Lisa Brenner

A truck packed with hundreds of big screen TVs overturned this morning in East L.A., reports KTLA, shutting down traffic for nearly an hour at the heavily-travelled interchange of Telegraph Rd, Triggs St, So. Atlantic Blvd and Ferguson Dr. CHP and L.A. County fire officials are investigating several possible causes for the accident, including the driver's speed and high winds in the area....

Photo by FrogMillervia the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Happy retirement to the last officer standing from the infamous NoHo Bank of America shootout. Map Porn: See social media’s influence on the Nov 2 elections. Santa Clarita Valley fire chief commits suicide in crowded parking lot. Can you hula hoop on a city street while getting naked? This guy can. Arnie says 'no problem' to a joint, but 50 lbs of pot is...

PUCK YEAH! Wolfgang Puck finally settles with woman over Spago's slippery floor slip-up. Coroner vs. Sheriff in the Malibu Canyon death of Mitrice Richardson. Will residential and retail development ruin recreational boating in Marina del Rey? Some people say that when God closes a door, he opens a Windows phone in the US.

A cruise ship headed to Puerto Vallarta from Long Beach suffered an engine fire yesterday knocking out power, air conditioning, hot food service, toilets and telephones leaving the 952-foot luxury ship like a bath toy, dead-in-the-ocean 200 hundred miles off the coast of San Diego. The 3,299 guests and 1,167 crew members of the Carnival Splendor are awaiting U.S. Navy helicopters to deliver 70,000 pounds of bread, canned milk and other rations. Passengers are...

Don't sew yourself into the upholstery. Don't hide half a ton of marijuana in bogus concrete furniture. Don't miss KTLA's supremely disturbing gallery of "Bizarre Border Busts" with a collection of 39 photos courtesy of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection....

Photo by lauren/pagni via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Pedal boat blues? Paddle your air mattress around Echo Park lake instead.Texas wants to be nothing like us when they grow up.Slash flashes C U Next Tuesday at the MTV Europe Music Awards.Family still searching for missing 56-year-old Long Beach man with dementiaNaked woman, half naked man crash truck into, wait for it, a driving school."Does he look like a bowl of jelly?"...

After more than two months of negotiations, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) have reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for a three year contract that includes a increase in benefit contributions and a wage increase of six percent. Before going into effect in July (when the current contracts expire) it will first need to be approved by...

Here's the thing about Dr. Dog, they're so much better than their name suggests. The six man band unleashed a psychedelic soundbath on the people of the Wiltern last Friday (11/5/10) crossing The Animals with The Beach Boys for a dark blue hue of rock sunshine that alternates loud and gentle. It's the kind of music that keeps you company between songs, follows you home, and hangs out while you're tidying up before bed.

Are local farmers market vendors producing produce that's produced somewhere else? Hey Burbank flasher! Stop right there! Show us your hands! Those aren't your hands. Oscar-nominated Jill Clayburgh dies after a 21-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The body of an unidentified man was discovered near the back fence of the Playboy Mansion on the grounds of a neighboring Holmby Hills golf course and country club. KTLA reports LAPD homicide detectives do not suspect foul play. The L.A. County Coroner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine a cause of death. Early reports suggest he may have been injured during an attempt to sneak into a club event....

Photo by didier burton via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Despite atypical weather and a general Twilight Zone feeling about how time moves, it really is November and daylight-savings ends this Sunday at 2 a.m. in California. Translation: one additional hour of weekend party and/or sleep for your pretty head. Don't forget to turn your clock back. Mom-like safety officials are smartly encouraging residents to take this opportunity to change batteries in...

Radio Free Silver Lake presents a new monthly residency series on Tuesday nights at LaBrie's in Glendale. The FREE series starts this evening with The Californian and supporting bands Death To Anders and Alpine Decline. Other November residencies (on Monday nights) include: Chasing Kings at the Silverlake Lounge presented by KROQ and Buzzbands, Dirt Dress at Spaceland and Black Apples at The Echo....