Emma G. Gallegos

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.

A metro bus driver was fatally shot by a passenger in West Hollywood this morning, according to the sheriff's department. It happened around 9 am this morning near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and West Knoll Drive.

Actor Timothy Busfield is in hot water after he took a woman on a date at the Sherman Oaks ArcLight theaters. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that his date is accusing him of sexual battery.

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.

Two men were taken into custody today in the fatal shootings of two USC engineering students last month.

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.

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).

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.

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?

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).

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.

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.