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Yahoo! Alerts Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:31 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 7:31 PM EDT Ridley-Thomas ties under scrutiny Los Angeles Times - Sep 16 1:38 AM EDT Innovative math program boosts scores at O.C. schools Los Angeles Times - Sep 15 11:49 PM EDT Retail sales top expectations in August Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Bernanke: Recession 'very likely over' Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Bob's Big Boy To Open In Downey CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 16 6:42 PM EDT Dodgers Beat Pirates 3-1 To Sweep Pirates CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 16 6:34 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Ridley-Thomas ties under scrutiny Sep 16 1:38 AM EDT Sources say federal officials are asking about the Los Angeles County supervisor's campaigns and an associate's hiring. Federal authorities investigating alleged union corruption have been examining a labor coalition's backing of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas' 2008 campaign and whether his supporters illegally used city property and a nonprofit group in his earlier runs for ... Innovative math program boosts scores at O.C. schools Sep 15 11:49 PM EDT At the 64 elementary sites using the program, 13% of students scored 'advanced' or 'proficient' on standardized state tests, compared with 4.5% statewide. It's described as 'thinking in pictures.' In the airy computer lab at Romero-Cruz Elementary School in Santa Ana, 11-year-old Davis Nguyen quickly completed math problems. Each correct answer let an animated penguin named JiJi take steps ... Military offers a path to citizenship Sep 15 11:35 PM EDT Immigrants without a green card but who have specific language or medical skills get a big incentive to enlist. The Army has recruited more than 100 people in Los Angeles under the pilot program. Looking more like a student than a soldier, the young Indian in jeans and a T-shirt snapped his heels together and stood at attention in front of an American flag. He raised his right hand and pledged ... Awash in water trouble, it's time to spout off at DWP Sep 15 11:34 PM EDT For some customers, bills are rising faster than a gusher from a broken main. Until further notice, it might be wise to carry a life preserver with you at all times in Greater Los Angeles, which had yet another water main eruption early Tuesday. L.A. engineers are puzzled by uptick in water pipe failures Sep 15 11:34 PM EDT The sharp rise in 'major blowouts' along L.A.'s underground water delivery system has no clear cause. Underground water pipes in Los Angeles have suffered significantly more "major blowouts" in the last three months, officials confirmed Tuesday after analyzing dozens of ruptures, some of which flooded streets, damaged vehicles and buildings and created a sinkhole so big that it almost swallowed ... Los Angeles Daily News Retail sales top expectations in August Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Retail sales jumped in August by the largest amount in more than three years, spurred by widespread gains beyond the expected increases of auto sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program. Bernanke: Recession 'very likely over' Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the worst recession since the 1930s is probably over. Zipcar sharing program coming to UCLA and USC Sep 15 3:22 AM EDT UCLA and USC students will be able to easily rent cars for short trips under a car-sharing program announced Monday, with the city providing parking spaces to make the vehicles more accessible. Bus and SUV collide, some suffer minor injuries Sep 13 7:07 PM EDT VALLEYGLEN-Six people suffered minor injuries Sunday morning after a sports utility vehicle collided with a bus on the Metro Orange Line. Man killed in bar fight Sep 13 3:22 PM EDT CANOGA PARK - A man died today after a fight outside of a Winnetka bar, police said. Police were sent to the Oasis Bar & Grill at 20050 Saticoy St. CBS 2 Los Angeles Bob's Big Boy To Open In Downey Sep 16 6:42 PM EDT Get ready for some mouth-watering burgers! Bob's Big Boy is coming to Downey. One of five new Big Boy restaurants in Southern California, it will open at 7447 Firestone Boulevard in October. Dodgers Beat Pirates 3-1 To Sweep Pirates Sep 16 6:34 PM EDT Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Pricey Art, Hollywood Mansion Destroyed In Blaze Sep 16 6:18 PM EDT Fire has engulfed a Hollywood Hills mansion whose owner claims he lost priceless art, a Faberge egg, a 600-gallon fish tank and a Stradivarius violin. She Came From Nowhere! Jordan Wins 'BB 11' Sep 16 6:15 PM EDT Jordan Lloyd was served the $500,000 grand prize on "Big Brother 11." The goofy 22-year-old waitress from Matthews, N.C., bested Natalie Martinez, the scheming 24-year-old recent college graduate from Gilbert, Ariz., on the live season finale of the voyeuristic CBS reality show, Tuesday evening. Police: Woman Stabs Herself, 2 Daughters In O.C. Sep 16 5:54 PM EDT A 5-year-old girl is in a medically induced coma after her mother allegedly stabbed her and her 3-year-old sister in Southern California. NBC Los Angeles Carter Racism Drama Sep 16 7:08 PM EDT President Carter says comment about President Obama might be based in racism. Angelenos react on both sides of the issues. Raucous Protesters Shut Down UC Regents Meeting Sep 16 5:23 PM EDT Police forced to clear the room and make arrests after anger erupts over proposed fee increases. No Justice in Judge Furloughs Sep 16 5:08 PM EDT Chief Justice Ronald George promised that "a large percentage" of state judges, including all the supreme court judges, will be forgoing pay at a state of the judiciary announcement over the weekend. You're Never Too Old to Rob a Bank Sep 16 5:08 PM EDT The FBI is on the hunt for the Baby Boomer Bandit, who has already hit three Southland banks. Homeowner Describes Loss of Art Collection Sep 16 4:23 PM EDT A homeowner describes the loss of his house and an art collection. KABC-TV Los Angeles 3 attacks on women in Santa Clarita Sep 16 1:14 PM EDT Police are warning residents after three separate attacks on women in Santa Clarita. 2 more water main breaks flood streets Sep 16 11:14 AM EDT Two more water mains broke, triggering flooding in Winnetka and Warner Center. Fire breaks out at Hollywood Hills house Sep 16 10:44 AM EDT A fire engulfed a multi-story house in the Hollywood Hills Wednesday morning. Fire breaks out at Rosewood building Sep 16 9:29 AM EDT Crews quickly knocked down a fire at a one-story commercial building in Rosewood. Write your own caption: Joking billionaire Sep 16 7:59 AM EDT Take a look at today's wacky photo, and write your own caption!

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