The U.S. economy, agricultural industry, and native flora and fauna have all been spared the damage of one of the world's most destructive crop pests thanks to an interception by federal border agents working at Los Angeles International Airport. more ›

About 50 or so people wave signs and shout into bullhorns as cars drive by honking loudly in support. This is Santa Monica in front of the Bank of America with the median adult age is most likely 55. This is part of the 99 percent that no one is talking about. more ›

SoCal icon Jackson Browne will be surprise headlining the Satellite tonight joined by local foursome Dawes and Jonathan Wilson. This special show is a warm up of sorts -- Dawes and Wilson will be joining Browne this month in Spain. Tickets are $25 and go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday through Ticketfly BUY THEM HERE. more ›

The body of 22-year-old Austin Taylor Bice, a NorCal-born and Carlsbad resident studying international business at San Diego State University, has been found in a river in Madrid, Spain, according to the LA Times. Bice had been in Spain since mid-January, and had been missing since February 26th. more ›

Vivacious entertainer Charo will be the star attraction at a rally to be held tomorrow at noon on historic Olvera Street. The Spanish native will be there on behalf of PETA on the eve of Mexico's highly promoted bullfighting festival to raise awareness about the perils of bullfighting, and to air her new anti-bullfighting PETA video. Charo was raised going to bullfights with her father, however she has come to see how the entertainment is actually cruelty. "This animal doesn't need to be punished, just to entertain yourself and sacrifice this beautiful animal," says Charo. "Just to spend 45 minutes enjoying the death of a living thing is barbaric and has to go." more ›

Like a pre-teen who just got a hold of his first Playboy, looking at the list of bands playing the Silver Lake Jubilee makes us hyperventilate. The question is of course, what should you see? With such a plethora of names and genres, how do you know where to go? Fear not! We have put together a list of a dozen bands per day that you simply must see. As usual we've included a list of tunes so you can judge for yourself and more importantly set times of when they go on! more ›

After nearly 60 years of U.S. soccer history, the famous shot heard round the world from the 1950 World Cup in Brazil now has company. Former UCLA standout Carlos Bocanegra captained a U.S. Men's National Team that on Wednesday evening (South Africa time), defeated the number #1 ranked Spanish team by a score of 2 - 0. The victory earned the U.S. team its first ever finals berth in a FIFA sanctioned competition and also ended the impressive 35 game undefeated streak the Furia Roja had amassed over the last couple of years, which included last year's prestigious European Championship. more ›

As of yesterday morning, only 20 cases of Swine Flu have been reported in the US, with 7 of those cases in California. However, there have been no cases logged in either Los Angeles or Orange counties, and local officials want to get the word out that they are working to prevent the infection from spreading. more ›