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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, August 27, 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 Smoke is expected to blanket L.A. Basin through the weekend Los Angeles Times - Aug 27 1:08 AM EDT Even higher taxes coming for Californians Los Angeles Times - Aug 27 12:38 AM EDT Man dies after being Tasered at NoHo subway station Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 27 3:28 PM EDT Ex-LAUSD administrator pleads out in molestation case Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 27 3:13 PM EDT Villaraigosa Names Jeff Carr As Chief Of Staff CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 27 6:58 PM EDT Calif. Girl Kidnapped 18 Years Ago Found Alive CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 27 6:53 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Smoke is expected to blanket L.A. Basin through the weekend Aug 27 1:08 AM EDT With two fires burning in the Angeles National Forest, county health officials warn those with asthma or respiratory problems to stay indoors and tell others to take precautions. The thick blanket of smoke pouring into the Los Angeles Basin from two brush fires in the Angeles National Forest is expected to linger through the weekend, prompting health warnings and halting some school athletic ... Even higher taxes coming for Californians Aug 27 12:38 AM EDT Lower brackets and reduced deductions mean yet higher payments to Sacramento for 2009. While Californians are still feeling the sting of income and sales tax hikes signed into law earlier this year, now comes news that state tax authorities plan to take a little more from their pockets. Slain model's car is found in Trader Joe's parking lot Aug 27 12:08 AM EDT Police have been searching for Jasmine Fiore's Mercedes for about a week, and have indicated that the vehicle may help them figure out when she was killed and whether the alleged killer had any help. The missing Mercedes-Benz driven by slain swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was found Wednesday in the parking lot of a West Hollywood Trader Joe's, law enforcement sources said. LAX simulator puts trainees in the hot seat Aug 27 12:08 AM EDT The air traffic control teaching tool, which cost $600,000 to $700,000, can be programmed to replicate real-world weather and accident conditions. The FAA hopes it will cut training time. For 15 minutes on Wednesday, I stood theoretically in the tower at Los Angeles International Airport and learned a little about how it feels to be an air traffic controller at the nation's third-busiest airport ... LAPD might need an interim chief Aug 26 11:23 PM EDT The mayor wants to select a permanent replacement for William J. Bratton by the time the chief leaves Oct. 31. But the Personnel Department's timeline for the process makes that seem unlikely. The search for Los Angeles' next police chief is unlikely to be completed before the LAPD's outgoing leader, William J. Bratton, departs at the end of October, according to the schedule laid out by city ... Los Angeles Daily News Man dies after being Tasered at NoHo subway station Aug 27 3:28 PM EDT The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a man has died after a deputy shocked him three times with an electric stun gun at the North Hollywood subway station. Ex-LAUSD administrator pleads out in molestation case Aug 27 3:13 PM EDT A former Los Angeles school administrator pleaded no contest today to felony unlawful sex and lewd act counts involving four teenage girls from two schools where he worked. Villaraigosa promotes gang czar to chief of staff in office shakeup Aug 27 12:44 PM EDT In a major shakeup designed to revitalize his second term in office, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will announce this morning that his chief of staff, Deputy Mayor Robin Kramer, is stepping down and will be replaced by gang czar Jeff Carr. Astronaut Aldrin appears tonight at Griffith Observatory Aug 27 12:44 PM EDT Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, will visit the Griffith Observatory today and sign copies of his autobiography as the city recognizes "Buzz Aldrin Day. Michael Jackson likeness to be unveiled today at Madame Tussauds Aug 27 11:29 AM EDT A wax figure of Michael Jackson will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hollywood today, with an afternoon of activities planned to welcome the likeness of the late pop superstar. CBS 2 Los Angeles Villaraigosa Names Jeff Carr As Chief Of Staff Aug 27 6:58 PM EDT Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's chief of staff was replaced Thursday with the head of the city's gang-reduction programs and named a former senior staffer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as his chief deputy mayor. Calif. Girl Kidnapped 18 Years Ago Found Alive Aug 27 6:53 PM EDT The El Dorado County Sheriff's Department says a little girl kidnapped from South Lake Tahoe in 1991 has been found alive and in good health. The woman came into a San Francisco Bay area police station and said she was Jaycee Lee Dugard, a blond, ponytailed girl when she was abducted as she headed to a school bus stop 18 years ago. Kemp Leads Dodgers To Series Win Over Rockies Aug 27 6:46 PM EDT Vicente Padilla gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a shot in the arm and the Colorado Rockies a punch to the gut. Metrolink Train Hits Car After Crash, 2 Injured Aug 27 6:07 PM EDT Two people were hospitalized Thursday after a Metrolink train struck a car that was stuck on the tracks following a traffic collision in Oxnard. Police To Detail Findings In Jasmine Fiore's Car Aug 27 6:04 PM EDT Police say they will hold a news conference to disclose what they found in the car of an ex-model whose slaying in Southern California prompted an international manhunt for a reality TV show contestant wanted in her murder. NBC Los Angeles Substance Found in Jackson's Bedroom Not Heroin: Reports Aug 27 7:08 PM EDT Search warrants unsealed Thursday say family members found tar heroin in Michael Jackson's bedroom. Clunkers for Naps Aug 27 6:23 PM EDT Forget Cash for Clunkers. In Long Beach, it could soon be legal to catch some Zs in your car. At Least Shaq Can LOL About It Aug 27 4:38 PM EDT A bad week gets worse with a visit to the LA Zoo, but nothing gets the big man down. Something Smelled Funny Aug 27 3:08 PM EDT Officers notice a "strong odor" coming from the back of a pickup during a traffic stop. Rest in Peace and Dodger Blue Aug 27 2:28 PM EDT A true fan wouldn't be caught dead in anything but Dodger blue... unless you're an Angel. KABC-TV Los Angeles Woman's body found in trunk of car Aug 27 12:58 PM EDT Police are working to identify a body found in the trunk of a car in Palmdale. Man pleads not guilty in boy's death Aug 27 11:39 AM EDT A South L.A. man charged in the murder of a 6-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty. Transit bureau officer Tasers, kills man Aug 27 11:24 AM EDT A man is dead after a transit bureau officer used a Taser gun on him in North Hollywood. 2 fires scorch Angeles National Forest Aug 27 11:09 AM EDT Two brush fires continue to burn in the Angeles National Forest on Thursday. 6 shot after 2 South L.A. shootings Aug 27 9:24 AM EDT Six men are in critical condition after two shootings in South Los Angeles only minutes apart on Wednesday.

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