Lindsay William-Ross

A 21-year-old Compton man is learning it is not okay to try to conceal your meth in some potato chip bags and board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport. Even if they are cheddar and bacon flavored.

He may have been born Ronald William Artest, Jr., but basketball star Ron Artest is going to be Metta World Peace as of today, when his anticipated name change goes into effect.

What better day than Park[ing] Day L.A. for Los Angeles City Council members Jan Perry and Jose Huizar to introduce a motion calling for a set of mini public green spaces called "parklets" in Downtown and Northeast Los Angeles?

As announced Wednesday, the mother of the victim of a fatal stabbing aboard a Red Line train has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), asserting there is inadequate security on the subway and in stations.

A body found in Seal Beach Thursday afternoon may be that of a missing swimmer who disappeared in rough waters August 31. The body was spotted in the water on the west jetty of Anaheim Bay at the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, reports the O.C. Register.

Road trip! Grab someone special, gas up the car, and hit the highway to check into the only California spot to make Food & Wine's list of the World's Quirkiest Hotels. For most of us Golden State-rs, it shouldn't be too hard to guess which SoCal hotel found a place to stay on the list.

The mother of the 59-year-old North Hollywood man stabbed to death aboard a Metro Red Line train last month is planning to sue the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, alleging the system does not have proper security aboard trains and in stations.

The Gastrobus shall rove no more, but don't worry, it's not going away. Owners Antonio and Lana Medina are trading in their bright yellow food truck for a permanent spot on Hillhurst in Los Feliz called Gastronomico.

There's getting to know new people at a party, and then there's crossing the line: A Buena Park man was arrested this weekend when he allegedly bit off and chewed on a chunk of another man's eyebrow. 29-year-old Luis Miguel Aguilar reportedly got into a fight with a fellow party-goer, a 41-year-old man from Placentia.

The moon has been a spectacular sight this week, and hopefully you've had the chance to take at least a glance. Monday, September 12th marked the full moon, and it was in one of its most legendary annual phases, the Harvest Moon.

You know how you wave your TAP card to log in the fare deduction, but those turnstiles at Metro rail stations are really just going through the motions? This month, riders of the Red and Purple lines will encounter functional (read; locked!) fare gates at four stations as Metro preps to get the TAP system and turnstile entry secured and running.

Another day, another suspicious package grinding our daily activities to a halt here in Los Angeles. This morning's culprit was a package found at about 8 this morning at the federal building in Downtown.