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Hollywood man used bribes from government job to furnish home feds say
Miami -Dade County government job to obtain more than $13,000 worth of bribes – including a new stove, refrigerator and air conditioning system for his home, federal authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, was arrested Tuesday and is being held at ...
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Immigrant Advocates Sue US Gov’t Over So-Called Detainers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Immigrant advocates sued the federal government Wednesday alleging immigration agents are filing paperwork to keep arrestees in custody before investigating whether they’re in the country illegally. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and other advocates alleges that Immigration and Customs Enforcement places so-called ...
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Calif. Lawmakers Gov. Brown To Get Pay Raise
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California lawmakers will get a pay raise of nearly $5,000 this year while the governor will see an increase of nearly $9,000 after a citizens’ panel voted Wednesday to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession. Gov. Jerry Brown’s salary will increase to $173,987, up from $165,288 but still below the high salary of $212,179 in 2008. The base pay of ...
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City Signs Off On $4.2 Million Settlement With Women Hurt During Dorner Manhunt
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- The City Council has signed off on a $4.2 million settlement with two newspaper delivery women who were fired on by officers in Torrance during the manhunt for accused killer Christopher Dorner. Margie Carranza and her mother, Emma Hernandez, had reached a settlement with the city in April after filing claims for personal injuries, legal costs, medical bills and ...
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Capuano activated for nightcap start
Email NEW YORK -- The Dodgers activated pitcher Chris Capuano to start the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader and made room by optioning outfielder Alex Castellanos to Triple-A Albuquerque. Castellanos started and went 0-for-2 in the first game of the twin bill, which Los Angeles lost, 6-4, to the Yankees. With the move, the Dodgers will carry 13 pitchers, having used four relievers ...
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Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes California blaze wanes
PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities ...
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Hollywood Highland allegation She took picture of transients they stabbed her to death
HOLLYWOOD -- Three transients were in custody today in the stabbing death of a 23-year-old woman outside the Hollywood & Highland entertainment complex. The crime occurred about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday. Christina Calderon of Lynwood died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles Times reported. "The victim was with a friend walking in the area when they saw three men who were ...
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Pet of the Week
Friendly and energetic, he is an Aussie Shepherd mix available at the Carson Shelter, 216 Victoria St., 310-523-9566. Ask for ticket No. A4591312. Last week's pet is still available at the Harbor ...
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Former officer blasts Manhattan Beach Police Department as judge upholds firing
A former Manhattan Beach police officer fired from the force for his role in an off-duty, alcohol-related hit-and-run crash with two other officers lost his appeal to get his job back Wednesday, then blasted his former employer as the "Manhattan Beach Pretenders ...
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Yankees Spoil Mattingly’s Return To NY With 6-4 Victory Over Dodgers
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees fans showed Don Mattingly the love from the moment he took the lineup card to home plate Wednesday. Hiroki Kuroda, though, wasn’t feeling nostalgic when facing his old team. Kuroda shut down Los Angeles into the seventh inning, Ichiro Suzuki homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees spoiled Mattingly’s return to the Bronx with a 6-4 victory ...
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Jurors Hear Paris Jackson Give Bizarre Nanny Account
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Testimony in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial against AEG Live continued Wednesday and featured a deposition from the late singer’s daughter. Jurors heard testimony from Paris Jackson that was recorded in March, in which she claimed her father disliked former nanny Grace Rwaramba because she ';lied a lot';. Rwaramba was fired two months before ...
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Woman stabbed killed on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES -- Police in Los Angeles say they've arrested three panhandlers in the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood's star-lined "Walk of Fame."Police say they found the 23-year-old woman bleeding from multiple stab wounds near busy Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.Homicide detectives say the woman and ...
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Errors mar Mattinglys first game vs. Yanks
LAD@NYY: Hanley goes yard with two-run shot in eighth NEW YORK -- The Dodgers ruined manager Don Mattingly's emotional return to the Bronx, committing four errors while getting beat by the Yankees and former teammate Hiroki Kuroda, 6-4, in the first game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader. Hanley Ramirez had four hits for the Dodgers, including a two-run homer, and Ichiro Suzuki ...
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Mom Gets H.S. Diploma on Late Daughters Behalf
Pamela Samson-Yoma, Robin Cabrera's mother, collects her daughter's high school diploma at Irvine High School's graduation on Wednesday, June 29, ...
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Cage-fight Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other states
Should California tell farmers throughout the country how to run their farms? Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, says no. "It's exactly what our founding fathers wanted to avoid," King said. But the rural-state lawmaker is concerned over California's strict laws on egg producers and other farmers as a result of Proposition 2, a ballot initiative passed by voters in 2008. The law ...
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Los Angeles school system to purchase iPad for each student
Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the least ...
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Lost Hollywood Rare Pictures of Jane Fonda Marilyn Monroe Set for Auction
agreed. After their first session together in 1953, she sent Greene two dozen roses and a note saying his pictures were the most beautiful of her she had ever seen. Over the next four years she would pose for him more than 50 times. Greene's skill lay in his unfussy approach (he used to say, "If you can't light it with one light, then you can't light it") and ability to ...
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Carson fires its city manager David Biggs
The Carson City Council fired top administrator David Biggs in the early hours of Wednesday morning, making him the latest apparent victim of an infamously fractious panel of elected ...
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Taking Summer Trips But Want To Stay Fit Workout On The Go With Just A ‘Rubber Band’
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9)-- Get fit for summer! Spectrum Athletic Club Trainer and former "Survivor" contestant, Matty Whitmore, stopped by KCAL9 Wednesday to show viewers workout tips specifically utilizing a resistance band! A resistance band, which Whitmore refers to as a "rubber band", is a small, light and affordable workout tool that can be used on the go or during ...
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Healthcare Advocate Michelle Katz Gives Her Top Affordable Tips
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9)-- Healthcare Advote Michelle Katz, LPN, MSN stopped by KCAL9 Wednesday to share some of her top affordable healthcare tips from her book "Healthcare for Less"! Katz, who has been practicing for over 15 years, shared the following ...
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Violent Sports Gambling Ring Busted by FBI
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to ...
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Pitbull Sizzles Ke$ha Fizzles at Hollywood Bowl Concert Review
embarking on a summer tour together may seem like a strange pairing until you remember that the pop artists share a record label – and thus marketing dollars. Another potential benefit of sharing a bill in giant outdoor amphitheaters like the Hollywood Bowl is the cross-pollination of fans, ensuring that each section of the Ke$ha-Pitbull Venn diagram is holding a ticket. But Tuesday ...
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Hollywood poised to approve fire contract
HOLLYWOOD— Firefighters and city leaders have reached a middle ground in negotiating a $4.6 million contract expected to be approved on July 3. "It does make us more competitive, but we have a little ways to go," Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez said Wednesday before a crowd that included more than 50 of the city's 200 ...
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Thursdays police log The Harbor Area
Robbery: 7:10 p.m. June 16, 1300 block of West 227th Street. One person grabbed a cellphone from one of the victims. An unspecified number of people punched the victims. A second person hit one of the victims in the head with a chain. Residential burglary: 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. June 13, 1500 block of West 187th Place. Entry through a window. The residence was ransacked. Unspecified property ...
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18 Charged In Illegal Online Gambling Ring
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Eighteen alleged members of an violent gambling ring located primarily in California and Peru have been charged with operating an illegal Internet and telephone gambling business, authorities said Wednesday. Participants in the ';Macho Sports'; scheme were accused of taking millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego ...
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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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