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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 Legislature's leaders ask Schwarzenegger to trim state workers' furlough days Los Angeles Times - Sep 3 5:10 PM EDT Manson follower Susan Atkins is denied parole Los Angeles Times - Sep 3 2:03 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 USDA Considers New Food Safety Rules For Spinach CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 3 7:09 PM EDT Rate Chief Of Police Qualities In Online Survey CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 3 6:22 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Legislature's leaders ask Schwarzenegger to trim state workers' furlough days Sep 3 5:10 PM EDT Steinberg, Bass want furloughs reduced to two days a month instead of three, saying the policy will cost the state money in the long run. A spokesman for the governor criticizes the request. The heads of the state Senate and Assembly called on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today to eliminate one of the three furlough days imposed on state employees each month, contending that the unpaid time off ... Manson follower Susan Atkins is denied parole Sep 3 2:03 AM EDT A panel votes to deny Atkins' request for release on compassionate grounds. She is terminally ill, and doctors say she has months to live. She is serving a life sentence for the murder of Sharon Tate. For the second time in as many years, a state parole board voted unanimously Wednesday to deny one of Charles Manson's fiercest followers her request for a "compassionate release" so that she can ... Firefighters wage 5-day battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory Sep 3 1:18 AM EDT In a mile-high duel, driven firefighters are determined to keep flames from the historic facility. It was near midnight Monday, and Larry Peabody looked toward a leading flank of the giant Station fire as it advanced over a ridge in the Angeles National Forest, marching toward the Mt. Wilson Observatory. Wife of Phillip Garrido largely a mystery Sep 3 12:10 AM EDT Police allege Nancy Garrido was a full partner in the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard, while acquaintances describe her as being under her husband's control. Nancy Garrido, tears running down her face, nodded as her husband confessed to a business acquaintance that angels were speaking to him and had helped him forswear his sexual compulsions. California Legislature on the verge of major achievements Sep 3 12:10 AM EDT Lawmakers need to take small steps toward compromise to reach decisions on significant bills involving water, renewable energy and prisons. The Legislature is on the verge of two major achievements -- on prisons and water -- if lawmakers can be calm and rational during the final week of this year's regular session. 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 USDA Considers New Food Safety Rules For Spinach Sep 3 7:09 PM EDT Federal food safety officials plan to hold public hearings about a new proposal backers say will help keep bacteria-tainted spinach and lettuce from reaching grocery shelves. Rate Chief Of Police Qualities In Online Survey Sep 3 6:22 PM EDT The Los Angeles Personnel Departmen t wants to know what traits and qualities Los Angelinos seek in the next Chief of Police. 5 L.A. Teachers Ill From Eating Pot Brownies Sep 3 6:13 PM EDT Federal health officials say five preschool teachers in Los Angeles were sickened earlier this year after eating marijuana-laced brownies bought from a street vendor. 6 Arrested In Imperial County Drug Sting Sep 3 5:45 PM EDT State authorities say six people working for a Mexican drug cartel have been arrested after undercover agents arranged to sell them 160 pounds of cocaine in Imperial County. Jackson To Be Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony Sep 3 5:36 PM EDT One month after a lavish public memorial for Michael Jackson, the pop singer's family prepared to inter him privately Thursday in a mausoleum filled with legendary entertainers. NBC Los Angeles What Do We Really Know About Farmers Markets? Sep 3 6:51 PM EDT The mayor is putting together a task force to get to the bottom of LA's food policy. Candidates Struggle to Make Twitter Matter Sep 3 4:55 PM EDT Twitter appoints Schwarzenegger as King, Newsom as Prince, Brown as Archduke, Whitman as Court Jester -- but so what? Game On at Rose Bowl, Firefighters Get in Free Sep 3 3:25 PM EDT It's official: Where there's smoke, there's football. New Babies Hatch for Endangered Iguanas Sep 3 2:25 PM EDT You may think it's a face only a mama iguana could love, but talk to researchers at the San Diego Zoo and they'll tell you why these babies are so important. Where There's Smoke, There Might Be Football Sep 3 1:59 PM EDT As air quality improves, so do the odds of playing football Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KABC-TV Los Angeles New evacuations ordered for Station Fire Sep 3 4:25 PM EDT A new mandatory evacuation order has been issued due to the massive Station Fire. Aunt of Jaycee Lee Dugard speaks out Sep 3 3:55 PM EDT The aunt of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard is speaking out after she was rescued. Aunt of Jaycee Lee Dugard speaks out Sep 3 3:41 PM EDT The aunt of Jaycee Lee Dugard speaks out about the joyful reunion after the kidnapping. Woman shot after charging at officers Sep 3 2:26 PM EDT A Los Feliz woman was shot after she tried to charge officers with a stick. Glendale gets ready for Jackson burial Sep 3 11:26 AM EDT The city of Glendale is getting ready for Jackson's burial service Thursday night.

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