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Jessica P. Ogilvie

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Former associate editor

Stories by Jessica P. Ogilvie

  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, the man who repeatedly predicted the rapture eats a bit of crow, Jessica Biel reveals the role that got away, and justice is served in regards to Janet Jackson's epic wardrobe malfunction. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
  • The man who shot up a salon in Seal Beach, killing eight people and wounding a ninth, told police officers upon being arrested that he knew what he had done.CBS News reports that Scott Dekraai, 42, had fought with his ex-wife Michelle Fournier the morning of the massacre.
  • More information has been released about yesterday's shooting in Canyon Country that took place outside a shopping center, reports L.A. Now. The suspects are four young teenagers, between the ages of 13 and 16. They allegedly arranged to meet a man outside a strip mall and buy a Nintendo DS from him, but when he got there, they attempted to rob him.
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for two Shasta County area kids, reports KTLA. Five-year-old Mya Sandoval and seven-year-old Michael Sandoval are believed to be with 31-year-old April Joy Schwartz, and were reported missing yesterday at 6:00 p.m.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, a lady photog allegedly gets hit in the face by a local band's frontman, the Eagle Rock Brewery offers up some tasty tips, and Vince Neil pleads guilty to aggressive poking. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
  • West Hollywood's Costume Carnaval is well-known as the best place to get your revel on for Halloween, replete as it is with giant crowds, fabulous costumes and drunken faceplants. And as always, the morning after presents a fun challenge for clean-up crews.
  • Little known fact: we L.A. residents are trailblazers. But we are also (clearly) a humble people, and that's why it was with little fanfare that our very own Dodgers named Sue Falsone the head athletic trainer/physical therapist, making her "the first female head athletic trainer in the history of major professional sports," according to the Daily Breeze.
  • Two people were stabbed this morning following an altercation in a Metro red line station, reports L.A. Now. It's the third in recent months. It happened at about 4:30 a.m. at the Hollywood and Western stop, and the victims, a man and a woman, were taken to the hospital after the incident. The man, whose throat had been slashed, was in serious but stable condition. The woman was in stable condition.
  • Following a fire this afternoon, Magic Castle will be closed for Halloween, reports L.A. Now. The fire broke out around lunchtime, and was quickly attended to by about 120 firefighters. It was doused by 1:34 p.m., but apparently had done enough damage to warrant the shuttering of tonight's festivities.
  • Two people were shot outside a Canyon Country shopping area this afternoon, reports NBC Los Angeles. The shooting took place just past 3:00 p.m. near Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra Highway., and it's unclear what the motivation was. Both victims were taken to the hospital, and police say that four black males are the primary suspects.
  • You don't put Baena in a corner. TMZ reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child, Joseph Baena, dressed up like none other than his dad for Halloween last night. The 14-year-old boy sported a Conan the Barbarian costume as he strolled through Fright Fest at Magic Mountain with his mom, Mildred Baena, and another unidentified man.
  • If you're looking to up the ante on the legitimate fear factor of your Halloween, try this on for size -- a jail in Norwalk is going to transport its inmates elsewhere this October 31, and deck the prison out as a haunted house. Deputy Frank Barragan told the Huffington Post that the Norwalk Sheriff's Station and the Lakewood Station will be filled with your typical Halloween characters: ghosts, goblins, witches and vampires.