Lindsay William-Ross

The man who tried to sneak 55 live turtles and tortoises packed in snack food boxes into the U.S. via Los Angeles International Airport last year will now get to pack himself into a federal prison cell.

The investigation into the death of a 25-year-old woman whose body was found in the garage of her Malibu home Saturday evening continues, however detectives say this afternoon that they have ruled out foul play.

Opening arguments are underway today in the trial of the gang member accused of gunning down high school football player Jamiel Shaw, who was shot to death near his home in March 2008.

A wayward dolphin that has been laying low in local wetlands since Friday will not be prodded out to open waters, say marine animal experts, unless its health deteriorates.

Courtney Wagner, the 38-year-old daughter of actor Robert Wagner and the late Natalie Wood, was arrested recently in Malibu on suspicion of drug possession. The arrest took place following a noisy spat at Wagner's home that included gunfire.

in Downtown, where many of the city's light rail and subway lines have terminal points, not all the lines intersect. To make getting from one line to another easier, Metro has just approved plans for a connecting line. Thursday, The Metro Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project.

A 21-year-old Placentia man who had just given his girlfriend a ride to her college campus was injured in a car-to-car shooting on the Harbor (110) Freeway Thursday.

Calling all nerds with iPads: There's an art-meets-geek flash mob-style gathering this weekend aimed at creating a giant collage of screens (a la Jumbotron), and you're invited.

It's that time again... Time for the bank who holds the loan on the La Habra residence that Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and her brood of 14 children call home to schedule an auction to sell the property, and plan for the family's eviction.

A Huntington Beach man was found guilty today of kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old developmentally disabled girl. The victim, described as being "severely developmentally disabled," had been his neighbor at the time of the crime.

A portion of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a toddler who fell to his death from a luxury box at the Staples Center has been tossed out.

A 36-year-old man who has worked for 10 years as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy is facing criminal charges for his alleged relationship with a minor female. Manuel Enrique Perallon Jr., was charged today with one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 18 and misdemeanor child molesting, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.