Lisa Brenner

Starting at noon on Sunday, the Milagro Allegro Community Garden in Highland Park will be giving away 400 bare-root fruit and nut trees, thanks to an anonymous donor, reports the LA Times. Milli Macen-Moore, Milagro Allegro's resident master gardener and teacher, was reportedly contacted by the donor who...

49-year-old Rosa Margarita Montiel of Tehachapi was fatally struck Saturday by a Toyota Camry as she got out of a stalled vehicle on the northbound 405 Freeway in Mission Hills, said the California Highway Patrol, reports CBS Local. The accident happened around 2:15 a.m. just south of the freeway’s junction with the Golden State 5 Freeway .

An 83-year-old man accidentally crashed his Ford F-250 truck into a parking structure wall at Kaiser Permanente in Panorama City on Friday, killing his 80-year-old wife as he picked her up from the hospital, reports CBS Local. Gordon Curry was sitting inside of his stopped truck at the...

Photo by Sister72 via Flickr A coach at Bernstein High in Hollywood faces charges after allegedly assaulting a student in a locker room on Feb. 28. Charged with felony assault, 33-year-old Jorge Chavez was arrested on March 1 and released the same day on $50,000 bail, reports the LA Times. Photos reportedly show a large welt on the student's face from where Chavez allegedly kicked him, said a district official. Notes the LA Times,...

PETA has something to say to those creeped out by the recent spider infestation & exploding engine Mazda recall... Donate your car to us. 65,000 vehicles have been recalled due to potentially serious spiderweb-induced malfunctions, and PETA has posted a notice on its blog offering to accept Mazdas donated by arachnophobic owners who may be itchy about continuing to drive a spidermobile.

A parolee led Costa Mesa authorities on a short chase Monday night around 8:45 p.m., when officers reportedly noticed the man driving with his high-beams on the southbound lanes of Harbor Boulevard. The 25-year-old man increased his speed when police tried to pull him over and lost control of the car, crashing into a curb near the 19th Street intersection, and fleeing on foot. The suspect ran through the parking lot of a nearby...

The Ventura County Fire Department has said a camper reported seeing hundreds of gallons of oil seeping onto the beach around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, reports KTLA. Authorities believe the spill is coming from a nearby oil field and were working to identify the exact source.

21-year-old Caesar Michel was killed Sunday when he lost control of his car and hit a light pole while racing his brother in Garden Grove. The motorist was a Garden Grove resident, according to authorities, reports the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Police dispatched to the scene of the racing crash found that the cars had been speeding south on Deodara Street when Michel reportedly lost control of his vehicle and struck the light pole north...

Photo by bandita via Flickr The Girl Scouts are back, and the gals in green have set up nearly 10,000 booths across the Greater Los Angeles area as they shoot for sweet treat domination during this year's cookie drive. To make matters of hunting and gathering easier, lets's remember the immortal words of a giant blue monster: C is for Cookie Locator. The Girl Scouts have gone high tech with an online "Cookie Locator"...

Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt via Flickr Not to out-gloried by a seasonal stampede of cookie pushing Girl Scouts, the quintessential chocolate chip speaks up and says, "Hey everybody! Look over here!! It's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week! FOR REALLLLS!" The Huffington Post heeded the cry and has put together their Top 10 locations around Los Angeles to indulge in the warm, gooey basic. Can't get away from your desk to celebrate? Don't have...

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Photo by Ben Fredericson via Flickr A number of taxicab companies will be offering free rides to the public on Tuesday as Los Angeles voters head to the polls to decide the fate of several City Council seats and a number of ballot measures in the March 8th city election. Voters interested in hitching a free ride should call 800-808-7293 with the location of their local polling place and provide the dispatcher with the...