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Yahoo! Alerts Monday, May 18, 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 CALIFORNIA BRIEFING Los Angeles Times - May 18 3:09 AM EDT Election at a glance Los Angeles Times - May 18 3:09 AM EDT Harvard report: A new kinder, gentler LAPD Los Angeles Daily News - May 18 5:41 PM EDT Judge to establish conservatorship over Peter Falk Los Angeles Daily News - May 18 4:56 PM EDT Sentencing Delayed In MySpace Hoax Case CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 18 6:48 PM EDT Fire Crews Knock Down Lancaster Blaze CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 18 6:27 PM EDT Los Angeles Times CALIFORNIA BRIEFING May 18 3:09 AM EDT Mayor names DWP pick LOS ANGELES Election at a glance May 18 3:09 AM EDT The election at a glance Birmingham High could signal a new direction at L.A. Unified May 18 3:08 AM EDT Reform efforts underway at the district's largest campus could lead to multiple small schools operating under one roof. One thing is certain: the status quo is not an option. A winter of discontent at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys has given way to a spring of discord. 4.7 quake causes minor property damage in L.A. County May 18 2:00 AM EDT Near the center of the quake east of LAX, a light pole was damaged, some windows broke and items fell from shelves. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook a large stretch of Southern California on Sunday night. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries, though some broken windows, falling dishes and minor property damage occurred. The case of the shadowy beetle May 18 12:54 AM EDT As if in a noir novel, an entomologist stalks a dark, wet corner of California to find an elusive bug that may solve some mysteries. The windshield of Dave Hawks' 1994 Toyota 4Runner is splattered yellow, but Hawks doesn't mind. He's speeding north on U.S. 395, past Adelanto, Boron and Ridgecrest and running the wipers would only make matters worse. Besides, it's now a point of discussion. Los Angeles Daily News Harvard report: A new kinder, gentler LAPD May 18 5:41 PM EDT The LAPD emerged from the Rodney King and Rampart corruption scandals of the `90s more racially sensitive and an effective force in cutting crime, according to a study released today by the Harvard Kennedy School. Judge to establish conservatorship over Peter Falk May 18 4:56 PM EDT A judge who previously said she was leaning against establishing a conservatorship over Peter Falk indicated today she will likely put one in place after all, an attorney said. Ventura County firefighter injured in Jesusita blaze is released from hospital May 18 3:41 PM EDT SHERMAN OAKS - After nearly two weeks of treatment at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, Ventura County firefighter Robert Lopez returned home today, and doctors expected he will make a full recovery. Planned $1B 'green' Carson power plant abandoned May 18 1:41 PM EDT CARSON - A $1 billion project to build in Carson what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in 2006 would be the "cleanest and greenest" power plant in the nation has been quietly abandoned. Si Frumkin, Holocaust survivor, dies at age 78 May 18 11:41 AM EDT Si Frumkin, a survivor of Dachau and a prominent Los Angeles textile manufacturer who founded the Southern California Council for Soviet Jews, has died. CBS 2 Los Angeles Sentencing Delayed In MySpace Hoax Case May 18 6:48 PM EDT Los Angeles federal judge has delayed the sentencing of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. U.S. District Judge George Wu on Monday rescheduled Lori Drew's sentencing to July 2. Fire Crews Knock Down Lancaster Blaze May 18 6:27 PM EDT Fire crews Monday managed to put out a 1.5 acre grass fire burning in Lancaster. The blaze began around 2:10 p.m., at 65th West at West Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Fire. Coroner Says Chambers Died Of Natural Causes May 18 6:22 PM EDT Unlike the other famous blonde Marilyn who died all too young, the death of XXX actress Marilyn Chambers will be no mystery: the coroner announced Monday that Chambers died of natural causes. Lakers, WWE Get Ready To Rumble Over Pepsi Center May 18 6:02 PM EDT Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to be at the Pepsi Center in Denver next Monday night. Problem is, so are John Cena and a bunch of wrestlers. 2 Killed, 1 Held In SoCal Lumberyard Shooting May 18 5:32 PM EDT Authorities said two men have been shot to death at a Southern California lumber company and a third man is under arrest. Vernon police Capt. Daniel Calleros said a report of shots being fired sent officers to the Bohnhoff Lumber Co. around 9:30 a.m. Monday. NBC Los Angeles LA's Big Burn Exposed May 18 6:02 PM EDT Los Angeles is trying to become the greenest city in the world, leading the way in energy conservation. But NBCLA has exposed one way the city is wasting energy, and your tax dollars. 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