Lindsay William-Ross

A small marijuana grow site located near a residential neighborhood and above a public park was discovered early this morning in the unincorporated area of Rowland Heights.

Authorities in North Hollywood are investigating what appears to be an unprovoked car to car shooting on the Hollywood (170) Freeway early Friday morning.

The man accused of breaking into rapper and actor LL Cool J's Studio City home has been identified as Jonathan A. Kirby, a 56-year-old transient with an extensive rap sheet, and now he faces a potential "third strike."

Last year, students at Thomas Starr King Middle School put together an "art" project that they hoped would get some attention and some action on the issue of the health hazards of the Styrofoam food trays their lunches come on. Today, the LAUSD is expected to announce they will no longer use Styrofoam food trays distrcit-wide because of their negative impact on the environment.

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Malibu for felony animal cruelty on suspicion of having killed a pelican with his bare hands.

A solo vehicle car crash Wednesday night in Valley Village ended tragically for two women who tried to come to the aid of the victim.

So maybe Westwood isn't totally dying: Orange County's popular Lime Truck is prepping to park it permanently in Los Angeles in the form of a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the 'hood by UCLA.

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The suspicious death of 80-year-old Alan Frederick Goodman of Woodland Hills in mid- April of this year has led to the arrest of his wife, who was busted while having breakfast in New York City Tuesday morning.

Originally approved and installed temporarily in honor of Gay Pride month in June, the rainbow crosswalks at Santa Monica and San Vicente Boulevards in West Hollywood are going to be made permanent.

The first of several guilty pleas has been declared in court today by one of the smugglers who took part in a scheme to bribe Transportation Security Administration agents to put marijuana on flights out of Los Angeles International Airport last year.

A Studio City resident recently discovered she had contracted the West Nile virus, and believes the "filthy" pool in the neighboring yard of a foreclosed home is to blame.