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Heritage Square Museum (Tales of an LA Addict via LAist Featured Photos) Today is the Lummis Day Festival, which happens to be a fun, free way to get to know Northeast Los Angeles through music, dance, food, and historic locales. Throughout the day you can enjoy live performances from a broad range of styles and genres of entertainment, from salsa to Latin ska reggae to Flamenco dancers to puppets and much, much more. Things...

With hundreds of recently cropped-up medical marijuana dispensaries slated to be closed down by city officials, there's a new wave of businesses devoted to delivering pot to clients. The Daily News takes a look into this popular, but unregulated, "homegrown" industry, and discovers the biz includes "enterprising farmers, business entrepreneurs and even a former Los Angeles pot dealer methodically switching her former clients to legal patients." It's not a new thing to have pot...

Stephen Hill (MySpace) After eluding authorities for over three days, adult industry worker and sometimes actor Stephen Hill, 34, engaged the LAPD's SWAT team in a standoff today that ended in Hill's death. The standoff began this morning after police used a community member's tip to locate Hill on the 8000 block of Azul in West Hills. Hill, wanted for the murder of fellow porn actor Herbert Wong, aka "Tom Dong," and the stabbing...

The famous rotten-smelling corpse flower began to bloom yesterday at the Huntington Library and Gardens, according to the Pasadena Star-News, and today might be your last chance to get a whiff of this real stinker. On display inside a conservatory at the historic site, the flower releases a scent likened to rotting flesh which is strongest for about the first 12 hours. While in bloom, botanists can propagate the plant in order to pass...

Adult film worker and sometimes actor Stephen Hill, aka "Steve Driver," remains a wanted man by the LAPD. Yesterday charges were filed against Hill for the murder of Herbert Hin Wong and the attempted murder of two other Ultima Entertainment employees as part of a stabbing incident that took place at the adult industry company's Van Nuys facility on Tuesday, reports abc7. Hill remains on the loose, however, and now reports indicate he is...

Photo by Manchester Library via Flickr Authorities in the Palm Springs area have launched a criminal investigation into a now-disbanded Facebook game played by area students called "Beat the Jew," reports abc7. Students at La Quinta High School who participated in the online game are being referred to as "Nazis." They allegedly "chased down other students" at their school who were identified as being Jewish. Sherri Johnstone, assistant superintendent for personnel at the Desert...

A standoff involving the LAPD and murder suspect Stephen Hill, aka porn actor "Steve Driver," is underway in the 8000 block of Azul Drive in West Hills, according to Officer April Harding. It is believed Hill's location was passed on to authorities by a tipster who spotted Hill. Unconfirmed reports from the scene indicate Hill is in possession of the murder weapon, and may be threatening suicide. Hill, 34, has been on the run...

99-year-old UCLA coach John Wooden is reportedly hospitalized and in grave condition at UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center, according to the LA Weekly. "It's understood that he hasn't eaten in the last couple days and is very ill," notes cbs2, however UCLA has not confirmed the reports nor issued a statement regarding Wooden's health. The storied basketball coach has been nicknamed "The Wizard of Westwood." His long-running career includes a number of accolades and...

Tom Dong at work (via Ultima/used with permission) Earlier today authorities released the name of the adult industry performer who was fatally stabbed by a co-worker, reports LA Now. 30-year-old Herbert Hin Wong, who performed under the name "Tom Dong," was one of three victims in a workplace attack Tuesday night, when co-worker Stephen Hill allegedly went on what has been described as an unprovoked rampage while wielding a sword used in adult films...

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Officials in Quintana Roo, Mexico, have initiated the extradition process in the case of the slain Los Angeles resident and restaurant owner Monica Beresford-Redman, according to the LA Times. The suspect is her husband, reality television producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, who left Mexico against orders during the investigation of his wife's April murder. Monica Beresford-Redman was found dead in a gutter outside the Cancun hotel where the couple were staying on vacation....

Stephen Hill (MySpace) LAPD West Valley homicide detectives are searching for Stephen Hill, the 34-year-old adult film star and behind-the-scenes worker they believe attacked his co-workers with a sword Tuesday night. In a release issued regarding Hill, the LAPD provide details about the crime that took place inside an adult video production facility: The initial investigation revealed that the victims and witnesses were socializing inside the closed business at the end of a work...

A web designer and struggling porn actor is thought to be responsible for brutal stabbing rampage that happened last night at a video production facility in Van Nuys, according to LA Now. Authorities believe 30-year-old Stephen Hill "used a machete-style weapon in the attack" that killed one person and wounded two others late last night. The suspect lived and worked on the premise, which houses Ultima DVD Inc. LAPD Det. Joel Price said that...