Emma G. Gallegos

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we have more than one item about farting, Nate Silver might stop blogging for the sake of democracy and a cold case in San Diego gets another look. 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).

Police stumbled across a creepy backyard altar in Pasadena that had a human skull, animal bones and incense. Pasadena police found the altar after responded to reports of a trespasser yesterday in Northwest Pasadena.

The bad old days of the LAPD, the department behind the Rampart Scandal and the Rodney King beating, were supposed to be behind us. But lingering suspicion among Angelenos that the LAPD is still a fundamentally racist, corrupt organization has spilled out into the open in the wake of the Christopher Dorner case.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Mahony might take the stand, Kim Kardashian and that one guy have a court date and the San Gabriel Valley loses a treasure. 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).

An orca at SeaWorld in San Diego gave birth to a healthy little killer whale yesterday, and her labor was captured on video. The orca's 37-year-old mother Kasatka had been gestating for 18 months until she went into labor on Valentine's Day.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Tom Cruise goes after publishers, the county is allowing children to die needlessly and Anonymous makes a threat. 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).

The mother of Christopher Dorner has broken her silence (not that we blame her for not saying anything). Nancy Dorner, whose son Christopher Dorner is believed to have perished in a cabin fire after a shootout with police, expressed sympathy for her son's victims.

A jury awarded $5.2 million to a woman today who claimed that she was wrongfully fired by her boss because she suffered from panic attacks. April Rodriguez, 34, of Rancho Cucamonga worked as a customer service representative at a waste disposal company called Industry-based Valley Vista Services Inc.

The "Price Is Right," which has had some big firsts recently, is going to allow children to compete for the first time in a special show. Admittedly, there was definitely a point in our lives between the ages of 8 and 14 where we would have been so so pumped to compete, but we're guessing we wouldn't have done well.

Last year the LA Beerathon sold tickets promoting an event promising beer at 26 locations for $55. But the reported 4,000 would-be beer marathoners were disappointed to find out at the last minute that the state shut the event down.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we have all the Chris Dorner news that's fit to print, a bestselling crime author's fall and Kimye strikes a pose. 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).

An 8-year-old boy who found a gun in a dresser drawer did what 8-year-old boys sometimes do when they find a gun: he pulled the trigger. Unfortunately for a man sitting at a kitchen table one floor below him, the gun was loaded.