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,......

On June 19, 2000 I was staying at the Radisson Hotel across the street from USC, visiting campus for my freshman orientation. About two miles north on Figueroa Street that night, Kobe Bryant was winning his first championship with the Lakers. I didn't get much sleep. The impromptu parade of cars (Benzos, Civics, low riders, it didn't matter) made my hotel their turnaround point before they looped back to the Staples Center. I've lived in......

As if the past couple of weeks haven't been bad enough for Britney, her former bodyguard has officially testified about her drug use, more specifically a bender she went on with singer songwriter and fellow rehaber Howie Day - News of the World Nicole Richie's pregnant body has her at a normal weight finally - Daily News Dennis Rodman has been accused of sexual battery for smacking a bar patron's ass and leaving a mark......

About ten days ago at Spaceland Shapes of Race Cars (not Races Cars, LA Weekly), played with the Binges in a show that even Mummy from The Monster Squad attended and rocked out to. Tonight you'll have to choose which one you want to see, unless of course you're interested in laughing, in which case you might consider Patton Oswalt... or Metal Skool who are known to attract celebs to their shows. After the......

Gambling is illegal in Los Angeles and it should be. For if it were legal, LAist would bet the damn farm on the Clippers beating the crap out of the Golden State Warriors tonight at Staples. Why? Numbers. The Warriors just pulled the trigger on an eight-player trade that leaves the visitors with just six healthy players on their squad. NBA rules say you must dress eight or forfeit. The AP is speculating that......

People want to know how they can get their video on either the 4:20 Video Time or the Midnight Movie. One way is to dump your Playmate wifey for the biggest name in Adult film. Yes, going from Carmen Electra to Jenna Jameson is an upgrade - only because the rumors might be true that Carm never got over Dennis Rodman, and really no matter who Jenna has "worked with" there isn't anyone in......

The kiss of death of relationships appears to be having an MTV reality show about your wedding or your first year as newlyweds, it appears, as today Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro have announced they're headed for divorce. MTV is reporting that Electra's rep confirmed the rumors that have been plastered across gossip and celeb magazines for months, that the pair of Carm and Dave are now single. Navarro, the co-host of NBC's "Rockstar"......

What on earth is Rudy Tomjanovich doing? As one of the most overrated coaches ever to win a championship, Coach Rody T was so stumped by the Lakers' failure to execute any resemblance of an offense this season that he asked his team for suggestions. In a conversation with Kobe Bryant, Tomjanovich suggested the Lakers switch to the triangle (out of freakin' nowhere) after Rudy wasn't down with Kobe's suggestion of the Princeton offense......

For the third time, the Stars will shine in Los Angeles. The four-year old version of the new ABA announced the third incarnation of the Los Angeles Stars will begin play this November at either UCLA, Loyola Marymount, or Cal State LA. Carl Harris, a music industry executive, is in charge of the franchise and hopes to create rap/hip-hop/R&B entertainment environment around the team's games. The Stars have already written an open letter to Jack......