Two suspects were arrested Friday morning in an incident police say is connected to a shooting Sunday that left one teenager dead and another injured.

Johnny Orosco, 22, and a 16-year-old were arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm and conspiracy stemming from the related incident, said Livingston police Sgt. Ray Fong. The juvenile has ties to a criminal street gang, Fong added.

After the driest December in 22 years, and a January that was merely damp, California weather-watchers are hungry for any whiff of change in the air.

So when news seeped out that this winter's cursed La Niña conditions may at last be weakening, some of those eager observers began to pine for a repeat of the legendary "Miracle March" scenario of 1991 that helped California break a long drought.

Scattered around the globe, 24 elite surfers -- and thousands of surf fans -- are keenly aware that the infamous waves off Pillar Point at Half Moon Bay recently topped 30 feet.

With a chance of rain this weekend, conditions are not quite perfect for the Mavericks Invitational surf contest. When they are, those surfers will be summoned with 24 hours' notice to get to Half Moon Bay to ride Mavericks' legend-making waves.

Great LA theaters and intriguing grave sites. With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood. The Oscars will be held at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Feb. 26.

After a week of controversy, Chicago officials have decided to design the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker themselves.