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Yahoo! Alerts Friday, May 27, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT PHOTOS: Memorial Day weekend Los Angeles Times - May 27 7:10 PM EDT Public safety officials issue ominous warning about July weekend closure of 405 freeway Los Angeles Times - May 27 6:11 PM EDT Free car-seat inspection Saturday by LAPD, CHP at Westfield Topanga mall Los Angeles Daily News - May 27 7:26 PM EDT LAUSD tenatively reaches agreement with teachers union on contract Los Angeles Daily News - May 27 7:26 PM EDT La Quinta High School Teacher, 30, To Stand Trial For Having Sex With Student, 17 CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 27 7:12 PM EDT Memorial Day Weekend Travel Strong Despite High Gas Prices CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 27 6:54 PM EDT Los Angeles Times PHOTOS: Memorial Day weekend May 27 7:10 PM EDT With the forecast calling for pleasant weather, the beaches and campgrounds are already filling up for the Memorial Day weekend. Here are our images of the long weekend shaping up; we'll be adding more. Public safety officials issue ominous warning about July weekend closure of 405 freeway May 27 6:11 PM EDT In an ominous news release titled “Countdown to the Closure,” public safety officials warned Friday of the planned 53-hour full closure of a long segment of the 405 freeway on the Westside in July. Military radios interfering with garage doors May 27 6:11 PM EDT Garage door remote not working? The Pentagon may be to blame. Not because of any grand conspiracy theory but rather the mundane use of a radio frequency the military hadn’t used much before. Crystal Cathedral to be sold as a way to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 27 12:55 AM EDT Faced with decreasing revenues, the Garden Grove megachurch filed for bankruptcy protection in October. Worship services and outreach programs would not be affected by the reorganization, a spokesman said. The Crystal Cathedral, the gleaming architectural landmark in Orange County that has been a Southland attraction for decades, will be sold as a method of exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy and ... Hawthorne police officer killed in collision during funeral procession May 27 12:25 AM EDT Officer Andrew Garton was escorting the procession for a deceased Manhattan Beach officer when he and another motorcycle officer collided in Torrance. The injured El Segundo police officer was listed in stable condition. A Hawthorne police officer died Thursday and another officer was critically injured after a motorcycle collision during a funeral procession for an officer who had passed away ... Los Angeles Daily News Free car-seat inspection Saturday by LAPD, CHP at Westfield Topanga mall May 27 7:26 PM EDT CANOGA PARK -- Los Angeles police and California Highway Patrol officers will be on hand Saturday at the Westfield Topanga mall to make sure your child safety seat is installed properly to provide the maximum protection for your infant, toddler or young child. LAUSD tenatively reaches agreement with teachers union on contract May 27 7:26 PM EDT Capping weeks of negotiations, Los Angeles Unified officials announced Friday they had tentatively reached agreement with the teachers union on a contract that avoids many of the cuts threatened for next year and mandates four furlough days for educators. Photo gallery: 'American Idol' has a big finish May 27 7:11 PM EDT A reinvigorated "American Idol" ended its 10th season with a bang, drawing 29.3 million viewers for its two-hour-plus finale, which saw McCreery triumph over fellow country teen Lauren Alaina. That's 21 percent higher than the Season 9 finale (24.2 million), and the most-watched Idol episode since Season 9's premiere in January 2010. Click the headline for a photo gallery. Read the story at ... Photo gallery: Sarah Palin ponders her next move May 27 6:41 PM EDT On Thursday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's ambitions began to look increasingly presidential. Her political action committee announced that she'd launch a multistate tour over the Memorial Day weekend, beginning at a motorcycle rally in Washington and winding its way up the East Coast to New Hampshire, the site of the nation's first presidential primary. Click the headline for a photo gallery ... Photo gallery: Former WNBA player Margo Dyek dead at 37 May 27 6:26 PM EDT Former WNBA player Margo Dydek has died after suffering a heart attack a week ago and being placed in a medically induced coma. She was 37. Click the headline for a photo gallery. Read the story at Dailynews.com . CBS 2 Los Angeles La Quinta High School Teacher, 30, To Stand Trial For Having Sex With Student, 17 May 27 7:12 PM EDT A La Quinta High School teacher must stand trial on charges that he had sex with a 17-year-old female student, a judge ruled Friday. Memorial Day Weekend Travel Strong Despite High Gas Prices May 27 6:54 PM EDT Thousands of Southern Californians hit the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, in spite of high gas prices. Officials Identify South Gate Man Killed In OIS May 27 6:52 PM EDT Authorities Friday identified the man who was fatally shot by South Gate police after he allegedly charged at officers while brandishing a knife. Union Approves Contract For Nurses At 5 UC Centers May 27 6:32 PM EDT A California union for registered nurses says its membership has approved a contract with five University of California medical centers. ‘Taxi,’ ‘Grease’ Star Jeff Conaway Dies At 60 May 27 5:40 PM EDT Jeff Conaway, who starred in the sitcom "Taxi," played swaggering Kenickie in the movie musical "Grease" and publicly battled drug and alcohol addiction on "Celebrity Rehab," died Friday. NBC Los Angeles Honoring Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day May 27 7:20 PM EDT LA's events honoring the men and women who died while in military service. Fans, Friends, Family Remember M-Bone May 27 5:35 PM EDT The Inglewood rapper is remembered Friday during funeral services. Operation Cookie May 27 4:50 PM EDT Bringing cookies to servicemembers. Traffic Drops at Ontario International Airport May 27 3:35 PM EDT The number of travelers using Ontario International Airport has taken of tumble. Hawthorne Mourns Officer Garton May 27 3:35 PM EDT Other law enforcement agencies in the area are helping out with staffing while Hawthorne Police deal with the death of an officer. KABC-TV Los Angeles UTLA, LAUSD reach tentative furlough deal May 27 7:21 PM EDT United Teachers Los Angeles has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District. 3 residents injured in Sunland house fire May 27 4:06 PM EDT Three people were injured Friday morning when they tried to fight a fire in their Sunland home. Rapper M-Bone remembered at Inglewood funeral May 27 3:58 PM EDT Friends, family and fans gathered to remember slain rap artist M-Bone at a funeral service on Friday. Vernon passes reform plan as official pleads guilty to corruption May 27 12:51 PM EDT On the day a former city administrator pleaded guilty to corruption, Vernon enacted reforms designed to stop corruption. New LAUSD teacher evaluation method allowed to go forward May 27 12:06 PM EDT Pilot testing of a new method to evaluate Los Angeles Unified School District teachers will be allowed to go forward.

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