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Yahoo! Alerts Tuesday, August 3, 2010 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 Deputy gets four years for trying to smuggle drugs into jail Los Angeles Times - Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT Marylin Hudson dies at 76; book critic co-founded Round Table West Los Angeles Times - Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT Crown Fire 100 percent contained today Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 3 6:59 PM EDT Six teens drown in Louisiana river during family outing Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 3 6:14 PM EDT $30M Bugatti Goes On Display In Oxnard CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 3 5:38 PM EDT Former L.A. Deputy Gets Jail For Drug Smuggling CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 3 5:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Deputy gets four years for trying to smuggle drugs into jail Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT Peter Paul Felix was found trying to bring heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into L.A. County's Castaic jail facility in October 2008. A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy convicted of attempting to smuggle drugs into a Castaic jail where he worked was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Marylin Hudson dies at 76; book critic co-founded Round Table West Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT The now-defunct book and author program with a Hollywood sheen met monthly in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach and Palm Desert. It was the nation's largest such literary group. A book club with a Hollywood sheen, the monthly literary luncheon known as Round Table West, took root in 1977 at a ballroom in the Ambassador Hotel and grew into the largest such gathering in the nation. $2.2-million settlement for man shot, paralyzed by L.A. County sheriff's deputies Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT A $2.2-million settlement was approved Tuesday for a man shot and paralyzed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies last year in Compton. Deputies were on a routine patrol after midnight May 24 when they noticed Daniel Martinez and another man acting suspiciously, according to county records. Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, fetus in South L.A. melee Aug 3 7:16 PM EDT A 23-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years to life in state prison for driving her vehicle into a crowd of people at a South Los Angeles gas station, killing a pregnant woman and her fetus. Former O.C. sheriff's investigator faces trial for filing false reports Aug 3 7:15 PM EDT A former Orange County sheriff’s investigator will be tried in court Wednesday for filing false reports and lying about contacting crime victims. Los Angeles Daily News Crown Fire 100 percent contained today Aug 3 6:59 PM EDT A wildfire that has gobbled up nearly 14,000 acres since breaking out Thursday was declared 100 percent contained today, with about 100 firefighters remaining on the scene, compared with 1,320 at the height of the blaze. Six teens drown in Louisiana river during family outing Aug 3 6:14 PM EDT Six teenagers who could not swim drowned in a northwest Louisiana river during a family outing, falling into deep water from the shallows where they were wading. Favre retires Aug 3 6:14 PM EDT Brett Favre has informed the Minnesota Vikings he won't return for a second season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Bristol Palin calls it quits with fiancé Levi Johnston Aug 3 5:29 PM EDT Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston have called off their second engagement after he told her he may have fathered a baby with another girl. Deadly flooding spreads to Pakistan's heartland Aug 3 5:14 PM EDT Floodwaters that devastated Pakistan's mountainous northwest surged into the heartland Tuesday, submerging dozens of villages along bloated rivers whose torrents have killed at least 1,500 people and put 100,000 at risk of disease. CBS 2 Los Angeles $30M Bugatti Goes On Display In Oxnard Aug 3 5:38 PM EDT Must see! Used car, light blue, one of a kind, expect sticker shock! Former L.A. Deputy Gets Jail For Drug Smuggling Aug 3 5:30 PM EDT A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to smuggle drugs into the jail where he worked. Peter Paul Felix was sentenced Tuesday in Los Angeles after pleading no contest last month to possessing drugs for sale. Power Tool Sparks 30-Acre Blaze In Lake Elsinore Aug 3 5:23 PM EDT A firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion Tuesday after battling a 30-acre fire near Lake Elsinore that was started by a power tool, authorities said. 'Menopause The Musical' Now Showing In Long Beach Aug 3 5:03 PM EDT "Menopause the Musical" is beginning its weeklong run in Long Beach Tuesday. The show portrays four women experiencing The Change and aims to encourage dialogue about women's health issues, according to the show's Web site . Teen Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of Girl, 11 Aug 3 5:03 PM EDT Authorities say they have arrested a possible relative in the stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl in a desert community northeast of Los Angeles. NBC Los Angeles Woman Kicked Off Flight After Accusing Pilot of Drinking Aug 3 6:37 PM EDT "All I did was voice my concerns," says a Toluca Lake woman. Business - Aerospace and Defense - Aeronautical - Aircraft Rental and Instruction - Fixed Wing If the Shoe Doesn't Fit Aug 3 5:37 PM EDT A Studio City podiatrist patents a procedure that helps women wear high heels more comfortably. But some doctors say this is going too far. High-heeled footwear - Clothing - Footwear - Shopping - Shoe Council to Decide Ambulance Technology Upgrades Aug 3 5:22 PM EDT The LA City Council will decide Tuesday whether to equip paramedics with high-tech gadgets that would enhance patient treatment and billing procedures. High tech - Business - United States - Start Up - Small Business Kayak Down the L.A. River Aug 3 5:22 PM EDT Here's one way to explore our "traditional navigable waterway." United States - Waterway - Recreation - Boating - Paddling The Little Gay Film That Could Aug 3 3:37 PM EDT Shot in 12 days on a shoestring budget, in the heart of West Hollywood, “Is It Just Me?” enjoys big success. West Hollywood California - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Arts and Entertainment - Movies - West Hollywood KABC-TV Los Angeles 'Chaw Bandit' robs five banks in 2 weeks Aug 3 7:18 PM EDT A bank robber nicknamed the 'Chaw Bandit' is on the loose after holding up a Citibank branch in Canoga Park Monday. 2 teenagers arrested for growing marijuana Aug 3 4:33 PM EDT Two teenagers are under arrest, suspected of working on marijuana plantations in Los Padres National Forest. 14,000-acre Crown Fire fully contained Aug 3 4:18 PM EDT After burning nearly 14,000 acres near Palmdale, the Crown Fire was fully contained by Tuesday morning. Canceled LAX flights leave travelers stranded Aug 3 11:18 AM EDT Many passengers are stranded after Mexicana Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection and canceled flights from LAX. Churchill portrait stolen at Santa Monica pub Aug 3 9:33 AM EDT The search is on for a portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill taken from a pub in Santa Monica.

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