California State University Northridge’s Matty the Matador comes out on top in ESPN’s Mascot Mayhem contest in Anaheim.

An Encino attorney, three chiropractors and a handful of legal aides were arrested Thursday for alleged involvement in a large-scale auto insurance fraud ring involving more than 300 suspects, authorities said Thursday.

A judge’s decision not to order the county Department of Public Health to require porn actors to use condoms will be appealed to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Thursday.

A husband and wife pleaded no contest today to charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash that killed a USC student and seriously injured another, who was pulled off the hood of the car that hit the pair before the culprits left the scene.

A drumroll, please. In a moment, the winner of my 2010 “win-a-trip” contest.

But first, a message from the sponsor – that’s me.