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2 men killed in Culver City when car crashes into pole
CULVER CITY - Two males were killed in a single-vehicle crash into a light pole in Culver City Friday morning, police said. The crash was happened around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Green Valley Circle, near the Culver City border, said Officer James Stoughton of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Traffic Division, which was investigation the wreck. At ...
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‘Helpful Honda Guys’ Give Away Free Gas To Honda Drivers Across SoCal
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) -- The Helpful Honda guys are at it again . . . this time surprising drivers with free gas Friday and on Memorial Day! The carmaker, looking to reward its loyal customers, will tweet ...
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Residents Can Kayak Fish In LA River Starting Memorial Day
City officials will launch the new summer boat and recreational program on Memorial Day at 10 a.m. at Marsh Park in Elysian Valley. "For the first time since the Los Angeles River was channelized in the 1930's, the public will be welcomed to access and enjoy a 2.5 mile stretch of the Los Angeles River near downtown to boat to kayak, walk, and fish," officials said in a ...
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Residential Robbery Prompts Lockdown Of 2 Nearby Schools In Fullerton
Sunset Lane Elementary School and Park Junior High School were placed on lockdown following a break-in at a home in the 2000 block of Mariposa. It was not immediately known if the homeowner, who walked into the residence while the robbery was in progress, was injured. Authorities are continuing their search for the suspect. No other details were immediately ...
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Dead harbor porpoise reported in Long Beach
Animals on the loose on LI, in NY A dead harbor porpoise was discovered early Friday on the sand near Lafayette Boulevard in Long Beach, officials said. A spokesman for The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation said the organization will attempt to recover the carcass and perform a necropsy -- to determine how the mammal died.A harbor porpoise is one of six species of ...
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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Hockey
San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) reacts after scoring the game-winning goal against Los Angeles Kings in the overtime period during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff hockey game in San Jose, California, May 18, 2013. Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Thursday night with the series all square at 2-2 and everything ...
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5.7-magnitude quake shakes Northern California no reports of injuries
GREENVILLE, Calif. -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California on Thursday night, breaking dishes and shaking mirrors off walls. But authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage.The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centred near Greenville, about 40 kilometres southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael ...
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DUI patrols out in force in Van Nuys Los Angeles County this Memorial Day weekend
LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement officers around Los Angeles County will be out in force over the Memorial Day Weekend on the lookout for people driving while impaired and committing other traffic violations. Beginning tonight, the Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Campaign will include the deployment of "saturation patrols" of officers, along with driver's license/sobriety ...
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Two Long Beach men arrested for felony sex trafficking
Lebrette Winn, left, and Eric Avery were arrested by the Long Beach Police Department as two suspects in human trafficking. LONG BEACH -- Detectives capped an extensive investigation this week with the arrest of two men for allegedly human trafficking of three females - including a 16-year-old - who were forced into prostitution in Los Angeles and Orange counties, police announced Friday. The ...
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Memorial Day activities in the South Bay and Harbor Area
South Bay and Harbor Area residents will honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country as well as current and former members of the military at several events throughout ...
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Birdman Flying High For The Heat
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While the majority of the focus of the thrilling Heat victory in Game 1 will be on LeBron James’ incredible play at the end of the game, there’s another player who was just as key to the Heat getting the win to open the series: Chris Andersen. Andersen set a career high with field goals made and points by going 7-7 and scoring 16 points in the Heat’s ...
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‘Spice’ Bath Salts Seized In Raids Smoke Shop Owners Cited
YUCCA VALLEY (CBSLA.com) -- Five smoke shops and two private residences in San Bernardino County were targeted in an investigation into reports of military personnel and local teens purchasing synthetic narcotics, authorities said Friday. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Narcotics Division Marijuana Eradication Team along with deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff's ...
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2.17 Million Angelenos Expected To Hit The Road On Memorial Day Weekend
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)-- Road traffic is expected to be just as heavy during Memorial Day weekend even though slightly fewer Southern California residents will be on the road, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. About 2.53 million residents are expected to take holiday trips this weekend-- a 2.1 percent decrease from last year-- and of those, 2.17 million are expected to ...
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Ala. Officer Challenges Punishment Handed Down For Facebook Posts About Christopher Dorner
DOTHAM, Ala. (CBS/AP) -- An Alabama police officer who was suspended and placed on probation for Facebook posts about Christopher Dorner is challenging the punishments doled out by department officials. Dorner, a former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, is accused of killing four people, including two Southern California officers, before apparently committing suicide in a burning ...
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California lawmakers go after plastic producers for beach debris
View results Two California lawmakers tired of seeing beaches littered with plastic bottles and bags are casting blame on private companies and bringing forth a bill that would make manufacturers responsible for the mess.The ';extended producer responsibility'; bill would mandate that manufacturers fix the plastic problem in California’s waterways and along its coastline. It ...
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Lakers 1970s champ teammate Flynn Robinson dies
The reserve guard was dubbed "Mr. Instant Point" by Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. He averaged nearly 10 points in 16 minutes off the bench during the ...
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Insurers Picked For California Health Exchange
In a key test of the federal health law's ability to draw competitive bids from health insurance companies, California has unveiled plans and prices that will be available next year to millions of residents shopping for individual coverage on its new insurance ...
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How California Is Debunking The GOP’s Obamacare Talking Points
revealed insurance companies’ opening bids for the state’s Obamacare marketplace in 2014. The numbers are great for consumers — and terrible for right-wing fear mongering over the health law. Covered California, the agency tasked with constructing and maintaining the Golden State’s insurance marketplace, announced in ...
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Redford gets an ovation Gosling booed at Cannes
Robert Redford's portrayal of a sailor lost at sea in "All is Lost" received a standing ovation at Cannes. The Cannes film festival is winding down and a winner has emerged among the glitz, the celebrities and the crime sprees. The festival has been marred by a series of high-stake heists, leaving festival goers minus some expensive jewels, laptops and gowns. The first to be ...
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Teen Has Surreal Prom Date With Supermodel
First, Jake Davidson asked Kate Upton, but when she was not avaialble he ended up going to his high school prom with supermodel Nina Agdal. Reporter Mekahlo Medina interviews Davidson about his surreal prom night for Today in LA on Friday May 24, ...
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Prius leads 2013 California car sales domestic brands make gains
The Toyota Prius hybrid was the bestselling vehicle in California during the first quarter of this year, narrowly outpacing Honda’s redesigned Accord ...
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California earthquake rattles thousands in area near San Francisco
An earthquake in far north-eastern was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8.47pm Thursday, officials said.It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles south-west of Susanville in far north-eastern California, said ...
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Best Thing of the Day WikiLeaks Leaks Transcript of Hollywoods Doc on the Online Activists
leaked the transcript of the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," one night ahead of its worldwide release. The leaked transcript includes annotations that allege factual errors, misrepresentations and misguided framing in the film, directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney. An unnamed annotator disputes several over-arching conclusions drawn in ...
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U.S. womens mens water polo teams to play in Los Alamitos
U.S. Women's, Men's Water Polo Teams to Play in Los Alamitos Eds: FINA is the worldwide governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. Game to begin at 7:20 p.m. at the Joint Forces Training Base, 11200 Lexington Drive. Greg Mescall, director of communications for USA Water Polo can be reached at (714) 500-5455 ...
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URGENT Tanker crash fuel spill make mess of 405 Freeway in West L.A.
LOS ANGELES - A crash involving a tanker truck and a car on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles today resulted in a spill of about 700 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway and the closure of three lanes, officials said. ...
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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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