Zach Behrens

Age progressed composites of the Grim Sleeper, who is thought to be 45 to 60 years old and 5'8" to 5'10" | Image via the LA Times Between 1985 and 2007, he's been linked to 11 murders--10 women, one man. The elusive Grim Sleeper came to detectives' attention in recent years when DNA connected a spat of murders in the 80s with a few in more recent years. Last month, detectives released the original...

A Still from "A Rising Tide/Don't Blow It," which will be projected on the windows of the defunct Gordon Biersch Brewery. The shuttered Gordon Biersch at One Colorado in Pasadena tonight will become a canvas to a sloshing rising tide. Other storefront windows and doors in the shopping mall and along Fair Oaks Avenue will become screens for jellyfish swimming in trashed waters and other images inspired by this quote: "Don't blow it, a...

From 12.5% in October to 12.3% in November, California's unemployment rate slightly decreased at the same time job losses went back on a downtrend, says the SacBee. In October, the state gained 27,500 payroll jobs, but November saw a cut in some 10,200 jobs. California ties Nevada and South Carolina for third worst unemployment. Rhode Island comes in second with Michigan topping the list....

While everyday should be a day without a plastic bag, today is that day where we emphasize it. Heal the Bay sponsors the annual event in which free reusable bags are given away to help reduce the more than 6 billion plastic bags used by Los Angeles County residents each year. Eek! That's a horrible fact. Changing the lifestyle is not so hard. In our experience, the most difficult hurdle to overcome was remembering...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr Although it's pretty much illegal to go door to door unless you're permitted as a religious or political organization (as we know the city law, which seems to be pretty wishy washy in any case), magazine crews hit neighborhoods all the time. Yesterday morning, one young magazine salesman got out of hand after a 30-year-old Winnetka woman declined to buy. He allegedly forced his way inside, beat her, sexually...

Tons of people are plenty excited for the upcoming LA ♥'s Street Food Festival on February 13th. As the event approaches, organizer Shawna Dawson has put a call out on Twitter asking for designers: "Want to design the 1st LA Street Food Fest's logo? We're taking submissions now! Deadline Monday 12/21. Enter @ LALogoContest@gmail.com." There's no pay, but you'll definitely get some street cred (oh, and free food and drink for themselves and family/friends,...

A 12:15 p.m. call to police from someone who apparently saw two people breaking into a home on or near the 4900 block of Wilshire Boulevard prompted the the LAPD to shut the area down, forming a perimeter for a manhunt. Both suspects were recently taken into custody and the perimeter should be taken down, if not already, allowing traffic to resume. UPDATE: KTLA says the suspects were hiding in a storage shed and...

$77.6 million from the federal government is sought by Metro and two members of congress to fund preliminary engineering for the westside subway and the regional connector. Both Rep. Diane Watson and Rep. Henry Waxman have written letters in support of Metro obtaining the money, despite a coalition of 14 others who rather see the money go elsewhere. $77.6 million is a drop in the bucket compared to the total costs of these projects,...

California's earthquake warning system is getting a much needed upgrade with new monitors currently being installed, according to the LA Times. A five-second warning may not seem like a lot, but it could be enough when a major quake erupts outside an urban area: "Those precious seconds could allow emergency officials to shut off gas and water lines, raise fire station doors, stop subway operations and possibly even warn the public of shaking to...

The W Hollywood during construction | Photo by jek in the box via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The tony W Hollywood Hotel and Residences are set to open late next month, reports Curbed LA. The huge development has changed the face of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection, from the subway entrance to the feel of the street. There will be 143 residences and 305 hotel rooms. It was supposed to open this...

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the Stun Gun Bandit, who robbed a Fashion District store Tuesday, taking $650.00 in cash and shocking the store clerk before leaving. “Make no mistake, the man was armed with a gun, which he showed the clerk,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, who supervises detectives for the Central police station, in a news release. “But after the young woman gave up the money, the robber shocked...

The story about apparent San Clemente murder-suicide of a mother, her two daughters and a grandmother took an odd twist today, as more details were released. An Orange County sheriff's deputy had arrived just before the shooting and heard the shots. The LA Times pieces the hauntingly grotesque story together: "A deputy responded and pulled up to the house. She saw the grandmother, Bonnie Hoult, standing on the curb, holding hands with a small child...