Rare Orcas| 4.0 Quake| Cher Battles Slash Over Elephant: LA Today

LOS ANGELES, CA — Share-worthy stories from across the Southland Patch cities to talk about tonight:

Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal

Casey Affleck, last year's Best Actor Oscar winner, breaks with tradition in not presenting this year following allegations of sexual abuse.

Orcas, Dolphins Spotted Off Palos Verdes Coast: WATCH

A pod of orcas and another pod of dolphins were seen swimming and splashing in the water almost two miles west of Point Vincente.

Earthquake Rattles Orange County Awake

An early morning quake rattled most of South OC awake Thursday and was felt across three counties. Did you feel it?

Disney Actor Adam Hicks Busted In String Of Armed Robberies

Adam Hicks, the star of "Zeke and Luther," was arrested for allegedly holding up pedestrians at gunpoint in Burbank.

Cher Squares Off With Slash Over Billy, The LA Zoo Elephant

In a scene that could only happen in LA, celebrities did battle at City Hall over the fate of Billy, the beloved LA Zoo elephant.

Vladimir Guerrero To Be Angels' First Hall Of Famer

The Angels are getting the club's first National Baseball Hall Of Famer with Vladimir Guerrero's decision to go in as an Angel.

Calabasas Auction House Sued Over 'Sopranos' Costume

The auction house is getting sued for allegedly misrepresenting a listing for the late James Gandolfini's costume in "The Sopranos" finale.

Two Men Plead No Contest in Human Trafficking Case

A 20-year-old Long Beach woman and a 15-year-old girl from Los Angeles were forced by the duo to work as prostitutes.

Guess Which Oscar Winners Lived In This Pacific Palisades Mansion

WOW House: Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg is selling her longtime Pacific Palisades home, but she wasn't the first acclaimed star to own it.