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Photo by [Kwasi B.] via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Not to steal all the hype from the Swine Flu, but mosquitoes in LA have tested positive for the West Nile virus. A 14-year-old has been arrested for the stabbing death of a 16-year-old over the weekend at an Ojai party. Remember last year when cars were overflowing at the Port of Long Beach Now Port Hueneme in Ventura County is filled...

DCist didn't love this mag cover as much as the mag loves shirtless Obama DCist wasn't crazy about a local magazine cover that featured a Photoshopped, shirtless President Obama. Torontoist investigated reports of a man-eating caterpillar (or a man eating a caterpillar) in the city's west end. Shanghaiist explored one of the city's largest Muslim markets and stuffed themselves with lamb and pilaf. Bostonist drooled over delicious (Southern) food and drink, from chicken bourbon...

On Big Sunday it's okay to get a little dirt on your hands! (Photo via Big Sunday) The largest regional community service event in America is happening here in LA this weekend, and there's plenty of ways you can sign up to pitch in and help make your community a better place for everyone. Big Sunday is actually a weekend-long annual event that brings together people to work on projects at schools, community centers,...

A lifeguard shack by the water in Malibu/Photo by Peggy Archer via the LAist Featured Photos pool Malibu has had a longtime struggle with water quality in the area; the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board say "old septic tanks lea[k] sewage into the ocean, Malibu Creek and Lagoon," according to an AP report published on abc7.com. Residents, however, fear that converting to sewer lines "would result in unrestrained development." But yesterday, the...

Photo by Joits via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Another local bank gets shut down by the FDIC. This time it's the First Bank of Beverly Hills, which happens to have its HQ in...Calabasas. A bicyclist remains in "grave condition" following a hit-and-run accident last night in Anaheim. The unidentified 55-year-old male rider was struck by a 1969 white El Camino, and police are looking for the driver. Local "Mommy Blogger" Heather...

Bea Arthur 1922-2009 Actress Bea Arthur, known best for her iconic television turns as The Golden Girls' Dorothy Zbornak and the titular Maude, has died, the Associated Press is reporting. She was 86. "Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details." Born Bernice Frankel in New York City in 1922, began her acting...

Last night around 9:30 p.m., as a group of women stood outside the Ocean Avenue apartment building where a party was taking place, "a man dressed in all black opened fire," and struck two women who are thought to be between the ages of 30-40, according to cbs.com. The victims were taken to the hospital, and as of this morning one remained listed in serious condition and is having surgery for her injuries. "Police...

Photo by alexbcthompson via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The grand jury handed down indictments against two animal rights activists who targeted UCLA researchers and the POM juice company on charges of conspiracy, stalking and other crimes. 300 guns were traded in for gift cards in Hawaiian Gardens over the weekend, in a Sheriff-sponsored event aimed at reducing gun violence. MIss California says she's against gay marriage, but her sister is for...

Photo by Daquella manera via Flickr Charity Navigator released their list of the country's 10 Most Inefficient charitable groups, naming two Orange County groups as some of the best for being worst. The ranking looks at the percentage of money spent versus the amount of money actually put towards supporting the cause, and those listed "spend more than $0.50 to raise each dollar in support, making them four times less efficient than the average...

The Avengers in action in April 2008 in what would be their last season. (Photo by billaday via Flickr) Los Angeles just isn't a football city, some might say, and now that includes Arena Football as well. "The Los Angeles Avengers announced Sunday they have terminated their participation in the Arena Football League after playing nine seasons at Staples Center," reports the Press-Telegram. Of all the teams to have played professional football locally, the...

Photograph of an LA Tea Bag protest by Tom Andrews for LAist LAist discovered that little kids on spring break enjoy spending their time teabagging. Chicagoist was far more enamored with the amateur strip contest So You Think You Can Strip - semifinals and finals - than they were with the local tea-bagging. Seattlest went on a mini listening tour this week, talking with Dr. Dog's Zach Miller, a visiting Cats cast member, and...

A 50-year-old male was struck and killed early this morning by a hit-and-run driver, according to KTLA. The victim was riding on North Glendale Boulevard near Sunset Boulevard at around 1 this morning when he was hit by a silver-colored Mitsubishi. He was pinned against a car, according to reports, and a witness provided the vehicle's license plate number, although both that information and the deceased's name have not been made public....