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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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2 Long Beach Men Arrested On Human Trafficking Pimping Charges
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) -- Two Long Beach men have been charged with a total of nine felony counts related to the kidnapping and forced prostitution of two women, Long Beach police announced Friday. Lebrette Win, 22, and 24-year-old Eric Avery were arrested on May 16 and have been collectively charged with human trafficking, pimping, pandering, mayhem, kidnapping, and other counts relating to ...
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Bill Aims To Reduce Plastic Pollution Along Calif. Coast By 95 Percent
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It’s a common sight on the nation’s beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year cleanup crews throughout the United States collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the biggest numbers coming ...
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Last Phase Of ‘Fire Goats’ Set To Clear Brush At Reagan Library
The final delivery of Spanish goats will arrive at the library as part of the Ventura County Fire Department’s vegetation management program. Up to 150 goats will graze in front of the Reagan Library's Air Force One Pavilion to help reduce the severity of fires by removing excess fuel while maintaining the natural appearance of the landscape. The goat program – which is ...
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Photos Drew Barrymore lists in Montecito California for $7.5 million
A year after walking down the aisle in the garden of her Montecito-area home in California, Drew Barrymore has listed the property for US7.5M. Located on a secluded two acres, the property is a spacious 6,000-square-feet with six bedrooms. The property also boasts a library, a sun room and a two-story ...
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405 Freeway Lane Reopens Ahead of Holiday Weekend
A lane on the northbound 405 Freeway reopened ahead of the holiday weekend Friday as part of the improvement project in West LA through the Sepulveda ...
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Backyard Dig Ends Without Yielding Clues in Cold Case
Deputies resumed digging in a Glendora backyard on Thursday as part of the cold case investigation into the disappearance of Wendy Byron, who lived at the home before she went missing in 1978. The LA County Coroner and cadaver dogs were brought to the home to aid in the search. Gordon Tokumatsu reports from Glendora for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 23, ...
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Oakland Museum of California to reopen science wing after overhaul
The Oakland Museum of California on May 31 will reopen its natural sciences gallery, the final part of a six-year, $63 million overhaul of the ...
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3 Lanes Shut Down On NB 405 After Tanker Collides With Sedan Causing Diesel Fuel Spill
WEST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)-- An accident involving a tanker truck and a sedan Friday caused major traffic delays on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway. Officials responded to the accident which happened at 5:40 a.m. just south of Montana Avenue in West Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol. The cause of the crash was under ...
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Car Hits Westchester Light Pole 2 Killed
The accident happened at 2:25 a.m. at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Green Valley Circle, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Police believe the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and hit the concrete light pole. The vehicle then collided with another pole and ultimately split in half. The two occupants, described only as young men, died ...
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LA County Begins Operating Free Beach Shuttle
The shuttle, which carries passengers from Playa Vista, around Marina del Rey and to the Washington Boulevard pier. The shuttle operates from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays through the end of September. The shuttle also operates on holidays and selected Thursday during the Marina del Rey summer concerts. They run approximatly every 30 ...
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Plans And Prices For California’s New Health Exchange Unveiled
Affordable Care Act as Americans prepare to make health insurance a mandatory monthly expense. Federal law will require most uninsured Americans to get coverage or pay a penalty beginning January 1, 2014. State ...
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Covered California again delays action on issue that upset VSP
One item that was taken off the agenda Thursday by Covered California was action on supplemental benefits, including stand-alone vision and dental plans. This is the same issue that got Rancho Cordova-based VSP Global stirred up last August, threatening to grow elsewhere if the state kept the company out of the program. The big news out of Covered California this week was the 13 plans in the ...
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Free Beach Shuttle service begins today in Marina del Rey area
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County's free Beach Shuttle, which carries passengers from Playa Vista, around Marina del Rey and to the Washington Boulevard pier, will begin operating today. The shuttle will operate from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 29. It will also operate on holidays and selected Thursdays during the Marina del Rey ...
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Metro Opens First Section Of New NB 405 Lanes Through West Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Metro Friday opened an extra lane on the 405 Freeway through West Los Angeles in a major milestone for the Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. ';The opening comes in time to help drivers more easily navigate this section of the I-405 prior to the Memorial Day travel weekend,'; Metro officials said. The 1.7 miles of a general purpose lane on the northbound ...
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Sesame Street Live ‘Can’t Stop Singing’ Arrives In Southern California
What's better than watching Sesame Street on repeat every single day of your 2-year-old's life and memorizing ';la-la-la-la'; Elmo's song? Seeing the lovable furry cast of characters sing and dance in person, of course! "Can't Stop Singing," Sesame Street Live's newest and latest show, features Broadway-caliber song and dance numbers for the under-5 ...
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California Offers Glimpse Into Health Insurance Prices Under Obamacare
California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out across the nation. Under the federal health care reform law, Californians who do not get or cannot afford health insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through ...
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New California health insurance rates unveiled
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the agency running the state's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ...
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Googles Eric Schmidt Says Hollywoods Storytelling Wins in The New Digital Age
Major studios still have the advantage in producing content, but should look to the Internet as a home for its farm team, say the search giant's chairman and his co-author, former diplomat Jared Cohen in their new ...
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Disneyland Celebrates New ‘Monsters University’ Movie With 24-Hour Party
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) -- The "Happiest Place On Earth" will be open for 24 hours starting at 6 a.m. on Friday in celebration of Disney-Pixar's upcoming "Monsters University" movie. Ticket sales began at 5 a.m. after dozens of Disney fans camped out in front of the park overnight Thursday in anticipation of the 24-hour ';Monstrous Summer'; ...
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Controlled burn becomes wildfire in Southern California
A controlled burn in northeast San Diego County in California got out of control and turned into a wildfire covering 750 acres, officials said. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said crews were expecting to burn approximately 114 acres of brush in a largely unpopulated area east of Julian, Calif., Thursday when the wind shifted. Agency officials said the fire got out of ...
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A dozen aftershocks felt following Northern California earthquake
More than a dozen aftershocks were felt after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was strong enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings. But no significant damage had been reported. The quake at 8:47 p.m. Thursday was ...
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Rangers Coach John Tortorella Explains Benching Of Brad Richards
Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras Thursday during the morning skate. He then confirmed that Rangers coach John Tortorella had ...
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Northern California Earthquake 5.7-Magnitude Temblor Causes Minimal Damage
GREENVILLE, Calif. - An earthquake in far northeastern California 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 8:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in ...
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5.7 earthquake hits N. California US Geological Survey
WAM Washington, 24th May 2013 (WAM) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude 5.7 quake that hit Northern California tonight was apparently felt across a large area. The U.S. Geological Survey ...
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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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