A Los Angeles County public service announcement (PSA) has warned ecstasy users to take the illicit drug safely. An ongoing campaign has been launched complete with leaflets and fliers geared at providing attendees of rave dance parties held at the Los Angeles Coliseum information regarding safe...
A Los Angeles area squirrel tests positive for plague. The Los Angeles County Public Health Director Jonathan Fielding has reported that the Los Alamos Campground within the Angeles National Forest has been shut down after a captured squirrel tested postitive for the plague. The campground...
An earthquake rattled Los Angeles, California on Tuesday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake did not cause any major damages or injuries. The epicenter of the quake originated near Pico Rivera, 12 miles southeast of L.A. at 4:04 a.m. and occurred at a depth of 11 miles. Residents within the area...
Before everyone had a cell phone and the capacity to record video on the fly, a police beat down was, by sheer chance, caught on tape in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991. Public fury about racism and police brutality erupted when a portion of the video showing several LAPD officers Tasering, kicking,...
Iconic 1980s era singer Rick Springfield was arrested for driving under the influence. Springfield was driving in Los Angeles, California on the evening of Sunday, May 1, 2011 when officers from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department pulled over the Jessie's Girl singer. The officers reported...
Here’s a look at 15 of the verifiable stupid laws from across this great land, on all levels: state, city and county.
Michael Jackson's body will be taken to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning for a public viewing Friday. A private memorial service is scheduled for Sunday at Neverland. CNN has reported that there are plans for a 30-car motorcade to carry Jackson's remains from Los Angeles, California, to...
Santa Clarita brush fires shut down Interstate 5 and threatens 30 homes just north of Los Angeles, California. Two brush fires have threatened a 15 acre area, including 30 homes, in the Acton area. Santa Clarita has a population of 177,000 people. No evacuations were necessary as...
Saint Patrick's Day is in full swing on Wednesday. Supporters of the long standing St. Patty's tradition are looking forward to participating in various world wide festivals, attending parades, displaying their green, dining on corned beef and cabbage, finding shamrocks, chasing leprechauns and...
Simon Monjack found dead just 5 months after his wife, Brittnay Murphy died as a result of "drug intoxication." Initial reports regarding Monjack's death are eerily similar to the reports of Brittany's death. The Los Angeles Times was first to break the tragic news and profound similarities.Monjack...
