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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:30 PM EDT

Los Angeles Times

Bus accident kills 1, injures 27 in Sierra

Apr 4 2:19 PM EDT

Authorities say an accident involving a bus this morning on Interstate 80 west of Reno has killed one person and injured 27 others, five critically.

In the world of tag, Mister Cartoon is it

Apr 4 3:02 AM EDT

The underground artist has found his scrawl space in the mainstream, with his work emblazoned on movie billboards, custom cars and video games. He gives products 'street cred' and counterculture cool. M ister Cartoon eyeballed a blank spot on the giant graffiti mural and rattled his can of spray paint. An aerosol hiss filled the air. With a few fluid swipes of his beefy arm, an image began to ...

Trial to begin on fate of Duroville shantytown

Apr 4 3:02 AM EDT

A U.S. judge will rule on the fate of the long-troubled desert trailer park and its 4,000 farmworker residents. A federal judge will begin hearing evidence next week to decide whether to close the notorious desert shantytown known as Duroville and displace up to 4,000 poor farmworkers.

Lottery results

Apr 4 3:01 AM EDT

Two local beer festivals are reasons enough to celebrate. Take a tour among the turbines and learn about green energy while you're in Palm Springs. Road trips guide

Spa day on a budget, L.A.-style

Apr 4 1:01 AM EDT

It's been a PR campaign on overdrive, aimed at flinging open the doors of pricey spas to the belt-tightening Costco crowd.


Los Angeles Daily News

Climate change threatens Channel Islands artifacts

Apr 4 2:14 PM EDT

The past is fast fading on the Channel Islands, a chain of eight largely undeveloped islands just off the mansion-studded Southern California coast.

Man killed in Van Nuys motorcycle crash

Apr 4 1:59 PM EDT

VAN NUYS -- A motorcycle rider who ran a red light Friday night and collided with car in Van Nuys was fatally injured, police said today.

Chick to be named to state IG post

Apr 3 4:45 PM EDT

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected today to name Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick as inspector general, overseeing the billions of dollars in federal stimulus money bound for the state.

Big-rigs banned on Angeles Crest Highway

Apr 3 3:14 PM EDT

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - In the wake of a double-fatal crash in La Canada Flintridge and in response to calls by city officials for safety improvements, Caltrans announced today that it would ban all trucks from Angeles Crest Highway for 90 days until a permanent ban can be put in place.

Rapper Coolio pleads not guilty in drug case

Apr 3 2:45 PM EDT

Coolio pleaded not guilty today to a felony drug charge and two misdemeanor counts stemming from the rapper's arrest last month at Los Angeles International Airport.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Skeleton ID'd As SoCal Man Who Vanished In 2006

Apr 4 5:33 PM EDT

The coroner's office has identified a skeleton found in a car near Malibu as that of a Ventura County man who vanished in 2006. Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Joe Bale says dental X-rays were used Wednesday to identify the remains of 42-year-old Jeffrey Howard, of Thousand Oaks.

NFL Player's Missing Father-In-Law Found Safe

Apr 4 5:26 PM EDT

The father-in-law of Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow has been found safe at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing. Anaheim police were notified at about 9 a.m. Saturday that Enrique Guzman, who has Alzheimer's disease, was found at the Calexico border crossing, Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez said.

12-Year-Old Girl Escapes Would-Be Kidnapper

Apr 4 3:52 PM EDT

A man who tried to grab a 12-year-old girl and force her into his car in San Jacinto remained at large Saturday, authorities said. The attempted kidnapping occurred about 4 p.m. Thursday at a shopping center at North State Street and the Ramona Expressway, according to sheriff's Sgt. David Haar.

O.C. Deputy Suspected Of Raping Young Child

Apr 4 3:13 PM EDT

An Orange County sheriff's deputy has been arrested for investigation of raping a child under the age of 14. The Sheriff's Department of neighboring Riverside County says 49-year-old Wilbert Garcia was arrested Friday afternoon during a traffic stop in Murrieta.

