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It's back to the old familiar for Lindsay Lohan, as the struggling actress has now entered the Betty Ford Center in the SoCal desert for treatment, and has re-hired attorney Shawn Holley to help keep her out of the pokey.

Officials in Orange County are reviewing the rescue of two young hikers who were stranded in Trabuco Canyon for four days last month, and working to determine if the duo are liable for any or all of the cost of the endeavor.

Canoga Park High School was on lockdown Thursday morning as the Los Angeles Police Department were on scene to conduct a search for a person who may have brought a gun onto the campus.

One of the two young hikers who recently were rescued after being lost for four days in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon has a new ordeal ahead, after being charged for having meth inside his vehicle.

The Los Angeles Police Department want parents and kids in the North Hills area to know that a guy who has been seen "blowing kisses" to school children is more foe than friend.

Guess who's coming to lunch(eon)? President Barack Obama will be back in the Los Angeles area June 7 for a series of fundraisers, including a big ticket gathering at the Santa Monica home of a Hollywood heavy-hitter.

If you end up leaving New York because you sufficiently hate it, take a new job, or fall hopelessly in love enough to warrant a relocation, your life may take you to Los Angeles. But where, oh, where, in our vast, gaping sprawl will you settle in order to feel most like you were back in the NY Metro area, being your awesome NYer self?

In today's Extra, Extra we've got some greasy crooks, a study on meth use, and where to toast the Kentucky Derby, along with more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

A 20-year-old woman whose body was found face-down in the sand on an Orange County beach in March was a homicide victim, authorities have just revealed.

A bicyclist was fatally struck late Tuesday afternoon in Downtown Los Angeles, and authorities believe he was hit intentionally by a driver who fled the scene.