Federal prosecutors say the man who stalked ESPN report Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole ran background checks on 16
The former chief financial officer of a Tustin hospital agreed to plead guilty to paying illegal kickbacks for patients recruited from downtown's Skid Row,
Los Angeles police are questioning three people after a report of shots being fired led officers to hold two men at gunpoint for nearly an hour on an apartment
The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in San Bernardino County, killing both people onboard.
A nature conservation group says it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land above the Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes.
The 50th anniversary of groundbreaking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was marked Monday night with former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr receiving its 2,401st
A search was under way on Monday for a tagger who gunned down an anti-gang activist in the middle of a busy street in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles when the
A man accused of enticing underage girls into sending him nude photos on MySpace has been ordered to stand trial in Riverside County. Prosecutors said Monday
Toyota Motor Corp. was sued in Los Angeles federal court for failing to disclose to investors that there was a major design defect in the automaker's
The David Beckham Academy in Carson and another location in Britain have closed, although the Los Angeles Galaxy star is working to develop another soccer
The Blue Book value of used Toyotas has been reduced again as the Japanese carmaker's troubles persist. Kelley Blue Book said Monday it was lowering the resale
A judge has modified a protective order allowing actor Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, to see each other as Sheen faces domestic violence allegations.
Big prescription drug discounts are available for thousands of people in the Inland Empire. All residents of cities enrolled in the program can participate,
Here's a quick way to get a fresh, new look in under an hour. We're at the Newport Beach office of Dr. Thomas Barnes, best known for his "Lunchtime Makeovers".
There was plenty to cheer about at one San Clemente Super Bowl party, but not because of the game. These folks were there for the ads... in particular, one
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with the pop superstar's death
Suspected serial killer Rodney Alcala, who is acting as his own attorney, was set to take the stand to testify on his behalf Tuesday, and it is likely he will also show jurors a
Three men, one of whom had pulled a knife at a party, were arrested while trying to steal beer from a 7-Eleven in Santa Ana, police said.
The 93-year-old Pasadena Playhouse rang down the curtain after Sunday's final performance of "Camelot." A $3-million debt has forced the historic theater to
A Los Angeles airport spokeswoman says a commercial airplane carrying an American missionary who was detained in North Korea for 43 days has landed in Los
Officials are investigating a number of car thefts suspected of being connected to a Riverside County chop shop operation.
A man suspected of firebombing 130 luxury SUVs in Southern California was living as an international fugitive when he was struck and killed by an avalanche in
Three elderly guys are the latest super-stars of YouTube and Leisure World. They call the trio the "Awesome Threesome" and they are putting a new twist on a
Hundreds of beautiful women, mostly amateur models, competed to become the cover girl of OYE Magazine, a leading Latino magazine. The winner will be decided by
A young female pedestrian was seriously injured Friday night in a two-vehicle traffic collision in Hollywood. The victim's leg was severed in the collision at
Life in the nation's capital ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell, the beginning of a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest for the city in
The Pasadena Police Department says it is rejecting a recommendation from county officials investigating the killing of a parolee by two officers that training
Officials say they are running out of room to help all the sick or dying California brown pelicans on the Southern and Central California coastline.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cleared of an IRS lien for nearly $80,000. The governor's office on Friday released documents showing Schwarzenegger has
Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced to life in prison Friday for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a teenager, ending a 10-year legal odyssey that included an
California State University students could have better luck getting into classes next fall. CSU is giving campuses an extra $50.9 million for the fall 2010
A luxury car registered to actor Charlie Sheen tumbled around 100 feet off Mulholland Drive in the hills south of the San Fernando Valley on Friday, and police
At least six mountain roads remained closed to the public today due to storm debris, erosion or damage from January's storms, according to Caltrans and the
People use social networking sites like Facebook to keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family... but too often, they don't think before they post,
Lupe Valencia has held seminars all over the country, getting people to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars and promising big returns on investments. Now
Officials say Los Angeles police detonated explosives and seized firearms at a house they raided earlier as part of an undercover operation.
