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A college student caught siphoning gas in Santa Clarita attacked the man who interrupted him by stabbing him in the neck with a pen. 22-year-old Joseph Carlos Beltran of Castaic was spotted siphoning gas from a vehicle on September 5 by a man who opted to confront the suspected thief.

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Were you up late last night waiting for the final word on some election results for California or L.A. County ballot measures? Or did you give up before Mitt Romney did and head to bed? Either way, we have the election results for many state and local contests.

A Glendale couple happened upon an open ballot box that was left in the middle of the road last night. The box, which did contain ballots, was found on Chevy Chase Drive at around 9:20 p.m.

This might give several thousand El Monte residents a reason to do a victory dance like their city's own "Gangnam Style" lifeguards: A proposed tax on soda and sugary beverages has been soundly rejected by voters.

Filmmaker Mark Basseley Youssef--the man behind the controversial viral video "The Innocence of Muslims"--admitted in court today he violated the terms of his probation, and was subsequently sentenced to serve one year in federal prison.

Voters around the nation are reporting problems at the polls today, and Angelenos are no exception.

Think we need to get a little creative with where we put our green space in Los Angeles? One local artist has an innovative idea that he is trying to launch where billboards would be transformed into floating bamboo gardens.

A 72-year-old man has been arrested--for the second time--for the cold case stabbing death of his wife. Considered a person of interest since the initial investigation into the brutal murder of 50-year-old Charlotte S. Cole, Richard Keith Cole managed to elude being named a suspect until April 2011, when he was arrested then released soon after pending further investigation.

Gusty winds plus low humidity plus hot temps equals not only a summer-in-November feeling, but also a significant fire danger in the Los Angeles area.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is reporting the discovery of a dead body near the Griffith Observatory. According to an e-mail alert, the body was found this afternoon approximately 60 feet off a trail located below the Observatory.

A 54-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed this weekend by a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputy driving his patrol vehicle heading to respond to a radio call. The incident took place Sunday night near Cedar and Santa Ana avenues in the city of Bloomington.