Matt Vannucci

Photo by C-Monster via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A suspicious package was found at LAX's Terminal 4 today around 1:45 p.m. The terminal was locked down for an hour with no flights affected. Police have not released the contents of the package and if there are any suspects. (via phone call to LAX Public Information Office) Sorry to be such a bummer, but Trader Joe's OG wine guy, Robert Berning, passed...

"Venice Pier" Photo by Sundogg via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr And you thought Anthony Pellicano was done in court since his guilty verdict on 76 felonies were handed down back in May? Well, he's back and this time he is accused of illegally wiretapping Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife. Let the Royal Rumble begin again! Dennis Farina pleaded no contest in court stemming from his May 11 arrest on carrying a concealed weapon...

"Airbus_2" Photo by Sundogg via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The ginormous Airbus A380 is scheduled to make a return to LAX on August 5th in hopes to "give guests from San Francisco and Los Angeles a chance to feel and experience the new aircraft." Two drive-by shootings went down last night. One by car, one by bicycle. Is a drive-by still a drive-by on a bicycle? Does the traffic in Los...

"Glendale Galleria Target" Photo by LA Wad via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr While the world (still) mourns Heath Ledger's passing, taggers simply don't care and find it completely acceptable to tag all over the poor Joker face. Over at Gothamist you'll find a hilariously sarcastic review of some marketing for The Dark Knight followed by some great comments including one who doesn't appreciate the Gothamist sarcasm.... Care to rebut? When you...

"Arrested in Hollywood" Photo by paulvonspector via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr LA loves their police chases. In case you missed the 30-minute action last night, a supposed drunk driver led police from Westmont, to the 405, to the 110, ending up in South LA where he and a passenger bailed out of the car. Best part is they left 3 of their "friends" in the backseat with no control over the...

"modelo" Photo by pink_fish13 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Sad news for childhood memories. "Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83," reports the Associated Press. Two Cypress women are safe today after escaping a burglar by offering him a beer. The burglar calmly took the beer while...

"Fun Stuff at Little Radio" Photo by dogseat via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Are you new to California and this is the first thing you've read upon unpacking? Or maybe you're just doing your decade check of the news? We at LAist have been trying to tell you about the new cell phone law, so if you haven't heard, welcome to Earth! The LAPD wasn't sure how they would handle first offenders...

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" Photo by hinducow via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Still wary of the tomato? Rest assured that you're getting quality this summer at West LA's, Il Grano. Chef Salvatore Marino has a special Wednesday menu which includes his 40 varieties of home grown tomatoes. Before you go and make an offer on the LA Times building in Downtown, make sure you know it's history. Cara Mia DiMassa over...

Photo by victoriabernal via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Smokers beware, you are being shunned from Thousand Oaks. In a victory for Thousand Oaks residents who enjoy healthy lungs, their outdoor smoking ban has just been tightened. George Carlin will be laid to rest in a private funeral and fans are asked to make donations to a few organizations in his name. Rest in Peace, you c@$k su@ke$ mother f#c$er! California's Attorney...

Photo by ~db~ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Are you scared to fill up your gas tank these days? You may be one of the many suffering from petronoia. According to Allstate and AAA, the number of stalled vehicles is on the rise in So Cal because of the farcical phobia of the pump. Since May 1st's tattoo cover up policy went into effect, LA's firefighters have been irked about covering...