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Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr A 49-year-old Hummer driver was arrested yesterday evening and charged with vehicular manslaughter for his role in a series of three hit-and-run accidents he perpetrated while under the influence, according to the Ventura County Star. Satnam Singh of Ventura struck and injured a pair of bicyclists, a family in a pickup truck, and, in the last collision, killed a 20-year-old man. Singh first ran into a mother and daughter...

In June 2008 we were excited that Diesel was opening in Brentwood In February, the Malibu outpost of indie bookseller Diesel, A Bookstore, closed up shop at the Malibu Village after a near-seven years' tenancy at that location, after what was described as a "protracted legal skirmish." Now, a new chapter could unfold for the store in Malibu at the Country Mart, as the store's owners say they "are in negotiation on a lease...

She wore a floral print scarf around her face and sunglasses, and is thought to be behind a string of Fontana shopping mall robberies, and now the elderly woman nicknamed the "Granny Bandit" is behind bars. L.A. Now reports that authorities in Fontana had the woman in custody as of this afternoon, but have not yet released her identity. In addition to robbing a shopper at gunpoint in a Kohl's parking lot on Sunday,...

A Compton woman was left uninjured and thanking the dog last night when an intoxicated driver crashed his SUV into her home last night. Calling for her dog Cobra, then leaving the room to chase him, the resident would have been sitting exactly where the vehicle slammed into the home had she not gotten up to go after him, reports the Daily Breeze. The crash happened at approximately 10:35 Tuesday night, and the driver...

The Lummis Home & Garden is one of the 5 Museums of the Arroyo (Photo by grabadonut via Flickr) Sunday, May 15th marks the 22nd anniversary of Museums of the Arroyo Day, where five museums located along the Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles and Pasadena open their doors free of charge from noon to 5 p.m. There is a full schedule of events, including tours, kid-friendly activities, live performances, and demos for the five...

Photo by Chris Yarzab via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr How can the Los Angeles Fire Department spend less without compromising the invaluable services they provide to residents? Budget cuts to the department as proposed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa call for the permanent closure of 30 fire trucks and paramedic units and the elimination of 300 firefighters, according to KPCC. However, the plan is being met with resistance, including from the firefighters'...

LACO in performance at the Alex Theatre in 2010 (Photo by Robbie McGraw via LACO) The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra wants to take you on an exciting musical journey, where the listener can travel back in time to 1787 Prague and the debut of Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D major, and then to the genre-bending realm of the work of Derek Bermel's Mar de Setembro (“September Sea”), and we are giving away 2...

Photo of a look under the hood of a GM fuel-cell vehicle by ExperienceLA via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Though not the first or only hydrogen fueling station in the region, a new place for drivers of fuel-cell vehicles is open for business in Torrance, and its how it brings in the fuel that makes this station distinctive, according to the L.A. Times. " The public Torrance station, operated by Shell...

This image shows the first, unprocessed image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft of the giant asteroid Vesta in front of a background of stars. It was obtained by Dawn's framing camera on May 3, 2011, from a distance of about 1.2 million kilometers (750,000 miles). Vesta is inside the white glow at the center of the image. (Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Vesta is a "giant asteroid" and the taraget of NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Today, JPL...

What is it about springtime that inspires the giving-away of chilly treats? This afternoon and evening, both the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Haagen-Dazs are in the spirit of generosity, as participating locations are giving out free samples, and ice cream is the theme. Guests who visit their local The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf between 4 and 7 p.m. today will receive a complimentary 12 oz Iced Blended specialty drink in one...

Photo by Non Paratus via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr If you have a hefty commute and have been thinking about trying Metrolink service, you now have an additional 16 options thanks to expanded service. Among the options for travelers and commuters include express lines between Los Angeles and two popular hubs, more trains on multiple lines, help for airport passengers, and seasonal trains to the beach. Here's the full breakdown of...

This Saturday's annual Los Angeles Police Department gun buyback event netted the authorities 2,062 weapons surrendered in exchange for Ralphs and Visa gift cards, according to L.A. Now. Among the weapons dropped off were "a black Uzi machine pistol with a massive silencer," as well as "Tommy guns [and] vintage WWII rifles." The weapons could be broken down into the following categories: "953 handguns, 688 rifles, 330 shotguns and 91 assault-style rifles." The 2,062...