A lawsuit filed Thursday against Toyota seeks to expand the automaker's recall of millions of vehicles to fix sticking accelerators, saying the death of a
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday ordered the layoffs of 1,000 city employees to help balance the city's budget, although about 360 of the targeted
Bell and Maywood police today shot and killed a man in his 30s in a gun battle in South Gate, and a search was under way for the suspect's accomplice,
In celebration of Black History Month and for the sake of healthy bones, Kaiser and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble leaped to new heights. Bob DeCastro
Whale migrating season is underway, but what happened off the coast of Malibu over the past 24 hours turned out to be a unique sighting, even for seasoned
Alex Cottin, the regional director of Merlin USA, was face to face with a level of destruction and suffering that is difficult to imagine. Within days of the
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has collected nearly $2.2 million from donors outside California in her quest to become governor, leaning on an elite
A 14-year-old cheerleader at Beaumont High School died on Wednesday at a hospital in Banning, and grief counselors were standing by to assist her classmates,
Los Angeles' red-light traffic camera program, which officials report netted more than $6 million last year after expenses, could be significantly expanded
Six-year-old Eduardo Morales is battling leukemia and is in critical need of a bone marrow transplant. Christina Gonzalez has more on the desperate search for
After listening for hours to impassioned pleas from city workers desperate to keep their jobs, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday not
Homeowners in Malibu's Broad Beach are building a giant seawall to protect the wealthy, exclusive area from washing away.
Police on Tuesday circulated a composite sketch of a sexual predator who tried to kidnap and assault a woman on a Northridge street in broad daylight.
Michael Jackson's doctor wanted to seek his day in court Friday by surrendering before being charged in the singer’s death, but prosecutors upstaged the plan
A 5-year-old California girl who was mauled along with two siblings by a pack of escaped dogs remained hospitalized Tuesday and was unable to breath on her
Margaret Aguirre from International Medical Corps shares her experiences and gives “Good Day LA” an update on the relief efforts going on right now.
Homicide detectives worked today to determine who was behind the shooting deaths of a man and a woman at a residence in El Monte, authorities said.
Spikey, a-k-a Vernon, the waterlogged dog that caught the nation's attention two weeks ago when he was stranded in the Los Angeles River, will be going home
The New Orleans Saints will battle the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday in the Super Bowl, but the bigger contest could be between the tire, beer and TV ads.
Ellen Degeneres doesn't sing and her dancing is more comic relief than choreography, but starting next Tuesday in Hollywood, that won’t stop her from judging
A former Explorer Scout is suing the city for failing to protect him and others from George Stan, a former LAPD officer and convicted child molester, who
Police in Orange County are looking for a man who posed as an off duty police officer and sexually assaulted a teenager early Monday morning. Tony Valdez was
More than 75 mega-stars gathered Monday to re-record the 1985 charity anthem "We are the World" in the same Hollywood recording studio where the original was
Kobe Bryant scored on a breakaway dunk with 4:14 left in the third quarter Monday night to pass Jerry West as the career leading scorer for the Los Angeles
Faced with a $208.5 million deficit, a powerful City Council committee on Monday directed budget analysts to consider slashing jobs in the police and fire
Concert tickets to Billy Joel, a taping of the "The George Lopez Show," hotel stays and expensive meals are among the gifts that 31 California lawmakers
Hundreds of workers remained locked out of California's largest open-pit mine Monday in a contract dispute that involves a corporation trying to keep its share
Three armed-robbery suspects led police on a chase on Monday from Burbank to Glendale, where the getaway car crashed and one of the suspects fled into a
The U.S. Geological Survey has downsized its estimate of a morning earthquake in Baja California and is now calling it a magnitude-4.4 shaker.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem by the end of this week as the automaker apologized to customers
A memorial service was held on Sunday afternoon to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 off the Southern California
Federal agents say they are investigating a possible immigrant smuggling ring after they found 14 people held against their will at a suspected drop house in
When it comes to any awards show like the Grammys, there's always the show before the show... and the parties afterwards, of course. Tricia Takasugi takes a
Check out these photos of giant squid that were caught in the waters off Newport Beach this weekend. Some of the squid catches weighed in at around 60 pounds!
