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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:30 PM EDT

Los Angeles Times

New poll: Support fading for marijuana proposition

Oct 31 12:38 PM EDT

The Field Poll, taken Oct. 14 and 26, shows that 49% of voters oppose Proposition 19 while 42% support it. In September, the Field Poll had found 49% of voters supported the measure.

On the road and over the airwaves, campaigns hit fever pitch

Oct 30 11:53 PM EDT

Brown opens a 13-stop caravan in Oakland as Whitman courts independents and women in San Diego and Orange counties. Fiorina is in Seal Beach as a Boxer spot featuring President Obama hits the air. Buffeted by advertising, besieged by phone calls, buried in campaign mailers, California voters on Tuesday will close out an election for the history books, its massive outlay part of a Republican ...

Hike to old 'MASH' set launches fundraiser for California parks

Oct 30 10:17 PM EDT

An upcoming two-day film festival will showcase five classic movies filmed in various state parks, with ticket sales supporting the parks. Supporters of California's parklands called on Hollywood's star power Saturday to kick off a fundraising effort for cash-strapped state parks.

Judicial panel selected to review Arizona immigration law

Oct 30 9:23 PM EDT

The three judges, chosen at random in the 9th Circuit, are two Hispanics and a Republican who often sides with immigrants. The federal appeals panel that will hear Arizona defend its sweeping law against illegal immigrants Monday consists of two Hispanics, one of them an immigrant, and a Republican appointee who often sides with immigrants in federal disputes.

'Islam in a nutshell' explained at Episcopal church

Oct 30 9:02 PM EDT

A leading voice for Muslims in Southern California addresses friendly audience in Pasadena concerned about Muslim extremism and American hostility toward Islam. The Rev. J. Edwin Bacon, rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, had just returned from vacation when he heard about a Florida pastor who was threatening to burn copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book.


Los Angeles Daily News

'Rally to Restore Sanity' draws huge crowds to National Mall

Oct 31 4:59 PM EDT

Part circus, part satire, part holiday parade, the crowds that flooded the National Mall for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" Saturday made it a political event like no other.

Obama makes last campaign stop in pivotal Ohio

Oct 31 4:44 PM EDT

President Barack Obama made Ohio his final campaign stop Sunday in the tumultuous midterm elections, trying to help hard-pressed Democrats in a state that could prove crucial to his fortunes in two years.

Mail bomb in Dubai sent on 2 passenger planes

Oct 31 4:14 PM EDT

One of two powerful bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues traveled on passenger flights within the Middle East, a Qatar Airways spokesman said Sunday. The U.S. said the plot bears the hallmarks of al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen and has vowed to destroy the group.

At least 32 wounded in Istanbul suicide bombing

Oct 31 4:14 PM EDT

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday beside a police vehicle in a major Istanbul square near tourist hotels and a bus terminal, wounding 32 people, including 15 policemen.

Groups offer competing pitches to run Granada Hills school

Oct 30 10:14 PM EDT

About 100 Granada Hills community members and parents gathered Saturday afternoon to hear from two groups competing to operate a new public high school next fall in this suburban neighborhood.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Brown Says Calif. Must Rekindle Pioneering Spirit

Oct 31 6:10 PM EDT

Democrat Jerry Brown is ending his bid for governor on a note of optimism, drawing on his family's long roots in the state to recall the pioneering spirit that beckoned so many here and can lead it out of troubled times.

Poll: Calif. Pot, Climate Change Props In Trouble

Oct 31 6:10 PM EDT

A new poll finds the attempt to make California the first state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana is floundering just days before voters head to the polls.

Caltech To Host Annual Pumpkin Drop

Oct 31 6:06 PM EDT

When trick-or-treating and the West Hollywood Carnaval wind down late Sunday, Caltech will hold its annual "Millikan Pumpkin Drop Experiment."

Woman Fatally Struck While Driving Go Kart-Like Vehicle

Oct 31 6:00 PM EDT

A 67-year-old Orange County woman was killed after she lost control of a go kart-like vehicle and veered into traffic on busy street in Stanton.

Soldier From LA Fatally Injured In Afghanistan

Oct 31 5:27 PM EDT

A soldier from Huntington Park has died after suffering injuries last week while on duty in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman said Sunday.


NBC Los Angeles

Tricks or Treats? Keys to Forecasting the Election

Oct 31 4:50 PM EDT

Here's what to watch for on Tuesday.

Ducks Prevail in Shootout with Trojans

Oct 31 1:05 AM EDT

The No. 1 Oregon ran the Trojans out of the Coliseum on Homecoming night.

Whitman's Glendale Campaign Stop Ambushed

Oct 30 2:50 PM EDT

A bus load of protestors invaded a Meg Whitman campaign stop at a bakery in Glendale. Conan Nolan reports

Dentists versus Halloween

Oct 30 2:05 PM EDT

Dentists offer their services and opinions to battle Halloween cavities. Angie Crouch reports

MacArthur Park is the Place for the Local Rally

Oct 30 1:50 PM EDT

A local "Rally to Restore Sanity" will be held at MacArthur Park on Saturday, while with Jon Stewart's national rally is held in Washington D.C.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Woman struck, killed in Van Nuys hit-and-run

Oct 31 11:56 AM EDT

A slick roadway may have played a role in a deadly hit-and-run crash on Saturday morning in Van Nuys.

WeHo Halloween Carnaval to draw thousands

Oct 31 11:11 AM EDT

Nearly half a million revelers are expected to flock to West Hollywood for its annual Halloween Costume Carnaval.

Man thrown from boat, dies in Santa Monica

Oct 31 9:56 AM EDT

One fisherman died and another was badly injured after they were thrown from their boat in Santa Monica on Saturday.

Coach of the Week: Albert 'Woody' Carrillo

Oct 31 2:11 AM EDT

Coach Albert 'Woody' Carrillo has a simple game plan at Lincoln High School: teach life.

Revelers prep for WeHo Halloween carnaval

Oct 31 1:26 AM EDT

Kids got into the Halloween spirit in West Hollywood on Saturday, but the party crowd is gearing up for Sunday's carnaval.


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