Simone Wilson

Update: Two suspects have been arrested for the murder. Known gang members Marcus Denson, 18, and Leonard Hall Jr., 21, are each being held in lieu of $1 million bail. A Black boy fatally shot at about 2 p.m. on Halloween day has been identified as five-year-old Aaron Shannon, Jr......

His name is John Wesley Ewell. He's a 53-year-old handyman from Harbor Gateway, and L.A. County sheriffs suspect he committed four cold-blooded murders during home-invasion robberies from Sept. 24 to Oct. 20. Now, black-and-white evidence found in his red 1992 Nissan Altima suggests that, given the chance, Ewell may not......

The only thing more twisted than telling a toddler you have candy in your trench coat is telling a nice elderly lady you're her grandson and need money for bail. The Arcadia Police Department warned residents this morning that there's a "Grandparent Scammer" on the loose -- a classic type......

Ever the watchdog of fugly signage in Los Angeles, Dennis Hathaway of Billboard Blight spotted another urban atrocity sullying L.A.'s pastoral coastline a couple days back: A "Medal of Honor" billboard promoting the video game's latest traipse into turban country (rated 'M' for Mature). Afghanistan, already? Have they no shame?......

Nicole Richie swears by it. The Olsen twins bathe in it. (Their hair, you perves.) Lindsay Lohan would go back to jail for it. Studio Noi -- a shmancy little salon in Venice -- blasts it on the daily. From across the country, the ball-busting New York Times has its......

Another case for Golden State sovereignty: Facebook 'Likes' may have determined the races in most U.S. states, but Californians should be proud to know that Zuckerberg's popularity meter made no indication of our preference for governor or ganja this November. Gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman had twice the 'Likes' as winner......

While Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa dismantles libraries across the city, City Councilwoman Jan Perry of the downtown district thinks there's still enough money to give a few billionaires a tax exemption on their massive hotel project on Wilshire Boulevard and South Figueroa Street, according to LA Curbed. The complex......

What is this, an episode of "Weeds"? Although L.A. County voted down Prop. 19 overall -- with 47.45 percent 'Yes' and 52.55 percent 'No' -- San Fernando Valley's little boxes on the hillside squeaked out a majority 'Yes' on the controversial measure that would have legalized marijuana, siding with voters......

Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Vermin reports streaming out of New York City tend to get a little repetitive (with the exception of that one about the snake in a toilet), so we can't take the time to laugh at all of them. But the anti-rat......

It's the only moment of joy in traffic court: when an officer doesn't remember your case well enough to testify. Everyone's happy -- copper doesn't have to make crap up, you get to blow that Popsicle stand and all the poor fools behind you on the bench save 10 more......