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Yahoo! Alerts Wednesday, June 3, 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 Stranded passengers still waiting to depart LAX for Shanghai Los Angeles Times - Jun 3 2:03 AM EDT L.A.'s medical pot dispensary moratorium led to a boom instead Los Angeles Times - Jun 3 1:48 AM EDT L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa announced tax amnesty for business owners Los Angeles Daily News - Jun 3 5:11 PM EDT Opening of L.A. County's first roundabout celebrated Los Angeles Daily News - Jun 3 4:54 PM EDT 'Bloodless' Bullfight Will Be Watched By Officers CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jun 3 7:03 PM EDT Cal Poly Pomona Suspends Fraternity Over Burning CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jun 3 6:41 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Stranded passengers still waiting to depart LAX for Shanghai Jun 3 2:03 AM EDT The 160 travelers on China Eastern Airlines have been delayed since Sunday afternoon by problems with the landing gear on their aircraft. About 160 China Eastern Airlines passengers remained stranded in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, more than two days after their flight to Shanghai was delayed because of problems with the plane's landing gear. L.A.'s medical pot dispensary moratorium led to a boom instead Jun 3 1:48 AM EDT A ban meant to prevent new dispensaries from opening included a loophole that entrepreneurs have exploited. Where four years ago there were only a handful, now there may be 600 dispensaries. Four years ago, when the Los Angeles City Council started to wrestle with how to control medical marijuana, there were just four known storefront dispensaries, one each in Hancock Park, Van Nuys, Rancho Park ... Family friend testifies at Jesse James Hollywood's murder trial Jun 3 1:33 AM EDT Given immunity from prosecution, the attorney recounts a tense conversation with the suspected mastermind of the kidnapping and killing of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz. Jesse James Hollywood was pacing and chain-smoking. Former Boeing engineer charged with espionage stands trial Jun 3 1:33 AM EDT The Chinese-born stress analyst is the first to reach trial in the United States in an economic espionage case. He is accused of stealing more than 250,000 pages of sensitive documents. A Chinese-born engineer stole trade secrets critical to the U.S. space program and passed them to China for three decades without detection, a federal prosecutor in Santa Ana said Tuesday during opening statements. CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS Jun 3 12:05 AM EDT Tonight's Super Lotto Plus Jackpot: $25 million Sales close at 7:45 p.m. Dads usually play second fiddle to moms when it comes to getting fun gifts. Not this year. Los Angeles Daily News L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa announced tax amnesty for business owners Jun 3 5:11 PM EDT Calling it a "golden opportunity," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a tax amnesty program today that would enable business owners to pay various city taxes without being fined. Opening of L.A. County's first roundabout celebrated Jun 3 4:54 PM EDT PALMDALE - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today for a roundabout in Palmdale that is the first of its kind built by Caltrans in Los Angeles County. LAX contract extended with Denver-based architecture firm Jun 3 2:11 PM EDT A City Council committee recommended today that a contract be extended through 2015 -- at a cost of $51.2 million -- for a Denver- based architecture firm retained last year to design the west side of the Tom Bradley International Terminal and a midfield concourse at LAX. Interest-free down payment loans available to east San Fernando Valley home buyers Jun 3 2:11 PM EDT The Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency is making interest-free down payment loans available to prospective home buyers in the eastern San Fernando Valley who qualify for a mortgage loan but need help with up-front money, city leaders announced today. Police probe report of gunman on Princeton campus Jun 3 12:12 PM EDT PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton University is alerting everyone to stay inside after reports of a gunman on the Ivy League campus. CBS 2 Los Angeles 'Bloodless' Bullfight Will Be Watched By Officers Jun 3 7:03 PM EDT Animal control officers say they will monitor an upcoming so-called bloodless bullfight after an incident last week in which matadors allegedly stabbed bulls to incite them to react. San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies arrested two men Friday in Thornton after an animal welfare investigator witnessed the use of barbed bandarilhas in the bullring of Our Lady of Fatima Society Portuguese Hall ... Cal Poly Pomona Suspends Fraternity Over Burning Jun 3 6:41 PM EDT A campus fraternity in Pomona has been suspended while the school investigates claims that a student was burned during an initiation. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, announced Wednesday that it suspended the local chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon and nine fraternity members. Poodle Mix Attacked By Coyote In Fountain Valley Jun 3 6:07 PM EDT A poodle mix that was found injured after an apparent coyote attack has been turned in to Orange County Animal Services. The female dog was found at the golf course at Miles Square Park in Fountain Valley. SW Flight Struck By Lightning Returns To Oakland Jun 3 5:55 PM EDT A Southwest Airlines plane returned safely to Oakland International Airport after it was struck by lighting shortly after takeoff. Airline spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said the 53 passengers aboard Flight 2197 to Burbank were booked on the next flight. New Hampshire Is 6th State To Approve Gay Marriage Jun 3 5:33 PM EDT New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has signed legislation that makes 'the Granite State' the sixth to approve gay marriage. NBC Los Angeles All About the Roundabout Jun 3 4:34 PM EDT They've intimidated many U.S. tourists overseas, now motorists in Palmdale can take a spin on a roundabout -- just read Caltrans' printable how-to guide first. Presented By: You Need the Speed of Norton 2009 Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009. With a one-click, one-minute install, under 7MB of memory usage and fewer, shorter scans, it������s the fastest security suite ... What Works, What Doesn't at the Improv Festival Jun 3 2:01 PM EDT The 7th Annual Improv Festival brings the best and the brightest of LA's comic community together to improvise and to teach others the tricks of finding the funny by reacting. The Reno 911 guys explain... Tear Down That Statue Cover Jun 3 12:49 PM EDT A statue of President Ronald Reagan is unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda. Californians Might Want to Consider Moving to Texas Jun 3 9:49 AM EDT Hoping to beat the recession? Unemployed Californians might want to consider moving to Colorado, Idaho, or even Texas. Bullet Grazes Driver in Car-to-Car Shooting Jun 3 9:34 AM EDT A driver was grazed by a bullet fired from another vehicle on the 60 freeway in East Los Angeles this morning.

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