DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- A "masa mess" was creating long lines again Wednesday at the Amapola market in Downey, where some customers said the dough sold to make tamales made them sick and they're ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES -- Tamale trouble is making Christmas less than jolly for hundreds of Southern Californians. Customers who bought their traditional Christmas tamales from Amapola markets around Los ...

DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- An executive with Amapola markets, which sold thousands of bad tamales at its four stores, apologized to its customers and said the company is working to provide full refunds ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...