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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Adults struggling to learn face new challenge Los Angeles Times - Apr 28 7:01 PM EDT Fading memories at Florence and Normandie Los Angeles Times - Apr 28 7:01 PM EDT Video: Deputies revive unconscious woman celebrating her 73rd birthday in Marina del Rey Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 28 7:08 PM EDT Driver arrested for DUI in Santa Clarita during checkpoint Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 28 6:38 PM EDT Second Parent Dies From Fire Reportedly Set By Developmentally-Disabled Daughter CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 28 6:45 PM EDT Man, 23, Fatally Shot Near Westchester CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 28 6:34 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Adults struggling to learn face new challenge Apr 28 7:01 PM EDT In choosing whether to cut education for children or grown-ups, L.A. Unified needs focus on the young, but sacrificing adults is tragically short-sighted. I'd been sitting back, fielding the occasional pitch for a column, but telling people it was a little too soon to write about what might happen to adult education in L.A. Unified. Fading memories at Florence and Normandie Apr 28 7:01 PM EDT Twenty years ago, the intersection was ground zero. Many of the neighbors are gone, and those who remain are tired of harping on the past. 'This is a different place now,' says a liquor store owner, pointing to the graffiti-free walls outside. But history is a tough thing to escape. Just a mention of the word throws off James Oh, as if you've come looking for someone who moved out long ago. Octomom claims she was 'set up' in police visit Apr 28 11:03 AM EDT "Octomom" Nadya Suleman claimed Friday that she was "set up" with a false complaint of child neglect that prompted a visit from social workers and police earlier this week to her La Habra home. Offshore yacht races in Bay Area suspended after deadly accident Apr 28 11:03 AM EDT U.S. Coast Guard takes the precaution after a yacht capsized near the Farallon Islands on April 14. Five crew members were killed. TheU.S. Coast Guardhas temporarily suspended offshore yacht racing in the San Francisco Bay Area after an accident earlier this month killed five of eight crew members near the rugged Farallon Islands. Posted images of California school tests raise cheating concerns Apr 28 11:02 AM EDT Photos of California Standards Tests and the state's high school exit exam are showing up on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The photos could lead to scores being invalidated for entire schools or prevent the state from using certain tests. Hundreds of photos of standardized tests have begun to appear on social-networking sites in California, raising concerns about test security and cheating ... Los Angeles Daily News Video: Deputies revive unconscious woman celebrating her 73rd birthday in Marina del Rey Apr 28 7:08 PM EDT MARINA DEL REY - Sheriff's officials today released video of deputies reviving an unconscious 73-year-old woman on her birthday in Marina del Rey. Driver arrested for DUI in Santa Clarita during checkpoint Apr 28 6:38 PM EDT SANTA CLARITA - Sheriff's deputies in Santa Clarita arrested just one drunken driver and cited one unlicensed driver at a checkpoint operation that wrapped up early today. Dolphin swims into Huntington Harbor, returns to Bolsa Chica Wetlands Apr 28 6:08 PM EDT HUNTINGTON BEACH - Workers helped a stranded dolphin exit the shallow waters of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and swim into open water today, only to see it flee from two other dolphins and return to the cul-de-sac lagoon. 3 people critically injured in 2-vehicle crash in Panorama City Apr 28 5:53 PM EDT PANORAMA CITY - Three people suffered critical injuries in a two-vehicle traffic crash in Panorama City today, a fire official said. Granada Hills (again) wins Academic Decathlon Apr 28 3:08 PM EDT Granada Hills Charter High School has repeated as champion of the national Academic Decathlon, scoring the highest point tally in the competition's history. CBS 2 Los Angeles Second Parent Dies From Fire Reportedly Set By Developmentally-Disabled Daughter Apr 28 6:45 PM EDT A second parent has died as the result of a fire officials in Riverside say was set by the couple's developmentally-disabled daughter. Man, 23, Fatally Shot Near Westchester Apr 28 6:34 PM EDT A 23-year-old man was found fatally shot in a car that crashed into a building near Westchester, police said Saturday. Turn In Expired Prescription Drugs To Riverside County Police Agencies Apr 28 6:20 PM EDT Police agencies throughout Riverside County will be accepting expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs Saturday as part of National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day. Granada Hills Charter High School Wins 2nd Consecutive National Academic Decathlon With Record Score Apr 28 6:02 PM EDT Granada Hills Charter High School captured its second consecutive National Academic Decathlon with a record score Saturday at the competition in Albuquerque. Police, Volunteers Round Up Dozens Of Abandoned Cats At Skid Row Church Apr 28 5:50 PM EDT Police officers will be working with volunteers to try and rescue dozens of cats who were being fed for years by a church on Skid Row. NBC Los Angeles Survey: Future Riot Less Likely Apr 28 5:46 PM EDT Twenty years after the riots, race relations have improved, Angelenos say in a survey published by Loyola Marymount University. Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Granada Hills Wins Academic Decathlon Apr 28 3:46 PM EDT The San Fernando Valley school's victory continues California's dominance of the national competition. Photo Credit: KNBC Gunshot Blasts at Cars Prompts Manhunt Apr 28 3:46 PM EDT At least five shotgun shootings at cars and in which one person was wounded over eight days in the Carson-Torrance area may be the work of one person or a group of people, deputies said Saturday. No Damage in 4.1 SoCal Quake Apr 28 2:01 PM EDT A magnitude-4.