Lindsay William-Ross

Here we are in late 2012, and not only are contemporary food trucks still a popular trend, but cities are still trying to kick them to the curb. One of the municipalities to voice a wish to put the brakes on the biz is South Pasadena, where business owners say they're a threat to brick-and-mortar restaurants.

Four men became involved in a bloody mess Saturday night when they got into a fight using broken beer bottles as weapons. The incident took place near Seventh Street and Columbia Avenue in the Pico-Union neighborhood at around 10:20 p.m.

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In order to alleviate the ongoing and worsening pain at the pump felt by California's drivers who are paying a pretty penny for gasoline, today Governor Jerry Brown issued an order that would permit an early roll-out of "winter blend" gas to help boost supplied and lower prices.

This is "Mission 26" for the space shuttle Endeavour: The trek through the streets of L.A. and Inglewood to its new home at the California Science Center. Officials, though, would rather you just stay home.

Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man who had recently moved to Los Angeles who was gunned down while walking in a Sylmar neighborhood.

Sometimes a practical joke bombs. Or, in this case, it leads to the bomb squad being called out. Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, the owner of a Chevrolet pickup truck was pranked by a co-worker who wrapped his car in cellophane and attached mock warning notes. Now that prankster is facing possible criminal charges.

A 12-year-old boy led deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Department on a wild car chase Wednesday that had a fiery end.

The Los Angeles Police Department are working to trace the call that came in Wednesday that indicated there was a robbery and "shots fired" at the Hollywood home of actor Ashton Kutcher. The call was deemed a hoax after authorities swarmed the scene, detained all those on the property, and determined the only crime was the phony call.

Well this is some news that is sure to get Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan excited: Rage Against the Machine is rumored to be working on reuniting for a new album.

The Los Angeles City Council may have changed their tune when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the city, but next door in Santa Monica, civic leaders are putting the brakes on any potential shops.

Toyota wants potential truck buyers to know their Tundra is crazy strong. Like, strong enough to tow a five-story, 170,000-pound space shuttle. So when Endeavour hits the road next Friday to move from Los Angeles International Airport to its forever home at the California Science Center, there's going to be a TV commercial shoot included on the way.