Lindsay William-Ross

Is your destination Vegas? This story might gross you out. Health officials in Sin City confirm the presence of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was recently found in water samples from the Egyptian-themed hotel-casino following the death of a guest from the form of pneumonia.

Get your bicycle bells tuned up, because CicLAvia is back on April 15, and today the route map makes its debut.

When it comes to the classic head-to-head comparison throwdown between Los Angeles and other major U.S. cities, we're bested by Boston, kicked to the curb by Kansas City, MO, and less preferable than both Portlands...just to name a few.

If your New Year's resolutions happened to include "go to more museums," then this weekend your minimal budget is no excuse. It's a "Museums Free-For-All" weekend, sponsored by the Museum Marketing Roundtable, and 18 area venues will be free of charge Saturday and/or Sunday.

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the arrest of one of their veteran detectives on suspicion of stealing money from a suspect's house. Detective II Ramon Alvarez, who has 25 years with the force and is assigned to Gang and Narcotics Division, was arrested January 27 for violation of Penal Code 487, Grand Theft.

Has the comfort food bubble burst, or is this restaurant closing story just another case of landlord-tenant strife? The latter seems to be the case when it comes to the impending shutter of Mac & Cheeza, the Downtown eatery that specialized in macaroni and cheese.

Alex Da Silva, a local dancer, instructor, and choreographer whose resume includes a gig on the hit reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" will be tripping the light fantastic behind bars for the next 10 years. Da Silva, 43, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for aping one woman and assaulting another.

Los Angeles County firefighters taking out a car fire on a San Bernardino (10) Freeway onramp late last night in Pomona made a grisly discovery: A human body.

Demi Moore's "people" want us to think the actress was suffering from exhaustion when her friend called 9-1-1 Monday, and now TMZ reports that Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is requesting any drug references be redacted from the audio recording of the call when it is released to the public.

Hip, hip and almost hooray: The Expo Line is sooooo close to opening, and will get one step closer as of Monday, when the light rail service goes into what's called the "pre-revenue testing" phase.

Some people consider sushi master Kazunomi Nozawa the "sushi Nazi" of Los Angeles, thanks to years of his giving customers at Studio City's Sushi Nozawa sushi as he sees fit. Now, as Squid Ink reports, it seems the reign of "tyranny" is coming to an end: Sushi Nozawa will close on February 29.

Not many details to offer up right now, however the Riverside Drive onramp to the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway in the Silver Lake area has been closed by the California Highway Patrol following the discovery of a dead body in the immediate area, according to City News Service. We will have more information about the case as it becomes available.