Monday, April 30, 2012

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Monday, April 30, 2012 7:30 PM EDT

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Los Angeles Times

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri's stolen Lamborghini found

Apr 30 5:53 PM EDT

A $200,000 yellow Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri and stolen from a San Francisco car dealership was found in a Point Richmond storage unit, police said Monday.

L.A. coroner died of arsenic poisoning, officials fear

Apr 30 11:08 AM EDT

Authorities said a Los Angeles County coroner's official, Michael Cormier, appears to have died from poisoning.

Meteor hunters strike pay dirt

Apr 30 3:40 AM EDT

A different kind of rush hits California's Gold Country after the recent shower of rocks from space, which scientists crave and can fetch $1,000 a gram. COLOMA-LOTUS VALLEY, Calif — In the week since a fireball shot across the sky and exploded, scattering a rare type of meteorite over California's Gold Country, these hills have drawn a new rush of treasure seekers.

Faith in Crystal Cathedral is returning — and so is its flock

Apr 30 3:40 AM EDT

A revival is being seen at the Crystal Cathedral, where longtime members have returned, along with a 60-person choir. The return of a Schuller family member to the pulpit marks the upswing. Lately, attending the Crystal Cathedral has been like going to a reunion.

Computer specialist contends his views cost him his job at JPL

Apr 30 3:40 AM EDT

A computer specialist rankled some of his JPL co-workers by pressing intelligent design and other issues at work. Now a judge must decide if that is why he was laid off. David Coppedge's co-workers at one of the nation's most prominent scientific institutions didn't have to guess his theory as to how the universe was created. He offered to lend them DVDs advocating intelligent design.


Los Angeles Daily News

Live streaming of tonight's debate between Howard Berman, Brad Sherman and Republican contenders for 30th ...

Apr 30 5:42 PM EDT

You can watch a live debate tonight with candidates for the 30th Congressional District, including Democratic Congressmen Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, and Republicans Mark Reed and Susan Shelley.

Time-lapse AP video shows One World Trade Center's rise

Apr 30 5:27 PM EDT

NEW YORK - Girder by girder, glass pane by glass pane, the rise of what is now New York City's tallest skyscraper was documented over the past year and a half in a time-lapse series of photographs by The Associated Press. SEE VIDEO INSIDE.

LAX turtle smuggler gets 21-month sentence

Apr 30 5:12 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES - The Japan-based leader of a ring that smuggled live turtles and tortoises into the United States for years was sentenced today in Los Angeles to 21 months behind bars.

Day five dawns on Bolsa Chica dolphin

Apr 30 5:12 PM EDT

HUNTINGTON BEACH - After watching a common dolphin in the shallows of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve get bullied by dolphins in the Huntington Harbour Saturday, wildlife experts planned to leave the roughly 500- pound sea mammal alone today and not try to prod it back into the ocean unless its health deteriorates.

Daughter of lost yacht skipper says father had lifetime of sailing experience

Apr 30 5:12 PM EDT

As family members and friends waited for word today on what caused the weekend crash of a Redondo Beach-based racing yacht, they described the victims as experienced sailors committed to safety. | » PHOTOS


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Lakers' Jordan Hill Charged With Felony Assault

Apr 30 6:46 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged with felony assault resulting from an altercation with his girlfriend, according to the Houston district attorney's office.

Witness: Debris Field Looked Like Yacht Went 'Through A Blender'

Apr 30 6:26 PM EDT

A two-mile debris field is all that remains after a Redondo-based sailboat apparently collided with a larger vessel over the weekend.

Detectives: No Foul Play In Death Of 25-Year-Old Malibu Woman

Apr 30 5:53 PM EDT

Detectives said Monday there apparently was no foul play involved in the death of a 25-year-old woman whose body was found in the garage of her Malibu home, but the cause of death has been deferred pending the results of toxicology tests.

Opening Arguments Begin In Murder Trial Of Riverside Police Officer

Apr 30 4:37 PM EDT

Earl Green is accused of striking Riverside police officer Ryan Bonamino in the head with a metal pipe, then shooting the victim with his own gun on Nov. 7, 2010.

Supreme Court Refuses To Overturn Ruling To Allow Baca Lawsuit

Apr 30 4:33 PM EDT

The ruling — which some are calling unusual — could leave Sheriff Lee Baca or any other top-ranking official subject to civil lawsuits.


NBC Los Angeles

Earthquakes: Getting Ready for the Unexpected

Apr 30 5:23 PM EDT

Earthquake experts says you have to be like a pro athlete when it comes to getting ready for an earthquake -- never stop practicing

Deputy Pleads in Heroin Burrito Smuggle

Apr 30 5:22 PM EDT

A LA County Sheriff's deputy accused of trying to smuggle a heroin-laden burrito to an inmate in a courthouse lockup faces four years in state prison when he is set to be sentenced on June 25. Photo Credit: Swift Benjamin/Flickr

No Leads in Stagecoach Sexual Assault: Police

Apr 30 4:08 PM EDT

Indio Police detectives are searching for three males they say sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at the Stagecoach country music festival.

