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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, January 2, 2010 7:30 PM EST 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 EST Civic leader from El Monte, Calif., is victim of Mexican violence Los Angeles Times - Jan 2 1:50 AM EST Teachers seek control at up-for-bid L.A. Unified schools Los Angeles Times - Jan 2 12:24 AM EST Water break opens sinkhole near Sylmar H.S. Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 2 5:22 PM EST Smoke forces evacuation of Rose Bowl fans at hotel Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 2 2:07 PM EST SWAT Team Surrounds Apartment After Woman Shot CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 2 5:51 PM EST Pastor Warren Calls Donations 'History-Making' CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 2 5:36 PM EST Los Angeles Times Civic leader from El Monte, Calif., is victim of Mexican violence Jan 2 1:50 AM EST The killing of an El Monte civic leader on a visit to Durango shows how prevalent lawlessness has grown. The execution-style murder of a young El Monte civic leader in Mexico was viewed Friday as a stark sign of just how widely the country's savage drug violence has spread. Teachers seek control at up-for-bid L.A. Unified schools Jan 2 12:24 AM EST Educators say they know the children best and can build programs that will succeed. A plan to let outside groups bid for control of dozens of long-struggling and new local campuses has unleashed a formidable competitor: Groups of teachers from inside the Los Angeles Unified School District are vying to take charge of their schools. Eastside park sits unfinished Jan 2 12:24 AM EST Ground was broken at Ascot Hills Park in 2005, but only limited areas of the nature preserve northeast of downtown L.A. are open to the public. Against a backdrop of smiling children, cheering officials and rolling grasslands, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa savored a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 1, 2005, for a nature preserve just northeast of downtown, declaring it "a historic moment ... U.S. agency executive wins honors Jan 2 12:24 AM EST Jane Arellano, district director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, puts the American dream within reach. Beneath patriotic banners of red, white and blue, Jane Arellano looked out at the sea of faces in front of her. They were faces of the young and old, etched with hope and anticipation, representing myriad countries, cultures and languages, all united by the singular ... CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS Jan 2 12:24 AM EST If you are under 13 years of age you may read this message board, but you may not participate. Here are the full legal terms you agree to by using this comment form. Los Angeles Daily News Water break opens sinkhole near Sylmar H.S. Jan 2 5:22 PM EST A break in an 8-inch water main Saturday morning caused flooding and a sinkhole at the edge of a street near Sylmar High School, authorities said. Smoke forces evacuation of Rose Bowl fans at hotel Jan 2 2:07 PM EST PASADENA - The Hilton Pasadena had to move hundreds of guests, including some who had attended the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, after an electrical malfunction sent heavy smoke billowing through the hotel's upper floors on New Year's Day, authorities said. CHP: DUI arrests up this year, deaths down Jan 2 12:07 AM EST No one was killed on Los Angeles County roads this New Year's Eve, according to California Highway Patrol statistics. Last year, one person was killed during the same time period, between 6:01 p.m. Dec. 31 to 6 a.m. Jan. 1. Southland car dealers mount big sales drive Jan 1 11:07 PM EST Tony Escorza arm-wrestled the top dog of Galpin Ford for the most smokin' deal of 2009 - and nearly burned down the dealership. Newborns make Jan. 1 debut Jan 1 11:07 PM EST In Burbank, seconds before midnight, Max Beno crossed his fingers and hoped for a little boy. CBS 2 Los Angeles SWAT Team Surrounds Apartment After Woman Shot Jan 2 5:51 PM EST A sheriff's SWAT team was surrounding a Covina apartment Saturday afternoon in an hours-long standoff with a man suspected of shooting a woman that morning, a deputy said. The incident began about 9 a.m. on Calora Street, near Sunflower Avenue, said Deputy Robert Boese of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. Pastor Warren Calls Donations 'History-Making' Jan 2 5:36 PM EST On Wednesday Evangelical pastor Rick Warren asked parisioners to help fill a $900,000 deficit by the first of the year. Warren Saturday called his parishioners' response "history-making." Fogg Leads Arizona Over UCLA 77-63 Jan 2 5:31 PM EST Kyle Fogg scored a career-high 25 points, Jamelle Horne added 17 and Arizona defeated UCLA 77-63 on Saturday to salvage a split on its opening Pac-10 road trip. Man Arrested At LAX After Running Onto Airfield Jan 2 4:01 PM EST A knife-wielding man was arrested at LAX after he jumped a security fence and ran onto the airfield, officers said. Brady Alan Mertens, 25, mumbled something to airport security officers as he was walking near La Cienega Boulevard and 111th Street at 4:30 a.m. Friday. Rose Parade Floats To Be Showcased For The Public Jan 2 2:28 PM EST If you missed them during Friday's Tournament of Roses Parade, the floral-covered floats from the Colorado Boulevard procession will be on display Friday through Jan. 3. NBC Los Angeles Daredevil Jumps Car 269 Feet, Sets Bar High for New Year Jan 1 11:21 AM EST If really big car jumps are your thing, you might want to watch this. 93 Year Old Man Walks in the Rose Parade Jan 1 10:19 AM EST Julian Grembla may be 93 years old and legally blind, but he won't let that stop him. Gang Task Force's Building Rigged to Explode in Hemet Dec 31 5:58 PM EST "At the very least, it would have leveled the building and killed whoever was inside." Bus Driver Crashes Near Rose Parade Area Dec 31 5:28 PM EST A tour bus driver died after suffering a medical problem and crashing into a light pole near the Rose Parade viewing area. Finder of Lost Keys Dec 31 5:13 PM EST Now where did I put my keys? It's a question every car driving Los Angelino has asked at one time or another. Thanks to some modern technology, they're only a button press away. KABC-TV Los Angeles See Rose Parade floats up close Jan 2 1:16 PM EST There are a couple of days left to get an up close look at the floats from the 121st Annual Rose Parade. Man shot to death on Pico Rivera lawn Jan 2 1:16 PM EST Detectives are looking for suspects after a man was found shot to death on a family's lawn in Pico Rivera. Hilton Pasadena evacuated due to fire Jan 2 3:16 AM EST On the busiest day of the year in Pasadena, hundreds of guests at a local hotel had to find alternative lodging. El Monte school official shot dead in Mexico Jan 2 3:01 AM EST A Southern California school board member was abducted and killed by gunmen while visiting family in Mexico for the holidays, his family said. Road rage may have triggered attack on equestrians Jan 2 2:01 AM EST Road rage may be behind a hit-and-run involving a woman on horseback and the beating of two men who were also riding horses.

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