"Sons of Anarchy" actor Johnny Lewis struggled with legal problems as well as drug issues in the last year of his life, court records show.

On a tip, police find most of Gundlach's $10-million art collection at an automobile stereo shop in Pasadena and the last piece at a Glendale home.Star bond trader Jeffrey Gundlach is getting his art back.

John Edward Smith is released after a victim of the shooting says LAPD detectives pressured him to identify Smith as the gunman.A Los Angeles man serving a life sentence for murder was released Monday after prosecutors conceded that their star witness had perjured himself.

Lloyd and Ilse Ruocco set aside funding for the park in 1977, but it took 35 years for the project to come to fruition. SAN DIEGO — Architect Lloyd Ruocco and his wife, Ilse, an art professor at San Diego State, had a dream for their adopted city: a downtown park to incorporate their vision of "thoughtful urbanism."

A new breed of prospectors—banks, insurers, utility companies—are receiving billions in subsidies while taxpayer and ratepayers are paying most of the costs. Critics say it's a rip-off.Driven by the Obama administration's vision of clean power and energy independence, the rush to build large-scale solar plants across the Southwest has created an investors' dream in the desert.

The former governor is set to inaugurate an academic institute at USC, where bipartisan solutions on the environment, economy and political reform will be studied.SACRAMENTO — He's gone from movie star to governor and back again, and now Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for politicians in Sacramento and Washington: Both capitals could learn a thing or two from Hollywood.

Former prosecutor Christopher A. Darden says Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. manipulated the evidence, a charge that remaining 'dream team' members furiously deny. Members of the O.J. Simpson defense "dream team" were back in action 17 years after the legendary murder trial, this time defending the name of their late colleague, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

Unlike much of the state, Bakersfield is adding residents and jobs while attracting companies. But the economy has not fully recovered, and the city is hindered by a variety of weaknesses.BAKERSFIELD — This mid-size city has become the surprise star of the Central Valley.

Remains of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Clifford Ryan, who was killed while guarding a bridge, were identified through DNA in 2011. During an illustrious military career, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Clifford Ryan was awarded a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He was killed at the age of 27 in 1950 in a battle with Chinese forces in Unsan, North Korea. And there his body lay unrecovered for dec...

A key figure charged in the L.A. County assessor's office probe says he gave cash and perks to USC football star Joe McKnight and basketball player Davon Jefferson while they were in school. Gifts could be a violation of NCAA rules.A key figure in the ongoing corruption scandal at the Los Angeles County assessor's office said he gave cash and perks worth thousands of dollars to two USC athletes wh...

A transient who allegedly broke into the home of LL Cool J is still in the hospital recovering from injuries he received during a fight with the star, L.A. prosecutors said.

Examination of the football star, who committed suicide in May, finds nothing unusual, despite speculation that concussions from sports were a factor. SAN DIEGO — Football star Junior Seau had no alcohol or illicit drugs in his system when he committed suicide, and an initial examination of his brain showed no apparent damage from his years of football, according to the autopsy and toxicolog...

Former porn actress Jenna Jameson pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence in Orange County after crashing into a light pole in Westminster.

Mixed martial arts fighter and reality TV show host Jason "Mayhem" Miller was arrested Monday on suspicion of burglary after deputies found him dozing naked on a couch in an Orange County church.

In Seal Beach, Michael Beckage trains his telescope on the night sky. His 'star parties' draw not just stargazers but passersby who are amazed at the celestial show they see through the eyepiece.The summer sunset has painted a vivid watercolor of orange, coral and violet over the Pacific, just past the pier in Seal Beach. But Michael Beckage already has his telescope trained on the moon.

Bureaucrats and wealthy homeowners are robbing us of a romantic legacy. Newport Beach is the latest city to jump on the bandwagonBefore the first star appears, dozens of fires lick the sand at Dockweiler State Beach, mirroring the copper-colored sunset. This coastal strip in Playa del Rey is the last major L.A. outpost of a California rite of summer since Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon Watus...

After a years-long probe, Tyrone Freeman, once a rising star in the nation's labor movement, is indicted on federal charges of stealing from SEIU workers to enrich himself.Not long ago, Tyrone Freeman was a rising star in the national labor movement, already the head of California's biggest union local and a force in Democratic politics from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.

Anthony Wayne Smith excelled as a defensive end. He amassed cash, bought a home, found love. Months after his career ended, prosecutors allege, he killed two men — and two more in the years that followed.Anthony Wayne Smith was a top draft pick of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1990, a barrel-chested rising star.

The Californian was a heeler in team roping. He was found dead after competing at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming.Broc Cresta, a California steer roper and rising star on the rodeo circuit, who ranked 12th in the world as a heeler in team roping, was found dead Saturday in his trailer at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming. He was 25.

An L.A. judge will examine the care of Michael Jackson's children, after allegations that relatives were holding their former guardian, his mother, against her will. A Los Angeles judge ordered an investigation Friday into the care ofMichael Jackson'schildren, capping a tumultuous week of family feuding in which some relatives of the late pop star accused others of kidnapping their elderly matriar...

Paul Raef faces four misdemeanor counts, made possible by a state law approved in 2010 that targets paparazzi, in connection with the July 6 chase involving the pop star on the 101 Freeway.A photographer who allegedly chased Justin Bieber on the 101 Freeway earlier this month will face criminal charges in the high-speed pursuit, marking the first time prosecutors have filed a case under the state'...

UC Riverside didn't give up after being denied accreditation for a medical school, and officials hope that new funding will mean students can enroll next year.UC Riverside's long-held dream to have a full medical school was badly battered last year when the state refused to pay for it and then national accreditors wouldn't allow it to open. Those denials were a blow to the UC system's proud tradit...

Celeste Holm won an Academy Award for supporting actress in the 1947 film 'Gentleman's Agreement' and was nominated two other times. She also had frequent roles on television, including in the 1990s series 'Promised Land.'Celeste Holm, the versatile actress who achieved fame on Broadway in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit musical "Oklahoma!" in 1943 and five years later won...

The California Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate an incident in the 101 Freeway on Friday in which paparazzi chased pop star Justin Bieber.

Academic Decathlon star Daniel Berdichevsky, or DemiDec Dan, turned his passion into a livelihood, helping a new generation parlay 'geeky quirkiness' into high scores.ALBUQUERQUE — As he strode into the hotel ballroom, scores of high school students swarmed the man they know as DemiDec Dan, a legend in the world of Academic Decathlon.

'If my life buys the safety of a child who will one day change the world, then I know that it was all worth it,' Marine Sgt. Will Stacey wrote in a final letter to his family.Multi-star generals attended his Arlington National Cemetery funeral. His name adorns a fighter jet. His words echo in the halls of Congress.

Prosecutors cite a lack of evidence that TMZ.com paid officers for a photo of pop star Rihanna after she had been beaten by singer Chris Brown, her boyfriend.After midnight on a quiet street in a posh Los Angeles neighborhood, one of the music world's rising stars was punching his pop singer girlfriend in the face and slamming her head against the dashboard of a rented Lamborghini. Ninety-five min...

Lenny Dykstra, already sentenced to three years in prison, agrees to a deal after investigators allege he looted his mansion of valuables while battling creditors.Former New York Mets star and self-styled financial guru Lenny Dykstra, already sentenced to three years in state prison for a car scam, has agreed to a plea deal on federal bankruptcy fraud charges after allegedly  looting his mansion o...

Former porn actress Jenna Jameson was charged this week with driving under the influence in Orange County after wrapping her car around a light pole in Westminster.

Santa Barbara County supervisors narrowly pass an ordinance that could be worth more than $15 million for developer Rick Caruso's Miramar Hotel project.High-profile developer Rick Caruso got his long-standing wish Tuesday: a tax break that could be worth more than $15 million for knocking down Montecito's dilapidated Miramar Hotel and building a luxury resort on the star-crossed site.