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Alerts Monday, March 5, 2012 7:30 PM EST Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EST Jailed killer collected $30,000 in unemployment Los Angeles Times - Mar 5 1:55 PM EST A year before balloting, L.A. mayoral hopefuls build voting blocs Los Angeles Times - Mar 5 1:55 PM EST City announces street closures for LACMA boulder move Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 5 6:49 PM EST Deputies search for woman who allegedly set fire to WeHo apartment building Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 5 6:04 PM EST Law Firm Accepting Resumes In Search For Next City Manager Of Bell CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 5 6:31 PM EST Public's Help Needed To ID Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 5 5:22 PM EST Los Angeles Times Jailed killer collected $30,000 in unemployment Mar 5 1:55 PM EST A convicted killer who got caught because he'd tattooed a graphic mural of the murder scene on his chest allegedly raked in more than $30,000 in unemployment benefits while he sat in the Los Angeles C A year before balloting, L.A. mayoral hopefuls build voting blocs Mar 5 1:55 PM EST Five candidates are hoping to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Several are trying to expand their support beyond their bases, but few have staked out strong positions. If the Los Angeles mayoral race were a dinner party, the folks around the table would have plenty to talk about. At one time, all four of the leading contenders served together at City Hall. With no sight and plenty of lines, blind actors make the scenes Mar 5 1:54 PM EST For the thespians in Theater by the Blind, each script offers a chance to escape and transform into a range of characters. Offstage, they each have their own real-life dramas of how glaucoma, detached retinas or gunshots robbed their sight — at birth, as teenagers and as adults. She feared the worst at first. No love for this tennis tournament Mar 5 1:54 PM EST Memories of a mostly white crowd booing Serena Williams still sting 11 years later. The California desert sun can be relentlessly unforgiving. So too, it seems, can the tennis powerhouse Williams sisters. Lawmakers urge Medal of Honor for San Diego Marine Mar 5 1:54 PM EST Fellow Marines say that as Sgt. Rafael Peralta lay dying in Iraq in 2004, he pulled an enemy grenade under his body, saving their lives. A pathologist disagreed, but new evidence has emerged. A bipartisan group of California legislators has asked the secretary of the Navy to reconsider a request from the Marine Corps that the Medal of Honor be awarded posthumously to a Marine from San Diego ... Los Angeles Daily News City announces street closures for LACMA boulder move Mar 5 6:49 PM EST LOS ANGELES - The city's Transportation Department today announced a series of street closures that will begin Wednesday night to make way for the convoy moving a 340-ton boulder to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile. Deputies search for woman who allegedly set fire to WeHo apartment building Mar 5 6:04 PM EST WEST HOLLYWOOD - A jilted roommate who allegedly tossed a burning can of charcoal fluid into the top-floor unit of a four-story apartment building in West Hollywood -- destroying much of the building -- remained at large today, authorities said. Lenny Dykstra gets 3 years in Calif. prison Mar 5 5:49 PM EST SAN FERNANDO - Disgraced ex-New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra on Monday was sentenced to three years in a California state prison after pleading no contest to grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement. Closing arguments delivered in Stephanie Lazarus trial Mar 5 5:49 PM EST LOS ANGELES - A prosecutor and defense attorney implored jurors Monday to consider the science of DNA and use it to either convict or acquit a former police detective in a 26-year-old, love triangle murder case. Parents embrace dual-immersion instruction Mar 5 4:34 PM EST Todd Warren's parents don't speak Spanish. CBS 2 Los Angeles Law Firm Accepting Resumes In Search For Next City Manager Of Bell Mar 5 6:31 PM EST Want to be the new Robert Rizzo? Make sure to submit your application before the close of business on Monday. Public's Help Needed To ID Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash Mar 5 5:22 PM EST Police need the public's help in identifying the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old man. LA Firm Helps Drivers Earn Extra Cash By Renting Out Their Cars Mar 5 5:11 PM EST Whether you want to earn some extra cash or leave the family wagon at home for the evening, a new service lets drivers take a stranger's car for a spin. Lenny Dykstra Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Fraud Scheme Mar 5 4:23 PM EST A judge sentenced former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra to three years in state prison for leasing high-end cars from a dealership by providing false information and claiming credit through a phony business. Newport Beach Man Ordered To Move Antique Boat Out Of His Yard Mar 5 4:15 PM EST A judge has ordered an Orange County man to set sail or face fines if he doesn't move the 72-foot antique boat in his yard that he's been restoring for years. NBC Los Angeles Charges Filed in $20K Jailhouse Fraud Mar 5 6:21 PM EST Prosecutors on Monday filed charges against a convicted murderer's father and two girlfriends accused of helping funnel more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits to the inmate while he was in custody... Lareanz Simmons Family Asks Tipsters to Call Police Mar 5 5:06 PM EST The family of Lareanz Simmons, the 14-year-old Riverside Poly High School student who was fatally shot last month, said they are hoping a $50,000 reward will lead to an arrest in the case. Rocker Ronnie Montrose Dies Mar 5 4:52 PM EST Ronnie Montrose had been in declining in health in recent years. Suspect Named in Burbank Body Case Mar 5 3:06 PM EST Police arrested 43-year-old David Perry of Burbank in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in the passenger seat of his car parked in front of his Burbank home. Teen Dies After Alcohol-Fueled Party Mar 5 2:51 PM EST Grief counselors were on hand on Monday at Panorama Senior High School, following the weekend death of a 17-year-old student who may have been binge-drinking at a party. KABC-TV Los Angeles SoCal man sails across Pacific Ocean for dolphins Mar 5 6:42 PM EST A Southern California man is raising awareness for the mistreatment of dolphins by sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Norwalk barricade prompts school lockdowns Mar 5 5:57 PM EST Two Norwalk elementary schools were locked down due to a possible barricade situation on Dumont Avenue Monday afternoon. World's largest chocolate bar makes LA stop Mar 5 4:57 PM EST The world's largest chocolate bar is on a tour of L.A.