A Hollywood teenager who allegedly broke into a home and tried to rape a woman before she fought him off was taken into custody by two keenly observant police
Five people were injured Sunday -- three critically -- when at least three motorcycles crashed on the Ventura Freeway in Toluca Lake, according to fire
People who work or live around Century City are being asked for their opinions on where the Westside subway station should be located, and an open house will
UCLA researchers say they can, for the first time, use sophisticated brain scans to detect the precursors to Alheimer's disease before any symptoms begin.
Researchers at UCLA think that the reason American babies are having fewer ear infections than in years past is because air quality in the United States has
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards were handed out at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Jane Yamamoto wraps up the night in the video report.
The 2010 Grammy Awards take place on Sunday night... but a lot of celebrities were partying a little earlier at Clive Davis' Pre-Emmy Gala in Beverly Hills on
Kathryn Bigelow won the top Directors Guild of America award Saturday night for her Iraq drama "The Hurt Locker," becoming the first woman to do so and beating
A man who tried to kidnap and sexually assault a 13-year-old girl in the West Adams district remains at large. Police have released a sketch of the suspect.
An elderly Temple City man who was badly burned before neighbors valiantly pulled him from his burning house later died, according to authorities. Watch the
An extension of light rail passenger train service along the Foothill Freeway, once a mere dream for San Gabriel Valley communities, may see dirt moved and
Geologists from Southern California are flying aircraft back and forth across the network of faults in Haiti to look for signs that the recent big quake may
The lead Mexican detective investigating the slaying of an El Monte school board member in Mexico was shot in an ambush and later died, according to a
The Los Angeles Times print edition will shrink again Monday. The paper is consolidating printing operations at its Los Angeles Ninth Street plant, and is
Neil Young is behind some of the world's biggest rock classics, but at Friday's Grammy party the legendary rocker was named the 2010 MusiCares Person of the
The drama at the Pasadena Playhouse is not on the stage, it's in the theater's financial books. Bankruptcy could be an option for the playhouse known as the
First Regional Bank was closed on Friday by government regulators, and its eight branches will reopen Monday as branches of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
The Southern California mega-church founded by televangelist Robert H. Schuller Sr. is selling property, laying off workers and pulling its signature TV
Misdemeanor charges were formally dismissed on Friday against rapper Kanye West and his manager in a case stemming from a September 2008 run-in with a
Fallen fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was charged Friday with molesting at least nine victims -- some drugged-- in a new case that echoes crimes that
Toyota said it began shipping gas pedal parts to its dealers Friday for use in fixing the millions of cars and trucks recalled because of accelerators that
A deputy struck by a vehicle as he was setting up cones for a DUI checkpoint in Moreno Valley was recovering today, a sheriff's sergeant said.
With city budget analysts proposing layoffs of 1,000 employees to help offset a massive -- and still growing -- deficit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged labor
The search is on this morning for the man who tried to abduct a young girl walking to school in Rubidoux.
Traveling on JetBlue this weekend could get messy.The airline is transferring to a new reservation system.
Actress Eva La Rue is in a bit of a spat with Glendale officials and some neighbors over an gate she had built on her property that she says is for protection
A former Southern California high school basketball coach has been sentenced to 60 days in jail following his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of child
A panel from California's Board of Parole Hearings recommended parole for Bruce Davis, a one-time Manson Family follower convicted for his role in two 1969
A Los Angeles County rescue team has returned home after spending two weeks digging victims from the wreckage of earthquake-stricken Haiti. Watch the video

