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M5.7 quake hits Northern California
The quake was occurred at around 8:47 p.m. local time (0347 GMT Friday). The epicenter was 11 km northwest of Greenville, some 240 km northeast of California's capital city Sacramento. People in Sacramento Twitted that they felt the ...
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Amanda Bynes Arrested After She Allegedly Throws Bong Out Of Apartment Window
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building’s lobby. The officers went to ...
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LA Whiz Kid Gets To Take Supermodel To His Prom
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) -- An LA whiz kid is no doubt the envy of all his classmates — well, the male ones anyway — after he got to take a supermodel to his prom. Jake Davisdson, 17, is a student at Milken Community High School in Los Angeles and attended his prom — ';a night I will never forget'; — Thursday evening. Davidson put together a YouTube proposal ...
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2 Injured In Deputy-Involved Shooting In Compton
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) -- A Sheriff’s deputy sustained a non-life threatening injury Thursday night during a shooting in Compton. Shots were fired at the intersection of North Bradfield Avenue and East Palmer Street at approximately 7:24 ...
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UPDATE 2-Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California
Fri May 24, 2013 2:45am EDT (Adds comments from local resident) May 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was 6 miles (11 km) northwest of the town of Greenville, and near the smaller community of Canyondam, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Allen Shephard, a ...
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High-Speed Car Chase Ends in North Hills
A driver surrenders to police, their guns drawn, after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit that began in Pacoima and ended in North Hills on Thursday, May 23, ...
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Museum of Californias natural science wing reopens
The yellow-bellied marmot is poised in its diorama, backed by sweeping vistas of the high Sierra. Rustic twig chairs sit on the porch of a mock Curry Village cabin, ready for real-life rocking. A brand-new ancient redwood grove stretches to the ceiling just steps from a sea lion in full roar on a sandy shore, not far from replica Lake Merritt light poles, artfully dribbled with an epoxy-clay ...
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UCLA Live-Tweets Brain Surgery Posts Vine Videos
LOS ANGELES -- It was an uncomplicated brain surgery the hospital had performed hundreds of times before (499 times, to be exact). But to celebrate Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's 500th deep brain stimulation operation Thursday, surgeons performed the world's first live-Vined brain surgery. The operation, which lead neurologist Dr. Nader Pouratian described as "textbook" ...
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Game 5 Quick Makes 24 Saves To Help Kings Top Sharks 3-0 Up 3-2 In Series
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 23: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save in front of Los Angeles Kings James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks and Jake Muzzin #6 during the first period in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty ...
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Police Chase Suspect Through San Fernando Valley
NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) -- Police chased a stolen car suspect through the Valley Thursday evening. The chase reportedly started in Pacoima, near Lauren Canyon when the suspect failed to ...
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At Least 40 Arrested In Massive Inland Empire Parolee Sweep
ONTARIO (CBSLA.com) -- Hundreds of officers fanned out across the Inland Empire Thursday to make surprise visits to parolees, some of whom were released under the state's plan to ease prison overcrowding. At least 40 out of 450 probationers were arrested during the massive sweep, which was spearheaded by the San Bernardino County Probation Department and the Ontario Police Department, ...
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Sneak Peek At ‘YR’ Jeanne Cooper Tribute
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- CBS Thursday released a sneak peak of their tribute special — airing Tuesday, May 28 — in memory of the late Jeanne ...
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Moderate earthquake rattles Northern California
A moderate earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California late Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was 5.7 on the Richter scale. That is severe enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings but unlikely to cause major casualties. The quake at 8:47 p.m. was reported to be centered about 7 ...
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NHL Los Angeles 3 San Jose 0
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in the Kings' 3-0 defeat of the San Jose Sharks Thursday, giving Los Angeles a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Quick's seventh career playoff shutout brought the Kings their 13th consecutive home win. The Sharks had beaten the Kings in back-to-back games in San Jose. Los Angeles aims to finish the series with a Game 6 win in San Jose ...
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5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California
A preliminary 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west northwest of Greenville, and 26 miles southwest of Susanville.Initial reports said the quake, which struck at 8:47 p.m., was a magnitude 5.9. A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable ...
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NASA Stumps For Asteroid Capture Mission
Scientists at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on building an asteroid catcher that will guide an asteroid to the moon's orbit. However, the technological challenges may be less daunting than the challenge of securing funding. Patrick Healy reports from JPL for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 23, ...
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Five Bulldogs Stolen From San Bernardino Family
Five bulldogs were stolen from a San Bernardino family on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Three of five stolen canines are pictured here on a flier posted by the ...
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Disneyland Campout As Tens Of Thousands Expected To Attend 24-Hour Party
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) -- Disneyland is giving people the chance to kick off the summer by partying with their favorite characters for a full 24 hours starting tomorrow at 6 a.m. and park visitors are already lining up for tickets to the all-nighter. Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure Park will stay open from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Executives at the Mouse House have dubbed the ...
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Authorities Probe Fatal Shooting In Palmdale Apartment
PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) -- Officials are investing the early Thursday morning shooting death of a man in Palmdale. Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives said a Latino adult was shot in the upper torso in an apartment about 4:55 Thursday morning. The apartment is located in the 200 block of East Avenue ...
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Why Is 2013 Becoming ‘Year Of The Bear’
DUARTE (CBSLA.com) -- Bears are visiting homes — make that entering homes — like never before. They’re hungry and making it clear that kitchen doors are not going to stop them. Bears have been making a habit, of late, of helping themselves to meatballs, peaches, banana bread. You leave it out, they’re eating it. And several homeowners have come literally nose-to-nose ...
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Angels hit 4 HRs beat Royals 5-4
Los Angeles Angels' Mark Trumbo (44) is congratulated by teammate Mike Trout (27) after his two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, May 23, ...
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Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Members Hollywood Reacts
"A great step forward," George Takei tweets, while Jason Biggs criticizes the organization for keeping the ban on openly gay adults serving as ...
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Ex-Police Officer Gets 8 Months In Jail After Stealing $60K From Youth Scholarship Fund
FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) -- A former Southern California police officer has been sentenced to 240 days in jail for stealing more than $60,000 from a law enforcement football organization that raised money for youth scholarships. Forty-five-year-old Kirk Robert Lotzgesell faced up to three years in prison after pleading guilty in December to a felony count of grand theft. City News Service reports ...
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Torrance rededicates renovated landmark railroad bridge
The Torrance historical railroad bridge was rededicated and renamed the Pacific Electric Railway El Prado Bridge in a ceremony Thursday. The area around the bridge was cleaned, anti-graffitti coating was placed on the concrete and the fence at the top was replaced. (Steve McCrank / Staff ...
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41st annual Fiesta Hermosa spotlights local artists nonprofit groups
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Late Friday night, a few dozen workers will take over Hermosa Beach's lively bar and restaurant plaza, close streets, install stages and equipment, mark off 300 spaces for vendors, and place signs and electrical gear needed to transform the area into festival grounds for Southern California's largest arts and crafts fair this holiday weekend. ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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