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Yahoo! Alerts Friday, December 31, 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 Rose Parade photos: It's coming down to crunch time Los Angeles Times - Dec 31 1:50 AM EST 'Farm cop' sees growth of agricultural crime in California's Central Valley Los Angeles Times - Dec 31 1:20 AM EST Joe Miller says he's ending legal fight, conceding Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 31 7:15 PM EST New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 31 5:30 PM EST Illegal Fireworks Confiscated In LA CBS 2 Los Angeles - Dec 31 6:59 PM EST Officials: Transients May Have Started Fires To Keep Warm CBS 2 Los Angeles - Dec 31 5:33 PM EST Los Angeles Times Rose Parade photos: It's coming down to crunch time Dec 31 1:50 AM EST Pasadena â€" Volunteer workers put finishing touches on the Honda float. The Rose Parade touts a hybrid-powered float, in what it calls a move to green the event. But a closer look shows the annual event has a long way to go to downsize its carbon footprint. 'Farm cop' sees growth of agricultural crime in California's Central Valley Dec 31 1:20 AM EST Jordan Whaley, a Tulare County sheriff's detective and himself a farmer, says 'anything that's harvested is being stolen,' as is the equipment needed to grow it. It's not even 11 a.m., and Jordan Whaley's dashboard radio has been crackling all morning with crimes newly committed: crops pilfered, gas siphoned, copper wire stolen. Man sentenced for involvement in two shooting deaths Dec 31 1:05 AM EST At an emotional hearing more than a decade after three slayings, Roberto Franklin Ramirez gets 30 years in prison for two of the killings, with credit for time already served. The victims' families say justice has not been served. On a rainy day in February 1998, Berta Barbes held her 16-year-old son as he lay dying in the frontyard of her Echo Park home. Moments earlier, she had heard the ... Price of a traffic ticket going up $4 Dec 31 12:21 AM EST Fee is being added to help pay for air transportation of critically ill patients and is the latest increase imposed on drivers. California motorists, already in sticker shock over rising fines for parking and traffic tickets, should prepare for more beginning Saturday. DNA links killer to 1974 slaying of Pomona woman Dec 31 12:20 AM EST Cold case detectives say a man who died seven years ago while awaiting execution at San Quentin for murdering a 10-year-old girl is tied to the strangulation of a 29-year-old developmentally disabled woman. When Robert Edward Stansbury died seven years ago while awaiting execution on San Quentin's death row, some worried that he would take the full extent of his crimes to his grave. Los Angeles Daily News Joe Miller says he's ending legal fight, conceding Dec 31 7:15 PM EST Republican Joe Miller is ending his fight over Alaska's U.S. Senate seat, conceding the race to his bitter rival, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Dec 31 5:30 PM EST Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms could hit along a stretch from near Chicago to New Orleans later in the evening as New Year's Eve celebrations begin. West Covina man snagged in Darth Vader mask bank robbery Dec 31 5:15 PM EST A man been arrested for allegedly disguising himself in a Darth Vader mask, a black wig and pink hospital scrubs while using a hatchet to hold up a bank in the Los Angeles County supermarket where he works as a clerk. Discovery says Michael Jackson autopsy show is postponed Dec 31 4:45 PM EST The co-executors of Michael Jackson's estate say the Discovery Channel has heeded their request that they cancel a show purporting to re-enact the dead superstar's autopsy. 3 women wounded in Hyde Park gang attacks Dec 31 3:30 PM EST Three women were wounded today, two critically, in two gang-related shootings around Hyde Park, police said. CBS 2 Los Angeles Illegal Fireworks Confiscated In LA Dec 31 6:59 PM EST The LAPD bomb squad was called Friday to remove a trunk-load of illegal fireworks and "artillery shells" found in a vendor's vehicle in Exposition Park, officers said. Officials: Transients May Have Started Fires To Keep Warm Dec 31 5:33 PM EST It was a fiery send-off for 2010 this morning as fire crews battled two separate structure fires, one of which may have been started by transients to beat the chilly weather. ‘Darth Vader’ Arrested After Bizarre Bank Hold-Up In Rowland Heights Dec 31 4:59 PM EST Despite the suspect wearing a Darth Vader mask, a black wig and pink hospital scrubs, sheriff's officials say it took less than three hours to track down and arrest 46-year-old Gregory Sanchez. Judge OKs Officer ID Shield In Long Beach Shootings Dec 31 4:31 PM EST The Long Beach Police Officers Association won a reversal from a judge who protected the identities of officers involved in shootings dating back to 2005. Greyhound Bus Crash Near Elysian Park Snarls Traffic On 5 Freeway Dec 31 2:35 PM EST At least one passenger was hospitalized after a Greyhound bus crashed on the northbound Golden State (5) freeway. NBC Los Angeles Smaller Penalties for Pot Start Saturday Dec 31 4:23 PM EST Penalties for pot use will decrease, but won't go away altogether ... yet. Homeless Shelters Busy During Cold Snap Dec 31 10:38 AM EST Unusually cold temperature will usher in the New Year. Everyone is feeling the effects, especially people who spend most of their time on the street. Sheriff Credits DNA Match for Arrest in OC Heist Dec 30 3:53 PM EST Authorities in Orange County credit a DNA match for a recent arrest in a 2006 bank robbery. Top 10 Most-Clicked Galleries of the Year Dec 30 1:23 PM EST Somehow, our "Zoo Babies" gallery wasn't No. 1. 2010: The Year in Space Dec 30 11:38 AM EST There are a lot of year-end reviews out there, but this one is far out. KABC-TV Los Angeles Officials order Marina del Rey trees down Dec 31 4:38 PM EST Some older trees went down in Marina del Rey during recent stormy weather. Now the city is bringing down even more. 3 women shot in 2 separate South LA shootings Dec 31 4:38 PM EST There's a major search for whoever shot three women in two separate incidents in South Los Angeles early Friday morning. Rose Parade campers to begin lining sidewalks Dec 31 11:38 AM EST The countdown is on for Rose Parade, and fans staking out prime real estate on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. Extreme cold to last through holiday weekend Dec 31 10:08 AM EST It's going to be a frigid start to the New Year, with the extreme cold expected to last through the holiday weekend. Courts, gov't offices close for New Year's Dec 31 8:08 AM EST The public is reminded that courts and government offices will be closed on Friday in observance of the New Year's holiday.

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