A motorist traveling on the Angeles Crest Highway about three miles north of the Foothill (210) Freeway spotted what he believed to be a dead body at the side of the road at around 5:45 this morning. more ›

We caught up with Kimberly Fowler - a former triathlete - to chat about her hand in the LA Roadrunners' six-month training program, her personal obstacles and why marathon runners should add a little downward facing dog to their step. more ›

Authorities discovered a man's body on a beach in Malibu today. The county fire department told City News Service the body was found in the 25800 block of Pacific Coast Highway - just south of Corral Canyon Road - around 9am Monday morning. more ›

The body of 76-year-old Henry "Dick" DeRusha has been retrieved from Angeles National Forest, reports ABC7. The hiker was first reported missing on Monday by his son, when he determined his elderly father had not come back from the excursion he'd begun on Friday. more ›

After Whitney Houston passed away on Saturday, her mentor and friend Clive Davis decided to go on with a pre-Grammy party in the Beverly Hills Hilton, the same hotel where Houston's body was still being examined by investigators. more ›

Los Angeles County firefighters taking out a car fire on a San Bernardino (10) Freeway onramp late last night in Pomona made a grisly discovery: A human body. more ›

Not many details to offer up right now, however the Riverside Drive onramp to the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway in the Silver Lake area has been closed by the California Highway Patrol following the discovery of a dead body in the immediate area, according to City News Service. We will have more information about the case as it becomes available. more ›

An autopsy on the body of a 44-year-old Artesia man found at a "green waste" facility could take place later this week, as the investigation into how he came to be at the site is ongoing, reports CNS. more ›

A body was found this afternoon on the side of I-15 in Riverside County, reports CBS News. Police are searching local homeless camps as part of their investigation, and have closed down El Cerrito Road near where the body was located. more ›

A California treasure hunter, salvage diver, and "patriotic American," seeks a deeply disturbing, deep sea prize -- the body of Osama bin Laden. 59-year-old Bill Warren has "vowed to scour the north Arabian Sea" until he finds the corpse, according to the New York Post. Says Warren, "We intend to locate/recover his body and photograph and video tape him, then do a DNA test on the ship," according to TMZ. more ›

Human remains found in the backyard of an El Monte home are with the Coroner's office as investigators try to positively identify the body, reports ABC Local. Reportedly, a man phoned Alhambra police on Friday "claiming he knew where the remains were buried." more ›

The body discovered yesterday in the Chantry Flats area of the Angeles National Forest has been confirmed as being that of 53-year-old Kevin Pochter, the man suspected of killing his longtime friend, 53-year-old Dean Ron Albert, according to the Associated Press. Pochter's body was found "on Monday morning about six miles from Mount Wilson," and a handgun was found close by. more ›

A Glendale man was in surgery Saturday after reportedly suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound that occurred after allegedly shooting and killing a woman Friday night on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta and pushing her body out of the car, reports the Glendale News-Press. more ›

The naked body of a deceased woman was discovered late Monday night next to an off-ramp of the I-5 Freeway in Boyle Heights. The corpse, left in a plastic storage container, was likely dumped by her killer or killers, say the Los Angeles Police Department, according to LA Now. The body was found in the brush off the freeway at State Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue by a homeless person, who notified authorities. more ›

Police on Saturday morning were investigating reports of a body on the Silver Lake Boulevard onramp to the southbound 101 freeway. The location was closed for several hours as investigators work to determine cause of death and the man's identity, reports ABC Local. more ›

Portions of the 210 Freeway in La Cañada and La Crescenta were shut down earlier this morning as Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide investigators were working to determine how a deceased man came to be left on the side of the road. The LASD say the body belongs to an as-yet unidentified white male who was pronounced dead on the scene. His body was discovered at the side of the westbound 210 near the Ocean View Boulevard exit. more ›

The body of 22-year-old Austin Taylor Bice, a NorCal-born and Carlsbad resident studying international business at San Diego State University, has been found in a river in Madrid, Spain, according to the LA Times. Bice had been in Spain since mid-January, and had been missing since February 26th. more ›

Late yesterday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office identified the second body found in the yard of a Lennox home as that of Gabriela Stein, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Stein had been reported missing in December, along with her husband, James, whose remains were also found buried in the same yard last week. more ›

The body of an older man was discovered this morning outside a post office on the sidewalk at 7th Street and Kohler Street in Downtown, reports the Daily News. Police personnel affiliated with the post office found the man, thought to be around 50-60 years old, with multiple stabs wounds to the neck and chest. The man's identity is not known, and there "was no weapon or suspect to be found." more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department is working to piece together how a badly decomposed body came to be among the refuse at the L.A. Recycling Center in Downtown. The remains were found by workmen following an afternoon drop-off. more ›

A body found yesterday in a remote farming area of Riverside could be that of missing Moreno Valley teen Norma Lopez, however authorities have not been able to immediately determine the body's identity, reports LA Now. more ›

The body recovered this morning from the waters near Santa Monica is thought to be that of Brian Patrick Dunn of West Hollywood, the man who jumped from the Venice Pier early Monday morning, reports LA Now. A fisherman discovered the corpse and alerted the authorities, who brought the body to shore and turned it over to the LA County coroner's office. There was no ID on the body, however "based on circumstances" authorities suspect it is that of Dunn, 31, who jumped fully clothed and likely intoxicated from the Pier following 4th of July festivities. more ›

A woman's charred body was found shortly after midnight after firefighters doused a dumpster fire in Santa Fe Springs near the 5 freeway. Her hands and feet appeared to be bound by some kind of electrical cord, reports the LA Times. more ›

Following the autopsy conducted amid massive media buzz yesterday, the LA County Coroner's office has turned the body of Michael Jackson to his family, who are working to finalize plans for the star's funeral, according to LA Now. "Los Angeles Police Department sources said officials have been talking to the Jackson family about plans for a memorial, which is likely to take place in the L.A. area. The LAPD is involved in the planning because it's likely to be mobbed by fans." The coroner has yet to determine and official cause of death, but were able to conclude and announce yesterday that there was no evidence of foul play or "exterior trauma." Toxicology reports will take several weeks; Jackson's body is currently being held at an undisclosed mortuary. more ›

Los Angeles Firefighters who were reporting to a dumpster fire this morning before 7:00 a.m. discovered a dead body set on fire. After extinguishing the fire on the 1300 block of East 15th Street near Central Ave. and the 10 Freeway, first responders called LAPD who in turn sent out homicide detectives. Police are not sure if the body was dumped there and then put on fire or not, according to Officer April Harding. more ›

The eastbound 105 freeway was shut down in the Willowbrook area after a dead body was found a little before 5:30 a.m. near the Wilmington Avenue Exit. Initial reports said that all lanes would reopen by 9:30, but as of 9:05 a.m., SigAlert indicated traffic as a-okay, save for the 110/105 connector. more ›

Update: The death has been ruled a suicide for a woman in her forties.

It's starting to feel like a Michael Connelly novel chock full of mob hits and urban noir. The Pink Elephant liquor store in Los Feliz, a mysterious suitcase and body parts found in a dumpster. Much is still unexplained after the body's discovery on Friday, which broke in the news last night. A store worker was throwing away boxes at the store on the 1600 block of Western Avenue when he noticed the suitcase and... more ›

Suspension in Los Angeles more ›