Emma G. Gallegos

The late artist Mike Kelley took his own life last month, while he was at his home in South Pasadena. Now MOCA will be offering "A Tribute to Mike Kelley" in an exhibition that features several works from the artist in its permanent collection, as well as works he had donated to the museum.

An adorable cocker spaniel named Scooby has been reunited with his owner after he disappeared seven years ago. Once his fur was sheared, groomers found the microchip that identified where his old owners used to live.

Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance, the group that put on the (once-darling) Sunset Junction Festival for three decades before the city pulled the plug this summer, filed for bankruptcy in court this December. The group's assets are very few—just $500 for office supplies and furniture—while its debts tally up to $928,000

At least three people were shot at a burning home in East Hollywood today. Firefighters were dispatched to the burning home at 517 Harvard Blvd. just before 1pm this afternoon.

The Kodak Theatre is no longer the Kodak Theatre. Sure, the sign in front still has the company's name on it, but it's only a matter of time before that's taken down.

Actress and dancer Zina Bethune was the kind of person who not only braked for animals but tried to help them across the street—even at the end when her life was on the line. For that, PETA is giving Bethune a posthumous "Compassionate Action Award."

California has had underwater state parks for a while, but on January 1 of this year the state opened several new parks along the coastline. These include the La Jolla kelp forest, tide pools in Laguna and coral gardens off of Catalina. Their goal? To do a better job protecting marine life.

Mark McHenry thought that he was developing a rapport with the staff at Landmark Steakhouse where he was a regular customer. That is until he looked through his receipts that identified him as "McStinkyNigger," "McNigShit" and "McCottonwood" He sued them this spring for discriminating on the basis of his race and has settled for an undisclosed amount.

An autopsy found that there was water in the lungs of Whitney Houston, who was found unconscious in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton suite yesterday afternoon.

Six people were shot early this morning when someone opened fire on the dance floor at a private event at a Hollywood banquet hall. The shooting happened at a venue called Vatican Banquet on Sunset Boulevard just before 2am this morning.

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The weight of paying tribute to Whitney Houston's legacy at the Grammys tonight is falling on the shoulders of Jennifer Hudson, who agreed to perform Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" at the awards ceremony.