A pedestrian passes Wednesday by the old Hawthorne Plaza in Hawthorne that has been closed for decades. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of ...

The long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza mall has been a problem in the South Bay for years, according to city authorities, residents and business owners near the sprawling property. Instead of attracting ...

Hawthorne officials have obtained a permanent court injunction, requiring the owners of the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza Mall to redevelop or demolish the property by the end of August of next year.

Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an ...

Editor’s note: Ron Sokol has been interested in the future of the long-abandoned Hawthorne Plaza. After reaching out to Robert Kim, Hawthorne’s city attorney, about the status of a lawsuit over the ...

A 37-year-old woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Hawthorne strip mall on Friday morning, and detectives were working to identify the shooter. Hawthorne police were called to the 11600 ...