Emma G. Gallegos

Waze and Google Maps can be a real lifesaver when it comes to driving in Los Angeles. But not when it directs you to drive through a movie shoot.

A flight bound for Los Angeles had to flip around and go back to Seattle when the pilot heard a loud banging noise. It turned out to be coming from inside the plane: a ramp agent was trapped in the cargo hold below.

A young God-fearing Christian from Milwaukee wrote into the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council asking politely that they deal with a Satanist groups that are sacrificing humans, dogs and cats. And here we thought it was the coyotes!

Legendary singer-songwriter and Lady of the Canyon Joni Mitchell was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in her home this afternoon.

It's hard work making sure that your car is legally parked in Los Angeles.

The City Council voted for it pretty easily.

Maybe it shouldn't be any surprise that a man who lived in a place called Neverland was so juvenile but Russell Crowe says for years he was on the receiving end of prank calls from the King of Pop.

There's a downside to living in the land of sunshine, seriously legit tacos and teevee stars: we spend an extra 92 hours of every year in traffic.

It feels like we hardly had a winter, and now it seems that summer is off to an early start this year.

American Apparel plans to fall back into line with the rest of the fashion industry's standards of beauty.

A brown pelican from Redondo Beach is in recovery after being treated for gunshot wounds that left the bird unable to fly.

Fresh & Easy announced that it will be closing about 50 stores throughout California, Arizona and Nevada—and 30 of those right here in Southern California. That means that about 30% of the 167 stores in the chain are closing.