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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, September 17, 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 Arrested in O.C.? A DNA sample could buy freedom Los Angeles Times - Sep 17 1:27 AM EDT Co-worker's return after 169 days behind bars shocks hospital staff Los Angeles Times - Sep 17 1:27 AM EDT City officials tout James Bond-like technology to fight crime Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 17 3:22 PM EDT Retail sales top expectations in August Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Woman, 72, Allegedly Shot Several Times By Husband CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 17 7:11 PM EDT McKnight Vies For Top Spot In USC Tailback Corps CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 17 6:56 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Arrested in O.C.? A DNA sample could buy freedom Sep 17 1:27 AM EDT Guilty or not, people arrested can avoid the hassle of court if they give their DNA sample to the district attorney. The program raises privacy and equity concerns among legal scholars. Orange County, which already has one of the nation's most aggressive programs for taking DNA samples from convicts, has quietly begun offering a deal to some people who have only been arrested: give a DNA sample ... Co-worker's return after 169 days behind bars shocks hospital staff Sep 17 1:27 AM EDT Harbor-UCLA surgical technician Norris Smith was convicted of shooting into a car. Last week he was back at work, despite the county's efforts to crack down on employees with criminal records. A surgical technician convicted of firing a gun into an occupied car was back on the job last week at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, just days after being released from jail, despite vows by Los Angeles ... L.A. council OKs plan for layoffs, furloughs Sep 17 1:27 AM EDT Discussions will continue, however, with a union coalition over an early retirement plan that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants scrapped. The Los Angeles City Council moved forward Wednesday with a plan for layoffs and furloughs but declined to end discussion over a proposal to give employees early retirement, leaving that question to its labor negotiators. House ethics panel investigates Rep. Maxine Waters Sep 17 12:56 AM EDT The Los Angeles congresswoman faces scrutiny over her husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds. The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), who has come under scrutiny because of her husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds. Las Vegas-Anaheim maglev train proposal to finally receive federal funds Sep 16 11:56 PM EDT The project will get $45 million that was approved several years ago to pay for final planning and environmental analysis. A long-standing proposal to build a high-speed maglev train from Las Vegas to Anaheim will finally receive $45 million in federal funds that were approved several years ago to pay for the project's final planning and environmental analysis, the Nevada governor's office ... Los Angeles Daily News City officials tout James Bond-like technology to fight crime Sep 17 3:22 PM EDT Touting technology that "puts us close to James Bond," Los Angeles officials opened a Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response operation today at the city's new Regional Crime Center. 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. CBS 2 Los Angeles Woman, 72, Allegedly Shot Several Times By Husband Sep 17 7:11 PM EDT Officials say a 72-year-old Costa Mesa woman was shot multiple times -- reportedly in the head, allegedly by her husband. McKnight Vies For Top Spot In USC Tailback Corps Sep 17 6:56 PM EDT Joe McKnight finally appeared ready to take his place in Southern California's star-studded lineage of tailbacks last week, rushing and receiving and relentlessly driving the Trojans to their victory at Ohio State. Umpires Complain Of Verbal Abuse By Angels Sep 17 6:45 PM EDT Umpires working the series between the Red Sox and Angels at Fenway Park are complaining that they were verbally abused by the Los Angeles coaches after Wednesday night's controversial ending. Annual Route 66 Rendezvous Celebrates 20 Years Sep 17 5:23 PM EDT Classic car enthusiasts have been showing off their rides at the annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendevous for the past 19 years! Dad, 2 Kids Dead In Thousand Oaks Murder-Suicide Sep 17 5:21 PM EDT Ventura County officials said the deaths of a father and his two children at a Thousand Oaks apartment may be a murder-suicide. NBC Los Angeles Emotional Pelosi: Anger Over Health Care "Very Frightening" Sep 17 5:38 PM EDT An emotional Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the anger over President Obama's health care reform reminds her of the heated rhetoric that boiled over into violence during the push for gay rights in San Francisco in the 1970's. Parking Spaces to Turn Into Green Spaces Sep 17 4:08 PM EDT Parking will be even more difficult Friday in some parts of LA. NBC's "Community" Based on Glendale Community College Sep 17 4:08 PM EDT The fictional alter ego of Glendale Community College gets its debut on NBC primetime. Dear Tesla, Want to Move In? Love, Downey Sep 17 1:53 PM EDT Downey and Long Beach are tripping over themselves to lure the electric-car maker from northern California. Arnold Jumps into ACORN Scandal Sep 17 11:23 AM EDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging a "full investigation" by California Attorney General Jerry Brown. KABC-TV Los Angeles Authorities address Athens shooting Sep 17 6:23 PM EDT Authorities plan to address community activites about deputy-involved shooting in Athens. L.A. student stabbed en route to school Sep 17 3:08 PM EDT A student in South L.A. was stabbed Thursday morning on his way to school. Teen could be charged for Morris fire Sep 17 1:23 PM EDT The L.A. District Attorney's office is supposed to make a decision Thursday on whether to charge a 13-year-old boy with arson in connection with the Morris wildfire. Demand grows at Southland food banks Sep 17 1:09 PM EDT The demand is growing at Southland food banks as the local economy continues to struggle. Ordinance could close farmers markets Sep 17 1:09 PM EDT A new city ordinance could force some farmers markets in Los Angeles to close.

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