Lindsay William-Ross

It was a wild day in Canyon Country Monday morning thanks to a bear on the loose that ultimately had to be tranquilized.

A 13-year-old boy on his bicycle was fatally struck by a school bus in Glendale Thursday afternoon.

It's back to the old familiar for Lindsay Lohan, as the struggling actress has now entered the Betty Ford Center in the SoCal desert for treatment, and has re-hired attorney Shawn Holley to help keep her out of the pokey.

One of Los Angeles' historic movie palaces is going to be reborn as the ubiquitous mecca of retail hipsterdom, Urban Outfitters.

A savage wildfire is raging into its second day in Ventura County, and firefighters from multiple agencies are working to get the blaze contained.

The Los Angeles Police Department want parents and kids in the North Hills area to know that a guy who has been seen "blowing kisses" to school children is more foe than friend.

Officials in Orange County are reviewing the rescue of two young hikers who were stranded in Trabuco Canyon for four days last month, and working to determine if the duo are liable for any or all of the cost of the endeavor.

Guess who's coming to lunch(eon)? President Barack Obama will be back in the Los Angeles area June 7 for a series of fundraisers, including a big ticket gathering at the Santa Monica home of a Hollywood heavy-hitter.

A bicyclist was fatally struck late Tuesday afternoon in Downtown Los Angeles, and authorities believe he was hit intentionally by a driver who fled the scene.

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Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles City Council approved a request for a $50,000 reward offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver who took the life of an 18-year-old bicyclist in the San Fernando Valley.

Talk about a major oops: A SoCal high school rescheduled prom night, and completely forgot to inform the students.