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At Donut Friend, when one or more of the nearly two dozen donut selections won't do, dream up your own by picking your own donut plus filling plus glaze plus topping.

It's still a few years off until the projected 2017 opening for a much-needed museum in Los Angeles focused on the movie industry, but today came word the fundraising efforts got a big boost from a Chinese business.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad was working late hours early Monday thanks to a suspicious "device" left on a Metro bus in the Valley.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got the Snoopy option for California drivers, Pau Gasol's whiskers, and where you can enjoy your cigars, along with more news of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

A grisly crime is unfolding in Santa Ana following the attempted suicide of a woman who revealed to authorities there were two dead children inside an area hotel room.

A 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of having engaged in sex with a teenaged girl while he was off-duty.

19-year-old Bryce Laspisa is a Laguna Niguel teen missing for several days whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Castaic Lake. While searching in the area Tuesday for his son, the missing man's father, Mike, became the victim of a car burglary, which resulted in a pursuit and arrest.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got one very angry 'Breaking Bad' fan, an o.g. cronut alternative, and an early flu season, along with more news of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Wednesday morning near Beverly Hills on an outstanding warrant related to a no-show court appearance.

The group that's led the charge to make condom use in porn mandatory in Los Angeles claims that a fourth performer in the industry has tested HIV positive, however an advocacy organization for adult film stars says they're lying.

Financially troubled grocery chain Fresh & Easy has been sold off to a California-based billionaire's equity firm.

It might be some time before passengers can hop a ride up or down Bunker Hill on either of the two historic Angels Flight railcars, as the federal agency investigating last week's derailment say it could be several months before it's up and running again.