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Blaze Chars 124 Acres Near Moreno Valley
Firefighters with Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department were were struggling to fully contain the "Smiley Fire" north of Moreno Valley on Saturday, May 25, ...
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82-Year-Old Woman Killed In Artesia Hit-And-Run
ARTESIA (CBSLA.com) -- Authorities Saturday said an 82-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in the city of Artesia. A statement issued by the Lakewood Station Traffic Detail said the accident involving a red vehicle happened on Norwalk Boulevard and Droxford Street around 4:40 a.m. The victim, identified as Carolina Estrella, was struck in the crosswalk. She died just ...
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Southern California wildfire threatens 4000 homes
A section of the Pacific Coast Highway is closed in California, the United States, May 3, 2013. The wind-driven wildfire forced the evacuation of a university campus and threatened some 4,000 homes in Southern California on Friday. (Xinhua/Yan ...
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Cannes Directors Hollywood Reporter Interview Creates Prostitution Backlash in France
French filmmaker Francois Ozon has been blasted by local politicians for telling THR, "it's a fantasy of many women to do prostitution" and "there is kind of a passivity that women are looking ...
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Rogers Signs Multi-Year Contract with Los Angeles Galaxy
Former U.S. soccer international Robbie Rogers has joined Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, the team said on Saturday, making him the latest openly gay male athlete in an American professional team sport. Rogers, who came out in February on the same day he retired from the game, will be on the Galaxy's roster for Sunday's home match against the Seattle Sounders if his ...
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Doubles down and that concerns Mattingly
Email LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is more concerned about his club's lack of doubles than its low number of home runs. The Dodgers are last in the Major Leagues with 61 doubles entering Saturday's action, and their 31 homers are the third fewest. "That is a problem," Mattingly said before Saturday's game against the Cardinals. "For me, RBI guys ...
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Dodgers wary of wearing down Punto
Email LOS ANGELES -- Nick Punto's production has kept him in the lineup, despite concerns from Dodgers manager Don Mattingly that the veteran utility man could wear down too early in the season. Punto has played more than 88 games in a season only once since 2009, when he appeared in 125 games with the Twins. He made his 26th start in 47 games on Saturday against the Cardinals, one of his ...
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Hairston could return to lineup on Sunday
Email LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Hairston could return to the Dodgers as early as Sunday, if all goes well with his rehab game on Saturday with Class A Rancho Cucamonga. Hairston played six innings at third base on Friday night with the Quakes, going 0-for-3. He was scheduled to play six innings in the outfield on Saturday, and the Dodgers could activate him from the disabled list before ...
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California’s New Problem Too Much Money
LOS ANGELES -- After years of grueling battles over state budget deficits and spending cuts, California has a new challenge on its hand: too much money. An unexpected surplus is fueling an argument over how the state should respond to its turn of good ...
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Californias Bridge Safety Examined After Collapse
The bridge that collapsed in Washington state is similar to a number of California bridges. But authorities say bridges in Southern California are built better than in other parts of the country, namely because the region is so prone to earthquakes. Michelle Valles reports from Burbank for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on May 24, ...
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Latest California earthquake affects different part of state
A magnitude 5.7 temblor on Thursday night was the largest earthquake to shake California since 2008 and has generated curiosity from ...
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Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti enters office amid tempered expectations
City Councilman Eric Garcetti won the first L.A. mayor's race since the Great Recession with a simple message: telling voters he'd solve their basic problems. Instead of promises to hire cops, Garcetti offered more muted goals, telling voters their phone calls to City Hall would be returned, the streets paved, and he'd make job creation a priority. A day after defeating rival ...
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Mosquitoes in Harbor Area found to be carriers of West Nile virus
Mosquitoes bearing West Nile Virus have been found in early-season samplings done at Machado Lake in Harbor Regional Park (on the border of Wilmington/Harbor City) and the Wilmington Drain (Harbor City) that connects to the lake north of PCH. Signs have been posted warning visitors of the danger. No other infected samples have been found in the county as of now. (Brittany Murray / Staff ...
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Angels Catching Fire As They Beat Royals 7-0 For 7th Straight
KANSAS CITY, MO – MAY 25: Hank Conger #16 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Mike Trout #27 celebrate a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on May 25, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty ...
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Bynes Alleges Police Sexually Assaulted Her During Alleged Bong-Tossing Arrest
NEW YORK (AP) -- Internal Affairs officers on Saturday were looking into allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was arrested for heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment Thursday night. The 27-year-old former child star first alleged during her arraignment on Friday that police ...
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Long Beach Tenant Concerns Build With Lytles Exit
Port tenants in Long Beach on Friday urged the harbor commission to immediately begin the process of finding a replacement for Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle, who 24 hours earlier announced he was resigning to become executive director of the Port of ...
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Initiative seeks Torrance foster families to care for children in need
The county Department of Children and Family Services recently removed four children from a Torrance home, believing they were abused or neglected. But there was no foster parents in the entire city who could take them in. As a result, the kids were shuffled off to a temporary shelter near USC and later shuttled back to Torrance, where social workers again tried to find somewhere to place ...
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Vocational hub SoCal ROC apparently saved for now
It's looking like the Southern California Regional Occupational Program in Torrance won't be closed after all - not for at least two more years, anyway. Supporters of the hub of vocational-ed activity serving South Bay high school students went into crisis mode earlier this year, when it appeared that the school - known as SoCal ROC, or SCROC - would be a victim of Gov. Jerry ...
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Josh Rubenstein’s Weather Forecast
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Whittier Woman Reportedly Gives Birth To 13-Pound Baby
The baby was born via C-section at Whittier Hospital Medical Center located at 9080 Colima Road. A spokesperson for the hospital says it’s the biggest baby anyone can remember being delivered there — or anywhere for that matter. The hospital said the mother and the baby (larger than some newborn twins) were both resting comfortably. The mother is expected to take her baby home on ...
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Food Calendar Cooking good in the San Fernando Valley and beyond
Sur La Table - Farmers Market: Chocolate Workshop, 2 p.m. today ($69); Thai Made Easy, 6:30 p.m. today ($69); Pies and Tarts, 10 a.m. Monday ($69); Mediterranean Supper, 6:30 p.m. Monday ($79); Macarons, 10 a.m. Tuesday ($69); Culinary Tour of New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday ($69); Chocolate Desserts, 10 a.m. Wednesday ($69); Gnocchi Workshop, 10 a.m. Thursday ($69); Spanish Tapas, 6:30 p.m. ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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Dodgers Capuano Has Rough Outing In 7-0 Loss to Cardinals
Jon Jay #19 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after a collision at the plate with A.J. Ellis #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to score a run for a 1-0 lead during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on May 24, ...
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Elderly Man With Dementia Goes Missing In Pasadena
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) -- Pasadena police Saturday continued to search for a 73-year-old man with dementia who went missing after walking away from his care ...
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In California Gardening for Mental Health
The garden, on the scraggly outskirts of town, is one of seven in Fresno created for immigrants, refugees and residents of impoverished neighborhoods with mental health money from the state. At the Slavic Community Garden, Ukrainian refugees persecuted for their religious beliefs in the Soviet Union now grow black currants for jam, dill for pickles and soups, and medicinal calendula flowers from ...
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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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