Lindsay William-Ross

Gregory Powell, one of the two men responsible for the 1963 "Onion Field" kidnap and murder of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ian Campbell has cancer, and is serving a life sentence. However, District Attorney Steve Cooley announced late today that the California Board of Parole Hearings has denied Powell a compassionate release from prison.

Remember Steven Slater? He was the JetBlue flight attendant who caught the world's attention when he made a very dramatic exit from his job with the airline in August 2010. Now the ex-employee has been ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to JetBlue, and says he may move home to Thousand Oaks.

Late Monday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dispatcher (Law Enforcement Technician) Richard Engersbach at the Crescenta Valley Station was transferred a 911 call from a woman driving along Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada-Flintridge who said her car's accelerator pedal was stuck and she was afraid she couldn't stop.

Tomorrow marks two years since Dawn Viens disappeared. Though her husband, David, is charged with her murder, Dawn's body has never been found. A candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday night to honor Dawn Viens outside the restaurant owned by David Viens' family, where Dawn once worked.

She's the 94th young lady to wear the crown and bear the title of Rose Queen: Drew Helen Washington, 16, was named today to the highest position in the royal court, and she will preside over the pomp and circumstance (and controversial floats) of the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade and the 98th Rose Bowl Game.

A man was fatally shot last night while he walked down a street in the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Area. Juan Zarate, 42, was gunned down by a pair of assailants who approached the victim on foot and fired several shots at him with a pistol and a shotgun, say the LAPD. Detectives are hoping the public can provide information about the shooters in what they are calling a "cold blooded murder."

Native Californian and artist John Baldessari lives in the aesthetic ghetto of Los Angeles, and in a recent talk with the L.A. Times' Christopher Knight, said plainly that this city's ugliness is a necessity for him to create his art.

You didn't forget that the City of Los Angeles (mostly) objects to Arizona, right? Remember we passed a boycott of our neighbor-state in May 2010 following their signing into law SB 1070, a controversial immigration policy. (Then L.A. and CA got boycott happy!) So how are we holding up on that boycott?

Actress and pop singer Selena Gomez, 19, says she has been living in "extreme fear" of a mentally ill man she says is stalking her. A judge has granted the Disney channel star a temporary restraining order against Thomas Brodnicki, 46, according to ABC7. Gomez says Brodnicki has threatened to kill her.

Will the cupcake trend ever give way for something more rustic and hearty, like pie? Pie is personal, and it can also take on many flavors. So where can you go to stuff your pie hole with a few slices? How about the aptly named The Pie Hole, which officially opens today in Downtown's Arts District.

A group of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, parents, students, and other district employees will march with the Occupy L.A. protesters this afternoon. The groups will leave the Occupy L.A. site at City Hall at 4 p.m. and head to the LAUSD headquarters on Beaudry for a rally and press conference.

Were you one of the estimated 30,000 participants who took part in the the 27th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles on Sunday? The West Hollywood event was bolstered by the appearance of well-known AIDS activists, celebrities, and the fundraising walkers, whose dedication helped bring in a total of $3,005,014 to fight AIDS and provide vital care for people living with HIV in Los Angeles.