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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, May 28, 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 LAX aims to put shopping, eating on more flight plans Los Angeles Times - May 28 3:12 AM EDT Teachers start hunger strike to protest layoffs Los Angeles Times - May 28 3:12 AM EDT Industrial city sues its ex-mayor for reimbursement of legal fees Los Angeles Daily News - May 28 2:22 PM EDT Singer Chris Brown preliminary hearing set for June 22 Los Angeles Daily News - May 28 2:21 PM EDT Gay Man Voted Prom Queen At Fairfax High School CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 28 7:08 PM EDT 'Fr. Oprah' Leaves Catholics To Join Episcopals CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 28 5:46 PM EDT Los Angeles Times LAX aims to put shopping, eating on more flight plans May 28 3:12 AM EDT Officials hope to lift the airport's image of having mediocre offerings. Plans call for renovating the bars, fast-food outlets, restaurants, newsstands and retail shops inside eight terminals. When Clifton Moore ran the Los Angeles airport system from 1968 to 1993, there wasn't much emphasis on dining and shopping for people waiting for their planes at LAX. About all they could get were the ... Teachers start hunger strike to protest layoffs May 28 3:12 AM EDT At least nine teachers and two activists take part in the strike, demanding that the district put forth a new budget that doesn't include layoffs or class-size increases. A group of teachers and community activists started a hunger strike Wednesday in protest of the Los Angeles Unified School District's plan to lay off thousands of teachers. CALIFORNIA BRIEFING May 28 3:12 AM EDT Health groups sue state agency over fumigants Public health groups have filed suit against the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to force stricter rules against fumigants that contribute to air pollution. State Senate bill would decrease UC autonomy May 28 12:42 AM EDT After the board of regents approves $400,000 salaries for two chancellors while also raising student fees, a coalition of state senators seeks to give Legislature control over university policies. Alarmed that University of California regents have raised executive salaries while boosting student fees, a group of state lawmakers Wednesday proposed stripping the UC system of its historic autonomy ... Dolores Hope celebrates her 100th birthday with friends and family May 28 12:12 AM EDT In the backyard of the Toluca Lake home she shared with her husband, comedian Bob Hope, the party features a picture kiosk for each decade of her life. Bob Hope's widow may well have been thinking "thanks for the memory's nudge" Wednesday as she celebrated her birthday with friends in Toluca Lake. Los Angeles Daily News Industrial city sues its ex-mayor for reimbursement of legal fees May 28 2:22 PM EDT The 80-year-old former mayor of Vernon is being sued by the city for nearly $1.5 million in legal fees the industrial municipality alleges he wrongly charged the city in connection with his current criminal case. Singer Chris Brown preliminary hearing set for June 22 May 28 2:21 PM EDT A hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require R&B singer Chris Brown to stand trial for an alleged attack on pop singer Rihanna in Hancock Park is to be held June 22, a judge decided today. Inglewood to consider voting to redevelop Hollywood Park racetrack May 28 12:37 PM EDT INGLEWOOD - The Inglewood City Council tonight will consider a proposed $2 billion real estate development that would replace the historic Hollywood Park racetrack and change the face of the city. Rolf McPherson, major player in Pentecostal movement, dies May 28 12:37 PM EDT Rolf K. McPherson, a major figure in the Pentecostal movement who for 44 years guided the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel founded by his mother, has died. Long Beach cop shoots, injures man May 28 11:21 AM EDT LONG BEACH - A man who allegedly wrested away an officer's baton was shot and critically wounded in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach today in the city's second officer-involved shooting in less than 24 hours. CBS 2 Los Angeles Gay Man Voted Prom Queen At Fairfax High School May 28 7:08 PM EDT An openly gay man was voted prom queen at Los Angeles' Fairfax High School in a campaign that began as a stunt but ended up spurring discussion on campus about gender roles and teen popularity. Sergio Garcia, 18, was crowned queen Saturday night at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. In his tiara and charcoal-gray tuxedo, Garcia said he felt invincible. 'Fr. Oprah' Leaves Catholics To Join Episcopals May 28 5:46 PM EDT A popular Miami priest and media personality known as "Father Oprah" has left the Catholic Church and joined the Episcopal Church after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend. Douglas Barry To Resign As LAFD's Chief May 28 5:32 PM EDT Los Angeles city fire Chief Douglas Barry announced Thursday that he is resigning. According to Steve Williams, Public Information Officer of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Barry's resignation will take effect on August 31. Writer Removed From Near Air Force One At LAX May 28 4:50 PM EDT A writer for a small Georgia newspaper, who wanted to give President Barack Obama a letter, was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One on Thursday shortly before he arrived at the airport. 5 Children Injured When Car Crashes Into Preschool May 28 4:27 PM EDT A 2-year-old boy who was pinned under a car at a California day-care center is expected to survive, after treatment at a trauma center. He was among five children injured when a car plowed into the busy child-care center in Huntington Beach Thursday. The car was being driven by the mother of a child enrolled at the school. NBC Los Angeles How to Shake the Quake - Webcam Honduras Earthquake Interview May 28 7:07 PM EDT Interview with the Lebowandoski's a couple that experienced the 7.1 Earthquake earlier today Thursday May 28th, 2009 Detectives: Killer Targeted Couple in Beach House May 28 5:37 PM EDT Detectives speak with residents about their investigation into the stabbing deaths of a couple in a Faria Beach beach house. Schwarzenegger Calls Rush Limbaugh Fat May 28 4:07 PM EDT One day after appearing on "The Tonight Show," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger still hadn't gotten all the shtick out of his system. LAFD Chief to Retire This Summer May 28 2:52 PM EDT The chief of the Los Angeles City Fire Deparmment announced Thursday that he will retire. Rihanna to Testify at Chris Brown Hearing May 28 2:07 PM EDT R&B superstar Rihanna will be forced to take the stand against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who is charged with assault against the singer.

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