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Emma G. Gallegos

Stories by Emma G. Gallegos

  • "Terminator 2 " and "Green Hornet" actor Edward Furlong filed a police report claiming that he was robbed on the streets of Skid Row in broad daylight. Furlong flagged a police on patrol and reported that he was robbed by a man after he asked him for directions.
  • Last year around this time, the city denied permits for the Sunset Junction Festival. In the wake of the long-running festival's demise, a smaller, impromptu festival was born: Echo Park Rising.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, one family switches over to Martian time, a 9-year-old was shot last night and Madonna is sued for supporting gay rights. 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 man was shot to death at a wedding reception last night. The shooting happened at a home in South Los Angeles around 11 pm last night, and the suspect fled the scene.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, Octomom sings (with Autotune), one local mail man had a very special (and illegal) delivery and Katie Holmes brought Suri back to her Ohio home. 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, some local cities' credit scores could be downgraded, Expo Line ridership is doing well and some chairs at an Echo Park restaurant are getting bad reviews. 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).
  • Divers searching for a snorkeler who went missing off the coast Rancho Palos Verdes a week ago recovered a body from the waves this morning. The body was discovered around 11:30 am below the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
  • The state audit found that Caltrans doing a terrible job of managing those properties: it's charged its tenants too little, and it's spent way too much on home repairs. Since 2008, it has spent $22.5 million and the way some of those millions of dollars were spent look awfully sketchy to the auditors.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, Joan Rivers and Ryan Lochte team up, Metta World Peace shows up on a kids' show and why it's been a rough week for Yosemite. 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 looking for a man who shot pepper spray into the face of a 73-year-old lady at the Burbank Metrolink station.
  • Signs warning Angelenos of the next possible "Carmageddon" will light up local freeways starting this evening. Officials want to give us plenty of heads-up like they did last time so that it will go off without a hitch.
  • It sounds like City Councilman Tom LaBonge has Olympics fever, because he wants Los Angeles to consider putting in a bid to host the Olympics, perhaps in 2032. He is expected to introduce a motion during today's City Council meeting to "explore a future bid."