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Did SoCal Man Admit To Murder On Reddit?

Did a sometime Southern California man confess to murder on the website Reddit? A user on the site who identified himself as Naratto used one of Reddit's memes, the so-called confession bear, to say: My sister had an abusive meth addict boyfriend. I killed him with his own drugs while he was uncons ... More >>

Top 5 Huell Howser Food Episodes: In Memoriam

As many Angelenos probably already know, Huell Howser died Sunday night at the age of 67. In memoriam, we thought we'd channel-surf through some episodes of Howser's KCET series California's Gold, which have covered myriad subjects over the course of the beloved reporter's long career -- Howser onl ... More >>

Santa Monica College-Adjacent Shooting Injures Teenage Woman; Waiverly Thomas Arrested

People are often surprised to learn that Santa Monica has crime, gangs or a historic barrio near Santa Monica College. It does. A shooting over the weekend proved that point. An 18-year-old woman was gunned down on Pico Boulevard but survived with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Santa ... More >>

CBS2 Blows Lid Off State Worker's Daytime Alcohol Purchases

CBS2's David Goldstein did a report last night in which he blew the lid off a state employee's daytime alcohol purchases.Goldstein then confronted Jerry Brown about it, provoking the governor to point his finger in Goldstein's chest and momentarily swipe his cell phone.Even better, it's all caught o ... More >>

Aaron Sandusky, Marijuana Dispensary Operator, Faces Up To Life Behind Bars

We called him a brave man. And that he was. Aaron Sandusky, cannabis dispensary operator, is probably going to federal prison to atone for your medical marijuana sins. Over the weekend the 42-year-old was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana plants, possession of pot w ... More >>

Marijuana Dispensary in Upland Raided by Feds: Six Arrested As Part of Ongoing Obama Administration Crackdown

Don't say they didn't warn you. Federal authorities today seem to be making an example of the folks behind an Inland Empire chain of marijuana dispensaries run under the banner of G3 Holistic. Six people were indicted and then arrested today in connection with what the U.S. Attorney's Office in Lo ... More >>

Hit Boy: Whatever Kanye Wants ...

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. "Ni**as in Paris," last year's most popular song, exploded in roughly the same amount of time that its producer spent creating it. "It took me probably 15 minutes to make tha ... More >>

Bicycle Theft Ring Targeted High-End Bikes on Craigslist, Used Facebook For Personal Info

As evil as cops paint these guys to be, you gotta admit, they were scary sophisticated in their use of Craigslist, Facebook and social manipulation -- if the story's true. Here's the deal, according an announcement by L.A. County Sheriff's officials this week: A crew of bike thieves targeted victi ... More >>

Q & A With Beekeeper Brent Edelen: Where Honey Went Wrong, What "Wildflower" Often Really Means Industry Changes

Beekeeper Brent Edelengrampashoney.com​Brent Edelen, a sixth generation raw honey producer in Alamosa, Colorado, makes some of the best honeys we've ever tasted. Like grass-fed beef, you can literally taste the terroir in the honey that Edelen makes under the Grampa's Gourmet label. In part, ... More >>

Top 10 Places to Celebrate National Pie Day

Guzzle & NoshA few ways to celebrate National Pie Day.​You don't have to be Adam Carolla to prefer pie to cake. (He tells a story about loving pie so much, that he once entered a pie-eating contest at North Hollywood High and, with his hands behind his back, nibbled and licked at the side of t ... More >>

Marka27's Echo Park Mural: Libertad Poder Revolucion

This is simply one of my favorite street art wall murals in Los Angeles. Done by MarkA27 The face of César Chávez has gotten some ugly tags all over it. But I love the way the painted plants flow right into the real ones growing against the wall. And the pickers are working right in the thick o ... More >>

9 Lives and Counting

When does an animal rescuer need to be saved?

Mr. Fantastic, Superduper Star

Chris Jackson is a Backyard wrestler. All he wants from this media-saturated world is a little bit of glory, a little bit of fame. Even if it takes blood. Or having a fluorescent-light tube jammed

The Hobohemians

On the rails with the new freedom riders

Things Fall Apart

If your mother can’t take care of you, who will? The story of Sophie’s boys

Letters

Toner Poem

Xerox's father of necessity