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Yahoo! Alerts Monday, April 27, 2009 7:30 PM EDT Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT They're driven to network Los Angeles Times - Apr 27 3:14 AM EDT California Briefing Los Angeles Times - Apr 27 2:59 AM EDT Home sale jump nearly 66 percent in L.A. Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 27 6:11 PM EDT Toyota announces equipment safety recall on select Highlander vehicles Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 27 6:11 PM EDT Construction Worker Killed In Trench Collapse CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 27 7:24 PM EDT Calif. Officials Confirm 11th Case Of Swine Flu CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 27 7:14 PM EDT Los Angeles Times They're driven to network Apr 27 3:14 AM EDT In Irvine, former auto-company workers gather regularly to commiserate over their jobless state and share tips on how to get back on track. The start of the meeting is still minutes away, but Paul Estes is telling several early arrivals that he's fed up with the economy and sick of California taxes. He and his wife finally got a decent offer on their Placentia house and when the school year ends ... California Briefing Apr 27 2:59 AM EDT COMPTON Lottery results Apr 27 12:46 AM EDT Eric Amsden, Riverside, $40,000. With the growing move toward sustainable, simpler habits, choosing how and what to eat can get complicated. Farmers and fish markets, Japanese tea ceremony and aromatic shrimp -- the flavors are diverse. Field trip of world religions doesn't go far Apr 26 11:29 PM EDT USC's extracurricular 'Souljourn' program lets students study firsthand how world religions are 'lived,' by visiting the dozens of churches that sit within blocks of campus. In his quest to have students experience firsthand how people around the world worship, Varun Soni, the dean of religious life at USC, did not start up some expensive study-abroad program. He just ventured a few blocks from ... State Democrats decline to endorse 3 of 6 ballot measures Apr 26 11:29 PM EDT The sharply split party's decision could increase voter confusion on the May 19 measures meant to ease California's budget crisis. Efforts by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to win voter approval of six budget measures on the May 19 ballot grew more difficult Sunday when a sharply split state Democratic Party declined to back three of them. Los Angeles Daily News Home sale jump nearly 66 percent in L.A. Apr 27 6:11 PM EDT Home sales jumped 65.6 percent in the Los Angeles area in March, compared to the same period a year ago, while the median home price fell 31. Toyota announces equipment safety recall on select Highlander vehicles Apr 27 6:11 PM EDT TORRANCE - Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. today announced an equipment safety recall involving an optional accessory designed specifically for 2008 model-year Highlander and Highlander HV SUVS. L.A. County assessor warns about scams of businesses trying lower property assessment rates Apr 27 4:56 PM EDT The Los Angeles County assessor today again warned property owners about companies offering to find ways to lower property assessment rates. Murder charges filed against mother in death of 18-month-old daughter Apr 27 4:41 PM EDT LANCASTER - Prosecutors filed murder and other charges today against a woman suspected in the death of her 18-month-old daughter, whom she initially claimed was taken from her in a violent kidnapping. President Obama names Ahmed Zewail of Caltech to Science and Tech council Apr 27 2:41 PM EDT PASADENA - President Barack Obama named Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail of Caltech to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, it was announced today. CBS 2 Los Angeles Construction Worker Killed In Trench Collapse Apr 27 7:24 PM EDT A construction worker was killed in Huntington Beach Monday when a trench he was working in accidentally filled up with concrete and soil. Calif. Officials Confirm 11th Case Of Swine Flu Apr 27 7:14 PM EDT California health officials now say there have been 11 confirmed cases of swine flu infections in the state. Dr. Gil Chavez, deputy director of the state Center for Infectious Disease, says the cases include five in San Diego County, five in Imperial County and one in Sacramento County. Only two required hospitalization and those people had other underlying health conditions. Man Found Shot To Death Near Rubidoux High School Apr 27 7:05 PM EDT A 30-something man was found shot to