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RELAXING IN her backyard is author Tere Tereba. The gangster Mickey Cohen may be dead and buried since 1976, but author Tere Tereba has unearthed him.

This June 8, 2004 file photo shows the transit of Venus, which occurs when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, is pictured in Hong Kong.

A homicide investigation was under way into the death of a chiropractor found today on the floor of his office in the Palms area.

Four years after an audit exposed the city of Los Angeles' outdated emergency plans, a report released Thursday said L.A. still has more work to do to prepare for a major disaster.

Los Angeles police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Palms chiropractor who was found dead in his office Thursday morning.

A love for wine and dogs can co-exist. People take their pets everywhere these days--dining and drinking out, no exception.

Backbeat , the stage adaptation of the 1994 film about the formation of The Beatles, will get its American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in 2013, before heading to New York for a Broadway run.

It is, quietly, the talk of the street. And in California's San Fernando Valley, this is not just any street.

Ada Chan, 31, of Arcadia, left, and Amanda Ma, 31, of Pasadena, co-owners of Fresh Events Company, Inc., pose for a picture during a press reception and networking mixer for the 31st Annual Small Business Awards, at Fresh Events Company, Inc.

Diana Escobar, 18, of Long Beach was killed in a Los Angeles County car accident after her vehicle crashed into a light pole.

A City Council committee moved forward with a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, approving a recommendation to outlaw storefront pot shops in Los Angeles while allowing small groups of patients and their primary caregivers to grow the drug on their own.

Leaders of the Beverly Hills Unified School District made good on their word Wednesday and sued county transportation officials over the route of the $5.6-billion Westside subway extension.

Following up on our list of the 10 Best Tacos in Los Angeles , we decided to look onwards and upwards, towards the San Fernando Valley in search of even more great tacos.

West Hollywood needs a citizens' advocacy group pushing for historic preservation because City Hall has many other priorities.

Howard Krepack may not be a household name in many parts of the bike community, but there are few people who have left as large a footprint in the steadily growing movement.

In this Sept. 18, 2011 file photo, Peter Dinklage from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" poses backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Tim Conway, Jr. was born and raised in Los Angeles...and survived 10 years in a youth detention center called the Los Angeles Unified School District.

A U.S. Army soldier from Los Angeles has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

One of the big gripes about Mexican food in Los Angeles is a lack of options west of, say, La Cienega Blvd.

On May 29, 1942, the movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney as George M. Cohan, premiered at a war-bonds benefit in New York.