Andy Sternberg

photo courtesy Walnut Valley USD 47 Apple MacBook laptops valued at $61,000 and an LCD projector were stolen by burglars who reportedly broke into Cyrus J. Morris Elementary School in Walnut early Thursday. It's the second break-in at the school in recent weeks -- four LCD projectors, valued at $1,000, were stolen during spring break. "Schools cannot take this kind of hit," Lt. John Saleeby of the sheriff's Walnut Station said, according to the...

A man accused of raping a 23-year-old woman in the parking lot at last weekend's Stagecoach Music Festival will face charges in court next week. 46-year-old Darin Garrett of Los Angeles was working as a parking attendant at the festival, which took place at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio last Saturday night when he offered assistance to a woman who was looking for her car in an overflow parking lot...

Animal activists (and humorless social network users) are calling for the boycott of Pink Taco in Century City after the restaurant used a live (but not talking) donkey, painted pink and tied to a post in 90-degree heat to promote its Cinco de Mayo specials on Thursday.

In part one of a series of interviews from Digital Hollywood, Ooyala's Vice President of Biz Dev, Chris Wong, explains the importance of streaming video solutions providers, why most companies require DRM (digital rights management) to control copyright, and ponders the meteoric rise of Netflix and the potential impact of its competitors.

Two members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at Cal State Fullerton were stabbed outside a Cinco de Mayo party at their house early Friday morning. The men were outside the fraternity house around 1:40 a.m. when six to eight men approached. A fight broke out and one of the men in the outside group pulled a knife...

Dodgers owner (in name only) Frank McCourt finally opened up about the lavish, careless lifestyle that inevitably led to his divorce and ensuing drama attempting to maintain control of the Dodgers and pay the team on time. "I became a caricature of myself - and I became a caricature of somebody who was uncaring - unfeeling - excessively living - bad guy - and that's just not who I am," McCourt told Good Morning America's Abbie Boudreau.

Blake Griffin with trophy and a shockingly ad-free backdrop. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Clippers stud Blake Griffin was unanimously named the NBA's top rookie on Wednesday. The 6'10" forward single-handedly flipped the Clips to ESPN's nightly highlight reel from being the embarrassment of L.A., even managing to sellout a number of games at Staples Center (and not just when opposing the Lakers). Griffin awed us all season with his...

via Celebrity Cruises A woman was reported missing from a cruise ship travelling from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to San Diego after it docked on Tuesday. The 65-year-old woman was reportedly last seen on the Celebrity Millennium Monday night but she did not show up for a customs check on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard was called immediately on Tuesday and a search for the unidentified woman was launched off the coast of Baja...

via MyFoxLA A 6-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run Tuesday night in South Los Angeles, according to reports. Kemberly Arrue was playing with a ball near her home in the 600 block of West 49th Place (near Figueroa) and was chasing the ball into the street when she was struck around 9:30 p.m., said witnesses. "She went to go get the ball across the street and a car just popped out...

Frank McCourt all-but lost ownership of the Dodgers when it was revealed that he needed a $30-million loan from Fox to pay the team last month. McCourt faces a similar conundrum this month...