Jessica P. Ogilvie

In tonight's Extra, Extra, the Catalina Airport gets an unfortunate designation, a legendary ranch will be sold, and new pests have invaded Los Angeles. 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).

Every now and then, the LAPD comes up with a downright heart-warming story -- today, it's the tale of a father-daughter team out patrolling the streets together. The AP tells the story of officers Jamie Carganilla and Pat Cronin.

A teenage girl escaped an attacker on Monday afternoon while waiting outside of her high school to be picked up, and police say that the would-be assailant is now on the run.

Two bears proved yesterday that they will not be scared off by the tagging and removing of their friends -- one bear in Duarte and another in Bradbury roamed into residential neighborhoods, then hunkered down in their chosen locations and stayed for a few hours.

Charlie Sheen just debuted his new show, "Anger Management," but now it looks like certain TV folk are after him to do even more on the small screen: Nigel Lythgoe, "American Idol" producer, reportedly wants Sheen on board as a judge on the singing competition.

Well folks, you know your relationship is over when you get back to your normal activities, and such is the case with no-doubt broken-hearted Tom Cruise. Now that his divorce from Katie Holmes has been finalized, the 50-year-old actor was spotted flying back to L.A. yesterday, then up to Mammoth to film his current project, "Oblivion."

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a hiker called in reinforcements to find her dog, bears are getting even more friendly with local residents, and vandals are on the loose in the Valley. 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).

Well, this is adorable. TMZ reports that Maria Shriver and her daughter, 22-year-old Katherine Schwarzenegger, got matching parking tickets while leaving a Brentwood medical center over the weekend.

Officials who found a backpack under a bridge in Anaheim today later realized that what they stumbled across was a bag full of grenades, black powder and blasting caps, reports the OC Register.

Kris Humphries' divorce from Kim Kardashian may have just taken an interesting turn; Humphries' ex-girlfriend, who he dated after splitting up with Kim, claims she's three months pregnant with Humphries' child.

It looks like Brad Pitt's family is tired of the actor hogging the spotlight; on the heels of his brother Doug making a commercial for Virgin Mobile, his mom has penned a strongly-worded anti-Obama, anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage letter in her local newspaper.

Lord of the Rings fans, rejoice: Peter Jackson announced on Facebook today that principal photography for "The Hobbit" has wrapped, and the film is now headed to the editing room.