Emma G. Gallegos

A video captured an arrest from two years ago that shows an LAPD police officer firing a taser on a handcuffed woman in the back of a patrol car while another officer laughed and sang. The LAPD police officer who fired the taser twice without warning Jorge Santander later lied about how it happened in written reports.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, the New York Times makes fun of LA drivers (shocker!), Selena and Justin aren't quite broken up and a local race gets its own super PAC. 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).

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Kim Kardashian is sorry, Deana Carter shouldn't have shaved her legs (for this) and some poor kids have to retake their SATs. 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 Los Angeles Police Department has announced the locations of tonight's DUI checkpoints.

Angelenos who live in the hills pay a premium to be up and away from it all, but in the case of an emergency that can sometimes mean being too far away from a fire station. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl wants to change that by putting more firefighting resources, including new fire stations, into hillside communities (many of which are in his district).

This morning's drizzly rain is forecasted to get a little heavier and steadier tomorrow morning.

Police have arrested a man suspected of raping a woman that he met on a dating website. Aaron Robinson, 32, is suspected of driving a woman he met online to a CVS store, where he bought alcohol before taking her back to his apartment in Hawthorne.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a dog sings the blues, LAUSD students will not be getting tablets and Kristen Stewart is onto your fakey-fake girl power. 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 are currently investigating reports that there are body parts inside a dumpster across the street from a children's museum in Oxnard. Police got a call about the possible human remains around 9:39 am this morning.

The woman who was the voice of Smurfette for television's "The Smurfs"—among a host of other recognizable cartoon characters—died this month at the age of 96 in Costa Mesa.

A sheriff's deputy who works out of the West Hollywood Station has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man while off-duty this June. Francisco Gamez, 41, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Armando Casillas, 38.

A man suspected of raping a mentally disabled woman on a Metro bus in Culver City last week has been charged in the case. Kerry Trotter, 20, has been charged with rape as well as other charges that mean he could face more than 20 years in prison, according to a release from the District Attorney's Office.