-area schools, and started with a Montebello school on Monday. I-405 to close again Monday for Mulholland bridge work Mar 5 4:27 PM EST The 405 Freeway will see more closures through the Sepulveda pass Monday and Tuesday nights due to bridge work. Mid-City development brings 800 jobs to LA Mar 5 4:12 PM EST Mid-City's newest place to shop and eat was celebrated Monday and will create about 800 jobs, but not everyone is happy. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Tori's Story: A Voice for Foster Care Mar 5 4:14 PM EST Kelli and Terry Sedgewick joined Good Day L.A. this morning and gave Tori the voice she never had. To learn more about why all children, and particularly foster children need a voice. Teen Binge Drinking Death Investigated Mar 5 1:44 PM EST Grief counselors will be on hand today at Panorama Senior High School, following the weekend death of a 17-year-old student who may have been binge-drinking at a party. Will The Condom Law Drive Porn Biz Out? Mar 5 1:14 PM EST Condoms are now required on Los Angeles Adult Film sets... Cool Down Ahead Mar 5 12:29 AM EST Still Nice Monday - not as Hot.  More Clouds and Cooler on Tuesday with a slight chance of Light Rain.  Warming up by the end of the week. Today's News - Coming Up @ 10PM Mar 4 9:59 PM EST Fox 11 10:00 News & Fox News @ 11PM on CH. 13 Los Angeles Business Journal Skechers Forms Japanese Subsidiary Mar 5 6:14 PM EST Casual shoemaker Skechers USA Inc. said that it is dropping its third-party distributor arrangement in Japan, and forming a wholly owned subsidiary in hopes of significantly growing its market there. Activision Blizzard Hires Microsoft Veteran as CFO Mar 5 6:14 PM EST Activision Blizzard Inc. has hired Dennis Durkin, a former Microsoft division financial and operations executive, as its chief financial officer. Tax Benefit, Rise in Sales Boosts Superior Industries' Quarter Mar 5 1:43 PM EST Superior Industries International Inc.'s fourth quarter profit jumped 80 percent as the aluminum wheel maker enjoyed a big income tax benefit. Regional Reports Mar 5 3:16 AM EST Regional Report Travel Industry's Money Could Have Legs in L.A. Mar 5 3:16 AM EST A big Pow Wow is coming to Los Angeles in April, and it promises to bring in big money. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Verdict Reached in Trial of Accused Carlsbad School Shooter Mar 5 6:34 PM EST CARLSBAD (KTLA) -- Jurors have convicted a man of wounding two children during a 2010 shooting rampage at a Carlsbad elementary school. Former MLB Star Lenny Dykstra Sentenced to Prison Mar 5 3:50 PM EST LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to three years in a state prison for grand theft auto charges and filing a false financial statement on Monday. Giants Fan Bryan Stow Transferred to Rehab Facility Mar 5 3:20 PM EST SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTLA) -- San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow has been transferred to a rehab facility. OC Man Must Remove 72-Foot Ship from His Yard Mar 5 3:18 PM EST NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- An Orange County man who has a 72-foot ship in his backyard is being told to get rid of it, or risk going to jail. Thousands of Student Protestors Descend on State Capitol Mar 5 2:48 PM EST More than 100 protesters are sitting inside the rotunda at the State Capitol, after thousands of students and occupiers marched Monday morning. LA Weekly Black Friday: How the Feds Shut Down Online Poker Feb 29 8:11 PM EST When you've turned nothing into something once already, you tend to believe you can do it again. There's faith your luck will turn. Perhaps it's delusion. But for a professional poker player, self-confidence is essential. So it is for Walter Wright, who now finds himself in Costa Rica. He ... Gigi Gordon's Death Matters Feb 29 8:11 PM EST Something was wrong. It was just after sundown in mid-January and Madelynn Kopple knew that her longtime friend, colleague and, most recently, housemate, famed Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Gigi Gordon, should have returned home from running errands hours ago. When Gordon, who had ... Helen Kim Takes on L.A.'s Old Guard Feb 29 8:11 PM EST Helen Kim was not used to feeling like the dumbest kid in class. A graduate of Harvard and of Yale Law School, a top litigator — yet she felt as if everyone on the Los Angeles City Redistricting Commission had done their homework except her. She felt like the only one asking questions. ... The Truth About Trutanich Feb 29 8:10 PM EST Gene Maddaus' cover story about City Attorney — and would-be district attorney — Carmen Trutanich has L.A. buzzing ("Carmen the Barbarian," Feb. 24). As Maddaus revealed, Trutanich has taken a hard-line stance against street artists, pot dispensaries and political protesters — e... The Palisadian-Post Shea to Discuss Citrus for the Home Garden Mar 1 11:13 AM EST 2012-03-01 Tom Shea, an expert in subtropical fruits and citrus, will address members of the Pacific Palisades Garden Club and guests on Monday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Woman's Club, 901 Haverford. Artist Karla Klarin Turns Her Attention to the Sea Mar 1 11:12 AM EST 2012-03-01 Local artist Karla Klarin is the featured artist through March 21 at the Schomburg Gallery in the Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave.

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