Los Angeles Times
Reputed mobster charged with Beverly Hills poker shakedown
Threats. A torched Bentley. Gunshots in the Hollywood Hills.
4 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Gold, guns and cartels: The battle for a billion-dollar Mexican mine
A Newport Beach businessman sought to repay the orphanage that once saved him. The dangerous drug network of El Chapo's sons stood in his way.
10+ min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Governor pokes at Trump, takes victory lap in Texas over Prop. 50
Newsom thanks Democrats in Lone Star State for fighting GOP redistricting.
3 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
L.A. County stores ordered to stop selling kratom, 7-OH
Los Angeles County officials are set to pull kratom and its synthetic extract, sometimes called 7-OH, from shelves immediately.
5 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
1970s art scene comes to life in 'Peter Hujar's Day'
The New York-set film talks up big ideas about camaraderie and creativity.
2 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Lead, asbestos found in homes after fire cleanup
In a sample of still-standing homes within the area the Eaton fire’s ash settled, more than half had significant lead contamination even after extensive indoor remediation efforts, according to new findings from the grassroots advocacy group Eaton Fire Residents United. Additionally, a third of remediated homes tested positive for asbestos.
4 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Interesting but unbalanced pair in 'Nuremberg'
A timid approach undoes performances by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek.
3 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Volunteers race to preserve history
A small army works to save cultural treasures amid war against 'woke'
5 min |
November 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Making a splash on stand-up scene
Mermaid Comedy Hour marks 10 years helping diversify the comedy landscape.
4 min |
November 10, 2025
The Upland Almanac
Day Three: A Hunt Story, Sort Of
Sometimes the story of a day's hunt doesn't say much about shots fired or birds in the bag...
4 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Rooster Reunion
A big rooster rose up out of the prairie; I didn't mount my gun though, for I get plenty of shooting these days being retired.
8 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
NIRVANA OR NOT IN THE NORTH WOODS
If there's one shrub in a favorite ruffed grouse covert that will dampen the excitement of a crisp, fall hunt, it's prickly ash.
3 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Field Foot Care and Dog Boots
A few years ago, I was chasing chukars in southern Idaho's cheatgrass and rimrock country.
4 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Going Pro: Preparing Your Pup and Yourself for Expert Trainers
Choosing the professional trainer that's best for you is one of those things that the more you know, the harder it will be.
3 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
SO UNCIVILIZED!
Many years ago, Steve, a friend from New York City, visited my home in Washington state.
4 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
George Bird Evans: The Artist Before the Author
It doesn’t take long for a person new to the sporting world before they encounter classic book titles such as The Upland Shooting Life, Troubles with Bird Dogs or An Affair with Grouse.
4 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Everything Old Is New Again: Hunting Woodcock in Words
It is that sweet time of year again, when fields, woods and marshes of every kind and stripe beckon us to get off our duffs and make a beeline for the uplands.
8 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Creating Habitat: Nature's Way
It’s a good bet that warm, cozy and secure in their homes throughout the land, most traveling bird hunters remained blissfully unaware of nature’s rampage in Michigan last spring.
4 min |
Autumn 2025
Drive!
FILLING THE VOID
Chance Frank's Return to Dually Greatness
2 min |
January 2026
Drive!
TRIPPIN' ON DIESEL
JAKE BAILEY'S DURAMAX-SWAPPED IMPALA
2 min |
January 2026
Drive!
THE DIESEL RACE CAR THAT CHANGED THE GAME
AUDI R10 TDI-LE MANS LEGEND
3 min |
January 2026
Drive!
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES RELEASES CHEVROLET C10 TX6R BIG BRAKE KITS USING PROSPINDLE
Wilwood introduces new big brake kits utilizing Tactical Xtreme TX6R calipers and huge 16.00\" rotors designed to work with their ProSpindle to provide the ultimate stopping power for the 1963-87 Chevy C10 platform.
1 min |
January 2026
The Upland Almanac
Charles and His Remington: A Gentleman's Choice from America's Gun-Makers' Row - Remington Model 1884 EE Grade
A Civil War vet, let's call him Charles (pronounced with a snobbish lilt, of course), was thoroughly smitten by the parade of high-end American-made, side-by-side, hammerless “automatic” (ejector) shotguns emerging from America's esteemed “Gun-Makers Row”— New England, New York and Pennsylvania.
3 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
THREE-PEAT
An unfamiliar call sounded faintly from the terrain ahead, at around the distance an NFL quarterback might heave a pigskin.
9 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Profile of an Artist: Cindy Dalton
Art has always played a central role in Cindy Dalton's life.
2 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
By Advice of Counsel
In all other matters a man may be as frank and friendly as the sunlight on a trout stream, but he will, if he is an upland gunner, become as deceitful as Satan himself if you question him concerning woodcock cover.
10+ min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
The Land Moved
With a snap of his head, our springer spaniel Chip bolted into the underbrush.
7 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Bird Camp Grouse with Mushrooms and Yorkshire Pudding
While visiting my wife's sister Lyndis at her tiny country cottage in Yorkshire, England, a few years ago, we were treated to a spectacular roast beef lunch that ranks as one of the most memorable meals I've ever eaten.
3 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
Solving Pointing Problems
We've all heard about the hunter who doesn't shoot clays but never misses birds, and we've also heard about the clay target champion who can't hit a bird to save his life.
3 min |
Autumn 2025
The Upland Almanac
SOUTHERN SAFARI
GEORGIA BOBWHITES AT FISHING CREEK FARMS
7 min |