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Yahoo! Alerts Wednesday, September 2, 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 L.A. County's emergency notification system to be probed Los Angeles Times - Sep 2 3:10 AM EDT L.A. charter schools get a chance to grow, but how big? Los Angeles Times - Sep 2 2:48 AM EDT More LAUSD students passing high school exit exam Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 2 2:37 PM EDT Fire expands into Acton, containment remains low Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 30 3:13 PM EDT Official: Deadly Station Fire Started By Humans CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 2 7:19 PM EDT 2 Women Found Dead With Throats Slashed In NoHo CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 2 6:55 PM EDT Los Angeles Times L.A. County's emergency notification system to be probed Sep 2 3:10 AM EDT Supervisor demands action after some residents report problems during the Station fire. Warning system to be probed L.A. charter schools get a chance to grow, but how big? Sep 2 2:48 AM EDT Groups can only handle a fraction of the 251 L.A. Unified schools that will be up for bidding. A groundbreaking plan to open 51 new Los Angeles schools and 200 existing ones to possible outside control has Randy Palisoc feeling as if salvation is just steps away. A new $54-million campus he covets is rising a block from where his award-winning charter school operates in a rented church. Station fire delays ballot counting Sep 2 2:18 AM EDT Emergency workers get extra time to vote in L.A.-area Assembly race and Bay Area congressional contest. The Station fire raging in the Angeles National Forest forced a delay in counting ballots in two special elections Tuesday in California, officials said. Abductions' eerie similarities Sep 2 12:40 AM EDT Phillip Garrido's 1976 kidnap-rape of a young woman seems to share some features of the Jaycee Dugard case. Phillip Garrido's kidnapping and rape of a young woman in 1976, as described in federal court documents, bore eerie similarities to his alleged abduction and captivity of 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard. Weather aids firefighters, but some flanks of fire have lethal potential Sep 2 12:25 AM EDT Higher humidity and a bit lower temperatures help crews battling the Station fire in the Angeles National Forest. But the northern and southeastern fronts could re-erupt, officials said. Higher humidity and slightly lower temperatures helped firefighters inch closer to subduing the monstrous fire that has lashed about the San Gabriel Mountains for a week, but they were scrambling late Tuesday in ... Los Angeles Daily News More LAUSD students passing high school exit exam Sep 2 2:37 PM EDT More Los Angeles Unified students passed the California High School Exit Exam on their first try this year, but the district's performance still lags behind the state average on the test, which all students must pass to graduate. 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 CBS 2 Los Angeles Official: Deadly Station Fire Started By Humans Sep 2 7:19 PM EDT A U.S. Forest Service official announced Wednesday that the Station fire, which has ravaged the Angeles National Forest, was believed to have been caused by humans. 2 Women Found Dead With Throats Slashed In NoHo Sep 2 6:55 PM EDT Two women in their 20s were found dead today in North Hollywood with their throats slashed, and a third woman in her 40s was taken to a hospital with knife wounds, police said. AP: Federal Government Was Supposed To Clear Brush Sep 2 6:05 PM EDT Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Manson Follower Dying From Cancer Seeks Parole Sep 2 4:43 PM EDT A terminally ill Charles Manson follower, who admitted killing actress Sharon Tate four decades ago, is going before a parole board to ask for freedom before she dies. Man Charged With Murdering Boy, 13, In South L.A. Sep 2 4:41 PM EDT A man accused of killing a 13-year-old boy in Los Angeles has been arrested and charged with murder. Police on Wednesday credited the arrest of 21-year-old Christopher Thomas to a new task force created to combat gang activity in South Los Angeles. NBC Los Angeles Station Fire: Could have Forest Service Prevented the Fire? Sep 2 7:10 PM EDT NBC4's Kim Baldonado and David Reese updates us on the latest developments on the fire. Ignition Point: The Station Fire Sep 2 3:55 PM EDT Investigators look for clues at Mile Marker No. 29, the ignition point of the Station Fire. Wednesday Mid-Day Update: Fire Was Human-Caused Sep 2 3:40 PM EDT Investigators determine that the Station Fire was human-caused. Dramatic NASA Image Shows Fires From Space Sep 2 2:25 PM EDT A dramatic new image from NASA shows the massive extend of the Los Angeles fires. For $10, You May Get to Board Early Sep 2 2:10 PM EDT Psst.. Want to be in the A Group? It'll cost you. KABC-TV Los Angeles Public input wanted for new LAPD Chief Sep 2 7:11 PM EDT Public input is wanted in the search for Los Angeles next Police Chief. 2 women found dead with slashed throats Sep 2 7:10 PM EDT Los Angeles police say two women have been found dead with their throats slashed and a third injured with cuts and stab wounds at a house in the San Fernando Valley. Officials warn of Station Fire scams Sep 2 5:26 PM EDT Officials are warning potential donors of Station Fire charity scams. L.A. Co. quarantined to halt citrus pest Sep 2 3:25 PM EDT The state placed L.A. County on a plant-movement quarantine to halt the spread of a citrus pest. Massive Station Fire caused by person? Sep 2 9:55 AM EDT Sources say they believe the massive Station Fire was caused by a person.

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