Sharon Knolle

Vamps live forever but TV series don't: HBO announced today that after next season, it is pulling the plug on 'True Blood.'

Say it ain't so! After 17 years, West Hollywood staple Lola's, which was rumored to have started the apple martini craze, is closing its doors on September 8.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have separated after 13 years of marriage, their rep confirmed today.

In today's Extra, Extra: Courtney Love and Justin TImberlake have Miley Cyrus's back. Err, not that way, we think. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Chances are, if you put artillery fuses or grenades in your luggage, the airport officials are going to catch it.

Expect some very loud booms and monstrous contrails as the nation's largest rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbara.

Be advised, students of Glendale school district, your public social media posts are being monitored.

Someone broke into Fullerton Union High School in the middle of the night, set a fire and smashed several trophy cases.

UC San Diego and UC Riverside have been ranked first and second in the annual "socially conscious" list of national universities released today by Washington Monthly, with the UC system as a whole garnering praise.

A Simi Valley man who killed his mother, then set their house on fire, fled on a tractor and went on a shooting rampage, was shot and killed by police on Saturday.

Boy Scouts from Palos Verdes Estates set up their newly built Goshawk traps at Los Angeles International Airport today; the goal is to safely capture and relocate the birds of prey.

Amid reports that Clipper Lamar Odom has a "hardcore drug problem" and that he disappeared after an attempted intervention last week, his rep insists Odom is not missing.