Lindsay William-Ross

Once upon a time in Los Angeles, the horseless carriage was a newfangled wealthy person's alternative to the growing city's network of streetcars, buses, and trolleys. Mobility was a thing of adventure and experiment, with a little whimsy mixed in, as these photos from the first few decades of the 20th century will attest.

L.A.'s own king of kitsch, Charles Phoenix, was on Conan last night to share a few of his Easter-themed retro slides from around the country, and to make a vintage-style "Lamb Cake" with a twist.

The Los Angeles Polie Department are searching for two men suspected of abducting a 10-year-old Northridge girl from her own home. The girl, reported missing by her mother early Wednesday morning, was found nearly 12 hours later, after she had been dropped off at a strip mall about six miles from her house.

What do you do when the new law of the land forbids the sale of alcohol, and you're in the wine-making business? At the start of 1920, when prohibition went into effect in the U.S. that's the exact predicament one Los Angeles-area winery faced, and they opted to get rid of the wine. Specifically, they poured it all out into the gutter.

Among the many leads being investigated by Los Angeles Police Department detectives in conjunction with the abduction of a 10-year-old Northridge girl is a possible connection to the kidnapping of three children in 2008.

Temper, temper! Reality TV personality Rob Kardashian is under investigation by the Beverly Hills Police Department after allegedly swiping the memory card right out of a photographer's camera on the street Wednesday.

A man was arrested Monday in Glendale after he allegedly was found masturbating while pressing his face against a gate at Glendale High School.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got tough times for Dionne Warwick, the MTV VMA's leaving L.A., and 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).

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has stepped in to offer aid in the ongoing search for a 10-year-old girl missing from the Northridge area.

An elderly man was found dead at the bottom of a residential pool Tuesday night, and authorities are investigating how the victim, who worked at the home as a gardener, drowned.