Police say the gun was discovered at Terminal 3, where Coolio’s bodyguard tried to smuggle the weapon through security. Both the rapper and the bodyguard were taken into custody; however, Coolio’s bodyguard was soon released with no charges, after the police was able to determine that the owner of stolen firearm was in fact Coolio. "Upon arrival airport police immediately took possession of a carry-on bag in the X-ray screening belt," airport police Officer Alicia Hernandez told the Los Angeles Daily News.

Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with covering up a crash involving a drunk driver and later filing a false police report, prosecutors say. Following an internal affairs inquiry, Officers Rene Ponce and Irene Gomez were charged Sept. 6 with a felony count each of filing a false report and conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Both pleaded not guilty last week.

Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers is used to having her body on display. But back in July, the 29-year-old captured an unsuspecting older woman on camera changing in the locker room of an LA Fitness gym. She captioned the nude photo: “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either,” and posted it to Snapchat. “There is no question that by her own caption that she intended to shame this woman and that’s the nub of the case,” said CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman.

Tarantulas are out looking for love, and hikers in Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains are warned to watch out for the hairy spiders. Tarantula mating season has begun, and it will last through the end of October, the National Park Service said Thursday. That means the giant arachnids will spend the next two months weaving webs just above ground, outside the female's burrow, the Los Angeles Times reported.

A former teen witch/Riot Grrrl/biochemistry major, Maja D’Aoust now uses her science background to examine the world through her lecture series, tarot readings, and insightful performances as the Oracle. By J. Bennett. (March, 2016)

The man fatally shot by a deputy in Compton last month was not connected to a carjacking suspect who had opened fire on deputies, sheriff's officials said. During the July 28 incident, a carjacking suspect crashed a stolen car, fired at deputies and fled into a neighborhood. A search ensued, and that suspect was taken into custody. Around the same time, a resident in the neighborhood noticed 27-year-old Donnell Thompson lying in his yard and called 911. Sheriff's officials said deputies were concerned that Thompson may be armed and possibly connected to the carjacking suspect.

Dogs that travel on planes now have a bathroom to use at the Los Angeles International Airport. Dogs traveling on planes now have a bathroom just for them at the airport. The Los Angeles international airport is introducing their newest animal friendly bathroom on Friday. The airport is calling them "relief areas" past security checkpoints inside eight of their terminals.

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Rob Rhinehart lacks permits for his ‘experiment in sustainable living’ and has ignored a removal order, which may lead to criminal charges, authorities say. The windows are smashed, the walls are covered in graffiti, and the solar panels gone. By Rory Carroll.

Money, murder, and sadomasochism: A journey into the hidden world of Silicon Beach and the Los Angeles tech world. By Stephen Elliott.

Los Angeles has long attracted wealthy individuals willing to spend millions of dollars for a sprawling estate in the chaparral hills above the city or along its fabled coast. But in addition to movie stars, financial executives and foreign billionaires, Los Angeles real estate has also attracted criminals seeking to launder ill-gotten gains by purchasing its tony mega-mansions. Amid heightened concern that such individuals are using shell companies to hide stolen funds, the federal government is cracking down.

How I learned to embrace Independence Day, America, and bunting. So much bunting. By Stephanie Hallett.

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday unanimously approved a $69.6 million plan to place body worn cameras on 7,000 Los Angeles patrol officers by the end of 2017. Originally, L.A. Mayor Garcetti had promised to have cameras on LAPD officers by the end of the year to improve accountability by both police and citizens, and provide evidence in criminal trials. City council members, however, balked at the price tag and approval was delayed six months.

The traffic app Waze reroutes drivers from busy, clogged streets to areas with less traffic. But that means some once-quiet neighborhoods are beginning to see traffic jams.

Diana Ware didn’t think she’d live to see her stepdaughter’s killer brought to justice. In the decades since 23-year-old Barbara Ware was shot and killed in 1987, Ware had gotten used to waiting. Waiting for phone calls from detectives, staring at the phone as the years went by until, eventually, it stopped ringing. She tried to stay hopeful but felt crushed when her husband died without knowing who took his daughter’s life.

In order to pay for its pricey plan-of-attack to eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles County, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is audaciously attempting to place a 'millionaire's tax' on the November ballot for the voters' consideration. The proposed tax would take a half-percent of personal incomes exceeding $1 million annually countywide, and devote the revenue towards funding the county government's 47-point plan for ending homelessness in Los Angeles. According to a poll conducted for the county government, a whopping 76 percent of L.A. County residents favor the proposed tax on...

The city of Los Angeles has approved a deal for nonprofit and private developers to convert “nuisance" motels into 500 permanent supportive apartments for homeless veterans. Officials called it a major step forward toward developing large-scale housing for hundreds of homeless veterans. Advocates say about 2,700 homeless veterans remain in the county, despite an intensive drive by local and federal officials..

When LA was stripped of its beloved streetcar in the 1960s, the city was quickly thrust into a traffic-clogged world of private cars and diesel buses. But with the involvement of automobile and oil companies, was this the work of a conspiracy?

The last train on the last line of greater Los Angeles’ Pacific Electric streetcar network made its last run on 9 April 1961. You can see the final days of this once-robust public transport system for yourself in the short film Ride the Last of the Big Red Cars. This footage of the remaining “red cars” (as the Pacific Electric’s fleet was commonly known) strikes an elegiac tone, especially to modern Angelenos. They have little more than history books and the rose-tinted memories of old-timers...

A new injunction limits the city's ability to seize and destroy the property of Skid Row residents. By Elijah Chiland.