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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:32 PM EST Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:32 PM EST Teacher suspected of being drunk in 3rd-grade classroom Los Angeles Times - Jan 14 11:11 AM EST Fourth O.C. transient slain Los Angeles Times - Jan 14 2:50 AM EST Book signings, readings and events: Fred Weintraub's 'Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me,' Armand Arabian, Heather Donahue ... Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 14 6:51 PM EST Smoke from multiple Sun Valley fires prompts I-5 motorists to turn around, drive the wrong way Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 14 3:06 PM EST 'Gray Hooded Bandit' Gets Jail Time For Series Of Robberies CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 14 6:50 PM EST Azusa Man Accused Of Poisoning Wife's Rice Krispies CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 14 5:40 PM EST Los Angeles Times Teacher suspected of being drunk in 3rd-grade classroom Jan 14 11:11 AM EST Riverside County Sheriff's Department deputies were called to an elementary school on a report that a teacher was drunk in the classroom. Fourth O.C. transient slain Jan 14 2:50 AM EST The man is found dead behind an Anaheim fast-food spot. Police detain a suspect who was chased by bystanders. A homeless man was stabbed to death behind a busy fast-food restaurant in Anaheim late Friday, the fourth such killing in Orange County in the last month, and police quickly took a man into custody for questioning. San Francisco County sheriff charged with domestic violence Jan 14 12:50 AM EST Five days after he was sworn in as sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi is also charged with child endangerment and dissuading a witness, the result of a fight with his wife, a former Venezuelan telenovela star. Reporting from San Francisco -- Five days after he was sworn in as San Francisco County sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi was charged Friday afternoon with misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment and ... Tenants get relocation funds after eviction from illegal units Jan 14 12:20 AM EST The l.A. City Council approves up to $322,000 for dozens of people who were living in an illegally remodeled apartment building. Lawmakers are still trying to determine what went wrong with inspections. The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to provide up to $322,000 in relocation money to dozens of low-income tenants who must move from a South Los Angeles apartment building deemed unsafe by ... Platoon commander says he gave order to 'clear' Iraqi house Jan 14 12:20 AM EST Testifying at a Marine's court-martial, the former officer said he had thought the Haditha home held armed insurgents. No weapons or insurgents were found in the sites where 24 Iraqis were killed in the 2005 incident. Reporting from Camp Pendleton -- The former Marine officer who gave Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich the order to "clear" an Iraqi house near the site of an explosion that had just killed ... Los Angeles Daily News Book signings, readings and events: Fred Weintraub's 'Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me,' Armand Arabian, Heather Donahue ... Jan 14 6:51 PM EST Click for this week's book signings, readings and events. Smoke from multiple Sun Valley fires prompts I-5 motorists to turn around, drive the wrong way Jan 14 3:06 PM EST LOS ANGELES -- Motorists frustrated by smoke turned around and drove the wrong way on the Golden State (5) Freeway today, as firefighters battled a string of fires set in the thick landscaping in Sun Valley. Police seek young woman who lured El Camino Real soccer goalie Francisco Rodriguez to his death in Winnetka Jan 14 3:06 PM EST WOODLAND HILLS -- The red-haired young woman who lured an El Camino Real High School soccer player to his death remained at large today. JILL PAINTER on the DODGERS: The billion-dollar question ... where were these people eight years ago? Jan 14 2:51 PM EST Everyone and their billionaire want to buy the Dodgers. There's Magic Johnson and Dennis Gilbert-Larry King and Steve Garvey-Orel Hershiser and Mark Cuban and Peter O'Malley, Time Warner and the list goes on and on. Ship aground off Italy; 3 bodies found, 69 missing Jan 14 2:21 PM EST Divers searched the submerged part of a luxury cruise liner that went aground off Italy's coast in case any of 70 people unaccounted for might be trapped inside, a coast guard official said Saturday. CBS 2 Los Angeles 'Gray Hooded Bandit' Gets Jail Time For Series Of Robberies Jan 14 6:50 PM EST The so-called "Gray Hooded Bandit" has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of liquor and convenience store robberies. Azusa Man Accused