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Jamie Coots, snake-wielding pastor and star of National Geographic TV's "Snake Salvation" died Saturday after a poisonous snake bit him and he refused to seek medical attention. Coots was a pastor for a Pentacostal church in Middleboro, Ky., that is part of a sect of Christian churches profiled in the show where pastors handle snakes and worshippers believe faith will protect them from the snake venom.

A motorcyclist died after allegedly trying to race the car next to him in West Hollywood late Saturday night. Witnesses said the motorcyclist tried to race the Lamborghini next to him near the Beverly Center.

A new world record in concrete pouring was reached Sunday when about 20 hours of continuous concrete pouring completed for the Wilshire Grand project downtown. The last bit of cement fell at around 11:15 a.m. this morning.

A three-alarm brushfire was reported near the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale. Trucks and helicopters worked to quash the blaze.

A man was hit and killed by a car going northbound on the 405 Freeway early Sunday. The man was struck near Brookhurst Street in Fountain Valley just before 1 a.m.

Police have a "person of interest" after a woman was found dead in her Pasadena home Sunday morning. Officers responded to a "shots fired" call at 8:30 a.m. at the 1500 block of North Raymond Avenue where they found the woman dead of an apparent gunshot wound

Anklet monitors for high-risk convicts on probation may seem like a good idea on paper, but Los Angeles County probation officers are reportedly ignoring a lot of the alerts from them. That's because they're getting bombarded with "tens of thousands" of messages.

Lots of celebs posts cute photos of themselves and their loved ones over Valentine’s Day, while some predictably went over the top. See a few of our favorite funny valentines.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day: The owner and operator of a revenge porn website was arrested Thursday night. Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the arrest Friday of Casey E. Meyering, 28, of Tulsa, Okla.

A pedestrian was hospitalized with grave injuries after a hit-and-run accident in Pacific Palisades last night. The victim, identified as a man in his 30s, was hit in a crosswalk on the 16300 block of Pacific Coast Highway at 8 p.m. last night.