Nicole Urso Reed

The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Los Angeles County fell for a fifth consecutive day.

CSU Fullerton approved a no-smoking policy yesterday that makes it the first Cal State campus to go completely smoke free.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers sent out a call to action today asking German authorities to stop extradition of Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson to Costa Rica.

Mila Kunis' stalker is due to appear in court this morning for arraignment on felony charges.

Los Angeles preservationists filed a lawsuit against UCLA last week in a battle to save the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel Air.

Los Angeles is such a vast metropolis with so many under-the-radar neighborhoods that it's difficult to get a taste of what all is out there. Fortunately, L.A. Commons will kick off another summer series of walking tours to help string together the city of cities a little tighter.

You don't have to be a tourist to get a kick out of Hollywood's most touristy tourist attractions. Although, if you have friends visiting from out of town this weekend, you'll definitely want to take note.

The never-ending war between "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis and Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn continued today when a judge decided to send the archrivals back to trial to settle a defamation lawsuit against Francis

The company behind all of those 1-800-GET-THIN commercials, the ones that run in high rotation on daytime TV with that catchy jingle, "Let your new life begin. Call...", is getting sweated by the federal Food and Drug Administration to correct misleading claims in its advertising.

Seven deputies from the Los Angeles County sheriff's gang unit were put on paid leave today because they are suspected of forming an internal gang of their own that celebrates shootings and wears matching skull tattoos.

Did you know that today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? We were all too happy to turn our attention away from Dunkin' Donuts cravings and an unsavory battle over Foie Gras to daydream about our favorite chocolate chip treats throughout Los Angeles. We drooled over a list we made of primo chocolate chip cookies the last time a national day of chocolatey reverence was upon us. (Mmmm... chocolate chips.)

A former accountant for the Brea-based "Sweet Life" bakery chain was caught with her hands in the cookie jar and arrested on multiple counts of alleged fraud baked into an elaborate embezzlement scheme.