Authorities are looking for a man who beat up and then fatally shot a 17-year-old boy just outside Whittier yesterday, reports the Whittier Daily News. The incident took place at about 12:30 p.m., near a liquor store and bus stop at La Pico Plaza. more ›

An 11-year-old boy was shot in the knee as he lay sleeping in his bed in Santa Fe Springs last night, reports City News Service. The boy was hurt when about five gunshots were fired into the house at about 11:00 p.m. An infant who also lives in the house wasn't hurt, nor were any of the other residents. more ›

A two-year-old boy has died and his mother and 1-year-old sister are recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last night, reports ABC 7 News. The family was crossing a street in Santa Ana when 23-year-old Angel Perez allegedly struck them with his SUV. The AP notes that boy was pulled under the car and the woman and baby were thrown on the hood. The boy was taken to U.C. Irvine Medical Center, where he later died. more ›

Watch out, America -- our nation's moral fiber is unraveling with frightening haste. The latest proof? UCLA is reportedly considering allowing male and female students to room together. Suzanne Seplow of UCLA's office of Residential Life tells CBS News that the possible change comes on the heels of universities finding ways to accommodate transgendered students. more ›

Authorities are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy, who was killed during a fire at a Gardena home yesterday afternoon. According to a statement from the LA County Sheriff's Department, officials arrived on the scene at about 4:30 p.m. to find the house on the 800 block of East Lennon Street engulfed in flames, with the boy still inside. more ›

Throwing rocks at cars has never been a good idea, but for one San Diego kid, the dangerous pastime almost turned deadly: a passing motorist decided that what the boy was doing was so uncool, it warranted being shot with a crossbow. The boy, whose name and age haven't been released, was tossing rocks at passing vehicles on Monday outside his home in Loma Vista with a friend, reports the San Diego Union Tribue. more ›

A 12-year-old boy was fatally stabbed outside an apartment building in Anaheim, reports KTLA. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was found lying on the ground by police officers and was taken to a local trauma center where he later died. He's thought to be a student at nearby Sycamore Junior High. more ›

A Southern California couple has been arrested after police were tipped off about video allegedly showing their 23-month-old toddler son smoking marijuana, says the Huffington Post. The Victorville Daily Press reports the video depicts the child bringing a pipe with marijuana residue "up to his mouth and he sucks on it, pulls it away, sucks on it, pulls it way. And it’s done about three times," say San Bernardino County Sheriff officials more ›

This is entirely strange, bizarre and truly frightening. A 6-year-old Colorado boy apparently climbed into a hot-air balloon (of sorts) that floated away. Commentators on CNN predict it's going 40 miles per hour at 10,000 feet elevation. There is also speculation that the boy (his name is Falcon Heen) may have fallen out, according to a sibling who said the balloon's door was left open as it took off. Craig Kennedy, a hot air balloon expert, agrees, hypothesizing that if the boy was actually on board, it wouldn't be flying so topsy-turvy like. more ›

Roberto Lopez just turned four last December. Late yesterday afternoon he was walking with his sister two doors down to a community center on the 1200 block of Court St. near Angelino Heights and Historic Filipinotown when a bullet fatally struck him in the chest. more ›