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Is this the case of an accused man's attorney calling the "waaaaaambulance" or a legit gripe? The lawyer representing ousted Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt says "his client is unjustly suffering behind bars," according to CBS2.

In 1959, North Hollywood resident Albert Carrillo rose to fame among the imbibing ranks after taking first prize in the United Kingdom Bartender's Guild competition in Los Angeles for his "Honeymoon Cocktail."

Want to get a peek inside The Dutch Chocolate Shop, recently "uncovered" Batchelder architectural and historical gem disguised as a cellphone store? Tonight is the night!

Multiple agencies are compiling reports based on their investigation of the tragic and fatal boating accident that happened in April during the Newport to Ensenada race.

There's been some progress made in the case of the man whose rotting corpse was found this weekend inside a car parked in the Fairfax District. The coroner's office has confirmed the victim died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

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Suspected gang member Kevin Dwayne Green, 28, who is also known by the nickname "Baby Skull," has been charged with the murder of a youth minister who was shot point blank in the head on a Venice street.

It was an unintentional round-trip for passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight headed to Burbank's Bob Hope Airport (BUR) from Oakland (OAK), and if you ask the passengers, something about this trip really stank. Literally.

Congratulations, Irvine! The Orange County city has once again been named the Safest City in the nation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We don't spend a lot of time in Irvine, but we do know a few things that have gone down there in the past year or so. In honor of the momentous occasion, we've compiled a list of things we know about Irvine.

It's definitely not your every day discovery: A woman walking in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County near Compton found what appears to be a set of lungs, left out on the sidewalk.

A cyclist riding eastbound on Nordhoff Street in North Hills was struck and killed early this morning by a motorist who fled the scene. The victim, a 53-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials in Santa Monica were taken to task by the public and animal rights groups when they opted to kill a mountain lion they could not subdue after he had shown up unexpectedly in a building near the Third Street Promenade.