Report Reveals N.Y. Shooter Once Lived In SoCal

Apr 4 3:10 PM EDT

The gunman who shot 13 people and committed suicide at an immigrant community center in Binghamton, New York, recently lived in Southern California. The Los Angeles Times says 41-year-old Jiverly Wong spent seven years as a deliveryman for Kikka Sushi in Inglewood, earning up to $9 an hour.


NBC4 Los Angeles

Border Patrol Making the Rounds at Texas Motor Speedway

Apr 4 6:18 PM EDT

The U.S. Border Patrol is looking for more than just a few good recruits -- actually, it could use 3-thousand "patriotic and adventurous individuals." Presented By: Inside Guantanamo: Sunday at 9P e/p Guantanamo Bay is one of the world's controversial prisons. This may be its final chapter. With unprecedented access, National Geographic has the story you haven't heard. Both sides, told from the ...

SeaWorld's (Very Cute) Babies

Apr 4 10:18 AM EDT

How could you not love these guys, they're San Diego's SeaWorld babies - and they're really cute!

Better 42 Years Late Than Never

Apr 4 9:48 AM EDT

Because so many in his platoon lost their lives that day, the stories of bravery got lost.

California Fugitives Set Free Out of State

Apr 3 8:48 PM EDT

Crime victims say they are outraged after the U.S. Marshal's Office in Montana arrested some California fugitives and then had to let them go.

Scammers Use "Seinfeld" Plotline

Apr 3 8:48 PM EDT

Just like the episode of "Seinfeld" where Kramer and Newman make a road trip for recycling, out-of-staters are bringing cans to California to cash in on the CRV.


KTLA-TV Los Angeles

OC Computer Thieves Caught on Craigslist

Apr 4 6:00 PM EDT

SANTA ANA -- Thieves who stole hundreds of computers from a company in Orange County were caught when they tried to sell the hot merchandise on Craigslist. Burglars took 400 computers from Getac Inc., on Linear Lane in Lake Forest on the night of March 21-22. When the thieves went to sell the computers, their purchasers were sheriff's deputies. Authorities say all but 20 of the machines were ...

Freeze Watch in Effect for Southern California

Apr 4 3:00 PM EDT

ANTELOPE VALLEY -- Parts of Southern California could see freezing temperatures this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Antelope Valley, and other interior valleys of southwest California. The NWS says a hard freeze is expected Saturday night into early Sunday morning. A clear and dry airmass will bring cold overnight temperatures that are expected to fall into ...

Fatal Texting Crash Gets NorCal Woman 6 Years in Prison

Apr 4 2:30 PM EDT

REDDING -- A woman who crashed into a line of stopped vehicles while text-messaging on her cell phone has been sentenced to six years in a California prison for killing a woman in one of the vehicles. Deborah Matis-Engle was sentenced Friday by a judge in Redding. Investigators said Deborah Matis-Engle was speeding and text messaging when she slammed into the vehicles stopped at a construction ...

OC Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse

Apr 4 2:15 PM EDT

MURRIETA -- Riverside County authorities say an Orange County sheriff's deputy is behind bars on suspicion of raping a child under age 14. Deputy Wilbert Dale Garcia, 49, was arrested about 4:00 Friday afternoon in a traffic stop in Murrieta. Garcia is being held on one count of continual sexual abuse of a child and two counts of aggravated child sexual assault. A sheriff's investigator says ...

Former USC Quarterback Todd Marinovich Arrested

Apr 4 12:30 PM EDT

SANTA ANA -- A Former USC quarterback is in jail for missing a court date in a Newport Beach. Newport Beach police say 39-year-old Todd Marinovich was arrested by probation officers for violating terms of his probation stemming from his felony arrest for possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor possession of a syringe and resisting arrest. Marinovich was denied bail pending his ...


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