Emma G. Gallegos

A man shot and killed a woman outside of a home in San Pedro last night before calling 9-1-1 and shooting himself in the head. The shooting happened in the 3100 block of Almeria Street around 10:30 pm, and it left the shooter in critical condition.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, policy changes are coming to USC, a Highland Park pharmacist is honored and we help you find your fucking polling place. 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).

A driver eating a late-night snack from McDonald's ended up crashing an SUV through a condo in the Valley this morning. The Ford Expedition ended up almost fully inside a Chatworth condo early this morning.

Get out so you can buy items at the American Indian Arts Marketplace, watch the Derby Dolls in action or see director Kim Ki-Duk in person.

A retired Huntington Beach couple who pled guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old male high school student were sentenced to three years of probation as a part of a plea bargain. The couple Daniel Alma Shepard, 63, and his wife, Gay Davidson-Shepard, 60, were also ordered to do counseling and 60 days of community service.

The Last Bookstore is kicking off a new project to highlight the work of local authors and independent publishers in Los Angeles. The downtown bookstore says it plans to set aside a lot of shelf space for its new Indie Shelves Initiative.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Fergie has a great costume, American Apparel responds to yet more controversy and layoffs could hit some local studios. 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).

A basset hound was doused in lighter fluid, set ablaze and left to die in a ravine this weekend. Firefighters found the 3-year-old dog Buddy after a neighbor called in the fire, but it was too late for the little guy who was severely burned.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Kim Kardashian goes under the sea and the Jolie clan does their best McKayla Maroney impersonation. 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 edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from Halloween revelers, juicing fanatics and ironic hipsters.

Most everything that 17-year-old twins Marie and Tina Vachovsky do seems to come in twos: both of them paint, play the piano, surf, play tennis, have a 4.5 GPA, applied to Stanford and the UCs and got an impressive 2200 the first time they took the SAT.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a rave gets canceled at the last-minute, Silver Lake yurt goes up on Craigslist and why healthy lunches sometimes flop. 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).