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Authorities today identified a man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in Bellflower after he allegedly stabbed a man with a gardening tool and then swung the implement at the deputies.  

A bizarre 'alien' creature found on a sidewalk in Australia, an effort to revive the Tasmanian Tiger, and a sacred 'mermaid' set to be studied in Japan were among the strange and unusual stories to cross our desk this week.

Film producer and studio head Alan Ladd Jr., who won an Oscar for Mel Gibson's ``Braveheart'' but is revered by sci-fi buffs for bringing ``Star Wars'' to the big screen, died today at age 84.

A 23-year-old man was convicted today in a police pursuit that killed a pedestrian in Los Alamitos two years ago.

Southern California Gas Co. today began assembling a ``hydrogen home'' in Downey designed to show how carbon-free gas made from renewable electricity can be used to fuel energy systems of the future -- the first project of its kind in the United States.

Once prepared, the ordinance will need approval of a majority of the City Council and the mayor.

The non-injury blaze was reported shortly before noon along Holy Jim Trail, roughly halfway between Lake Elsinore in Riverside County and Trabuco Canyon in Orange County, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Citing the theft of catalytic converters from 39 city-owned vehicles over Christmas weekend, the Los Angeles City Council passed a motion today aimed at developing a plan for reducing theft of city property.

An organization that advocates more diversity in the legal profession was sued by a former employee who alleges she has been forced out of her job for not complying with the organization's mandate for coronavirus vaccinations, which she says could jeopardize her health.

Los Angeles World Airports, which owns and operates LAX and Van Nuys Airport, announced appointments today for the positions chief human capital and equity officer and deputy executive director of public safety and security.