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Feds Won’t Prosecute SoCal Wind Farm If Turbine Blades Kill Endangered Condors
MOJAVE (AP) -- Federal authorities say they won’t prosecute a Southern California wind farm if the company’s whirring turbine blades kill any endangered California condors. The Los Angeles Times reports the Tehachapi Mountain wind farm operated by Alta Windpower Development has been granted a right-of-way by land management and wildlife ...
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Covered California to offer limited choice of providers
California residents who get health insurance through the state's exchange will have limited choice of doctors and hospitals, officials say. Some insurers are offering plans through Covered California that are more restrictive than their other coverage, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Blue Cross of California, for example, said those buying insurance through the state-run ...
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LAPD investigating officers handgun purchases
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether members of two elite units illegally bought special handguns and resold them at a profit. The Los Angeles Times said Police ...
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Longtime Manhattan Beach resident and local historian Wilmer Drake dies
did a lot of fishing and hunting together, a lot of surfing," Cunningham said. "He was well-liked, had a nice personality. " In a letter he wrote to a friend, Drake said he remembered gathering used soda bottles for money so he could take the Red Car down to Redondo Beach. He received a penny a bottle, and the fare was 10 cents each way, 25 cents to rent a bathing suit and enter ...
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2 SoCal Tickets Each Worth $811K Picked In Mega Millions Draw
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- California Lottery officials announced Saturday that two Mega Millions tickets sold in the Southland are worth $811,997 each. No ticket nationwide matched all six numbers in Friday night’s draw. The jackpot was an estimated $15 ...
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Turbine Plans Unnerve Fans of Condors in California
The California condor's slow 20-year climb back from the brink of extinction has long been a fragile not-quite-success story in the conservation world. So when the news came on Friday that developers of a wind-energy project near the Mojave Desert would not face criminal charges if the blades killed a single condor, environmental groups expressed grave ...
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UFO Over Historic Barn Causes Stir In California
A picture showing a UFO near a historic barn in Santee, California is drawing a bit of attention this week. Ellen Henry was taking pictures of the Edgemoor barn when she noticed the object. Before she could get any clearer pictures, however, she says her camera stopped working. While the images leave plenty of room for discussion and speculation, Henry herself has no doubts. ...
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Westchester Rotarys annual book sale under way
Westchester Rotary has kicked off its 58th annual used book sale in the Ralphs parking lot at Sepulveda and La Tijera boulevards in Westchester. The sale runs through Saturday. Donations of books can be dropped off at the Westchester Senior Center, 8740 Lincoln Blvd.; the Westchester YMCA, 8015 S Sepulveda Blvd.; or at the book sale itself. For more about the club, link to ...
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Bill to raise Californias minimum wage goes to Assembly floor
A Democrat-supported bill to raise California's minimum wage has passed the state's Assembly Appropriations Committee on a party-line vote. Assembly Bill 10, authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, was pushed out of committee on a 12-5 vote Friday and now heads to the Assembly floor for consideration. If it becomes law, AB 10 will increase the hourly minimum wage from $8 to ...
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Panga loaded with pot comes ashore in Manhattan Beach two detained
Two Mexican nationals were detained for questioning Saturday after a boat carrying 1,850 pounds of marijuana came ashore at Manhattan Beach, federal authorities said. The panga, a Mexican fishing boat, was discovered about 3:30 a.m., authorities said. Investigators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security detained the men. No other information, including how they were caught, was ...
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40 Years Later Vietnam POWs Reunite At Nixon Presidential Library In OC
YORBA LINDA (CBSLA.com) -- Hundreds of Vietnam-era POWs gathered Friday at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Orange County to commemorate the 40th anniversary of a special homecoming celebration at the White ...
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1 Ton of Pot Found in Boat Off Manhattan Beach
Two Mexican nationals were questioned in connection with the discovery of nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana aboard a boat that washed ashore in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, May 25, ...
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Tickets on sale for Seafood Feast and memorial scholarship
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with the Propeller Club of Los Angeles-Long Beach and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, will host a scholarship fundraiser on June 12. The 26th annual Seafood Feast will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the San Pedro Fish Market in Ports O' Call Village. Tickets cost $40, but rise to $50 after Saturday. The Seafood Feast and ...
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Probe Continues After Deadly Shooting In Baldwin Park
The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. Friday in the 3100 block of Maine Avenue. Details surrounding the incident were not released. Investigators identified the victim as a Hispanic man. He died at the scene. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are assisting Baldwin Park police in the ...
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Northridge Man Gets Prison In Medicare Fraud Plot
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A Northridge man was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans-area ...
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Good Comedies Take Work and Hollywood Has Stopped Trying
It seems like it's been years since I've sat in a theater and laughed at a movie from beginning to end. And I'm not talking about the occasional chuckle; I mean full-on, gut-busting, eye-watering laughter. But what do I know? Comedy films, especially adult-oriented ones, are at their financial height right now. In the last few years, R- rated comedies like "21 Jump ...
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Another teen suicide after alleged sex assault troubles California town
SARATOGA, Calif. – One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy. By all accounts, Audrie was a gorgeous girl. ...
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Man Killed Another Wounded In Shooting At East LA Gathering
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Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos
Joe Arpaio 's handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone, ruling in suits filed by some of the profiled people, banned some of the sheriff's operation procedures, CNN reported Saturday. The court said many of Arpaio's practices violated Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, and 14th Amendment ...
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‘Tower Of Power’ Founder Dishes On Summer Tour
The founding member and leader of the band known for its soul music, Emilio Castillo, stopped by the KCAL9 set on Saturday morning to discuss the tour. The ';Up in Smoke'; concert series will also feature the multi-platinum-selling band WAR and comedy duo Cheech & Chong, according to the Greek Theatre’s website. Tour dates for the Up in Smoke concert series are also ...
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Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ...
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Hollywoods visual effects industry in trouble
Iron Man is the latest superhero to take Hollywood by storm. The third film of the billion dollar franchise is packed with action and computer-generated visual effects that capture the imagination of the audience. To see Iron man donning his suit is pure joy for people who enjoy this genre. But the companies in Hollywood that make such visuals possible are in grave ...
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A. Ellis stays in game after collision at plate
Email LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said he sustained only a bruised right forearm in a collision at home plate with Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay on Friday night. Jay barreled into Ellis in the top of the second inning, beating Nick Punto's relay throw and scoring the first run of the game. Ellis remained on the ground for several minutes as Dodgers manager Don Mattingly and ...
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American Friends Service Committee California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in War on Terror
California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ...
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Center for Biological Diversity California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out
California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming: Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out INDIO, California - August 8 - In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, a California court has rejected a proposal to build a controversial luxury resort and golf course because the ...
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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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