Another officer-involved shooting (OIS) is being investigated. LAPD officers on patrol in Southeast LA just after 8 p.m. on January 24 responded to a radio call in the 900 block of East 107th Street regarding a male suffering from mental illness. They received information the suspect, 48-year-old Earl Rose was verbally aggressive and had been refusing to take his prescribed medication. more ›

The woman accused of stabbing four people inside the Target store at Santa Monica and La Brea in West Hollywood will have a pre-trial mental health evaluation hearing next month, according to the WeHo News. more ›

As authorities look into why a woman stabbed four people inside a West Hollywood Target store yesterday afternoon, her family has stepped forward saying she suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, according to the LA Times. more ›

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Authorities in Anaheim are working on putting together the pieces of a very disturbing puzzle they uncovered on Thursday on North Lemon Street near the 91 Freeway. more ›

Years ago, I found a book called Sister Crazy, wedged in on an unassuming shelf in a used bookstore called The Cabin, in a small town called Three Rivers CA. Finding the book reminded me of when I was a kid and I used to root through the old books at my grandparents' house, or wander through the library during the summer. (Yes, I was a nerd, basically Hermione.) But it has since become my... more ›