Of Poisoning Wife's Rice Krispies Jan 14 5:40 PM EST An Azusa man is behind bars, accused of trying to kill his wife by poisoning her Rice Krispies cereal. Anaheim Police Release ID Of Suspect In Homeless Man's Slaying Jan 14 5:30 PM EST Police Saturday released the name of the man suspected in the slaying of a homeless man in Anaheim. Man Gunned Down In South LA; Suspect At Large Jan 14 5:18 PM EST A 30-year-old Samoan man was gunned down in South Los Angeles and police were on the hunt for the suspect. Driver In Custody Following Pursuit Through Beverly Hills Jan 14 4:45 PM EST A driver suspected of leading Beverly Hills police on a chase has been taken into custody. NBC Los Angeles Friends Pay Tribute to Slain Homeless Man Jan 14 5:01 PM EST Friends of John, a homeless man who was stabbed to death on Friday behind an Anaheim Carl's Jr., remembered him on Saturday as kind hearted, blessed, who never begged and always carried his Bible. Car and Mother's Ashes Found Jan 14 4:16 PM EST The McLellan family has been reunited after their car, feared stolen, was recovered along with their mother's cremated remains, which were in the back seat. Q&A: Museum Readies Itself For MLK Jr. Celebration Jan 14 1:46 PM EST NBC LA recently talked to Charmaine Jefferson, executive director of the California African American Museum, about its plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and how King's legacy is best celebrated. Cops Seek Woman in Death of El Camino Teen Jan 14 12:16 PM EST Police on Saturday sought a red-haired female who fatally shot El Camino Real High School star soccer player Francisco Javier Rodriguez Jr. Mugshot Released in OC Homeless Slaying Jan 14 10:46 AM EST Police have arrested a man in connection with a Friday night killing of a homeless man in Anaheim and detectives were trying to determine if the man is the same person involved in the stabbing deaths last month... KABC-TV Los Angeles Azusa husband allegedly put poison in wife's cereal Jan 14 2:45 PM EST An Azusa man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison his wife by putting chemicals in her cereal. Feds seize erectile dysfunction drug at LAX Jan 14 1:15 PM EST Federal customs agents seized 63 pounds of a chemical used in erectile dysfunction drugs at LAX. Stolen car with woman's ashes found in La Mirada Jan 14 11:15 AM EST A stolen car containing a woman's ashes was recovered on Saturday on Imperial Highway in La Mirada. Strict poster ban frustrating LA residents Jan 14 11:15 AM EST The poster ban in L.A. is frustrating businesses and residents who say the ban is too strict and unfair. Sheriff's deputy busted for smuggling contraband into jail Jan 14 1:00 AM EST A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy will plead guilty in a jail corruption case. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Van With 4 Plunges Off Ferry Jan 13 3:25 PM EST Southern California authorities say a minivan with a couple and their two small children inside plunged off a ferry and into Newport Harbor, but they escaped unharmed with help from a nearby boater. Applications to UCLA Up Big-Time Jan 13 11:40 AM EST A record 91,512 prospective students applied for admission to UCLA for this fall's semester, more than any other UC school, the university announced today. Brutal Robbery Captured on Camera Jan 13 11:10 AM EST Los Angeles police today sought public help in identifying a man seen on a surveillance camera attacking and robbing an 18-year-old woman.   Winds Fan Brush Fire Near Crestline Jan 13 10:40 AM EST Hundreds of firefighters are battling a brush fire in the San Bernardino National Forest as gusty winds sweep through Southern California. Los Angeles Area Weather Forecast: 1/13 Jan 13 10:25 AM EST Five-day weather forecast for Los Angeles and surrounding communities from Friday, January 13. Los Angeles Business Journal Loss of Large Tenant Hurt Long Beach Port Traffic Last Year Jan 13 7:44 PM EST The Port of Long Beach handled slightly less cargo last year than it did in 2010, a result of light holiday shipments and the loss of a cargo terminal operator to the neighboring Port of Los Angeles. Lions Gate Buys 'Twilight' Maker Summit Entertainment Jan 13 6:29 PM EST Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said that it had bought Santa Monica's Summit Entertainment LLC, creator of the hit "Twilight" film franchise, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at more than $412 million. The Week's Big Movers Jan 13 5:59 PM EST The Business Journal's index of largest local public companies gained for the week, as news that several European Union countries may lose their top credit ratings was offset by earlier strong market gains. Podcast: Highlights from the Latest Business Journal Jan 13 5:29 PM EST Editor Charles Crumpley each week provides highlights from the latest edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal. The podcast for Jan. 16 is now online. Online Advertising Network Firm PK4 Media Acquires Collaborator Jan 13 1:29 PM EST Advertising network and publishing company PK4 Media said it has acquired JSFour for undisclosed terms. