We may have found our "Creepster of the Year" already. Ladies, if you frequented the Sears store at North Hollywood's Valley Plaza mall, you may have been videotaped by one curious maintenance man, 27-year-old Alejandro Gamiz. Arrested by sexual assault detectives on suspicion of placing hidden video cameras throughout the store to stealthy record women in fitting rooms and restrooms, Gamiz was booked for burglary and surreptitiously recording unsuspecting women. more ›

It was a tense hour or so late Thursday afternoon in a normally quiet part of North Hollywood, when an argument between neighbors prompted one man involved to shoot a gun into the air and the cops came in after him. more ›

Angelenos, when we informed you that The Brickyard Pub in North Hollywood started carrying beloved bottles of Yuengling Lager, you took the news very, very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that the pub's entire 8-case inventory was wiped out in one night. more ›

Fitness buffs may enjoy a little endorphin and muscle stimulating abuse at the hands of their personal trainers, but for an unknown number of women who hoped to get in shape at the hands of one North Hollywood based pro, the abuse may have been criminal. more ›

Touted as America's Oldest Brewery, Yuengling is brewed, barreled and bottled in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Once exclusive to the Tri-State area, the coveted traditional lager has popped up in various cities across the country, including L.A. Last week, The Brickyard Pub, situated in the eclectic NoHo Arts District, welcomed Yuengling bottles to its plethora of bottled brews. more ›

Police in North Hollywood are investigating the stabbing death of a female transient whose body was discovered early Tuesday morning in a local park. The victim was found at about 2:15 a.m. at a baseball field in Weddington Park, per the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Station, according to City News Service. more ›

The historic train depot at the corner of Chandler and Lankershim in the NoHo Arts District has sat, awaiting the kickstart of a much-needed restoration for years. Finally comes word that Metro is set to begin the refurbishing, and Phase one will start March 16. more ›

A public memorial service for actress/dancer Zina Bethune, 66, who was fatally struck by two different vehicles shortly after midnight February 12, has been planned for March 8 at North Hollywood's El Portal Theatre. more ›

NoHo Art District goers, if you've been crossing your fingers for an artist's cafe, you may now uncross them. The former Rain Forest Cafe at 11026 Magnolia Boulevard will soon be transformed into such a spot and dubbed Purple Monkey. more ›

A third suspect has been charged in the shooting death of the 24-year-old man who died trying to rescue his 68-year-old grandfather from a trio of bandits. more ›

Vanessa Cate's dapper murder mystery, Absolute Black, is currently playing at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre in North Hollywood. This homage to film noir whodunits follows a nameless, witty private eye and two bumbling police officers as they try interrogate suspects after the untimely death of an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet. more ›

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with last Monday night's fatal shooting in North Hollywood which claimed the life of 24-year-old Danilo Estuardo Morales. Authorities have declined to release any details about the arrests, stating only that the arrests occurred over the weekend. more ›

Authorities believe the same arsonist or arsonists responsible for multiple fires early Friday morning in the Hollywood and West Hollywood area struck again early Saturday morning, this time in the Fairfax district and the North Hollywood area. An estimated 11 car fires set in the early morning hours have been added to the disturbing and growing chain of fires set by an unknown suspect or suspects. more ›

When's Phil's Diner, a neighborhood ol' reliable greasy spoon from the 1920s, was hoisted into its new position on Lankershim Boulevard adjacent to what would become a Laemmle's multiplex, the future looked bright for the restored rail-car restaurant. But last weekend, Phil's Diner redux closed its doors, and the owners are left with a lot of hindsight and debt. more ›

Five men, three of whom are members of the East Coast Crips gang, were arrested on charges of taking minors from the Inland Empire to North Hollywood to work as prostitutes. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Darrius Sutton, 21, Chad Phillips-Miller, 23, Darius Burks, and Leprinceton Burks, 27, and Edwin Franklin were taken into custody on December 8, after an investigation by the Los Angeles Innocence Lost Task Force. more ›

Not all Angelenos appreciate our Metro system, but police say there is one demographic that seems to be taking the "Go Metro" advertising campaign to heart: criminals making a getaway. more ›

Thursday nights from 5 to 9 p.m., a handful of trucks are parking outside Tiki No in North Hollywood, and the combo of fun food trucks and affordable tiki drinks in the Valley is hard to resist. more ›

A fire in North Hollywood erupted on Saturday morning, revealing an impressive indoor marijuana operation. Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire and searching for the owner of the business. more ›

This may bring about some closure for those who were adamant for so long that Fresh & Easy open a location in North Hollywood. Specifically in the area's retail core, NoHo Arts. And, before word came it would become a 24 Hour Fitness, specifically NoHo Arts-ers wanted F&E to take over the failed HOWS market. more ›

You'll never drive as fast as this video lunch! This short video, shot entirely on an iPhone 4, tracks the trek by car from Hollywood (looks like starting point is Cahuenga and Santa Monica) to North Hollywood, sped up so it takes only 1 minute and 50 seconds. more ›

Roderico Arael Lopez, 28, was arrested on Tuesday for multiple accounts of offenses related to "child annoying." What constitutes as annoying a child? According to a LAPD news release, exposing oneself and masturbating in public do. more ›

In North Hollywood, a man appears to have orchestrated his own death by calling in a disturbance to the cops, then aiming a gun at them, reports the Daily Breeze. The incident happened on Sunday at about 5:00 a.m. Julio Umberto Sandoval, 47, called the police to tell them that he had heard shots being fired into the air. Somewhere around that same time, he allegedly told a neighbor, "Goodbye, I'm waiting for the police to kill me. I love you." more ›

California's U.S. Attorneys held a press conference today to formally announce their crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in the state and to unveil the actions they were taking against dozens of dispensaries in the state — including several in North Hollywood and Orange County. more ›

We may have found our Father of the Year's female counterpart - Lisette Avakian. The 35-year-old mother allegedly transported her 4-year-old daughter while drunk driving and crashed the vehicle around 2am Wednesday morning. The accident occurred in the 5900 block of Whitnall Highway in North Hollywood and ended in her car flipping onto its roof. more ›

For residents of North Hollywood and adjacent communities, going to a decent weekly farmers market means a Tuesday evening schlep to Sherman Oaks to the Woodman Avenue Farmers' Market, or joining the fray at the popular Sunday Studio City Farmers' Market. Starting Saturday, October 1st, though, the NoHo Arts District is getting their own weekly farmers' market. more ›

North Hollywood will be playing host to what organizers promise will be a totally free, big ass water balloon fight this Saturday. more ›

A man was arrested this morning for killing his neighbor who was hosting a loud party this weekend in North Hollywood, Studio City Patch reports. Caitan Arreguin, 25, was arrested for fatally shooting Rafael Flores Baca around 1 a.m. Saturday at an apartment complex near the intersection of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Saticoy Street. more ›

Police are searching for the driver of a white four-door sedan that struck and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Saticoy Street and Atoll Avenue in North Hollywood this morning, reports ABC 7. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. The victim was walking across the street when he was struck by the car, and was pronounced dead when authorities arrived at the scene. more ›