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Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander sentenced to 59 years to life for sexual assaults Los Angeles Times - Sep 1 1:57 AM EDT Firefighters died in effort to escape Los Angeles Times - Sep 1 1:42 AM EDT Fire expands into Acton, containment remains low Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 30 3:13 PM EDT One person reportedly burned at Big Tujunga Ranger Station Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 29 6:13 PM EDT Coast Guard: Boat Capsizes, 1 Dead, 4 Rescued CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 1 6:49 PM EDT Station Fire Rages On Toward Homes, Mount Wilson CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 1 6:45 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander sentenced to 59 years to life for sexual assaults Sep 1 1:57 AM EDT He asks the judge for a new trial, alleging misconduct by a juror and prosecutors, but is denied. The designer faces similar charges in Texas and New York. Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was sentenced to 59 years to life in prison Monday afternoon for sexually assaulting seven young women and girls he enticed with the promise of modeling jobs. Firefighters died in effort to escape Sep 1 1:42 AM EDT Authorities believe Ted Hall and Arnie Quinones were searching for a way out for personnel trapped at Camp 16 when overrun by fire. Their vehicle plunged down a mountain, killing the two men. Reporting from Los Angeles and The Angeles National Forest -- Everything that has made the Angeles National Forest wildfire so fierce and intractable -- extreme heat, treacherous terrain, bone-dry ... Animal preserves act fast as flames close in Sep 1 1:26 AM EDT Wildlife Waystation evacuates 200 animals; Shambala Preserve's big cats are staying put, protected by the center's firefighting equipment. As firefighters continued to battle flames from the Station fire Monday, founders of an exotic animal reserve north of Los Angeles attempted to evacuate hundreds of tigers, bears, lions and other animals as similar facilities in Acton have chosen to keep ... Kidnapping suspect's prison term raises questions Sep 1 12:33 AM EDT Some wonder why Phillip Garrido, accused of taking Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991, served only 11 years of a 50-year federal sentence for a similar 1976 crime. Reporting from San Francisco, Orinda, Calif., and Antioch, Calif. -- As details continued to emerge about Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged kidnapper, questions intensified Monday over how Phillip Garrido could have served only 11 years in prison ... Huge wildfire shows little sign of slowing down Sep 1 12:03 AM EDT The Station blaze has destroyed more than 50 buildings and burned more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush. Little hope of containment is seen as long as hot, dry conditions continue. A voracious 6-day-old wildfire that has destroyed more than 50 buildings and churned through more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush showed only small signs of slowing Monday, and fire officials offered ... Los Angeles Daily News Fire expands into Acton, containment remains low Aug 30 3:13 PM EDT The stubborn Station Fire that began near La Canada Thursday moved north and bore down on Acton this morning, after burning through 35,000 acres of forest land, destroying nearly 30 recreational cabins in the Big Tujunga Canyon area, and leaving a thick shroud of smoke over the San Fernando One person reportedly burned at Big Tujunga Ranger Station Aug 29 6:13 PM EDT The fire menacing the northern end of the Los Angeles basin lurched suddenly to the north Saturday, and a person was apparently burned when power lines reportedly fell on a ranger station. Obama delivers emotional eulogy to Kennedy Aug 29 1:44 PM EDT BOSTON - President Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning and remembering "the greatest legislator of our time," celebrating the indelible impact of Edward M. Wildfire rages within whisker of San Fernando Valley Aug 29 1:44 PM EDT A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, knocking out power to homes and prompting evacuations in a number of mountain communities. PHOTOS: Smoke over the Valley Mega ticket bought in San Gabriel worth $165 million Aug 29 1:43 PM EDT A Mega Millions ticket sold at a San Gabriel noodle shop and worth $166.5 million is one of two winning tickets to match all six numbers in the latest round of the multi-state lottery game. CBS 2 Los Angeles Coast Guard: Boat Capsizes, 1 Dead, 4 Rescued Sep 1 6:49 PM EDT The U.S. Coast Guard says a fisherman has been found dead off the Mexican coast, about eight hours after his boat capsized. San Diego Harbor Police divers discovered the body shortly after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near Mexico's Coronado Islands, southwest of San Diego. That ended a four-hour search by several agencies. Station Fire Rages On Toward Homes, Mount Wilson Sep 1 6:45 PM EDT The relentless Station Fire -- which has destroyed 53 homes -- was only five percent contained Tuesday, and full containment wasn't expected for more than two weeks. Bone Found Near Home Of Dugard Kidnapping Suspect Sep 1 6:43 PM EDT An FBI agent who spent 18 years on the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case says the Antioch couple charged in her 1991 abduction never were close to being considered suspects. Meanwhile Monday, an FBI agent who spent 18 years investigating the kidnapping case says the couple never were close to being considered suspects. Cost Of Calif. Fires Mounts To $106M In 2 Months Sep 1 6:37 PM EDT The costs to fight the massive wildfires raging through California are adding up quickly for the cash-strapped state. The Department of Finance says the state has spent $106.5 million of its $182 million emergency firefighting fund -- just two months into the fiscal year. Tippi Hedren's Animal Preserve Threatened By Fire Sep 1 6:29 PM EDT With a fire raging just a mile away, actress Tippi Hedren and her dozens of lions, tigers and other large cats are staying put on the Shambala Preserve north of Los Angeles. NBC Los Angeles Suspected SoCal Art Thief Escapes Police Sep 1 7:10 PM EDT Police in Southern California and South Florida are hot on the trail of a suspected fine art thief. Fires Already Cost State Over $100 Million Sep 1 5:10 PM EDT California has spent more than half its firefighting budget -- just two months into the fiscal year. Firefighters Make Stand: Images From the Fire Line Sep 1 3:40 PM EDT Firefighters make their stand against the Station Fire and other California blazes. Firefighters Battle Wall of Flames Sep 1 2:40 PM EDT A team of firefighters in Tujunga fight to save homes threatened by huge wall of fire. Lions, Tigers and Bears Among Evacuees Sep 1 10:55 AM EDT The Station Fire approaches the Wildlife Waystation, home to lions, pumas, chimps, bears and other animals. KABC-TV Los Angeles LAPD search for sexual assault suspect Sep 1 6:10 PM EDT LAPD detectives are searching for a sexual assault suspect near Echo Park. Whip up meals without turning on burners Sep 1 10:43 AM EDT Whip up satisfying meals without turning on burners when the summer heat sets in. Man dies after fall off ski chairlift Sep 1 9:04 AM EDT Authorities say a Glendora man was killed when he fell from a chairlift at Heavenly Ski Area, which is a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort. Guerrero, Angels dominate Mariners Sep 1 4:56 AM EDT Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs to help the Angels stomp the Mariners 10-0. D'backs beat Dodgers 5-3 in 10 innings Sep 1 4:56 AM EDT Rusty Ryal homered to lead off the 10th inning and the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 5-3.

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