Billy Gil

'12 Years a Slave' won a bunch of awards at the Independent Spirit Awards Saturday afternoon, including Best Feature. Rain didn't stop the event from happening on the beach, nor did it deter host Patton Oswalt's sharp tongue.

The Razzie Awards named 'Movie 43' the worst movie of the year last night, and you can watch this cinematic embarrassment right now on Netflix. The movie stars a ridiculous number of critically adored stars making total asses of themselves in “comedic” skits.

An L.A. reporter got stuck waist-deep in the mud yesterday while covering the rainstorm currently pelting Los Angeles. The reporter was trying to show how bad the mud was in Azusa by wading into it, later needing to be rescued.

Screw the rain. We’re biking the L.A. River Sunday morning with River Wild, a pop-up festival happening along the Los Angeles waterway. It takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at mile marker 24.7 on the Los Angeles River Bike Path.

Police are searching for a group of men who allegedly beat and raped a 19-year-old female student from University of California Santa Barbara. The Isla Vista resident was attacked yesterday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., somewhere between the UCSB campus and Isla Vista.

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed yesterday evening while walking across the northbound 405 Freeway for an unknown reason. The man was hit by a 2006 Ford F-150 pickup truck and was then struck by a 2012 Hyundai, dying later in the hospital.

Heavy rain in the foothill areas, waterspouts over the ocean and weak tornadoes along Southern California's coastal plains are just some of the actual weather phenomena set to hit SoCal Friday. A smaller cold front is first predicted to bring a drizzle midday Wednesday, leaving by early Thursday, followed by a storm Friday to Saturday.

If there is any reason to conserve water in this drought, it’s this: Local breweries may have to switch to using less-tasty groundwater. The Russian River, which supplies many brewers with water with which to brew beer, is in danger due to the drought.

Before you destroy another bag of Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Pretzels in one sitting, you should know the grocery chain is being sued over them. Trader Joe's is accused of cutting out Aliso Viejo-based Maxim Marketing from managing the supply of a product they say they pioneered.

Heads up if you live in an apartment building that needs earthquake retrofitting—if you thought the city or landlords would pay for it, think again. Los Angeles City Council member Bernard C. Parks has proposed exempting landlords from rent control laws to “incentivize retrofitting,” thereby passing all of the cost along to tenants “over a reasonable period of time.”

The CEO of Huy Fong Foods said the company has fixed the alleged odor problem caused by its production of the popular, spicy Sriracha condiment. The city of Irwindale had sought a restraining order in October against the company, alleging Sriracha production caused nearby residents’ eyes to burn and gave them coughing fits.

Justin Bieber could get off pretty lightly from his DUI and resisting arrest charges—provided he can stay clean. The Florida State Attorney has offered Bieber a plea deal, offering to drop the charges if he fulfills a number of conditions.