A two-month-old baby suffocated and died after allegedly being left alone the night before Halloween, reports NBC Los Angeles. Corrina Atuatasi, 27, was watching her infant son on October 30 while her husband and two-year-old daughter were away visiting family. more ›

The teenage boy who left the Burbank airport on Wednesday and was later seen at the Abbey ordering a screwdriver has caused a great deal of speculation. Why did he wander away? And why -- and how -- did he end up all the way in West Hollywood? At first, it was reported that Cameron James Smith had wandered away because he didn't want to go back to the school he was headed for, which is described only as a "specialized school in Utah." more ›

A North Hollywood man is suspected of kidnapping his mom from her Oregon home, reports KCBS. Marshall McMains Goldberg, 55, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 160 to 165 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. more ›

Blame it on the chronic...truancy. A 43-year-old Long Beach mom has been arrested because her son has missed more than 50 days of class at Washington Middle School. "[Emila] Zamora was arrested Monday after several failed attempts to address her son's truancy, including five meetings with officials, according to prosecutors," explains KTLA. more ›

32-year-old Diana Rodriguez was arrested last week for her part in a stabbing stemming from a case of love gone wrong. But it wasn't her love that made her pick up that knife with the four-inch serrated blade and stab three women--it was the love lost between her 12-year-old-son and his 12-year-old ex-girlfriend. more ›

As the saying goes, “Mom knows best”. This is especially true when we’re under the weather, and though there are but few PTA members with legit science and medical degrees, it seems like most Moms could whip up an acute care clinic from the trunk of their Volvo if pressed. We turn to them for tummy aches and acne, scrapes and sunburns, chickenpox and colds (and nearly everything in between), and though their specialized mixture of Eastern and Western medicine comes with Care Bear band aids and kisses, it’s quite possible that hand me down remedies work because they’ve got some serious science behind them. Thus, in homage to Moms everywhere, we bring you this special ScientIST segment – Dr. Mom Knows Best – to reveal the truth behind the folklore. more ›

The LA Times today profiles an Orange County mom who has blogged her way through her son's bouts with cancer, now returning for a third time. more ›

Who doesn't love their mom? OK except for you and you. LAist loves our mom and we know she appreciates it when we put a whole mess of videos in one post very conveniently so she can just sit at her computer and watch and sing along and be shocked and awed. more ›

We know you love your momma. She knows you love her. But today the post office needs to know. more ›