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An aspiring actor has been arrested on federal charges of trying to extort movie producer Harvey Weinstein by threatening to kill members of his family unless he wired millions to an offshore bank account.
Rodney King died as the result of an accidental drowning, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner's official report released Thursday.
Two birds found dead in Santa Monica have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, officials said Thursday.
In preparation for the arrival of the retired space shuttle, Endeavour, two military jets will be conducting a test run over Los Angeles Saturday morning.
The accident occurred near the intersection West 92nd Street and Normandie Avenue at 6:19 a.m., authorities said.
A transient was arrested Wednesday evening after allegedly killing a pelican with his bare hands.
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky announced Thursday he has decided not to run for the office of mayor of Los Angeles, saying he would give way to "a new generation" of political leaders when his term ends in 2014.
Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday for a well-known Beverly Hills plastic surgeon accused of videotaping undressed female patients without their knowledge.
Someone duct-taped a turtle to balloons and sent him soaring into the sky. Now, Oceanside police want to know who is responsible.
A young waitress claims she was denied the right to breast pump milk at a Seal Beach restaurant on Monday.
Two teenage boys were reportedly fighting when one of them stabbed the other and fled, according to a Los Angeles County sheriff's official.
A 20-year-old exchange student from Korea died at Oxnard Beach Park Wednesday after the pit he was digging collapsed, burying him under six feet of sand.
Elite tennis referee Lois Goodman will be extradited back to Los Angeles Wednesday amid allegations that she murdered her 82-year-old husband with a coffee mug in April.
A Lancaster man fights for life Wednesday after contracting the West Nile virus, according to his daughter.
Deputies spent hours trying to track down a burglary suspect, with no success, authorities said.
