven days into the 2012-2013 season, the San Pedro High boys basketball team has already grabbed some treasure.

The Pirates continue their torrid pace of scoring with an 80-55 victory over Impact…

LOS ANGELES - Any thoughts about San Pedro High boys basketball being a contender now?

The Pirates would roll to a 107-60 victory over South East in a pool play game of the Belmont Zone Of Choice Winter…