The man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and taking the lives of their two young sons has been charged with three counts of murder. Shazer Fernando Limas, 31, could face the death penalty for the crimes. more ›

A black bear who was recently spotted enjoying picnics and early morning strolls through La Crescenta and Glendale has been seen again in the same area, reports KTLA. This time around, the bear -- which witnesses estimate weighs anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds -- was spotted wandering through a La Crescenta neighborhood at about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday. more ›

Michelle Obama will no doubt be pleased to know that humans are not the only ones benefiting from her efforts to educate America about healthy food -- the meatball-eating bear in Glendale has heeded her advice as well, and was seen yesterday picking an orange from a tree. more ›

Today, nine happy people have upgraded their home entertainment systems for the low price of 99 cents. To celebrate the opening of a new 99 Cent Only Store in Orange, the company sold nine 22-inch flatscreen TVs for just under a dollar to the first nine people in line. more ›

A medical assistant at Saddleback Hospital in Laguna Hills was arrested at his Orange home Wednesday night on allegations of molesting three patients. more ›

The Orange County woman who tossed her 7-month-old baby to his death is scheduled for a mental health hearing this morning to determine whether or not she is fit to stand trial. Sonia Hermosillo, 31, threw her baby off the fourth floor of a parking garage at Children's Hospital Orange County last August, and she has since been charged with murder and child abuse. more ›

A 23-year-old man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 58-year-old woman in a Santa Ana park faces 30 years to life in prison, reports CBS News. The victim was walking alone on a hiking trail at about 2 p.m. on May 25, 2009 when Alfredo Fraga grabbed her, dragged her into the bushes and sexually assaulted her. more ›

A 3-year-old girl was struck and killed by a Ford Excursion SUV in her driveway on Wednesday afternoon. As sad as the story already is, it's about to become much, much more devastating. The driver of the vehicle was the victim's mother. more ›

The mother who allegedly killed her baby boy by tossing him from the roof of a four-story parking structure at the Orange County Children's Hospital is being held in a solitary cell in the psychiatric ward of the Orange County jail. more ›

The 7-month-old baby boy allegedly tossed by his mother from the fourth story of an Orange County parking structure has died. Noe Medina, Jr. had been on life support, and medical officials had cautioned he might not make it through due to the extent of his injuries. more ›

L.A. city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to discontinue red-light camera ticketing, ending an eight-year program that led to moving violations for more than 180,000 motorists. more ›

They’ve made their way into recipes in every post I’ve written so far, and despite the fact that everyone knows exactly how they like them, I wanted to give oranges a spotlight this week, because there are so many ways to use them. more ›

Sometimes you just have to act the part to get the job done. At least that's what seems to have happened at the Haven gastropub in the city of Orange yesterday, when a couple of guys dressed as maintenance men strolled in and helped themselves to the venue's ATM, according to ABC7. Using a dolly, the duo took the full-sized machine right before the customers' eyes. "Who are we to question them or ask them any questions? No one really paid much attention to it," said one witness. more ›

Utility crews are continuing to restore power around Southern California this evening. The most recent updates from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Edison indicate that some 30,000 customers are still without power this evening. As of 5:30 p.m., fewer than 5,000 LADWP customers were affected. Neighborhoods suffering the most impact include Los Feliz (938 affected customers), North Hills (800), Bel Air (372), Mount Olympus (356) and Cheviot Hills (349). more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department are not alone in their wish to eradicate drunk drivers from the Southern California roads and highways. This holiday weekend, local police departments all over Orange County will be running DUI and Drivers' License Checkpoints, as well as saturation patrols, according to the OC Register. more ›

Last night a family of ducks tried to blend into the traffic on State Highway 55 in the city of Orange, according to cbs2. more ›

Some 3,400 LADWP customers scattered throughout the city are currently without service, about half of the number earlier this afternoon. However, the number of Southern California Edison customers across the region without service has increased by around 8,000. The hardest hit areas include Lake Arrowhead (3,142), Orange (1,805), Huntington Beach (1,571), Baldwin Park (1,253), Altadena (1,125) and Compton (870). "SCE is continuing to prioritize repairs so that customers who have been without power the longest will have service restored first," the utility said in a statement. more ›

The storm today has knocked out power to thousands throughout Southern California, from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles to Orange County and beyond. Here's the breakdown of the latest. more ›

Driving around Anaheim after an Angels game or a concert at The Grove of Anaheim can feel like you are driving around a ghost town -- wide, empty streets with nothing but Taco Bell signs as evidence of life. But there is a haven for your beer-soaked belly. Cruise on down Katella to the strip mall lights of Taqueria Mexico. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In fact, one patron says that during a six month period during the 80s they didn't even have a front door. more ›

“He insisted on only the best ingredients,” the franchise's operator Gerald Tanaka said of Don Callendar, who passed away on Wednesday. The Marie Callendar's opened in 1948 when Callender helped his mother Marie take her home-based bakery into a wholesale pie business. "The first pie and coffee shop later opened in 1964 in Orange," Fast Food Maven Nancy Luna wrote. Apparently, Callendar was one of the first in the business to build restaurants via franchising. more ›

It is one of the simplest, freshest and most delicious snacks for a hot summer night. Straight from the farmers' market (or your neighbor's tree) to the fridge, a chilled orange is more than just nutritious, it's quenching. more ›

The Los Angeles Times conducted a survey of all 58 counties in California asking about policies relating to same-sex marriage. 35 stated that employees were not allowed to opt out of officiating over marriages for any reason; or, at least, no reservations were expressed by clerks in those counties. more ›

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Unfortunately, the uploaded photos were not tagged, leaving it up the Flickr community to do so. Searching for "California" or "Los Angeles" still has limiting results. As Stephen Shankland says at CNET's Underexposed blog, "it's a safe bet that the Library of Congress photos won't immediately sport a huge range of highly descriptive tags... I can't imagine the government would pay on its own to fund some dedicated tagging effort." more ›

I happened upon this event last year and giggled for about 4 days. Last year I had the fortune of walking by just as the women's figure competition was finishing up, and there was this voice of God over a microphone that would say "LEFT DELTOID" and then everyone would turn and flex their oily glistening shoulders in unison and smile their most constipated smile while standing atop 4 inch tall plastic hooker shoes.... more ›