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An alleged sextortionist in Orange County has been taken into custody, and faces federal charges stemming from numerous encounters with young women online.

Pet owners in Orange County who are going through tough times now have a new resource for a little extra help thanks to the Pet Pantry, new donation program that just received a boost from grant funding.

A man in his 50s was arrested just after midnight Thursday on suspicion of setting a series of six fires along a stretch of Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.

Time to summon up your Trojan Pride in the name of a damn good time (while getting an education): The University of Southern California has the honor of ranking fourth on Playboy's newest list of the country's Top 10 Party Schools.

This really should come as a surprise to anyone: It took some Los Angeles Unified School District students only one week to hack the security features on their school-issued iPads to access restricted sites and apps.

If you are one of the many Californians currently relying on unemployment insurance to get by, this month you may need to CYA, thanks to a "computer glitch" that has fouled up getting payments out to an estimated 80,000 people.

A 7-year-old girl died Sunday evening in what is being called a "freak accident" at the site of a local custom car show.

Sounds like a great idea to many fans of the legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully: A Los Angeles Street named for the icon. The problem? Scully doesn't want it.

Who knew? Apparently there's some mutual admiration going on between Umami Burger and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, and the result is an edible collaboration: The Slash Burger.

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Hello Kitty toilet paper, and more cuteness from the famous feline's new flights in and out of LAX.

Wow, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences sure makes their awards show hosts work: Today Neil Patrick Harris, emcee of the upcoming telecast for the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, did the dirty work of personally rolling out the red carpet at L.A. Live.