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[UPDATE: Photos and more info how the crash can be found here] A crash involving a Metrolink train and two vehicles happened around 7 this morning in the 9800 block of North San Fernando Road near Branford Street in the Sun Valley area [map], and "at least four people, including an infant, were hurt," according to KTLA. The front end of the Metrolink train appears to have sustained some damage however it "remained upright...

Photo by The Flooz via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Today is the Winter Solstice, and it's also the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. Police in Winnetka are investigating the case of a woman's body found inside a parked car. And another sad discovery: Authorities in Riverside County are looking into the deaths of two people found along a trail in a vineyard. A New York...

Photo by Andrew Meyers Photography via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr In the aftermath of the massive Station Fire, the issue of the timeliness of firefighting aircraft deployment has come under much scrutiny. "Newly released records contradict a finding by the U.S. Forest Service that steep terrain prevented the agency from using aircraft to attack -- and potentially contain -- the Station fire just before it began raging out of control," reports...

Photo via Beatlestweets Over the weekend LAist received an email tip regarding John Lennon's star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. It seems that at 1750 Vine Street the spot "is covered up with a trashbag, and beneath that is an empty outline of a star," prompting Lennon fans on the Beatlestweets site to claim the assassinated Fab Four member's star is "missing." So what's become of Lennon's star? Speculation seems to be...

In the face of "declining advertising revenue" and with plans to "restructure its hefty debt load," the country's third-largest radio broadcasting company, Citadel Broadcasting Corp., "filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday," reports the Press-Telegram. Of Citadel's 224 radio stations is our KABC 790 AM, a talk radio-format station that airs syndicated programming such as Don Imus' show, as well as local talkers Frosty, Heidi, and Frank, and Dodgers' game broadcasts. Citadel's bankruptcy...

Saturday afternoon found several major airlines departing from LAX having to cancel flights to East Coast cities where a brutal winter storm forced many airports to shut their runways. By last night, however, "the flight schedule had returned to normal," reports the LA Times. Passengers with reservations for Sunday and today will face no more than the usual holiday travel headaches and hassles, however those whose flights were canceled Saturday may still find they...

Photo by stephenfalk via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Forget regular old lit up Christmas Trees or other signs of this festive time of year; it's pretty tough to compete with this local legend of a home and its row of David statues all dolled up for the holidays. It's Norrywood, decked out for Christmas 2009!...

Photo by ☆ comatherapy ☆ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Where's Arnold? Well, last night he took part in a tree-lighting ceremony with LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas at Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital. A Texas man posing as a magazine salesman was arrested yesterday for allegedly committing a home invasion robbery and attempted rape in Winnetka. A man and a woman were found shot dead early this morning inside a...

Could the owner of this fridge found in South L.A. have gotten a $75 federally-funded rebate for their clunker? (Photo by ChazWags via Flickr) California is prepping to run a rebate program powered by $35 million in federal funds which will give cash back for appliances when the owner is ready to purchase a new, more energy-efficient model, according to an AP report published on abc7. It's called The State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate...

In a story labeled "developing" celebrity gossip website TMZ reports that 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy has died. The star of Clueless and 8 Mile allegedly "died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived." TMZ adds that the Los Angeles City Fire Department confirmed that a "911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband,...

Photo by William Hook via Flickr Okay, first, before we go any further, somewhat of a disclaimer: LAist didn't name this app, ergo please do not take this opportunity to school everyone on what you consider "East Side" or not. Now, let us begin... A new iPhone app aims to put users in touch with the best dining and drinking options within a section of Los Angeles considered the East Side. To describe: Eating...

Get it while it's hot...and a little melt-y! (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) We've done breakfast at LA Mill before, and the menu has remained generally the same, which means if you know what you like there, chances are you'll be able to get it. And even though our LA "cold snap" is already a distant memory and we're back to watching the palm trees nod in the sunny breezes, our ingredients still have seasonality, which is...