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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 California boxing regulators gave free fight tickets to friends, records show Los Angeles Times - Sep 18 2:27 AM EDT Time's up for Schwarzenegger on prison plan Los Angeles Times - Sep 18 2:26 AM EDT Feds set up loan assistance center in Acton for fire victims Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 18 3:52 PM EDT California's unemployment rate climbs to record 12.2 percent Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 18 1:07 PM EDT Boxer Asks Metrolink To Add 2nd Crewmember CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 18 7:20 PM EDT New Electric Smart Meters Could Save Cash CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 18 7:02 PM EDT Los Angeles Times California boxing regulators gave free fight tickets to friends, records show Sep 18 2:27 AM EDT By law, Athletic Commission members are required to report gifts worth $50 or more obtained from an outside firm for anyone else. Only a fraction of the tickets were disclosed before The Times asked. State officials who regulate boxing have used their positions to gain admission to big-ticket events for friends -- actor Sylvester Stallone among them -- relatives and other associates who sit ... Time's up for Schwarzenegger on prison plan Sep 18 2:26 AM EDT The governor must submit to judges today a proposal to reduce prison overcrowding by 40,000 inmates, as ordered. He's likely to offer a mix of old and new ideas -- and to push the midnight deadline. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fought against having to give federal judges a plan to reduce state prison overcrowding, but he lost. The proposal his administration must present by today's court-ordered ... KCRW's People Meter problem Sep 18 2:26 AM EDT A new rating system indicates that the iconic public radio station is falling behind in listenership. Management takes issue with the methodology. Listening to velvet-voiced Jason Bentley the other day on the radio pitching KCRW's first-ever Halloween masquerade ball at the fabulous old Park Plaza hotel, my mind began to drift. Jackson's estate pays his mother $86,000 a month for expenses Sep 18 12:11 AM EDT Papers filed in probate court show that Katherine Jackson gets $26,804 a month and controls an additional $60,000 for food, clothing, education and entertainment for the singer's three children. Michael Jackson's estate is paying his mother more than $86,000 each month to cover her living expenses and those of the pop icon's three children, according to papers filed Thursday in probate court. Head of Palos Verdes-based company arrested in New Orleans fraud case Sep 17 11:26 PM EDT Steve Slepcevic and his former business partner, lawyer Matthew Todd, are accused of stealing from Hurricane Katrina victims. A third man says he will turn himself in soon. Louisiana State Police arrested the head of a Palos Verdes-based disaster recovery company Thursday on suspicion of stealing more than $320,000 from victims of Hurricane Katrina. Los Angeles Daily News Feds set up loan assistance center in Acton for fire victims Sep 18 3:52 PM EDT ACTON - To provide further loan assistance to recent fire victims, the federal government will host a Disaster Loan Outreach Center every Monday for the next three weeks. California's unemployment rate climbs to record 12.2 percent Sep 18 1:07 PM EDT California's unemployment rate climbed to 12.2 percent in August, setting a new modern record. It was up from July's rate of 11.9 percent. 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. CBS 2 Los Angeles Boxer Asks Metrolink To Add 2nd Crewmember Sep 18 7:20 PM EDT Until Metrolink installs computer systems designed to prevent train collisions, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is asking the commuter rail operator to place two crew members in its cabs. New Electric Smart Meters Could Save Cash Sep 18 7:02 PM EDT Right now, consumers have to wait to get their bill in order to know how much electricity was used. But soon, residents may be able to find out on the spot and save money in the process. 2 Men Accused Of Killing Smuggler To Avoid Paying Sep 18 6:56 PM EDT An undocumented immigrant and his son have been charged in Orange County with killing a smuggler to avoid paying him for sneaking the son into the US nearly a decade ago. Reseda H.S. Student, 3 Dogs Killed In House Fire Sep 18 6:52 PM EDT A 16-year-old Reseda High School student and his three dogs were found dead Friday morning after a house fire. Caught On Tape: Boy, Man Hurt On Knott's Ride Sep 18 6:49 PM EDT Knott's Berry Farm says a cable snapped on the Xcelerator roller coaster, causing a boy and a man to go to the hospital with back pain and a leg laceration. Spokeswoman Jennifer Blazey says it happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Orange County amusement park. NBC Los Angeles Worried About Jobless Numbers? Talk to the "Underemployed" Sep 18 5:08 PM EDT The new unemployment figures are scary, but those working less than they'd like are the real worry. Living in California Bad for Your Credit? Sep 18 3:23 PM EDT A San Diego man says he was told his credit limit was lowered in part because he lives in California. Caught on Tape: Coaster Attacks Two at Knott's Berry Farm Sep 18 1:53 PM EDT Two people were sent to the hospital after a cable came loose on the "Xcelerator" roller coaster. California Will Crush Your Huge, Energy-Guzzling TV Sep 18 1:38 PM EDT It takes a lot of energy to make Paris, Britney and Tila look beautiful, and California's had enough of it. Teen Killed in Reseda House Fire Sep 18 1:08 PM EDT Firefighters found the body of a 16-year-old boy amid the charred rubble of a small guesthouse in Reseda Friday morning. KABC-TV Los Angeles Convicted designer's sister fined $1,000 Sep 18 6:08 PM EDT Anand Jon's sister was fined for calling a juror during her brother's trial. Car crashes into downtown L.A. building Sep 18 5:53 PM EDT A two-car collision sent a vehicle crashing into a Los Angeles building. ABC7 On Your Side: 'Friday Freebies' Sep 18 5:30 PM EDT ABC7 is on your side offering a list of entertaining things to do for free. Gov. helps disabled tenants stay in homes Sep 18 3:38 PM EDT Two dozen disabled tenants are spared eviction, thanks to the governor's help. Station Fire containment pushed back Sep 18 1:53 PM EDT The U.S. Forest Service is pushing back the containment date of the Station Fire.

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