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Pendleton General to Investigate Marine Urination Video Jan 14 11:57 AM EST SAN DIEGO -- A three-star general based at Camp Pendleton will head investigations into the widely publicized video that appears to show four Marines urinating on the corpses of enemy fighters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Friday. Another Homeless Man Found Stabbed to Death in Anaheim Jan 14 1:57 AM EST The latest killing has set North Orange County on edge ANAHEIM (KTLA) - The discovery of yet another homeless man stabbed to death in North Orange County has set the city of Anaheim on edge. What Will Los Angeles Look Like in the Future? Jan 14 12:42 AM EST Artist builds city-sculpture featuring speeding cars on a maze of freeways LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - What will Los Angeles look like in the future? Body of Missing Hiker Found Near Hemet Jan 14 12:12 AM EST 24 year-old Vladislav Lesnik had been hiking with a friend and fell ill HEMET (KTLA) - A 24-year-old hiker was found dead Friday in the Santa Rosa Hills east of Hemet after becoming ill the day before. Teacher Suspected of Being Drunk in 3rd Grade Classroom Jan 13 11:42 PM EST WINCHESTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- Riverside County Sheriff's deputies responded to Susan La Vorgna Elementary School on Thursday Jan. 12, regarding a report of a teacher who was possibly intoxicated. LA Weekly L.A. Pedophile Bust Dismantles International Child Porn Ring Jan 11 8:09 PM EST Tucked like a thumbprint inside a bend in the Meramec River southwest of St. Louis, Miramiguoa Park is a remarkably secluded piece of real estate. Surrounded on three sides by the river, the sparsely populated — 127 residents at last count — 200-acre village guards its landward flank ... Should Hollywood Be Skyscrapers? Jan 11 8:09 PM EST Los Angeles city councilman and mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti's dream to re-create Hollywood as a density-lifestyle "regional center" featuring skyscrapers cleared a big hurdle last month when the city Planning Commission unanimously approved its concept to dramatically remake Hollywood's skyli... Parent Trigger's Second Try Jan 11 8:09 PM EST A ways east of Los Angeles, Adelanto is a weathered speck of a town barely surviving the Mojave Desert. It swelters in summer, freezes in winter. Flashes of color amid its mauve grid of tract homes are thanks to Cheetos bags or Burger King cups, entangled in tumbleweed. Desert Trails Eleme... If Everybody Had an Ocean Jan 11 8:08 PM EST Readers thrilled to Tibby Rothman's cover story about 29-year-old surfer Bobby Martinez, who refused to shut up about what he believed to be the stupidity of his sport's governing body ("Bobby Martinez's Rebel Cry," Jan. 6). As Rothman detailed, the Santa Barbara native went off on the Associatio... The Palisadian-Post Jerry Stoeckinger, Engineer, Sports Fan Jan 12 11:17 AM EST Gerald (Jerry) Ralph Stoeckinger, aerospace engineer and longtime sports enthusiast, passed away on December 31. He was 77. Jerry was born on November 16, 1934, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Ralph and Henrietta Stoeckinger, and attended St Joseph's Elementary School. Phyllis Grant, 86; Active Volunteer, 58-Year Resident Jan 12 11:17 AM EST Phyllis Henderson Grant, a longtime Pacific Palisades resident who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died December 18. She was 86 years old. Grant, whose maiden name was Henderson, was born on May 27, 1925 in Santa Barbara. Palisadians Win Sports Honors Jan 12 11:17 AM EST 2012-01-12 Palisadian Cambria Lagana, a junior for the St. Monica Catholic High School girls volleyball team, was named to the Camino Real League second team by league coaches in December. Brooke King Named New Aquatics Director at PaliHi Jan 12 11:17 AM EST 2012-01-12 Brooke King has been named aquatics director at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center at Palisades High School, replacing Andrew Cervantes, who had been in that position since the pool opened in October 2010. Baseball Season Underway Jan 12 11:17 AM EST 2012-01-12 Pacific Palisades Baseball Association (PPBA) tryouts began last weekend at the Recreation Center and will continue this weekend. Longtime commissioner Bob Benton and a large number of parent-coaches were on hand to conduct both hitting and fielding tryouts for the youngsters.

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