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday in the Devore area, in Southern California. Photo Credit: USGS LAPD Rescuing Homeless Cats on Skid Row Apr 28 1:31 PM EDT Police officers and volunteers are trying to round up a colony of feral cats that have been fed for years by a Skid Row church that's now closed. KABC-TV Los Angeles South LA motel shooting may be gang-related Apr 28 1:58 PM EDT Police are investigating a deadly overnight shooting at a motel in South Los Angeles. Westchester car crash driver was shot in back Apr 28 11:13 AM EDT What began as a car crash investigation turned deadly when officers found the driver had been shot in Westchester. Palmdale man returns from 2-month trip to find house ransacked Apr 28 12:43 AM EDT A Palmdale man returns from a trip to find his home ransacked, his property either stolen or destroyed. LA coroner technician's death may be linked to poisoning Apr 27 10:13 PM EDT Authorities are looking into the death of a seemingly healthy 61-year-old L.A. Department coroner technician. LA riots anniversary: firefighters recall dangers Apr 27 9:13 PM EDT As the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots approaches, firefighters recalled the dangers they faced and their frustrations. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Eyewitness Accounts Of Today's Quake Apr 28 1:59 PM EDT A moderate earthquake rattled Southern California on Saturday morning, shaking homes across the Inland Empire region and causing buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles.   Where are the Teachers Now? Apr 28 12:44 AM EDT More tonight on the teachers from Miramonte Elementary School.   Scott's New Inspirational Book Apr 28 12:29 AM EDT Blind American Idol contestant talks about his new inspirational Book. Update: Dolphin Found Swimming In O.C. Apr 27 2:44 PM EDT A wayward dolphin has wandered into a wetlands channel near Huntington Beach. Expo Line Opens Trains To The Westside Apr 27 11:44 AM EDT Light-rail service to the Westside begins with the grand opening of the $930-million dollar Expo Line. Los Angeles Business Journal On Assignment Reports Strong Quarter Apr 27 6:00 PM EDT Shares of On Assignment Inc. gained 8 percent on Friday after the specialty staffing firm said its first quarter profit jumped 54 percent on strong growth in all the industries it serves. FDA Rejects Amgen's Application for New Xgeva Use Apr 27 5:59 PM EDT U.S. regulators have rejected an application by Amgen Inc to expand the use of its drug Xgeva to slow the spread of tumors to the bones of patients suffering from advanced prostate cancer. The Week's Big Movers Apr 27 5:59 PM EDT The Business Journal's index of largest local public companies closed up for a second straight week, with investors responding to positive corporate quarterly reports and economic news. Podcast: Highlights from the Latest Business Journal Apr 27 4:59 PM EDT Editor Charles Crumpley each week provides highlights from the latest edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal. The podcast for April 30 is now online. LAX Passenger Traffic Up 6.5 Percent in Quarter Apr 26 10:14 PM EDT Los Angeles International Airport is off to a solid start this year, with officials reporting that more passengers and cargo moved through the airport in the first quarter than in the same period a year earlier. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Driver Dies After Shooting, Crash into Westchester Building Apr 28 12:10 PM EDT WESTCHESTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man died late Friday night after he was shot while driving, causing him to crash his car into a Westchester building, according to police officials. 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Inland Empire Apr 28 11:40 AM EDT DEVORE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California Saturday morning and experts tracked the quake's epicenter to the Inland Empire. Lizard Meat Smuggler Sentenced to Prison Apr 28 11:40 AM EDT SAN DIEGO -- A Las Vegas man who was caught trying to smuggle lizard meat into the United States from Mexico has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. Home Contained Several Weapons, False Wall, and Rocket Launcher Apr 28 11:40 AM EDT More than a dozen guns, ammunition and a rocket launcher were taken from a Sacramento home; cops say some were hidden behind a fake wall. Warnings for Parents About Dangers of Upper-Floor Windows Apr 28 2:55 AM EDT VIDEO: Watch Brandi Hitt's Report LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A warning for parents about the dangers upper-floor windows pose for young children. LA Weekly Academia Semillas, a Failing School, Escapes Closure Apr 25 6:57 PM EDT Marcos Aguilar was dressed in what can only be described as a pretty good Halloween costume of an Aztec warrior, and he had come to the Los Angeles Unified School District board meeting last week ready for battle. "All the noisemakers have to stay out," a policeman told Aguilar, who sighed... A Cancer on the Office Apr 25 6:57 PM EDT As Gene Maddaus reported in last week's cover story, something clearly is rotten at the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office ("Let's Make a Deal"). When appraiser Scott Schenter was caught stripping nearly $100 million in value from the property tax rolls, he said he'd done it at the behest of hi... The Palisadian-Post Elizabeth Palmer, 94; Pillar of Local Lutheran Church Apr 26 11:12 AM EDT Elizabeth Reamer Palmer, a former longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, died peacefully April 9 in San Luis Obispo. She was 94. Elizabeth was born August 8, 1917 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Ebern and Lillie Reamer. She was the older sister to Ebern 'Bud' Reamer and Victor Reamer. John Huntzicker, 42-Year Employee, Manager at Rand Apr 26 11:12 AM EDT John Huntzicker, a former 43-year resident of Pacific Palisades and one of the original Rand Corporation employees, passed away from natural causes with his wife Jennifer by his side on February 22. He was 86.

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