Demi Moore's "people" want us to think the actress was suffering from exhaustion when her friend called 9-1-1 Monday, and now TMZ reports that Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is requesting any drug references be redacted from the audio recording of the call when it is released to the public. more ›

After years of grilling some of the world’s biggest stars, Christopher Bollen has suddenly found himself in the interview hot seat: the author spoke with LAist about writing his first novel, the troubling state of the publishing industry, Occupy Wall St, and the kind of LA novel he would most like to read. more ›

LAX is a safer airport than it was on September 11, 2001 thanks to $1.6 billion in improvements, according to a study released today. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa assembled a panel to review safety and security at LAX, which — as the third-busiest airport in the nation — is viewed as a potential terrorist target. more ›

Police have released the audio of several 911 calls that were placed during the Seal Beach salon shooting on Wednesday, October 12. Scott Dekraai, the ex-husband of salon stylist Michelle Fournier, opened fire at Salon Meritage on Wednesday afternoon, shaking the normally placid community and killing eight people. more ›

How will the City of Los Angeles cope with the statewide release of inmates under a new plan to lessen overcrowding in prisons? Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says 150 officers will be taken away from regular duties in order to "deal with" the plan, according to L.A. Now. Doing so, cautions Beck, will affect how the LAPD deal with crime and emergency responses. more ›

Bust out the Kleenex, my canine loving compadres: Beverly Hills is hosting the American Humane Association's first annual Hero Dog Awards. The Daily News reports that the search for the most courageous pooch in the nation has been going on for six months, and the eight finalists were chosen out of 453 contestants from across the country. more ›

Timed accordingly with the tenth anniversary of 9/11, LA Vs. War: Art for Peace in the Hope Era exhibited raw, compelling, pro-peace/antiwar artwork last weekend at The Philanthropic Center for the Arts, also known as The Vortex. From September 9 through September 11, more than 3,000 viewers perused the space, the walls screaming with optimistic amity, corporate corruption, historic malevolence, unnecessary violence and murder. more ›

Paul Simon took to Ground Zero yesterday and performed a moving rendition of his famous tune "The Sound of Silence." Simon's acoustic tribute played as part of NYC's memorial ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of 9/11. more ›

Yesterday America commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 2001 September 11 terrorist attacks on our soil. Thanks to the talented photographers who contributed to our LAist Featured Photos Pool, several of L.A.'s moments of remembrance were beautifully captured. more ›

A couple of passengers got drunk and locked themselves in the bathroom of an LAX flight bound for New York on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The crew called the TSA, who had a pair of F-16 fighter jets shadow the flight for the last hour of the flight until it safely landed at 4 p.m. at John F. Kennedy Airport. more ›

Sometimes scrubbed from view entirely, Dan Meth has created a montage of the Twin Towers' 40-year run on the big screen. more ›

A man is facing terror charges after he threatened the driver of a Metro bus last night with a backpack rigged with exposed wires to look like a bomb. Eugenio Paredes, 62, was arrested last night around 6 p.m. on suspicion of making terrorist threats and possessing a hoax explosive device. more ›

On the morning of July 24, a group of nearly one dozen brave, ambitious, relentless LAFD active-duty members and Southern California firefighters began their "Ride for 9-11" across fifteen states over the course of 47 days. more ›

It's the 10th anniversary of 9/11 this weekend but count us out of the parade of re-airing Twin Towers footage. --- Sunday's focus is the "True Blood" season finale which we will augment with #truebie cocktails. --- "Community" S2 on DVD --- All this + the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan more ›

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which means tearjerker interviews on TV, terrifying images on loops, and "where were you when" conversations. And in L.A., it also means ramped up security -- but not because of any specific threat against the city. more ›

Okay, we're not saying there is life on Mars, but if there is, these Martians should be all set to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 this weekend. Workers added a little piece of the twisted rubble from the Twin Towers into the design of both of the rovers Spirit and Opportunity that were sent to Mars in 2003. more ›

Without a doubt, Sunday September 11th is going to be a day where most of the nation's attention is focused on remembering the tragedy of ten years ago. While there are several local events planned to mark the somber anniversary, the show must--and will--go on for Angelenos. Few things exemplify summer in L.A. like an evening at the Hollywood Bowl, so that's where we're headed Sunday night. more ›

Ride for 9-11 deploys tomorrow morning from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Historical Society Museum located at "Old Fire Station 27" in Hollywood. This cross-country 3308-mile bicycle ride honors and preserves the memories of those lost in the terrorist attacks, those who made the "ultimate sacrifice." more ›

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Initially thought to be a drug overdose, three people were hospitalized Saturday after suffering apparent food poisoning while attending the 33rd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Raul Jovel, according to CBS Local. more ›

TMZ is reporting that actor Charlie Sheen was "taken out of his home on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance at 7 AM." Sheen was reportedly taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital for an as-yet unknown condition. The celeb gossip site says that Sheen was taken out of the house with "a towel partially over his face," and that "two young women" accompanied him out. Another gossip site, Hollyscoop, says that they've been told by Sheen's publicist Stan Rosenfield the Two and a Half Men star "was having severe abdominal pains and went to the hospital." A 9-1-1- call was reportedly logged at 6:35 a.m. more ›

Traci Salmon, a 31-year-old, female Ventura County sheriff's deputy was violently attacked while responding to a Friday morning 911 hang-up call. According to authorities, the deputy was ambushed by 32-year-old Steven Atkinson when she approached the front door of a residence. more ›

A test missile is scheduled to launch from a Southland air force base early Friday morning. While the unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County will make no noise, it may be visible in the sky sometime between 3 and 9 a.m. In order to decrease call volume, the Los Angeles Fire Department says there's no need to call 9-1-1. more ›

There are several events taking place today around Los Angeles to remember the 9th anniversary of 9/11. Prayer services, flag raising, and candlelight vigils are happening all over Southern California. more ›

To counter plans by a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran, a local peace activist is organizing a silent protest which calls for people to "Wear a Hijab or Kufi" to show tolerance for those of the Muslim faith. more ›

A 7-year-old boy is being applauded for his bravery after his 911 call helped stop a robbery in progress inside his family's Norwalk home, according to the Press-Telegram. When three armed men entered the house yesterday morning via the unlocked front door, the child, whose name is being withheld for his safety, and his 6-year-old sister, locked themselves in the bathroom to hide. more ›