Private Jets Vandalized by Graffiti Artists
We've seen buses, trains and even cop cars vandalized by taggers. But private jets? Yes, graffiti artists have aimed their spray cans at L.A.'s one percenters. It happened at Van Nuys Airport late...
View Article"Vote Donald Trump" Road Sign Was Allegedly the Work of a Hacker
Given his stated distaste for immigrants, you could reasonably conclude that Southern California is not a hotbed of support for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. At least one anonymous supporter...
View ArticleFirst Hoverboard Fire Graces Los Angeles (VIDEO)
Behold, the dorkiest gift of the holiday season — the hoverboard. Not only does it look (and apparently operate) like a Segway without handlebars, but it also propels you face forward in a...
View ArticlePizza Delivery Driver Stabs Customer Over Tip, Cops Say
The pizza reportedly took an hour and a half to arrive. Not surprisingly, the delivery driver's tip wasn't the kind you might see at a four-star restaurant. "It appears that the suspect wasn't happy...
View Article"El Chapo" Shirts Are Nearly Sold Out
We're not sure why'd you'd want to look like a Mario Brother who got his chocolate in Prince's peanut butter, but shirts modeled after ones worn by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán during interviews published...
View ArticleSoCal City Wants Nighttime Ban on Drones
West Hollywood wants to become the next city to impose strict limits on flying drones. The City Council tomorrow will consider a proposal that would ban drone flying at night, require a permit for...
View ArticleMetro Manufactured a Band to Be K-Town Cool, but It Backfired
In a music video circulating on Facebook, a saccharine girl group dances inside the Wilshire and Western subway station wearing oversized sports jerseys with chunky gold jewelry and sideways ball caps....
View ArticleChagall, Matisse, Haring Art Left on Street Is Stolen, of Course
Here's a pro tip: If you have a quarter million dollars worth of Chagall, Matisse and Keith Haring art stuffed in a trailer, try not to park it on a Los Angeles street and leave it there. The Los...
View ArticleEx–Alaska Airlines Pilot Arrested for Allegedly Flying Under the Influence
If you're arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Los Angeles, a local prosecutor will haul you into court, and you'll ultimately be out nearly $16,000 in costs if you're...
View ArticleUber Driver Tried to Run Down Customer, Prosecutors Allege
The annals of allegedly bad ride-hail drivers just keep growing. Today's suspect: 46-year-old Phillip Reid Bagwell of Sherman Oaks, and formerly of Uber. Prosecutors say that on July 9 he gave a...
View ArticleHollywood Hospital Says it Paid a Ransom to Hackers
A Hollywood hospital says it paid a ransom to hackers in order to get its data back online. A group of unknown hackers is held a Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's computer network hostage as they...
View ArticleCops Surround Home of Teen Behind "Damn Daniel" Video
Cops surrounded the Southern California home of the teenager behind the viral "Damn Daniel" video today, Riverside police Lt. Christian Dinco said. It was the result of a hoax or, in more contemporary...
View ArticleNo, Leonardo DiCaprio, You Are Not From East Los Angeles
The Academy Awards' best actor winner Leonardo DiCaprio has said it at least twice this month: He's from East Los Angeles. The problem is, he's not. We would normally let such a white guy lie slide....
View ArticleRunyon Canyon to Close for the Entire Spring
Runyon Canyon, L.A.'s iconic hiking destination, will be closed to hikers for nearly the entirety of spring, city officials announced today. The commissioners of the Department of Recreation and Parks...
View ArticleVaping Under 21 May Soon Be Illegal ... but Teens Can Still Legally Buy Pot
If California gets a national reputation as being a little bit kooky, sometimes we only have ourselves to blame. The California Senate today voted to raise the tobacco smoking age from 18 to 21. The...
View ArticleFlight Attendant Flees From 30 Kilos of Cocaine, Officials Say
What do you do when you're stopped by security at LAX and you're allegedly carrying 30 kilos of cocaine? You run like hell. In fact, witnesses said a woman jumped out of her high heels and fled down an...
View ArticleSnake at a Sushi Restaurant Leads to Arrest
Proper sushi restaurants seem to have more rules than a country club. You can probably add Don't bring your pet snake to the list. Suspect Hiroshi Motohashi was listed as being behind bars today after...
View ArticleCops Probe Turban-Wearing Men With Guns in the Desert
The FBI this week is trying to figure out whether or not a crime occurred after it was reported that a large group of turban-wearing men fired weapons in a remote high desert community of Southern...
View ArticleA New Documentary Reveals Much About The Residents — But Not Their...
The mysterious Bay Area collective known as The Residents, whose masked members have never been identified, have set the standard for the avant-garde-iest of art rock and related alternative whatsit...
View ArticleUnfortunately, Donald Trump's Star on the Walk of Fame Isn't Going Anywhere
The story that Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame might be removed because it was being defiled so consistently is, unfortunately, untrue. The tease of a report came from unreliable...
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