Dennis Romero

The developer of a six-story office building in Beverly Hills is suing Hollywood agency William Morris Endeavor for allegedly walking away from a lease. The high-power company (its client roster is an A-to-Z of A-list actors) appears to be abandoning the location. WME's problem, according to the Beverly Hills Courier,......

We've seen the future of journalism, and it's a little scary. The old way has organizations employing reporters and editors who, according to their training and experience, decide what's worth covering -- stories that hold politicians accountable, uphold shining examples of leadership, unearth wrongdoing, highlight the odd, entertain, and warn......

Police in Redondo Beach say a 29-year-old man came forward to report that he was drugged, shaved head to toe and sexually assaulted -- all while conscious but immobile. The suspect? An acquaintance and former cop. The report, first unearthed in the Daily Breeze, was confirmed by Redondo Beach police......

Hospitals in the San Fernando Valley are experiencing a spike in patients reporting H1N1 "swine" flu symptoms, leading one administrator to call it a "Valley-wide outbreak" of the virus. Three Providence hospitals in the valley -- Holy Cross, Tarzana and Saint Joseph -- are reporting a 10 percent increase in......

Prosecutors today charged an 18-year-old Calabasas man with burglary not once but twice. It isn't clear if Nicholas Prugo stole from the rich to give to the poor (you know, those Range Rover drivers in the far West Valley), but the district attorney's office believes he targeted well-heeled stars Lindsay......

The Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Los Angeles Saturday for UFC 104. Newly crowned star Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida will defend his light-heavyweight title against fellow Brazilian Maurico "Shogun" Rua.The bout at Staples Center will showcase the 31-year-old, undefeated champ, who's father is Japanese and whose mother is Brazilian. His......

Harvey Levin, managing editor of celebrity news television show and website TMZ, told the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California in a speech last night that the Sheriff's Department's seizure and use of his phone records is "illegal" and that he's pursuing legal avenues with a team of......

This must be green week. On Monday President Obama called off Bush-fearing federal agents who had their guns trained on medical marijuana dispensaries in California and 13 other states where medicinal pot is legal. A county superior court judge ruled the city's moratorium on new dispensaries is illegal. And now......

A 25-year-old man wanted for questioning in the 160,000-acre Station Fire, which raged in August and September and was only fully contained Friday, has been arrested in connection with a smaller, nearby fire that burned in August, Sgt. David Infante of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today.The man,......

Last week it was hard to avoid the saga of "Balloon Boy," 6-year-old Falcon Heene, who was believed to have been aboard his family's homemade weather balloon as it drifted above Colorado but who was later found safe at home. The sheriff in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Heenes live,......