Emma G. Gallegos

The Orange County DA's office has charged a man with murdering his wife on Christmas. William Wallace, 30, of Anaheim has been charged with beating his wife 26-year-old Zazell Preston to death

Police have arrested a man who they said set three fires on Sunset Boulevard in 15 minutes last night. The fires caused more than $100,000 in damage and sent one man to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Aunt Viv still holds a grudge against Will Smith, Covina might get a trampoline park and pulmonary fibrosis loses its spokesman. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

An LAPD officer responding to a call in South Los Angeles learned the hard way that he needs to be careful where he points that thing.

A UCLA chemistry professor and the University of California are facing criminal charges in connection with a laboratory fire that killed a worker Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji three years ago. Sangji, 23, was burned so severely by the laboratory fire that she died 18 days later.

The rock was scheduled to be moved from a rock quarry outside Riverside to LACMA in August. It missed that deadline, then a few more and now there isn't even a deadline — just a promise from LACMA officials that they'll let the eager masses know when it's finally going to happen.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, San Pedro is still falling into the sea, a whiny KTLA anchor pranks and intern and Rebecca Black reflects on 2011. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The office of City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is considering filing a civil suit against Occupy L.A. protesters. Protesters could find themselves on the hook for damage to city property, the costs of remediation and clean-up, lost business opportunities and the loss of film permits.

The man accused of sneaking into the home of a family that took him in* dressed as a ninja, killing the family's daughter, then stabbing her boyfriend and father and then fleeing has been caught.

It's going to be a frosty, windy, wintery holiday weekend.

It's Christmas Eve, but that doesn't mean you have to stay inside. There's a holiday show, a Chanukah benefit and plenty of other wintery activities.

It's official. After more than 30 years of marriage, Mel and Robyn Gibson are finito. The couple stuck together for a long time through thick (Mel was reportedly worth $900 million at one point) and thin (there were those alcohol-fueled anti-semitic tirades on the shoulder of PCH and misdemeanor battery charges). But today a judge will sign documents officially ending their marriage, according to City News Service.