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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, April 30, 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 1 dead, 5 hurt, in shooting at taco truck near Inglewood Los Angeles Times - Apr 30 8:53 AM EDT 405 reopened after tanker truck overturns Los Angeles Times - Apr 30 8:38 AM EDT Friday's L.A. May Day marches prompt detour of buses Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 30 2:11 PM EDT 180 L.A. residents, including parts of L.A. police headquarters, lose power Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 30 1:41 PM EDT 3 Arrested In Shooting At Taco Truck In Lennox CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 30 7:21 PM EDT Christina Applegate Is PEOPLE's Most Beautiful CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 30 7:15 PM EDT Los Angeles Times 1 dead, 5 hurt, in shooting at taco truck near Inglewood Apr 30 8:53 AM EDT Authorities say a 59-year-old man was killed and five people including a 12-year-old boy were wounded in a shooting at a taco truck near Inglewood. 405 reopened after tanker truck overturns Apr 30 8:38 AM EDT Authorities say a tanker truck carrying more than 8,000 gallons of butane flipped on its side on Interstate 405 in the Sherman Oaks area, shutting down all lanes of the freeway for nearly seven hours. LAPD ties 72-year-old man to two waves of serial killings Apr 30 2:53 AM EDT DNA leads detectives to John Thomas Jr., 72. He is held in two slayings, but police suspect he may have killed up to 30 elderly Westside and Claremont women a decade apart. The first wave of slayings haunted Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. The killer slipped mostly unseen through the night, preying on older women who lived alone. He raped them and squeezed their necks until they passed out or ... Tour bus driver was involved in earlier accident Apr 30 2:25 AM EDT John Egnew, killed in Tuesday's crash in Soledad, Calif., hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Las Vegas about three years ago. The tour bus driver who died along with four passengers in a grisly wreck in the Salinas Valley had injured a woman in a Las Vegas crosswalk about three years ago, police records show. Survey finds California school funding dilemma Apr 30 1:08 AM EDT Those polled say they want education spared from state budget cuts, but an increasing number of people are less willing to pay more taxes to make up for the shortfall. Californians want public schools spared from state budget cuts, but are less willing than before to foot the bill with more taxes, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday. Los Angeles Daily News Friday's L.A. May Day marches prompt detour of buses Apr 30 2:11 PM EDT With six May Day pro-immigration marches planned in and around downtown Los Angeles on Friday, most Metro buses will be detoured around the area for 12 hours, the agency announced today. 180 L.A. residents, including parts of L.A. police headquarters, lose power Apr 30 1:41 PM EDT About 180 Department of Water and Power customers lost power this morning, including parts of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters at Parker Center, an DWP spokeswoman said. Study shows unnatural causes of death of hundreds of L.A. County children Apr 30 12:26 PM EDT More than 380 children in Los Angeles County died in 2007 as a result of drownings, gunshots and other unnatural causes, according to a county report expected to be released today. Long Beach State student possible victim of Swine Flu Apr 30 11:56 AM EDT Although there are still no confirmed cases of swine flu in Los Angeles County, a Cal State Long Beach student who became sick over the weekend is regarded as a ``probable'' victim of the illness. Man dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Northridge Apr 30 11:26 AM EDT NORTHRIDGE - A man in his 50s died today of an apparent self- inflicted gunshot wound in Northridge, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. CBS 2 Los Angeles 3 Arrested In Shooting At Taco Truck In Lennox Apr 30 7:21 PM EDT Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a taco stand in unincorporated Lennox that killed a 59-year old man and wounded another, a woman and two teenage boys, says Deputy Aura Sierra of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Byron Ward said Thursday that the five surviving victims were at local hospitals with injuries ranging from ... Christina Applegate Is PEOPLE's Most Beautiful Apr 30 7:15 PM EDT A smiling Christina Applegate graces the cover of People magazine's "Most Beautiful" issue. Court Grants Redmond O'Neal Chance At Rehab Apr 30 6:53 PM EDT The son of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett is getting a chance at a clean slate. Redmond O'Neal was admitted into a drug court program that could remove him from probation and wipe his record clean of previous drug convictions if he succeeds. The 24-year-old will join an intense rehabilitation program that will include frequent drug tests and court appearances. If he relapses or otherwise flunks ... Cops Think This Man Killed As Many As 25 Women Apr 30 5:35 PM EDT The Los Angeles Police Department have arrested a 72-year-old man alleged to be a serial killer, who was dubbed the so-called "Westside Rapist." According to police, the John Floyd Thomas Jr.'s DNA has been linked to two LAPD cold case rape-murder rampages and three others in Inglewood and the County of Los Angeles. Mr. Popular! Bryant Has NBA's Top Selling Jersey Apr 30 5:33 PM EDT Kobe Bryant is back on top of the NBA������in jersey sales. Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers jersey was the top seller this season at the NBA Store and its Web site, the league announced Thursday. NBC4 Los Angeles Cruise Ship Safety Proposed Federal Law Apr 30 7:06 PM EDT Members from the International cruise victim organization speak out about the missing family members. Federal legislators propose new safety bill to safeguard cruise ship passengers. Guv Tweet: "I Need to Go Wash My Hands" Apr 30 6:52 PM EDT California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger felt a little dirty today after his daily update on swine flu. So, naturally, he shared the info with his nearly 44,000 followers on Twitter. Caught on Tape: Cig Thieves Gone in a Puff of Smoke Apr 30 6:52 PM EDT Smoke 'em if you got 'em... and they got 'em. Don������t Get the Pigs Sick! Apr 30 5:06 PM EDT Health officials are asking people with flu-like symptoms to stay away from pigs. Queen Mary May "Sale" Again Apr 30 3:31 PM EDT A small Las Vegas entertainment company plans to bring the Queen Mary back to life. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Wannabe Reality TV Star Busted in 38M Fraud Scheme Apr 30 5:43 PM EDT SANTA ANA -- A Laguna Hills woman who wanted to become one of the "Real Housewives of Orange County" and her husband are accused in one of the biggest insurance fraud schemes in California history, according to prosecutors. Michael Vincent Petronella, 50, and Devon Lynn Kile, 44, were arrested at their Laguna Hills mansion Wednesday in a $38 million fraud scheme that involved roofing companies ... Family Drops Lawsuit Against Scott Peterson Apr 30 4:13 PM EDT MODESTO -- The family of murder victim Laci Peterson has dropped its wrongful death lawsuit against her convicted killer and husband, Scott Peterson. Dennis and Sharon Rocha dropped the wrongful death claim against their former son-in-law last week, according to a Stanislaus County Superior Court official. A hearing in the case had been set for Thursday. The former fertilizer salesman is on ... Security Beefed up At Dodger Stadium Apr 30 2:28 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- Security is being beefed up at Dodger Stadium tonight as the 'Blue Crew' begins an 11 game homestand. Security crews will be patrolling Dodger Stadium parking lots to help reduce rowdy behavior and enforce rules against drinking alcohol. Additional signs in English and Spanish will be posted at parking entrances and in parking lots reminding fans that alcohol cannot be brought ... Grocery Bagger Could Get Life for Thefts Apr 30 2:13 PM EDT VICTORVILLE -- A woman accused of stealing purses and wallets from elderly customers at a grocery store in Victorville could be sentenced to life in prison under California's three strikes law. Police say 55 Year old Geneva Macon, who worked as a grocery bagger, at the King Ranch Market, targeted elderly people in the parking lot of the store. Investigators say she would insist on helping the ... Cops 'Southland Strangler' Linked to 30 Sex Slayings Apr 30 10:58 AM EDT LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested an elderly man they are calling the 'Southland Strangler,' described as potentially the "most prolific serial killer" the city has ever seen. John Thomas, Jr., 72, is charged with two murders, but is suspected in the sexual assault- slayings of 30 women during the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas was arrested on March 31 and is being held without bail, according to the ...

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