The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office revealed today they will not seek charges against a woman who allegedly used pepper spray on her fellow shoppers at a Porter Ranch Wal-Mart during their Black Friday pre-sale event. more ›

Police still haven't figured out the identity of a man found dead inside a fountain at a Studio City shopping center just before stores opened on Black Friday. more ›

Self-defense is just one of the possible motives detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are considering to determine just why a woman used pepper spray to ward off fellow shoppers at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart during their Black Friday pre-sale last Thursday night. more ›

Police might not seek any charges against a woman who pepper-sprayed Black Friday crowds at a Porter Ranch Walmart, bought an Xbox and left the store. more ›

The extreme competitive shopper who used pepper spray on other Porter Ranch Wal-Mart shoppers to guard the products on her Black Friday list turned herself in to authorities on Friday night. After injuring about 20 shoppers - including kids - around 10:20pm on Thursday during the store's Black Friday sale, the woman exited Wal-Mart with her purchased prize: an Xbox. more ›

'Tis the season to slug the girl who took that Versace dress you've been eyeing all week. After all, it's Black Friday and that means anything goes. This morning the Culver City Police got a few calls from shoppers taking things too far (or maybe not far enough!). ABC 7 has footage of a brawl that erupted in front of the H&M this morning at the Westfield in Culver City. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department are releasing more details about the woman suspected of fending off rival shoppers at a late night Wal-Mart door buster sale by using pepper spray. more ›

A man's lifeless body was found inside a fountain at a Studio City shopping center on Ventura Boulevard this morning. A passerby called in a report of the body just after 7am, but the man was declared dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Times. more ›

A woman looking to get access to more "door buster" sale items at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart late last night used pepper spray on other customers to keep them away from the products she wanted. 20 people, including some kids, were hurt. more ›

If you need that little extra restraint to stay indoors this Black Friday - the biggest clusterfuck shopping day of the year - a recent survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) has it. Approximately 152 million shoppers will descend upon retailers on November 25. more ›

There are some people already camping out to get in to early-morning Black Friday sales at major retailers all over the country. Best Buy, Toys-R-Us, Target, and JC Penney are just a few of the "big box" retailers who expect to have throngs of bargain-hungry crowds pound their aisles post-Thanksgiving and carry out big boxes of big purchases. more ›

Moods of Norway on Robertson has treats planned for Black Friday shoppers today: Complimentary champagne and waffles and 15% off purchases. more ›

Support local business without leaving your computer today thanks to a sale by one of our favorite chocolatiers. Compartes [Twitter] is running a "Chocolate Brown Friday" 24-hour online sale to celebrate the launch of their online shop. Their shopping site went live this morning, and today buyers can score 10% off everything by using the coupon code "ChocolateFriday." Compartes is a jewel of a chocolate shop in Brentwood that is gaining national attention (thanks to Oprah and People Magazine) for their phenom artisanal truffles and bars. If you're not ready to shop today, head over to their charming shop before the holidays to put together gift boxes for the sweet tooth on your list--or for you. We know those honey + peanut butter + sea salt truffles are damn good. Treat yourself; we won't judge. more ›

It's Black Friday. You're shopping at Toys R' Us in suburban Palm Desert. You hear two women start to fight over something and roll your eyes. Then... "he's got a gun!" Boom, boom, boom! Two men are running at each other shooting. Chaos erupts and you call 911: more ›

Police believe that the deadly shooting this morning at a Palm Desert Toys R' Us was not Black Friday related. "We are working closely with local law enforcement officials to determine the specific details of what occurred," Toys R' Us Spokesman Bob Friedland said in a statement this afternoon. "Our understanding is that this act seems to have been the result of a personal dispute between the individuals involved." more ›

There are no local reports of people being trampled to death over Black Friday madness in Southern California yet--such a horrible incident left a Wal-Mart employee dead in New York's Nassau County this morning-- but shoppers camped last night in Cerritos outside a Best Buy store to be first in line to shop electronics. Early morning lines could be found all throughout the region, mainly at name-brand stores. more ›

Carlos Aguilar recently crossed the border into Mexico to see if bargain rumors are true. The obvious answer is yes, they are, but despite lower prices, is the quality the same? He goes to a dentist, the pharmacy, grabs some grub and fills the tank. He's not shopping for others, but one can make it a Black Friday to treat oneself. more ›

What with all the Big Game festivities going on this weekend, a girl can't help but think back fondly upon her alma mater. But you know what? It's only been a few years since I left UCLA, and I gotta say -- I almost don't recognize the place anymore. Has it really been so long since I graduated? Five years? Maybe more? So much has changed -- I came of age in the Steve... more ›

As winds died down Sunday, firefighters gained the upper hand on the Malibu blaze that burned at least 49 homes and sent thousands fleeing. It is now 70% contained and officials expect full containment by Tuesday. The damage could run close to $100 million. Firefighters rescued a father and his 4-year-old son in a Sun Valley home that burned down this morning. The father got his wife and daughter out of the house, but,... more ›

Black Friday has come and gone but there's one more killer sale that you shouldn't miss - the Obey Sale. For the last few years we have been lucky enough to learn about the sale, this year held in a warehouse The OC, and today we are very happy to share the dates with you. When: Friday, December 7th from 9a - 7p & Saturday, December 8th from 9a - 5p Where: 3500 West... more ›

Most insane picture and story of the day: a cruise ship strikes submerged ice in the Antarctic and begins to sink, 154 passengers escape to safety. I guess the holidays just really stress some people out: "a 27-year-old man turned himself in to police early this morning after allegedly shooting his brother-in-law to death following a Thanksgiving celebration." Christ, did somebody burn the turkey? And the long lines waiting for Black Friday deals weren't... more ›

You know you're gonna do it. Don't lie. You're gonna be there in the dark, in the cold, along with all your friends and neighbors standing in line like a dope at 4:50am outside some Big Box store or a mall waiting for some kid to unlock the door so you can buy a $300 plasma tv or a $5 dvd player. It's America and no matter how cool we think we are, we're... more ›

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While LAist was checking out the malls on Black Friday (Century City and Paseo Colorado were easy to navigate), we stumbled across a live performance by Incendio. The Los Angeles based Latin Guitar band was jamming in Pasadena, playing kind of music that makes us wish we could play guitar. If you want to be treated to one of their performances, check out their schedule on Myspace.... more ›

Winners: Best Buy, Circuit City, Retailers. more ›

Happy Black Friday! more ›

Right now you might be heading back into the kitchen for thirds, or you're thinking about some sweet potato pie, or perhaps you're about to snake the Lay-Z-Boy from Grampa as he takes a leak. But around the country people are gearing up for Black Friday specials. Black Friday being the day after Thanksgiving where major retailers unload a few choice deals to sucker lure the madding crowds into their stores. We met up... more ›