death Monday morning on a baseball field in Rubidoux. Mother Charged With Murder In Her Baby's Death Apr 27 6:34 PM EDT Prosecutors filed murder and other charges Monday against a woman suspected of killing her 18-month-old daughter, whom she initially claimed was taken from her in a violent kidnapping. Stacey Marie Barker, 24, was also charged with assault on a child causing death and child abuse, according to the district attorney's office. She was expected to be arraigned May 11 in Lancaster. Carona To Be Sentenced On Felony Conviction Apr 27 5:11 PM EDT It's been more than five years since federal prosecutors began building their sweeping public corruption case against former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona. Now, with sentencing at hand, the disgraced lawman and one-time rising GOP star is about to find out how much longer his legal ordeal will last. Prosecutors were pressing for Carona to be sentenced Monday to nine years in federal ... NBC4 Los Angeles Miss Calif. Shares Story "We Haven't Heard" Apr 26 2:27 PM EDT Carrie Prejean appears at the Rock Church to ������share the story behind the controversy that we haven������t heard.������ Teens Trying to be 'Stars' Lured Into Prostitution Apr 26 1:12 PM EDT MySpace and Craigslist were used by a pimp to recruit teenage girls into what was supposed to be a glamorous life of luxury, but turned out to be prostitution, sheriff������s deputies said. U.S. Declares 'Public Health Emergency' Apr 26 1:12 PM EDT UPDATED: Roughly 12 million doses of the drug Tamiflu are being released from a federal stockpile so that states can get it if needed as more cases of swine flu emerge in the U.S. Pet Insurance Apr 26 7:57 AM EDT Medical emergencies can strike pets. Pet insurance is one option for pet owners. Swine Flu in San Diego, Kansas, Texas, Maybe NY Apr 25 8:27 PM EDT Another case of swine flu has been detected in Imperial County and at least two (maybe as many as ten) more cases have been detected in two more states. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Worker Killed in Huntington Beach Trench Collapse Apr 27 7:19 PM EDT HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A worker in a trench was killed Monday when an apartment complex wall fell on him in Huntington Beach, authorities said. The accident was reported at 2:06 p.m. at 4671 Warner Avenue. Forty firefighters, including two search and rescue squads, were sent to the complex. Two workers were working in and near the trench when it collapsed, according to Capt. Jeff Lopez of the ... 'Newlywed Bandits' Headed to Prison Apr 27 6:49 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- The so-called "Newlywed Bandits," responsible for five Los Angeles-area bank robberies in a three-week span, were sentenced in U.S. District Court Monday to multi-year prison terms.���� Rayceana Racheal Rocha, 24, a former criminology student at Whittier's Rio Hondo Community College, received 51 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts related to the robberies. Her ... Possible Swine Flu Case Reported in Claremont Apr 27 4:04 PM EDT CLAREMONT -- Los Angeles County Health Services is investigating a report of swine flu in Claremont, officials said. There are currently 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in California, none have been found in L.A. County, said spokeswoman Sarah Kissell. "Claremont is one area we are looking at." Our Lady of the Assumption School, a Claremont private school notified County Health Services of a ... Fingerprint Leads to Arrest of Sex Assault Suspect Apr 27 2:49 PM EDT NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- A fingerprint has lead to the identification and arrest of a sexual assault suspect, according to police. Investigators say on March 26, 2009, an unidentified man was reported to have kidnapped a 24-year-old North Hollywood woman by hiding in the back of her unlocked vehicle, parked in the area of Kittridge Street and Lankershim Boulevard. He then drove her to an abandoned ... Two Chicken Chains Offer Free Food Apr 27 12:04 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- The chicken fight has begun. Kentucky Fried Chicken and El Pollo Loco are facing off in a grilled chicken war of sorts. KFC will give a free piece of its new grilled chicken to anyone requesting it Monday. El Pollo Loco will hand out two free pieces of its grilled chicken per person on Tuesday. KFC began selling what it has billed as both "Kentucky Grilled Chicken" and KGC on ...

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