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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:31 PM EDT

Los Angeles Times

New California rules allow timber firms to sell carbon credits

Sep 25 1:18 AM EDT

Environmental groups criticize the Schwarzenegger-backed changes, which allow the companies to benefit from the fight against global warming while continuing to clear-cut forests. The Schwarzenegger administration pushed through new rules Thursday allowing California's biggest timber firms to cash in on the fight against global warming even as they clear-cut parts of their forests.

All Altadena, all the time

Sep 25 1:18 AM EDT

A community blog was a lifeline when the Station fire threatened. It would be easy to miss this newsroom of the future. It's disguised inside a graceful wood shingle home, just beyond the living room crammed with children's toys, tucked on one side of a modest kitchen.

Curtain to fall on 'Nudes' landmark near LAX

Sep 25 12:49 AM EDT

The Century Lounge has been drawing tourists' attention and business owners' ire for years. Soon, it will be a parking lot. The Century Lounge, an LAX-area strip club that has titillated and disgusted tourists for decades with its blinking "Nude Nude Nudes" sign, will be demolished and replaced by a parking lot, officials said Thursday.

L.A.'s Museum of Neon Art is glowing, glowing, gone

Sep 25 12:49 AM EDT

The museum, which has been in downtown since 1981, is moving to larger quarters across from Americana at Brand in Glendale. The announcement has disappointed many downtown boosters. The Museum of Neon Art opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles in 1981 -- long before the city center was fashionable. For much of this time, the museum has moved around the area, looking for a spot large enough to ...

DNA results cast doubt on sex assault case

Sep 24 11:50 PM EDT

The suspect, who had been in jail since April based on the victim's identification, was released after preliminary tests indicated that DNA found on the victim is from another man. A 40-year-old man who spent more than five months in Los Angeles County jail accused of sexually assaulting a Santa Monica College student on campus was released Thursday after DNA tests threw the case into doubt.


Los Angeles Daily News

A dozen LAUSD schools could be taken over by independent operators under new plan

Sep 25 5:37 PM EDT

A dozen low performing Los Angeles Unified schools could be taken over next year by independent operators under the district's new reform plan, officials said Friday.

Firefighters getting a handle on Guiberson Fire

Sep 25 5:22 PM EDT

MOORPARK - Firefighters are closing in on the 17,500-acre Guiberson Fire in Ventura County and hope to have full containment by Saturday, said Bill Nash, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.

Burbank police nab three suspected bank robbers

Sep 25 4:37 PM EDT

Three suspects are under arrest after attempting to rob a Bank of America in Burbank Friday morning, said Lt. John Dilibert of the Burbank Police Department.

Edison workers injured repairing equipment damaged in Station Fire

Sep 25 3:37 PM EDT

Two Southern California Edison workers were injured on Friday while repairing equipment damaged in the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest, a utility official said.

Infants' and children's liquid Tylenol being recalled

Sep 25 12:22 PM EDT

Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Calif. GOP Convention Focuses On Governor Hopefuls

Sep 25 7:03 PM EDT

California Republicans gathering this weekend for their state convention do so against a familiar backdrop -- the picture of a party in decline and struggling to find its way in an increasingly diverse state.

Parents Save Money At Halloween Costume Exchange

Sep 25 6:54 PM EDT

With Halloween fast approaching parents have the opportunity to buy their children costumes, for less, while trading in their kids' old costumes at the Halloween costume exchange in Corona this weekend.

Brush Fire Ignites In Montecito Heights

Sep 25 6:37 PM EDT

A small brush fire has burned a home in the Montecito Heights area of Los Angeles. No injuries have been reported.

Charges Filed Against Teen Suspect In Yucaipa Fire

Sep 25 6:13 PM EDT

Charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected in more than a dozen Southern California arson wildfires, but details are not being made public.

Calif. Finds Alternative To Closing State Parks

Sep 25 5:25 PM EDT

The Schwarzenegger administration has backed off its threat to close dozens of California state parks by saying it has found other ways to save money.


NBC Los Angeles

SoCal Edison Workers Fall 30 Feet

Sep 25 7:21 PM EDT

Two SoCal Edison workers are rushed to the hospital after falling 30 feet while replacing a burned out power poll.

Love Honor Cherish Pushes for Quicker Vote on Marriage Equality

Sep 25 7:06 PM EDT

The passage of Proposition 8 last year has left supporters of marriage equality divided on when to push to overturn the ban on same-sex unions.

Carbon Credit Program Won't Stop Clear-Cutting

Sep 25 7:06 PM EDT

California has officially approved a controversial new fee on utilities and other companies that spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Soapbox Racing in the 3BN

Sep 25 6:36 PM EDT

3BN (Third Bloggiest Neighborhood in the country/Downtown Los Angeles) is set for the start of the Red Bull Derby on 5th and Grand at 1230 p.m.

Deaf XGames Champ Honored

Sep 25 5:06 PM EDT

Ashley Fiolek is honored by Los Angeles City Hall.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

No more "Nude, Nude, Nudes" near LAX

Sep 25 7:26 PM EDT

No more of the popular strip club, "Nude, Nude, Nudes" near L.A. International Airport.

9 busted for trafficking drugs, weapons

Sep 25 4:11 PM EDT

Nine men linked to a local street gang are busted for trafficking drugs and weapons.

L.A. Sheriff's face lawsuit for shooting

Sep 25 9:56 AM EDT

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is facing a lawsuit after a fatal shooting in Carson.

Family rescued after burglar breaks in

Sep 25 9:56 AM EDT

Police rescued a family in Beverly Hills after a burglar busted into their home late Thursday night.

Fire erupts at Wilmington oil refinery

Sep 25 9:11 AM EDT

A plume of black smoke hovered over Wilmington after a fire erupted at a refinery.


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