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The owners of Echo Park's Pins & Needles were so taken by "Caine's Arcade" that they've reportedly gifted the cardboard-cutting wonderboy Caine Monroy his very own pinball machine, worth an estimated $4,000.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced this afternoon they determined that a man they fatally shot at the end of a brief pursuit Wednesday night on the 101 Freeway was unarmed, but that he had called 911 during the chase to say that he had a gun.

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Thursday night, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is hosting a community forum that will discuss the force's new procedures for interacting with members of the transgender community.

This weekend will find two very L.A. bands getting a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As a cool tribute, L.A. Creamery, a local artisanal ice cream maker, has come up a couple of flavors to honor the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses.

Authorities have released the identities of two victims of a shooting that took place early Wednesday morning in a vehicle near the USC campus. A woman, Ying Wu, and a man, Ming Qu, were found shot to death at the scene of what may have been a botched carjacking. Both victims, in their 20s, are graduate engineering students from China.

Since April 6, two more women have come forward claiming they endured "emotional, sexual and physical abuse, as well as false imprisonment and kidnapping," at the hands of Dejon "Danger" Miller, a personal trainer who used websites to recruit clients.

The 12th time was not a charm for inmate Charles Manson. The 77-year-old head of the deadly Manson Family and mastermind of the famous Manson Murders in Los Angeles in 1969 has been denied parole.

Two people were shot to death inside a vehicle in the West Adams area, and authorities suspect the killing was a botched carjacking attempt.

Authorities have released the identity of the man fatally shot Sunday night in a Van Nuys apartment during a night of drinking involving several men. The victim is 25-year-old Saul Zacarias.

If you've got a restaurant and you come close to simulating the red and yellow logos or the cherished burgers of In-N-Out, the SoCal institution will send their lawyers after you. So news of the chain doing a one-day-only pop-up location in Japan might seem as suspicious as that 2010 April Fools' Day prank about the restaurant opening up in NYC.

Yippie ki yay! There's a new weekly farmers market launching at the end of the month at The Autry National Center in Griffith Park.