Emma G. Gallegos

Angelenos, you’ve been warned: the nationwide phenomenon of violence fueled by bath salts has hit our fair city. 20-year old Robert William White admitted to ingesting the sketchy narcotic—known to cause effects of delirium, psychosis and, in some well-publicized instances, cannibalism—before brutally attacking an elderly woman with a shovel on Thursday

The family of a 37-year-old man who died after being taken into police custody is accusing the El Monte Police Department of using excessive force. The sister of the Khoa Anh Le called police at 11 pm on the night of June 14 because Le had gotten into a pushing match with his father.

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Last month, a woman was sexually assaulted while she was taking a shower at home in Mar Vista when a stranger got into her home and sexually assaulted her. Now the LAPD has released a surveillance video from her apartment building showing a man who was in the area at the time.

Mark your calendars: Sunday is the day that LACMA will finally unveil "Levitated Mass" AKA that big ol' rock trucked in from Riverside. The 340-ton object has captured national attention.

Last week we couldn't help but rib Woody Allen for deigning to spend a few days in the land of "wheat germ killers," since his latest film "To Rome With Love" launched the LA Film Fest.

20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith was last seen leaving the home of a friend in Oak Park nearly two months ago and hasn't been seen or heard from since. Up until recently Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives have been treating his disappearance as a missing persons case.

Free wi-fi is expected to touchdown at LAX in mid-July. The City Council voted 11-1 to approve a contract with the Florida-based Advanced Wireless Group, which is replacing T-Mobile's $9.99/session wireless service.

Green Day has had to cancel its plans to put on a massive, "secret" show somewhere in Burbank this Friday. The city denied permits for the group to play a free concert.

Google (along with other tech companies) has been muscling its way into Venice, buying up real estate wherever it could. But the company hit a nerve when it took over the body-building mecca of Gold's Gym.

Mark your calendars: Go Topless Day (just what it sounds like) is returning to Venice for the fifth year.

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from auditions, a Grimes concert and the West Hollywood Target. Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city. Send them our way at tips@laist.com.