Lindsay William-Ross

Via LASD Yesterday morning, detectives from the Special Victims Bureau of the LA County Sheriff's Department arrested 44-year-old Stephen Wesley on charges of child endangerment. Wesley worked for the LA County Office of Education as a substitute teacher in the summer of 2008 at their Camp Holton Probabtion Facility when his class began a discussion about gangs. What the LASD took issue with, however, was the fact that once a fight broke out in...

Courtesey LAPD Police in North Hollywood are searching for the suspect in a sexual assault that took place on March 11th. The victim, a 37-year-old woman, said the man followed her as she walked down Lankershim Boulevard at around 12:45 a.m. The suspect approached her when they reached the 6900 block of Lankershim [map], when he forcefully grabbed her and took her to a nearby parking lot where he ordered her to remove her...

Last week Tender Greens opened their fourth SoCal location, on Sunset Boulevard near Vine right in the heart of Hollywood. This also happens to be just a hop, skip, and jump from where the bustling Hollywood Farmers' Market takes place each Sunday, and to maximize on the proximity, Executive Chef Fermin Arias has announced he will shop the market each Sunday morning and create same-day specials for diners to enjoy.

Jamba Juice has decided it's time to give hot drinks a go, and today they're hoping people will hop on not only the bandwagon, but a stationary bike powering a blender to make their own free organic chai latte. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, they're setting up on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica to give away a free hot tea drink blended by your pedaling, and will be offering the...

People all over the Westside and near LAX have been curious about a plume of dark smoke and flames originating from the El Segundo area, and worried that a large fire was burning dangerously close to homes and businesses. However, the fire is actually originating from the Chevron facilities, according to a live KTLA broadcast, and the LAFD confirms via email alert that the refinery there is "performing a 'controlled burn-off.'" The authorities "are...

A dispensary in the San Fernando Valley | Photo by mares8 via LAist Featured Photos In the hopes of getting a referendum on the ballot to counter the city ordinance that will bring about the closing of hundreds of dispensaries in L.A., a group of medical marijuana advocates had until the end of yesterday to collect 27,425 valid signatures, according to the Daily News. But the coalition, headed by Mar Vista's The Rainforest Collective's...

Crowded PCH in May 2009 (Photo by denisetaylor☼ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Yesterday morning, 74-year-old Amelia Ordona was walking to the bus stop with her sister, 67-year-old Amparo Pabalan. While crossing Pacific Coast Highway near Winding Way, Ordona was stuck by the Honda Accord driven by 48-year-old Jay McNamara. Though the impact killed her instantly, her "body was catapulted into the eastbound lanes, where she was struck by several more...

Photo by @sevenphoto via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr An FBI investigation into the Burbank Police Department reveals the force is "in turmoil." The US Embassy in Mexico has issued a warning for travelers to three Mexican states following weekend violence that claimed two US citizens among the dead. In her latest (bizarre) campaign video, Republican Carly Fiorina goes after Barbara Boxer on the issue of climate change. Corey Haim's funeral costs...

Peter Graves, perhaps best remembered for his parts in the television series Mission: Impossible and the movie Airplane! as well as his role as host and narrator of A&E's popular series Biography, has died, according to LA Now. He was 83. The actor was found dead today at his Pacific Palisades home, and appears to have died of natural causes. Born in Minneapolis, Graves worked in radio after studying drama at the University of...

We're all about celebrating March 14th as Pi Day, and showing some love for our favorite irrational number. But, you say "pi" and we hear "pie." Not to be confused with National Pie Day, however, today does also happen to be a red letter number day for pi-with-an-e. We love pie; we talk about it a lot, and even have a few recipes up for grabs. It's not the right season for berry or...

UCLA's campus (Photo by legge e mare via Flickr) Details are just now coming to light about a November 2007 incident in a UCLA lab when a "graduate student was seriously injured," according to the LA Times. In response to the findings of the previously unreported fiery incident, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has fined the university $23,900. This accident, discovered by Cal/OSHA in September, precedes a similar fatal accident...

Sheriff's deputies have released a composite sketch of the man who allegedly sexually assaulted a female jogger following a run in Zuma Canyon on Friday, according to KTLA. The 35-year-old victim fled her attacker by jumping off the cliff's edge, sustaining cuts and bruises in the fall. The suspect, possibly a transient, stole the victim's white 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser (Lic #6CHF554), after taking her keys during the attack. Because of the sexual nature...