Lisa Brenner

Opening weekend of the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing paddled off to a wild start in Huntington Beach with crowd density and traffic usually reserved for finals weekend, according to the Orange County Beach Blog.

Tonight in Extra, Extra! Rallying for Rally Cross, hospital workers face violence, Harrison Ford settles a feud with Chewbacca. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Kings of Leon are having band problems bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade. Lead singer Caleb Followill walked off stage during a performance Friday in Dallas prompting a cancellation of the entire U.S. tour.

A UFO convention held this weekend Irvine had a decidedly scientific message. The Mutual UFO Network symposium emphasized the need for researchers and investigators to keep an open mind, but to implement higher standards of precision and scientific method into their field of study, according to the L.A. Times.

A nearly century-old church in Boyle Heights returned to a normal day of piety just hours after LAPD cleared out following a deadly standoff in one of the building's hallways, according to The Eastsider LA.

Tonight in Extra, Extra! Frenemies fall down, vandals vs. crustaceans, voting districts, and Kings of Leon dehydrate. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The California EPA has issued the first U.S. public health goal for minimizing the cancer-causing metal hexavalent chromium (or, chromium 6) in drinking water, according to the L.A. Times.

Shark Week distends its mighty jaw and gobbles up the Discovery Channel beginning Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. with a Shark Week series of bloody spectacular sea shows.

Get Out! And stay out. There's so much to do today! Get your fill of all things spicy, do all your shopping for the next six months and rock out for free by the water.

Reporter Leanne Suter was injured Saturday when she was shot in the hand with BB gun fire during a live weather broadcast near Summit Avenue and the 15 Freeway in Fontana, according to ABC Local.

A man "distraught over personal issues" was seriously injured just before 9:00 a.m. on Sunday when he jumped from the third-story fire escape of the Jonah Project building on skid row, said authorities, according to LA Now.

Check out news from across ists-a-vere, from same sex marriages in New York to the Chicago Cubs' realization that one-third of all game attendance is tourism related.