Lindsay William-Ross

A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to three years probation following a guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts of child abuse and endangerment for his role in exposing two youngsters to the family home filled with 110 cats.

A tree trimmer tipsy on tequila had to be rescued Monday evening from a large Eucalyptus in Brentwood after he became stuck. The unidentified man had been stuck for about two hours when Los Angeles Fire Department personnel came to his rescue.

A third Orange County city is contemplating crafting a ban on disposable plastic bags. San Clemente's Coastal Advisory Committee are due to take up the issue Thursday evening at a meeting.

In yet another case of THC extraction endeavor gone awry, three men were sent to the hospital following an explosion and fire in Monrovia Sunday.

It's official, soap lovers. Two long-running and beloved ABC daytime serials will be making a comeback very soon. Much like the resurrections of popular killed-off characters over the years, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," will get a second life online after their TV broadcast cancellation.

A burglar tripped up by his own decisions was busted early Monday in North Hollywood when he returned to the scene of one of his alleged crimes to collect the bicycle he'd left behind.

A 21-year-old Apple Valley woman has been arrested for her alleged role in the death of a 2-year-old girl who died after ingesting chili powder.

Legendary local TV star Huell Howser has died. Howser was 67.

There's an old song that asks "what shall we do with the drunken sailor?" and, this weekend in Laguna Beach, authorities were faced with that exact predicament. The answer was to arrest him, since he'd managed to run his boat aground while passed out.

Let's face it, we have a lot of potholes and damaged streets in L.A. In fact, our messed-up streets are so problematic that City Councilman Mitchell Englander says they are "absolutely the biggest issue in infrastructure facing the city," according to City News Service. Now Englander has paired up with fellow councilman Joe Buscaino to propose a $3 billion, 20-year bond measure aimed at getting our streets fixed.

Los Angeles, get ready to get to know your very first public fruit park! Wait, what's a fruit park, you ask? No, it's not a designated spot for eccentrics and oddballs, it's actually a public art project aimed at building community through the installation and maintenance of an urban orchard.

If you've driven from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, surely you've noticed the town of Baker, and its iconic giant thermometer. In recent years the 134-foot-tall landmark hasn't been working, however, and a couple of the businesses on the property on which it stands have also gone kaput. Now its owner is searching for a remedy in the form of a buyer: The thermometer is up for sale for $1.75 million.