More details and video have emerged in the bizarre 4 a.m. machete attack on Friday night that involved a machete attack, a commandeered taco truck and a suspect immune to the effects of tasing. Police aren't sure what sparked the attack, but it began when a machete-wielding man got into an argument with a diner just outside a taco truck in Koreatown. more ›

Police shot a man wielding a machete around 4 a.m. last night, according to ABC 7. Police responded to a report that there was a robbery at Beverly Boulevard and Berendo Street. They found a suspect attacking another man with a machete. The suspect ignored commands to drop the machete, police said, and opened fire on him. more ›

Hollywood is about ice picks today, but the OC is making its point with a machete. A true horror-movie scenario luckily un-realized, Costa Mesa police discovered a 25-inch machete hidden under a row of seats at a movie theater. more ›

If Machete fired you up for a revolucion (and if it didn't, there are 21+ screenings in Pasadena), the UCLA Film & Television Archive has the series for you! This weekend, they open "The Mexican Revolution on Film" with a Mexican production, Enamorada, contrasted with a Hollywood portrayal in David O. Selznick's production Viva Villa! If you'd rather erode another colonial power, the Aero boasts a weekend of French crime films, with contributions from the '30s on up. It's classic pulp, with equal parts exotica, gangsters & a touch of real-life horrors to give you something to take home. For a further twisted romp through the romantic lands, feast your eyes upon Bunny and the Bull, a bizarro-world journey courtesy of the director of The Mighty Boosh. more ›

More information is coming to light about the suspect in a grisly stabbing that took place in Van Nuys last night. Adult industry worker and performer Stephen Hill, aka "Steve Driver," has a violent past, according to LA Now, including a 1998 assault conviction in Maryland following an incident in which he "threatened a teaching assistant [at a college campus] with a handgun," and demanded he be assigned an A for the course. more ›

A web designer and struggling porn actor is thought to be responsible for brutal stabbing rampage that happened last night at a video production facility in Van Nuys, according to LA Now. Authorities believe 30-year-old Stephen Hill "used a machete-style weapon in the attack" that killed one person and wounded two others late last night. The suspect lived and worked on the premise, which houses Ultima DVD Inc. more ›

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call made in Rosemead last night from a father reporting his 22-year-old son was reportedly "on drugs and wielding a machete," explains cbs2.com. Ernesto Castaneda allegedly threatened the deputies who arrived on scene with his machete and a baseball bat, prompting the deputies to shoot him in the torso "after he refused to drop the weapons then charged at them." This was not the suspect's first run-in with the authorities; according to court records, he was "convicted last year of evading arrest and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs in a vehicle." Castaneda was taken to an area hospital, but died later from his injuries. more ›