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Emma G. Gallegos
Stories by Emma G. Gallegos
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An 80-year-old man shot his wife inside their home in Lake Forest this morning before turning the gun on himself. The 68-year-old woman called sheriff's dispatchers around 8:30 am to let them know her husband was armed and distraught and that she feared for her safety.
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Bee Gees member Robin Gibb, 62, passed away today after a long battle with cancer, according a representative for his family.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, Zuckerberg gets hitched, a dead baby is banned from Facebook and the NAACP endorses gay marriage. 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).
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, Angelenos go on a walk, Gilbert Gottfried reads an erotic book and Will Smith slaps a kissy reporter. 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).
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Get out so you can listen to the Dum Dum Girls, check out a new Lawrence Weiner exhibition, learn about sustainability at the Santa Monica Festival, learn how to yarn-bomb or go shopping with the Broke Girls.
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Two men were taken into custody today in the fatal shootings of two USC engineering students last month.
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A young man was found stabbed to death in the middle of the street not far from the Beverly Center early this morning. Because he was found in the street, investigators initially thought that he had been hit by a car. But the man's body was covered in stab wounds.
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sports fans that will be coming in to see the Kings, Clippers, Lakers or Amgen Tour this weekend are probably going to stick around to have a drink or dinner at some point, even if just to wait out traffic. So which fans are local managers cheering for?
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Gloria Allred has managed to snag not one but two of the clients who are accusing John Travolta of coming onto them while they tried to give him a massage. But she swears she didn't poach the clients from their original attorney.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, downtown Long Beach gets yuppies, rocks are mysterious and the Los Angeles Times gets a little help trying to do what we thought it was supposed to do. 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).
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The parents of two graduate students from China who were shot to death off-campus last month have filed a wrongful death suit against USC claiming that the school doesn't provide enough security for its students off-campus. Ming Qu and Ying Wu were 23-year-old electrical engineering students from China who were shot during around 1 am during a downpour on April 11.
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PETA got the greenlight from the Los Angeles Times to run an ad that shows an image of a dead horse that was "shot"—as in killed—on location. PETA says that the entertainment biz is especially deadly for horses, who are very commonly injured or killed on the set.