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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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Rep. Janice Hahn again pushes for port summer jobs for teens
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } For the second consecutive Congress, Harbor Area Democratic Rep. Janice Hahn has introduced a bill that would establish a grant program to encourage U.S. ports to hire teenagers for summer jobs. Under the Port Opportunity, Reinvestment and Training Act, ports like Long Beach and Los Angeles would be eligible to apply for money from the U.S. Department of ...
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L.A.s $7.7 billion budget approved
With no dissent and few changes, the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday adopted Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's final budget for the city, a $7.7 billion spending plan that seeks to restore some services cut over the past few years. In a session lasting less than three hours, the council voted 12-0 to support most of Villaraigosa's proposals, but did delay for six months his plan to ...
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Kobe Ties Malone With 11 For Most 1st Team All-NBA Selections
James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. Joining the league’s MVP and Bryant on the first team Thursday were Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, San Antonio center Tim Duncan and Clippers guard Chris Paul. Bryant tied Utah Hall of Famer Karl Malone with his 11th first-team nod. NBA scoring leader ...
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Michael Jackson’s Mother In Tears At AEG Trial As E-Mails Reveal He Was ‘Weak and Fatigued’ Before Shows
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Michael Jackson’s mother broke down in tears Thursday as the wrongful death trial pitting her against entertainment giant AEG Live continued. It was an emotional day in court as Katherine Jackson listened while e-mails between AEG executives describing how her son looked in the days before his death were reviewed. Some of the e-mails described Michael Jackson ...
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Kansas Woman Accused Of Coordinating Mexican Mafia Business In LA
MONTEREY PARK (CBSLA.com) -- A 30-year-old woman has been accused of coordinating gang activity in Los Angeles from her home in Salina, Kansas. Cecilia Virgen-DeLeon was arrested at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Kansas and faces two counts of conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon and seven counts of street terrorism related to her involvement with the gangs. Police saidVirgen-DeLeon worked ...
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California Puts Tentative Price on Health Policies Under New Law
California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace ...
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Gulp Eat A Bug To Get Free Admission To Museum Friday
HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) -- Craving a caterpillar? Need to relish a roach? Wanna gorge on a grasshopper? If any of that appeals to you, here’s your chance to gain free (or discounted) entry into Hollywood’s ';Ripley’s Believe it or Not!'; museum Friday. It’s Bug Fest ...
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California sees lower-than-expected prices for health insurance
California health officials on Thursday unveiled the likely rates that insurers will charge under the health-care law backed by President Barack Obama - and they are lower than expected, rebutting warnings by critics that many people will experience "rate shock" once the law is fully implemented. On average, a person who chooses a mid-level plan can expect to pay around $321 a month, ...
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Dodgers move pitching prospect Miller to outfield
LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Miller, the Dodgers' first-round sandwich pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft as a left-handed pitcher, has been moved from the mound to the outfield. Miller, 25, had been an outfielder at Baylor University until becoming a pitcher his sophomore season. He was taken 36th overall as a pitcher by the Dodgers as compensation for Atlanta's signing of free agent ...
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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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