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Yahoo! Alerts Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT AEG football stadium could be win-win â€" if L.A. plays it smart Los Angeles Times - Jul 31 3:09 AM EDT Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer M. Solesbee, 32, Citrus Heights; killed by a bomb in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times - Jul 31 3:09 AM EDT Man jumps from Los Angeles building Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 31 7:19 PM EDT Two LAPD officers remain hospitalized after accidental crash Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 31 2:34 PM EDT Report: State Hospital Workers At Risk Of Violence CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 31 5:57 PM EDT Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect For Parts Of SoCal CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 31 5:20 PM EDT Los Angeles Times AEG football stadium could be win-win â€" if L.A. plays it smart Jul 31 3:09 AM EDT There are still plenty of points on which Los Angeles could be bamboozled or steamrollered. Take it from me: If you attend a City Hall hearing on the proposed downtown pro football stadium/convention center project, you better be spry enough to keep out of the way of the stampede. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer M. Solesbee, 32, Citrus Heights; killed by a bomb in Afghanistan Jul 31 3:09 AM EDT The explosive ordnance disposal technician, on his third combat tour after 11 years in the military, was among eight troops who died while clearing a weapons cache. When Kristoffer M. Solesbee was a boy, he enjoyed making backyard bombs out of vinegar and baking soda. He also liked to shoot off potato cannons by igniting hair spray in a plastic tube to propel a spud. And he launched model ... San Diego, Tucson zoos prepare to swap elephants Jul 31 3:09 AM EDT Specialists from Reid Park Zoo in Arizona visit the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park to see how elephants are treated and bond with the animals. Vus'musi, a 4,500-pound, 7-year-old African elephant, was having his morning regimen with Curtis Lehman, a senior elephant keeper at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park. Volunteers spruce up Leimert Park Jul 31 12:54 AM EDT The neighborhood gets a face-lift in hopes of drawing crowds to its bookstores, jazz clubs and other businesses. With paint brushes, work gloves and comfy shoes, they came straight to the heart of Leimert Park. Redistricting gives Latinos in East Valley a new opportunity Jul 30 10:39 PM EDT With a proposed new congressional district centered in the area, and the current House member planning to run elsewhere, chances for having a Latino representative soar. From his perch behind the counter at a storefront taqueria in Van Nuys, Isaac Perla has a ground-level view of the neighborhood. He looks out on streets lined with fruit vendors, stores selling elaborate quinceañera gowns, and ... Los Angeles Daily News Man jumps from Los Angeles building Jul 31 7:19 PM EDT A distraught man who jumped from a third-floor fire escape of a downtown Los Angeles building has been hospitalized in critical condition. Two LAPD officers remain hospitalized after accidental crash Jul 31 2:34 PM EDT Two of four Los Angeles police officers injured when a car crashed into a stopped patrol car in West Hills remained hospitalized Sunday. TV reporter Leanne Suter, wounded by BB gun pellet, released from hospital Jul 31 2:19 PM EDT FONTANA, Calif. -- Authorities said KABC-TV news reporter Leanne Suter was released from the hospital Sunday after she was shot in the hand with a pellet from a BB gun as she gave a live report on Southern California weather. Kevin Modesti: Football might be tomorrow's B team Jul 31 4:04 AM EDT The debate over whether to build a $1.2 billion superstadium in downtown Los Angeles has a lot of moving parts. But they spin around one fixed assumption: That the city and one of its most powerful companies should find a way to hitch their futures to football. Jean Smiley: Homework is essential for kids Jul 31 4:04 AM EDT IN these turbulent times, all Americans seem to be in harmony on one point: Public education is deeply troubled across the land. But due to a much-needed change of heart, the Los Angeles Unified School District will not be taking one step down deeper into the mire. CBS 2 Los Angeles Report: State Hospital Workers At Risk Of Violence Jul 31 5:57 PM EDT A review finds California's hospital workers, especially those in emergency rooms and psychiatric wards, are at risk of violence on a daily basis. Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect For Parts Of SoCal Jul 31 5:20 PM EDT More thunderstorms and possible flash flooding are expected in parts of Southern California, a day after high winds downed power lines and lightning sparked several small wildfires. Authorities Probe Shooting That Wounds 2 In San Dimas Jul 31 5:10 PM EDT Authorities Sunday were investigating a shooting that left two people wounded in San Dimas. ‘Potter’ Finale Conjures Up $1 Billion Worldwide Jul 31 3:28 PM EDT Harry Potter has joined the billion-dollar club. Distributor Warner Bros. said Sunday that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Balloons Inflate Costa Mesa Man’s Career Jul 31 2:56 PM EDT When he was just a high school kid hawking balloons with Mickey Mouse's picture on them, Treb Heining never imagined that his affection for those little helium-filled orbs would blow up into anything more than a fun summertime job. NBC Los Angeles Man Shot in Church After Stabbing Officer Jul 31 3:31 PM EDT Investigators are trying to unravel the mysterious circumstances that lead to the shooting death of a man who, after being released from jail, leaped out of a moving ambulance and later stabbed an officer. Reporter Shot With BB Gun During News Jul 31 2:46 AM EDT ABC7 reporter Leanne Suter was covering a weather story in Fontana, when she was hit in the hand. Police later arrested two teenagers. Man Killed in Park in Rancho Palos Verdes Jul 30 8:46 AM EDT Two hikers found the body of a shooting victim near the shoreline in Rancho Palos Verdes. Scary Ads for Campaign to Change Initiative Process Jul 30 3:01 AM EDT A new campaign to change California's initiative process uses frightening ads, claiming petitioners face identity theft Theaters Drop Documentary Linked to Melee Jul 30 2:46 AM EDT The Los Angeles Times is reporting that two theater chains will drop the documentary shown this week just before a major rhubarb in Hollywood. KABC-TV Los Angeles Pacoima man stabs estranged wife, evades police Jul 31 3:34 PM EDT A man wanted for stabbing his estranged wife in a Pacoima neighborhood evaded police and remains at large Sunday. Boyle Heights church resumes service after police shooting Jul 31 12:19 PM EDT Services at a church in Boyle Heights will not be disrupted after being the scene of a deadly officer involved shooting. Partygoers escape raging Hollywood house fire Jul 31 11:34 AM EDT Partygoers escaped a fire that tore through a Hollywood home early Sunday morning. Long Beach gearing up for plastic bag ban Jul 31 11:04 AM EDT The first phase of a new plastic bag ban goes into effect Monday in Long Beach, and shoppers and stores are gearing up. Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Watts reopens with $68M in renovations Jul 30 10:19 PM EDT Crowds packed Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Watts Saturday to see renovations they hope will help make the neighborhood safer.

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