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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:30 PM EDT

Los Angeles Times

Boston verdict could force L.A. County prosecutors to file charges against Rockefeller

Jun 10 7:27 PM EDT

If Clark Rockefeller is acquitted in Boston kidnapping, he could be deported. That leaves little time for L.A. prosecutors to decide whether to charge him in 1985 disappearance of San Marino couple. With the jury out in the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, speculation grew Wednesday about whether he would be charged in connection with the disappearance of a San ...

Friends speak up for L.A. journalists held by N. Korea

Jun 10 5:27 PM EDT

Laura Ling and Euna Lee are passionate about their work, friends and colleagues say. The women, seized in March, were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor. Derrick Shore was nervous when he traveled with Laura Ling to Sao Paulo, Brazil's shantytowns several years ago.

Schwarzenegger reverses plan to cut benefits to police, firefighters' survivors

Jun 10 3:27 PM EDT

The governor, in a meeting with The Times' editorial board, calls the proposal a 'terrible screw-up.' The plan would have ended healthcare coverage for families of those who die in the line of duty. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reversed himself today on a proposal to end health insurance coverage for families of police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty.

L.A. closes loophole for medical marijuana dispensaries

Jun 10 1:42 AM EDT

The number of stores in the city has tripled, to nearly 600, since the City Council imposed a moratorium on new outlets in 2007. Stunned by the spread of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City Council moved Tuesday to close a loophole that had encouraged their rapid growth.

Detective stalked slaying victim, father says

Jun 10 1:27 AM EDT

Nels Rasmussen says he told LAPD detectives in 1986 that a jealous ex-girlfriend had broken into his daughter's condo and told her 'If I can't have John, nobody can,' in the days before her slaying. Nels Rasmussen says he vividly remembers the calls from his daughter 23 years ago when she confided her fears that a jealous LAPD officer was out to harm her. She told him the young female officer ...


Los Angeles Daily News

Burglary suspect barricaded in home

Jun 10 7:26 PM EDT

SYLMAR - A SWAT team has surrounded a burglary suspect barricaded in a home near Sylmar Elementary School, forcing the facility to lockdown and later move its students to a nearby park, authorities said Wednesday.

Person suffers injury from electrocution in North Hollywood

Jun 10 6:11 PM EDT

NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Firefighters and paramedics were sent today to a location in North Hollywood, where a person reportedly was electrocuted.

Gunman, guards exchange fire in Holocaust Museum

Jun 10 2:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON - A gunman exchanged fire with security guards inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday.

Woman sentenced for buying firearms for drug dealer

Jun 10 2:41 PM EDT

PHOENIX - A 23-year-old San Fernando woman was sentenced to a year in prison for buying firearms for a man she knew to be a drug dealer in California.

Audit: LA probation staffers work excess overtime

Jun 10 2:26 PM EDT

Los Angeles County supervisors have ordered an inquiry because an audit revealed that probation department employees work excessive amounts of overtime.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

TMZ: Miss California Is Now Miss Fired

Jun 10 7:02 PM EDT

The website TMZ is reporting that Carrie Prejean, aka Miss California, the beauty queen who survived a scandal over semi-naked photos and her controversial stand on same-sex marriage, will be fired Wednesday afternoon.

Cops Nab Robbery Suspect With Hostage After Chase

Jun 10 6:03 PM EDT

Orange County Sheriff's deputies nabbed a alleged robbery suspect Wednesday after he led authorities on a high-speed pursuit through Laguna Hills.

Christopher Lloyd To Rebuild His Montecito Home

Jun 10 5:19 PM EDT

Christopher Lloyd plans to rebuild on the Montecito site where wildfire destroyed his house last fall. Lloyd's $11 million house was among hundreds lost in the fires that swept the state. He spoke about the home while in Montana promoting a new movie, "Call of the Wild 3D."

Five-Star Resort In Dana Point Faces Foreclosure

Jun 10 3:57 PM EDT

The Southern California resort where AIG sponsored a luxury retreat after receiving federal bailout money is facing foreclosure. The Los Angeles Times reports that the owners of the St. Regis Monarch Beach are in default on a $70 million loan. The newspaper cites unnamed sources knowledgeable about the debt who say the hotel will go to auction on July 7 unless the owners and lenders can ...

Study: Clean Energy Will Stimulate Calif. Economy

Jun 10 3:39 PM EDT

A University of California study has found that more aggressive use of clean energy would help the state emerge from its multibillion dollar budget deficit by creating jobs and lowering energy costs. The study released Wednesday determined that moving California's energy consumption to renewable sources would create 500,000 jobs over the next 40 years.


NBC Los Angeles

Pedicabs Are Making A Comeback

Jun 10 6:26 PM EDT

Pedicabs, or bicycle driven pedestrian taxis, may be peddling thier way back to Downtown.

Shootout at Holocaust Museum

Jun 10 5:41 PM EDT

An 88-year-old man with ties to white supremacist groups opened fire Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, shooting a guard before being shot, according to police. 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 ...

Smelly "corpse flower" about to bloom

Jun 10 5:27 PM EDT

A putrid plant named the "corpse flower" because it smells like dead bodies is about to bloom. Kathy Musial, a plant curator at the Huntington Library, describes its foul odor.

Cajon Pass Pileup

Jun 10 5:26 PM EDT

A chain-reaction crash involving 50 cars injures more than a dozen and shuts down the 15 freeway for hours.

Miss California Stripped Of Crown

Jun 10 5:11 PM EDT

Miss California Carrie Prejean is fired for breaching her contract. Runner-up Tami Farrell will take her place.


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