Lisa Brenner

Photo by karmadude via Flickr Los Angeles company WorldVariety Produce, Inc. is recalling Serrano Peppers that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The questionable peppers were isolated to 300 cases contained in Lot # 69073901, product of Mexico, sold from bulk displays between the dates of March 1, 2011 through March 18, 2011, posts the recall details on the FDA website. No illnesses have been reported to date and the recall reportedly extends only to...

Photo by jthetzel via Flickr Authorities say a woman and two children were killed in Sunday's fiery plane crash of a Cessna 210 near a San Bernardino County airport, reports the OC Register. Said a spokesman for the FAA, the small single-engine aircraft departed John Wayne Airport and for Henderson Executive Airport in Las Vegas when it crashed. The bodies of those aboard the plane that was fully engulfed in flamed have not yet...

Tonight in Extra, Extra! LA Marathon runners are treated for hypothermia, Wyclef was shot in the hand in Haiti, a body washes ashore in Ventura, gas prices rise another 7 cents, sardine composting, rescue in Japan after nine days trapped, West LA hit-and-run and fatalities in a Barstow plane crash. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Photo by GarySe7en via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Garden Grove police are investigating the death of a woman who reportedly fell or jumped from a moving vehicle headed eastbound near Magnolia Street on the 22 Freeway just before 3:00 a.m. on Saturday. The OC Register reports that the driver of the vehicle told police he stopped, put the victim back in the car, and took her to his residence in Santa Ana...

Photo by STERLINGDAVISPHOTO via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Despite cold weather and heavy rain, first-timer Markos Genet of Ethiopia won the Los Angeles Marathon this morning, breaking the course record by almost two minutes with a finish time of 2:06:35. The 26.2 mile race from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica was Geneti’s first competitive marathon, reports NBC Local. Buzunesh Deba, also from Ethiopia, captured the women’s division with a time of 2:26:34...

Tonight in Extra, Extra!! An attempted bank robbery in Echo Park, Neo-nazis in Claremont, the biggest Newport beach boat circle, Tang's Donut bike ride, pets in Japan, Costa Mesa employee suicide, and the death of a Navajo code-talker. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Photo by Sundogg via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr What do you think of Dr. Goldfoot so far? Pretty entertaining, right? If you haven't gotten around to it yet, don't worry, showers are expected to come and go through the afternoon with a possibility of a thunderstorm and heavy rainfall. The high today is expected near 61 with winds 15-20 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph (up to 75 in the...

(Photo by monkeytime | brachiator via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Thunder, lightening, marathon. Unless you're running or cheering along the route, perhaps this lazy Sunday would be better spent in the the great indoors. Here are some suggestions should you prefer to save yourself the frustration of relocation on such a winter's day. Umm, I mean, HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! Fembot A Go-Go: If you have the internet, you can have...

Gaia comes to Chicago (Photo by TEFennell4 via Flickr) Chicagoist was very visual-themed this week. Art Shay's weekly peek into his photography archives focused on his time in postwar Japan with the MacArthur Occupation. They found a map that, while not taking the lay of the land into consideration, did give some idea of how a tsunami the magnitude of the one that hit Japan could damage Chicago. Another map they discovered (for $600)...

Photo by Mr. T in DC via Flickr Officials say a family of four, including a baby and a dog, were rescued by the Coast Guard and Harbor Patrol after their sailboat broke free of its mooring early Sunday in Santa Barbara, reports KTLA. With wind gusts of 30-40 knots and sea swells between 6-8 feet, according to the United States Coast Guard, an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter lowered a rescue swimmer onto the...

According to free speech advocates and some legal pros, UCLA was correct in the decision to not discipline student Alexandra Wallace for her controversial, three-minute, video manifesto about Asian students talking on cell phones in the library, reports LA Now. An expert on the 1st Amendment, UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh said "This woman expressed her opinion, an offensive opinion to be sure," notes LA Now, but did not harass anyone nor did she...

Three Manhattan Beach Police Department -- Richard Hatten, Kristopher Thompson and Eric Eccles -- were officially fired on Friday for their involvement in a hit-and-run and coverup in 2010 that allegedly occurred after the off duty officers left a bar. A fourth officer, Bryan Klatt, has been demoted from lieutenant to officer for not immediately informing the department about the accident. Reports the Daily Breeze: "Hatten, Thompson and Eccles were allegedly involved in the...