Lisa Brenner

It's pretty, it has lavender flowers, it grows in areas of scorched earth, and it will totally ruin your big plans for the next few weeks if you touch it. Meet the poodle-dog bush. Available now in parts of the Angeles National Forest and other local areas recovering from wildfires.

An arsonist is being hunted in connection with "at least 14 car, mobile home and apartment fires" in North Hollywood over the past two days, says CBS Local.

A smart alec has defiled this heartfelt plea for LOST sunglasses in Burbank. Oh cruel world.

Tonight in Extra, Extra! Bob Dylan's grandson is a rapper, the man who created Hot Wheels has died and what 10,000 pounds of catfish don't know, might hurt them. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A FDA-approved, tong-like vibrator for men now exists. And while the word 'tongs' has always been a little gross, after watching the video on Gizmodo, you will likely feel the strong urge to grab burgers off the grill with your bare hands from now on.

In what police believe was an attempted murder/suicide, a man stabbed his wife in the neck early this morning at the couple's Chatsworth home and then drowned himself in the swimming pool, according to the Daily News.

Today in Get Out.... GET OUT! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood with Bloomfest LA in the Arts District, Monster Movies for your matinee, and an all-night musical happening in Eagle Rock.

A 14-foot sailboat capsized in Los Angeles Harbor on Saturday prompting the rescue of three individuals by firefighters and lifeguards, according to CBS Local.

A suspect is still at large after a reported shooting and robbery inside a parking structure in Marina Del Rey. "Deputies found a 44-year-old White female lying face down near a pool area in Marina Del Rey Thursday night, with a gunshot wound to her lower back," according to a LASD news release.

Deputies from the Parks Bureau Special Problems Team arrested a man for Grand Theft, Possession of Marijuana for Sale, Possession of a Firearm with the Serial Number Removed, and Possession of Stolen Property adjacent to Alondra Park Golf Course on Friday, according to a news release.

New details have surfaced in court papers in the case of the woman who severed her husband's penis and mangled the hacked off unit in a garbage disposal after allegedly poisoning his tofu dinner and tying him to a bed earlier this month, says L.A. Now.

Under an ordinance agreed upon Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, animal control officers have the power "to seize and destroy a dog" for chasing a person, according to KTLA.