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Defense Department Announces 2 Local Men Killed In Afghanistan
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom — two of the men were from Southern California. The men were killed May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan. All suffered wounds when enemy forces attacked their unit with an IED, improvised explosive ...
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Simpson’s Former Lawyer Said O.J. Knew His Pals Were Packing Heat Before Robbery
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- O.J. Simpson’s former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star’s armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Miami-based attorney Yale Galanter quickly found himself under ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 18
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Dodgers work around erratic Ryu until pen enters
LAD@ATL: Van Slyke launches a solo homer to center ATLANTA -- Justin Upton slugged a grand slam off reliever Paco Rodriguez and drove in five runs, as the Braves rallied to beat the Dodgers, 8-5, Friday night, despite a pair of homers from Scott Van Slyke. Upton's sixth-inning homer was the first allowed by Rodriguez since he was drafted out of the University of Florida last summer. ...
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Capuano hopes to build on last outing against Atlanta
A certain trend is becoming increasingly apparent in the early part of the season for Braves right-hander Kris Medlen: home runs. Medlen has already surrendered seven home runs in 49 2/3 innings this season after allowing only six in 138 innings pitched last season. It's a statistic that has caught Medlen's attention, especially after allowing a career-high three home runs in ...
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Northbound 405 Freeway To Close At Santa Monica Boulevard Overnight
The closure for more construction is set to begin at 11 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday. The same closures will be in effect on Saturday, May 18 through Sunday, May 19. There will be a detour at the Santa Monica Boulevard exit but drivers are being warned to avoid the area completely. The closure is part of the Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. Listen ...
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Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris Meets With New Task Force On Guns
California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference on May 17, 2013 at the Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles, California. Harris hosted a meeting of the state’s district attorneys to develop recommendations on reducing gun violence. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ...
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Upton’s Grand Slam Lifts Braves Past Dodgers 8-5
Dan Uggla #26 of the Atlanta Braves attempts to turn a double play against Nick Punto #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Turner Field on May 17, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty ...
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Police Hunt For Man Who Fatally Shot Father In Head In Canyon Country
CANYON COUNTRY (CBSLA.com) -- Authorities are on the hunt for a man they claim shot his father to death in Canyon Country Thursday night. The incident happened around 11:50 p.m. in the 1900 block of Newhouse Street. Sheriff's homicide detectives said Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon, 31, arrived home intoxicated and started to argue with his parents. He then reportedly shot his father in the ...
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Los Angeles Labor Leader Puts Focus on Immigrants
Maria Elena Durazo, head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, at a rally on Tuesday to thwart a sale of The Los Angeles Times to conservative ...
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In Braves Dodgers Also Take on Upton Brothers
PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 13: Justin Upton #8 and his brother BJ Upton #2 of the Atlanta Braves wait for their turn in the batting cage during pregame against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on May 13, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The braves begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ...
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Compton firefighter from Torrance charged with arson
FACEBOOK A former Compton Fire Department deputy chief from Torrance pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he set a fire at his department's headquarters to cover up the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Motorola radios he sold over the Internet. Marcel Dione Melanson, 37, who was featured in the reality television show "First In," was arrested Wednesday at his home ...
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As Mayoral Election Winds Down Negative Campaign Ads Try To Reach Latino Voters
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- As the mayoral race draws near, both campaigns are heavily courting the Latino voter with Spanish-speaking TV ads. KCAL9′s Dave Lopez says the Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel campaigns are focused on getting voters to the polls with the election Tuesday. ';There is no place, inside or outside, any campaign for the sort of attacks we’ve both ...
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Man Found Dead Inside Motel Room In Pasadena
The white male adult was found about 1 p.m. inside a motel room in the 3800 block of Colorado Boulevard. Investigators say deputies initially responded to the location regarding a call of an unresponsive person. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A statement issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the man has not been identified. His cause of death remains ...
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LA City Controller Candidates Campaign Days Before Runoff Election
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- The campaign for Los Angeles city controller has heated up days before the May 21 runoff election. CBS2's Andrea Fujii reported that Dennis Zine has a 15-point lead against opponent Ron Galperin, according to a recent Cal State L.A. poll. Nearly half of those questioned were still undecided, however. Galperin and Zine said the city controller race may not be ...
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Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Stealing $15K From Santa Ana Church
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) -- Authorities Friday said a 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a Santa Ana church and pilfering about $15,000 from a ...
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Van Garderen leads Rogers in California
American Tejay van Garderen won the individual time trial at the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael ...
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Van Slykes emergence creates questions for Cruz
Email ATLANTA -- Luis Cruz and Scott Van Slyke were in the Dodgers' lineup Friday night, but their careers are suddenly headed in opposite directions. Van Slyke, taken off the roster after a disappointing 2012, fought his way back to the Major Leagues this year and started Friday night in right field for Andre Ethier. Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to use Van Slyke as he planned to ...
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Mattingly wants Jansen facing toughest hitters
Email ATLANTA -- Don Mattingly has adjusted his late-inning bullpen use recently by deploying Kenley Jansen to face the hitters posing the greatest threat, no matter the inning. "I don't like a committee of guys, that's always unsettling, like every day is a tryout, and that's not the environment I want for my pitchers," said Mattingly. "I want them to know ...
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Injury updates offer both good bad news for Dodgers
Email ATLANTA -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly gave a lengthy injury update Friday that included good news on Zack Greinke, the impending return of second baseman Mark Ellis and a setback for utility man Jerry Hairston. Greinke came out of his first start after collarbone surgery in good shape and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday before starting Tuesday in Milwaukee. His only ...
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Prospect Pederson turning heads within organization
Email ATLANTA -- Yasiel Puig fanatics won't want to hear this, but the Minor League outfielder that could get the next call-up is Puig's Double-A Chattanooga teammate, Joc Pederson. "Let's put it this way: I've seen three series at Triple-A and three series at Double-A, and Pederson is the best Minor League player I've seen this year," said Pat Corrales, ...
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Search for Missing Woman Continues Near Big Bear
Family members of Big Bear resident Karen Dalman, 59, are still hoping she will be found alive after being reported lost in rugged, mountainous ...
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Catalina Island eaglet banding set for Saturday
Saturday is banding day for those baby eaglets born on Catalina Island this spring. That's where scientists climb into the nest and take each one to do blood work and put tracking bands and radio transmitters on them. (Institute for Wildlife Studies) And now the sequel. Three Catalina Island eaglets - who became instant Internet stars when they were featured hatching on a live-stream Eagle ...
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Regulators clear path for Tesoro to buy BP Carson refinery
Tesoro has been cleared to complete its purchase the BP Carson Refinery and associated assets for $2.4 billion. August 2012 file photo. (Steve McCrank / Staff ...
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Van Garderen Extends Lead As Tour Of California Reaches San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael Rogers. Van Garderen, the 24-year-old BMC rider who grew up in Bozeman, Mont., completed the 19.6-mile route in 48 minutes, 52 seconds. He was the last of 112 riders on the hilly and technical course in the sixth ...
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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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