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Tobias Summers, Wanted In Northridge Girl's Abduction, Caught In Mexico

Tobias Summers, the gang member wanted in the horrific abduction of a 10-year-old Northridge girl, was captured in Mexico this morning, officials said. After getting nowhere by waiting him out, Mexican authorities yesterday launched a campaign to plaster his mug in public. It worked:

2 Sought In Abduction Of Northridge Girl; L.A. Parents Urged To Be Vigilant

Cops were looking for two suspects in the shocking abduction of a Northridge 10-year-old early yesterday, a victim who was held for 12 hours and suffered "very traumatic ... indignities," LAPD Commander Andrew Smith told reporters in an afternoon news conference. Smith seemed to downplay a report i ... More >>

Nitrous Oxide Bust Announced By L.A. Sheriff's Department

Updated at the bottom with three arrests and details about how, authorities allege, the nitrous was distributed. First posted at 4:29 p.m. Nitrous oxide is in your dentists office, and sometimes it makes you feel good. But authorities say the gas is being abused in the rave and party scene. Today ... More >>

Key Club to Close This Month

The Key Club, a Sunset Strip favorite for decades, is scheduled to close later this month. Though the club's ownership could not be reached for comment, its last show is slated for March 14, and sources behind various events held there confirmed its impending demise.

$5 Dollar Gas Is Back In Los Angeles: Why?

After a fall of unprecedented roadside robbery, with record-breaking gas prices in Southern California, $5-plus gas is back, at least if your car requires premium. It's mid-February. What the hell is going on? The spike in L.A. county, with prices rising for the 27th consecutive day, is a result o ... More >>

Ka Pasasouk: Four Suspects Arrested in Northridge Quadruple Homicide

Updated with new details at the bottom. Spelling of suspects' names has been fixed; the headline has been updated to include the ID of the homicide suspect. First posted at 4:10 p.m. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced that suspects have been arrested in connection with the horrific weekend murder of ... More >>

Why Dianne Harrison Struck It Rich at CSUN

$324,000 may be just the beginning

Lawsuit Claims Foie Gras Ban is Unconstitutional

On July 1, the countdown clock hit zero and California's ban on foie gras went into effect. But, as one might predict, the law barely lasted one full business day before a lawsuit was filed against it. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a complaint filed in federal district court on Monday ... More >>

Catharine Whelpley, Northridge Mom, Allegedly Aided Girls in Anti-Semitic Poop-Smearing Spree

Remember the Northridge "Mean Girls" who allegedly scrawled swastikas on their classmates' front walkways and smeared poop on their cars in April? Well, according to the L.A. City Attorney, they had their very own Amy Poehler on hand to drive the getaway vehicle. (Refresher course: Poehler was the ... More >>

Your 2012 Summer Movie and Food Truck Roundup

Rolling out a blanket under the stars, taking in a movie project on a big outdoor screen while snacking on some kalbi tacos or pulled pork sliders is quickly becoming a L.A. summertime tradition. Last weekend marked the debut of two new weekly festivals: Street Food Cinema, which is being but on b ... More >>

OxyContin Prescriptions Sold For Cash at Valley Clinic, Cops Say

You thought drug dealers operated on street corners or in Lindsay Lohan's bathroom, but no. Turns out a Van Nuys store front has been doing business as a "pill mill" where you can walk in with cash and walk out with an OxyContin prescription, no questions asked. That, at least, is what L.A. County ... More >>

Top 5 Sushi Restaurants in the Valley

One of the hard truths reached while researching our 10 Best Sushi Restaurants list a few weeks ago was that Los Angeles has far too many superb sushi restaurants to ever be condensed into a single list. One area that felt particularly overlooked (with only one entry in the top ten) was the San Fern ... More >>

Santa Monica Spends Earthquake Plum on Ritzy Projects

Slim the Mobster Has An Amazing House

Slim the Mobster​Slim the Mobster and I are scheduled to do an interview at a Northridge gun range, set up by his publicist. But as the rapper pulls up and peers out from under his black Dodgers baseball hat, he looks hesitant. "I don't want my picture taken with a gun, you feel me?" he says ... More >>

L.A. Farmers Markets Exposed

Often, produce sold at stalls isn't organic, grown by small farms — or even spray-free

Chick-fil-A Hollywood: Sneak Peek [Photo Gallery]

Guzzle & NoshThe spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A Hollywood.​When the Chick-fil-A at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue opens, it will be only the second Los Angeles location, but the Southern chicken chain is looking to expand throughout California in a big way. Jeremia ... More >>

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Cisneros Siblings Plead Not Guilty In Connection With USC-UCLA Brawl, Stabbings

KTLA NewsNot guilty pleas were entered in connection with last week's USC-UCLA brawl.​That outbreak of ugly violence before last weekend's big USC-UCLA game was a family affair, at least partly, authorities allege. While the father of the Cisneros clan was arrested and released in connection ... More >>

(Video) Part Of Violent UCLA-USC Weekend Brawl Caught On Tape

KTLA NewsFans got into it at the Rose Bowl.​Portions of that violent brawl before Saturday's annual USC-UCLA football game were captured on a video obtained and posted by KTLA News. Reports differed on whether the fight, which ended in the stabbing of two men, was the fueled by a longstanding ... More >>

National Weather Service: 'Dangerous Heat Expected' For Much Of L.A.

NASA​Hot enough for you yet? Still complaining about that cool summer? Didn't think so. And it looks like Madre Nature is about to turn it up a notch. The National Weather Service has issued a notice that states, in part, "dangerous heat expected" for Wednesday. The usual suspects should be o ... More >>

'Excessive Heat Watch' Issued For L.A. This Week: Record Temps Expected

​An "excessive heat watch" has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday, with "dangerous heat possible" and even record temperatures for the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains. A high-pressure system is ... More >>

Mad as Hell About Reefer

The Pot Shop Boys

Returning with a new album, Cypress Hill discusses legalization, where you can get the best strains, and how great it feels to work for a stoner boss

Northern Comfort: In Winter, Khao Soi Hits the Spot

Ask Mr. Gold: Northern Comfort. In Winter, Khao Soi Hits the Spot

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I just returned from a trip to Southeast Asia, and while in northern Thailand, I discovered the yellow noodle dish with chicken in curry and coconut milk, known as khao soi. It's the perfect winter comfort food (spicy and cr ... More >>

L.A. Blows: Some Lose Power

Whomever says Los Angeles doesn't have seasons is obtuse. Sure, our complaints about the latest weather bringing "cold" temperatures would make any Midwesterner laugh. But still, Monday's high was 91 degrees. This morning we woke up to temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Add to that wind gusts up to 5 ... More >>

Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 251, Man Killed In Case of Mistaken Identity

A man was killed in Northridge on October 18 in what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. According to police, two groups of men were yelling at each other near the southeast corner of White Oak Avenue and Lassen Street. View Larger Map When one group realized that the other group was carryi ... More >>

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Newport '69 Remembered

Kevin Roderick recalls L.A.'s forgotten Woodstock, a three-day open-air concert in Northridge that still brings smiles to its participants. In his L.A. Observed entry, Roderick recalls that "Jimi Hendrix jammed with Buddy Miles on Sunday afternoon in a session still bootlegged around the Internet, n ... More >>

Readers' Revenge: On Porn Star Charles Peyton

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It's Only Rock and Roll but I Like It: Music as a Soundtrack to Life

Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

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