Academic Decathlon: Studying Like a Champion

Apr 30 3:23 PM EDT

When everyone else is doing it, studying eight hours per day doesn't seem so bad.

Lakers' Jordan Hill Accused of Assault

Apr 30 2:53 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged with a third-degree felony for allegedly choking someone he "dated," the Houston district attorney's office announced Monday. He has since apologized to th


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Granada Hills Charter High gets big welcome home after 2nd decathlon win

Apr 30 3:23 PM EDT

The Granada Hills Charter High Academic Decathlon team got a big welcome home for winning the U.S. Academic Decathlon.

Truck window shatters on 405 Freeway; cause unknown

Apr 30 1:06 PM EDT

Gunfire has been ruled out as the cause of a truck window shattering on the 405 Freeway in North Hills on Monday morning.

Jamiel Shaw case to hear opening statements

Apr 30 11:36 AM EDT

Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of gunning down a high school football star.

Dodgers sale to Guggenheim, Magic Johnson group to close on schedule

Apr 30 9:50 AM EDT

The $2 billion sale of the Dodgers to the Guggenheim/Magic Johnson group is expected to close on schedule Monday.

Metro Expo Line officially opens for business

Apr 30 9:35 AM EDT

Many Westside commuters were introduced to a new way to get to work Monday with the opening of the new Expo Line.


FOX 11 News Los Angeles

Granada Hills Wins Academic Decathlon

Apr 30 2:50 PM EDT

A Southern California high school has once again taken top honors at the U.S. Academic Decathlon.

HS Football Player Murder Trial Begins

Apr 30 2:35 PM EDT

Opening statements are scheduled today in the trial of a gang member charged with murdering a standout Los Angeles High School football player.

Dolphin Still Trapped...and Staying Put

Apr 30 1:05 PM EDT

That wayward dolphin still trapped in the Bolsa Chica wetlands…we have the latest update.

FOX 11 NFL 2012 Draft Recap

Apr 29 11:50 PM EDT

Sports Anchor Liz Habib and Former Trojan and NFL Star Curtis Conway take a look at which teams scored big to the local players that made it in.

Pablo's Back To Work Forecast

Apr 29 10:51 PM EDT

AM Clouds and PM Sunshine on Monday.  Temperatures will be in the 60s at the Coast to Low 80s Inland.  Rest of the Week Dry with Mild Temps and night and morning low clouds and fog.


Los Angeles Business Journal

Demand Media Shares Rise on Report of Aborted Takeover Deal

Apr 30 6:45 PM EDT

Shares of online publisher Demand Media Inc. gained more than 14 percent on Monday following a media report that it had recently rejected a $1.2 billion deal to be bought by a private equity firm.

Molina Healthcare's Quarter Beats Expectations

Apr 30 6:30 PM EDT

Molina Healthcare Inc. said that its first quarter net income rose a better-than-expected 4 percent, largely from expansion of its health insurance business in Texas.

NanoH2O, Inc. Raises $60.5 Million in Equity and Debt

Apr 30 6:30 PM EDT

NanoH2O Inc., which is developing a more efficient reverse osmosis membrane for seawater desalination, said that it raised a total of $60 million in equity and debt funding.

St. Louis Real Estate Brokerage Opens Office Downtown

Apr 30 2:00 PM EDT

Commercial real estate investment and services company Cassidy Turley Inc. is opening its first Los Angeles office, and has hired away four brokers from Transwestern's downtown office to do so.

MannKind Licenses Experimental Drugs to Utah Company

Apr 30 1:59 PM EDT

MannKind Corp. announced that it is licensing a portfolio of early-stage experimental drugs to Tolero Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal that could be worth more than $130 million.


KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Lakers' Jordan Hill Charged With Felony Assault

Apr 30 4:17 PM EDT

Lakers reserve forward Jordan Hill was charged with a third-degree felony Monday for allegedly choking a woman with whom he was having a "dating relationship," according to the Harris County district attorney's office in Texas.

Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood's Daughter Arrested After Shooting

Apr 30 3:46 PM EDT

MALIBU, Calif. -- The daughter of actor Robert Wagner and actress Natalie Wood has been arrested on drug charges.

Gang Member Goes on Trial in Slaying of HS Football Star

Apr 30 3:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Opening arguments are expected to begin Monday in the trial of a gang member charged with the murder of a local high school football star.

Dodgers Sale on Track to Close Monday, Sources Say

Apr 30 10:02 AM EDT

Friday's deadline passes without any objections to the bankruptcy court's order approving the sale. When the Dodgers take the field Monday night, they should be under new ownership.

Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Mid-City

Apr 29 10:16 PM EDT

A man was shot multiple times in the early morning hours, just yards from a popular area church. LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police on Sunday investigated the fatal shooting of a man on 18th Street in Mid-City, in which more than a dozen bullets were fired, including some that pierced the front wall of a nearby church.


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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