Emma G. Gallegos

In tonight's Extra, Extra Lindsay Lohan hits the clubs, Tim Tebow gives a sermon and $10K is offered to man who shielded son from gunfire. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

This week's round-up includes snippets of overheard conversation about what Karl Rove's face looks like, what flexatarianism entails and creepy things actors say. Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city.

Paul DeLisle, the bassist from Smash Mouth, took out a restraining order against his wife after claiming that she "repeatedly goes for my fingers, in an attempt to render me unable to play music, which is what I do for a living."

A tanker trunk carrying 8,600 gallons of gasoline exploded into flames on the 134 freeway this evening. Video and photos from the scene show that the blaze was pretty epic while it was raging, but when NBC LA aired footage of the fire, Angelenos really could not care less.

In today's not-very-cuddly round-up, you can get out to rock, see the old King Kong movie or see Bela Tarr's latest.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Tim Tebow's Christian image is debated, a Whittier newspaper flubs its endorsement and unincorporated California can be a terrible place to live. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Cops say a drunk driver rear-ended a tanker truck carrying 8,600 gallons of gas on the freeway last night, splitting the truck open and sparking a river of fire that completely shut down the 134 freeway.

Family and friends of Azusa teen Kendrec McDade turned out wearing blue—the color of the football jersey he wore as a star at Azusa High—for his funeral today at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Altadena. McDade's death at 19 has sparked questions about police conduct and racial profiling in Pasadena.

Cars are at the top of the food chain: a mountain lion suspected of mauling a mare at an animal care center in Lancaster ended up getting hit by a car yesterday. County animal control officers put down the cougar because it was so badly injured.

Jonathan Gold's latest Counter Intelligence column has us wondering if writing about a first-hand account with weed is some sort of hazing ritual for columnists in the Los Angeles Times. In the piece, Gold grudgingly agrees to attend a dinner put on by Starry Kitchen's Nguyen Tran that features marijuana-laced dishes.

Gas hit $7 per gallon on Catalina Island this week, which makes it even worse than heavily taxed European gas.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, you can shack up with the Schullers for $700/night, the first family of Irvine's home was sold off and a corporation runs for mayor. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).