Jessica P. Ogilvie

Jennifer Lawrence recently fielded an emergency situation outside of her Santa Monica apartment, according to TMZ. As she was out walking her dog, she came across a young girl passed out on her lawn.

It's hard to believe, but today marks the 3rd anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. In his honor, fans of the late King of Pop sent 10,000 roses to his grave site at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale this morning.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a little insight into breaking the law, Charlie Sheen gets the role of a lifetime, and the earth's movement is making some Angelenos unhappy. 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).

Residents of Yucaipa, a small town just east of San Bernardino, recently banded together to fend off the asshats that call themselves the Westboro Baptist Church.

Just like the prodigal son, Glen Bearian has returned. The meatball-loving, orange-picking furry fellow who roamed the streets of La Crescenta and Glendale for weeks back in March, scaring people while they texted and raiding other folks' refrigerators, was spotted by a resident once again on Thursday.

The cover story of this week's Entertainment Weekly, "The New Art of Coming Out in Hollywood," explores the changing ways that celebrities are choosing to come out.

No one enjoys having to get their receipts out upon leaving a store, but it's particularly galling when you're trying to steal something. That's exactly what happened at a Palmdale Walmart several weeks ago, when a greeter asked to see documentation for two bottles of alcohol that a person was trying to leave the store with, having not paid for them.

Even in this day and age of condoms, birth control and the morning-after pill, it's still possible to get knocked up from just one misstep. Here to remind us all of that fact is 38-year-old actor James Marsden, who plays Tina Fey's love interest on "30 Rock," and who has impregnated 24-year-old Brazilian model Rose Costa.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Obama supporters rally in Hollywood, Diane Keaton buys a new house, and some Eagle Rock parents take helicoptering to a whole new level. 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).

The battle of the people with names that begin with "K" rages on: In a series of text messages, Kris Humphries allegedly told his ex-girlfriend Myla Sinanaj that Kris Jenner persuaded Kim Kardashian to make her now-infamous sex tape.

Score one for Los Angeles -- a local grandma is beating women half her age in bikini contests held across the country.

Uggie the dog, of "The Artist" fame, is slated to receive a major Hollywood honor: next week, he'll have his paw prints cemented in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater.