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Yahoo! Alerts Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Match.com agrees to screen for sex offenders to settle lawsuit Los Angeles Times - Aug 24 1:15 AM EDT California mental hospitals are dangerous, legislators told Los Angeles Times - Aug 24 1:15 AM EDT Stanford looking for Oaks Christian's Chris Owusu to stay healthy Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 24 7:05 PM EDT Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 24 6:50 PM EDT Chatsworth Double Murder Suspect Charged With 8 Felonies CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 24 7:14 PM EDT Farah Fawcett’s Son Ordered To Rehab In Heroin Case CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 24 6:47 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Match.com agrees to screen for sex offenders to settle lawsuit Aug 24 1:15 AM EDT The plaintiff, who was assaulted after a date with a convicted sexual predator, sought no monetary compensation. But the company's promise to screen all members is expected to spark a new industry norm. Match.com settled a lawsuit brought by a sexual assault victim by agreeing Tuesday to conduct background checks on all members to screen out known sex offenders. California mental hospitals are dangerous, legislators told Aug 24 1:15 AM EDT Violence is an increasing problem, as reflected by a patient's slaying of a psychiatric technician, witnesses say. More than 90% of current patients have been arrested or convicted of crimes. Reporting from Sacramento -- At an Assembly committee hearing on safety issues at the state's mental hospitals, lawmakers Tuesday received testimony about faulty alarm systems, daily assaults and an ... Sen. Marco Rubio laughs off the idea of a vice presidential run Aug 24 1:15 AM EDT The Florida Republican speaks at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley during a swing through California to raise money â€" and his national profile. It's hard for Marco Rubio to escape speculation about his prospects for the Republican vice presidential nomination, so the Florida senator joked about it Tuesday on a California trip aimed at raising his national profile. Lax land oversight cost California millions Aug 24 1:06 AM EDT An audit finds officials have failed to keep leases current for the use of public property. Reporting from Sacramento -- For 17 years, giant Dow Chemical Co. leased state property near the Bay Area community of Pittsburg without paying any rent. A boating marina in nearby Crockett has paid nothing for the government parcel it has used since 1989 â€" while subleasing the land to another firm. A ... UCLA law professor opposes naming institute after Lowell Milken Aug 24 1:06 AM EDT Alumnus linked to Wall Street junk bond scandal donates $10 million to help found a business law institute. Lynn A. Stout says he is not 'an appropriate model' for students and will hurt UCLA's reputation. A $10-million gift to UCLA's law school from alumnus Lowell Milken is stirring debate on the campus about the decision to name a business law institute for the former financier, who was linked ... Los Angeles Daily News Stanford looking for Oaks Christian's Chris Owusu to stay healthy Aug 24 7:05 PM EDT David Shaw had two little words for wide receiver Chris Owusu when they passed each other on Stanford's campus this year: "Every game." "That's all I've said to him for five months," said Shaw, who became the school's 34th coach in January. Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO Aug 24 6:50 PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO, effective immediately. Former Michael Jackson manager Frank Dileo dies Aug 24 6:35 PM EDT LOS ANGELES - Music industry executive Frank Dileo, who managed Michael Jackson's career in the 1980s and returned as his manager in his final days, has died. He was 64. Man suspected of killing Chatsworth couple charged with assault on police Aug 24 6:05 PM EDT A Chatsworth man suspected of killing two people and shooting at cops as they tracked him down was charged with assault on police but not murder, authorities said Wednesday. Redmond O'Neal pleads no contest to heroin and handgun possession Aug 24 4:50 PM EDT LOS ANGELES - The 26-year-old son of actors Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett was sentenced today to a year in a live-in rehabilitation program after pleading no contest to drug and weapons charges. CBS 2 Los Angeles Chatsworth Double Murder Suspect Charged With 8 Felonies Aug 24 7:14 PM EDT A man suspected of killing two people in Chatsworth and opening fire on police as they closed in on him weeks later in Encino was charged Wednesday with eight felony counts, including assault with a firearm on a peace officer. Farah Fawcett’s Son Ordered To Rehab In Heroin Case Aug 24 6:47 PM EDT The son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett has been ordered to spend a year in intense rehab after pleading no contest Wednesday to heroin possession. In-N-Out Sues Maryland Burger Stand For Copyright Infringement Aug 24 6:37 PM EDT What’s in a name? Plenty, especially if it looks just like a world famous burger chain’s. Infant Boy Thrown From Parking Structure Dies Aug 24 4:34 PM EDT The 7-month old boy reportedly thrown by his mother off a parking structure at Children’s Hospital Orange County has died, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Sex Offender Arrested For Videotaping Woman At OC Tanning Salon Aug 24 3:19 PM EDT Johnny Guy Leyva, 33, was taken into custody at his mother's home in Mission Viejo for alleged parole violation and having a concealed camera. NBC Los Angeles Manhole Thieves Create Unseen Dangers in Hemet Aug 24 5:40 PM EDT The worldwide phenomenon of manhole cover thefts has arrived in Hemet. Baby Dies in Parking Structure Fall Aug 24 4:55 PM EDT A baby who was allegedly pushed from a parking structure has died, according to an Orange Police Department spokesman. City Says No To Sunset Junction Aug 24 4:25 PM EDT Sunset Junction was denied for a second time a special event permit that would have allowed the street festival to be held as scheduled this weekend. Encore: SoCal Father, Daughter Back With New Video Aug 24 3:10 PM EDT After an appearance on "Ellen" and 13 million YouTube views, a Southern California father and daughter are back with a second dose of musical cuteness. Suspect Arrested in Red Line Stabbing Aug 24 2:25 PM EDT Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a passenger during a fight on a Red Line train in Hollywood, the sheriff's department reported Wednesday. KABC-TV Los Angeles Art supply store pulls 'Urban Art' events in LA County Aug 24 5:01 PM EDT Aaron Brothers is canceling its 'Urban Art' events in L.A. County and will not give out markers popular with vandals. Another sizzling day in store for Southland Aug 24 4:01 PM EDT Temperatures are on the rise as Southlanders are bracing for another sizzling day across Southern California. Car hits people waiting for bus in Koreatown Aug 24 1:16 PM EDT Three people were seriously injured in a car accident in Los Angeles' Koreatown on Wednesday morning. Metro Red Line stabbing suspect arrested Aug 24 12:46 PM EDT Deputies announced that an arrest was made in the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old man on the Metro Red Line in Hollywood. Bicyclist killed by hit-and-run driver in Compton Aug 24 12:16 PM EDT A hit-and-run driver is on the loose after killing a 50-year-old man in an unincorporated area near Compton on Tuesday.

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