Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:30 PM EST

Los Angeles Times

eHarmony agrees to make site "welcoming" to gays and lesbians, ending L.A. lawsuit

Jan 26 6:55 PM EST

Putting an end to two and a half years of litigation, the online dating site eHarmony.com has reached an agreement to pay a half a million dollars and make its website more ������welcoming������ to seekers of same-sex matches, settling a class-action lawsuit brought by gays and lesbians in California.

NASA's Spirit won't be roving Mars anymore

Jan 26 5:01 PM EST

With its six wheels stuck in sand and two of them no longer working, the explorer will become a fixed, immobile scientific observatory -- if it can survive the harsh temperatures of the coming winter. After six highly successful years of exploring the red sands of Mars, NASA's rover Spirit will rove no more.

79-year-old jewelry thief, subject of Halle Berry movie, arrested at South Coast Plaza

Jan 26 10:25 AM EST

In the decades she spent honing her craft, Doris Payne employed classic elegance, refined taste, Southern charm and a sleight of hand that could earn the envy of a talented magician.

Within South L.A.'s killing zone, a haven from violence

Jan 26 1:16 AM EST

A mile-wide area bounded by Hoover Street, Halldale Avenue, 73rd Street and 85th Street in Vermont Knolls has had no homicides in the last three years while 28 slayings have occurred nearby. In the deadliest swath of Los Angeles County, where scores of people die at the hands of others each year, there is a haven that for years has known no murder.

Mayor Roosevelt Dorn of Inglewood pleads guilty to corruption

Jan 26 12:10 AM EST

The mayor, who has stepped down, is barred from holding public office again as part of his plea to a misdemeanor charge. Roosevelt F. Dorn, who earned acclaim and criticism as a juvenile court judge and was an equally polarizing figure in more than a decade as Inglewood mayor, pleaded guilty Monday to a public corruption charge.


Los Angeles Daily News

Gary Coleman OKs nude shot to get bail money

Jan 26 7:17 PM EST

The producers of a Gary Coleman movie titled "Midgets vs. Mascots" said Tuesday the actor has agreed to allow nude footage of him to remain in the film in return for the filmmakers bailing him out of jail in Utah.

Toyota halts sales of 8 recalled vehicle models

Jan 26 6:31 PM EST

Toyota is suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled vehicle models to fix accelerator pedals that stick.

Council: at least 1,000 city employees to be laid off

Jan 26 6:16 PM EST

With revenues continuing to plunge, members of the Los Angeles City Council confirmed today that at least 1,000 city employees will be laid off and possibly thousands more furloughed over the next few months.

3 people who died in double murder-suicide in AV identified

Jan 26 3:16 PM EST

Authorities today released the names of the three people who died in a double murder-suicide in the Antelope Valley.

Firefighters rescue injured biker near Encino Reservoir

Jan 26 3:01 PM EST

Firefighters using a helicopter rescued a woman who suffered a serious head injury today while riding a mountain bike in hilly terrain near the Encino Reservoir.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

NASA Radar To Study Haiti Earthquake Faults

Jan 26 7:10 PM EST

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena says a space agency Gulfstream jet carrying the system departed NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in the Mojave Desert on Monday.

Long Beach To Pay $1.7M For Improper Oil Storage

Jan 26 6:58 PM EST

The city of Long Beach will pay nearly $2 million to the California State Water Board for improperly storing petroleum and waste oil. The settlement announced Tuesday is the board's first enforcement of its kind against a public agency.

Famed Jewel Thief Faces Charges In Orange County

Jan 26 6:54 PM EST

A 79-year-old woman whose life as a jewel thief inspired a Halle Berry movie has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a coat in Orange County.

At 87, Bellflower Man May Be Oldest Boy Scout

Jan 26 6:53 PM EST

Ralph Bustrum, 87, of Bellflower, is celebrating 75 years with the Boy Scouts.

Officials To Layoff 1,000 L.A. City Employees

Jan 26 6:48 PM EST

City officials today confirmed at least 1,000 city employees will be laid off and possibly thousands more furloughed over the next few months due to revenues continuing to fall.


NBC Los Angeles

Octo-Mom's Tickets to Fame Have 1st Birthday

Jan 26 5:07 PM EST

It's time for an octo-tastic birthday party.

Caught on Video: Hero Deputy Saves Man from Train

Jan 26 4:07 PM EST

A deputy manages to save the life of a man walking along railroad tracks.

The Elephant in the Courtroom

Jan 26 3:08 PM EST

Placing an elephant skull on Craigslist lands a man and 200 pounds of evidence in an LA courtroom.

Man to Plead Guilty for Online Attack on Scientology

Jan 26 2:37 PM EST

A denial-of-service attack could lead to a denial of freedom for a Nebraska man.

Deputies Bust "Magic Mushroom" Farm

Jan 26 1:53 PM EST

The magical mystery tour comes to an end at a Lake Los Angeles home.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

LAPD arrests the 'Fake Mustache Bandit'

Jan 26 6:55 PM EST

A parolee is under arrest, suspected of committing more than a dozen robberies throughout Los Angeles and Kern counties.

Man sentenced in international check scam

Jan 26 6:40 PM EST

A Nigerian man who operated a money-transfer business in Chino was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for check scam.

2 men sought for stealing from store twice

Jan 26 5:25 PM EST

The search is on for two men LAPD believe stole merchandise from the same department store in two separate incidents.

Sex offender arrested for soliciting minor

Jan 26 5:10 PM EST

A San Gabriel man was arrested Monday, accused of soliciting a 12-year-old girl for oral sex.

Parole hearing held for 'onion field' killer

Jan 26 4:25 PM EST

The so-called "Onion Field" killer is scheduled to appear at a parole hearing Wednesday, despite LAPD opposition.


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