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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : Boy, 6, brings meth to school; dad arrested Ex-Long Beach officer convicted of beating wife Van Nuys: Hearing for tennis umpire accused of murder postponed to Nov. 8 Turkish artillery hits targets in Syria Fundraising Drive To Help 2 Young Girls Whose Parents Died In Car Crash Sheriff Lee Baca Responds To Report Criticizing His Deputies, Jail Management Los Angeles Times Boy, 6, brings meth to school; dad arrested The father of a 6-year-old boy was arrested after the child allegedly brought a bag of meth to his south Sacramento elementary school, sheriff's officials said. Ex-Long Beach officer convicted of beating wife Brandon Preciado, 30, was found guilty of multiple assaults on his wife, including with a metal flashlight, a broom and a police-issue baton. He faces about 20 years in prison. A former Long Beach police officer was convicted Tuesday of more than a dozen felonies for assaulting his wife at their Pico Rivera home with a belt, flashlight and police-issue baton. L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon and wife ordered to stand trial Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, suspected of lying about where they lived, face 23 felony counts of perjury and voter fraud. Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife will face trial on 23 felony counts of perjury and voter fraud after a judge Tuesday found "more than substantial" evidence that the couple lied about where they were living so he could run ... Woman awarded $3.2 million in LAPD shooting As city seeks to curb costs of police lawsuits, Chief Charlie Beck defends policemen who shot a mentally ill woman and shocked her with a Taser during a struggle. A federal jury has handed down the latest multimillion-dollar verdict against the Los Angeles Police Department, finding officers were "malicious" and excessive when they shot a mentally ill woman and used a Taser on her. UC Riverside medical school clears hurdle Plan wins preliminary accreditation after being rejected last year due to fears about lack of state funding. A national accrediting agency has approved UC Riverside's long-embattled plan to open a full medical school and to start enrolling future doctors next summer, officials announced Tuesday. It would be the sixth medical school in the University of California system and the first to open ... Los Angeles Daily News Van Nuys: Hearing for tennis umpire accused of murder postponed to Nov. 8 VAN NUYS - With more than a dozen friends in attendance, a 70-year- old tennis umpire accused of fatally bludgeoning her husband with a coffee mug appeared in a Van Nuys courtroom today while her attorneys continued to insist the man's death was an accident. Turkish artillery hits targets in Syria ISTANBUL - The office of Turkey's prime minister says Turkish artillery has fired on Syrian targets after deadly shelling from the Syrian side hit a Turkish border town. Presidential debate: Q&A on how tonight's event works WASHINGTON - Tired of being deluged with TV commercials telling you that President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney "approved this message?" The candidates will deliver their message for themselves tonight in the first of three head-to-head presidential debates. | » LIVE BLOG | » Full national election coverage Lancaster: Cellmate suspected in death of state prison inmate LANCASTER - An inmate at the California State Prison in Lancaster was named today as a suspect in the death of his cellmate, which was being investigated as a homicide. | » POLICE NEWS NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles is 'one giant step closer' Stating Los Angeles is "one giant step closer to bringing the NFL back," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Anschutz Entertainment Group President and CEO Tim Leiweke signed off today on a deal for a football stadium and convention center hall in downtown L.A. CBS 2 Los Angeles Fundraising Drive To Help 2 Young Girls Whose Parents Died In Car Crash The LAPD’s Topanga Division is launching a fundraising drive to help two young girls whose parents were killed in a car accident last week. Sheriff Lee Baca Responds To Report Criticizing His Deputies, Jail Management Sheriff Lee Baca may agree with a scathing report, criticizing his deputies and his department’s management of Los Angeles County’s jails, but he says it’s not enough to make him fire anyone or step down himself just yet. State Takes Over Inglewood Unified School District California has taken over the Inglewood Unified School District after agreeing to a $55 million bailout for the nearly bankrupt system. 14 DASH Bus Routes Get Real-Time Tracking The Department of Transportation has added more than a dozen routes to the real-time tracking information of DASH buses throughout Los Angeles. Attorney: ‘Lack Of Blood’ Proves Tennis Ref Innocent In Husband’s Death Lawyers for Lois Goodman say the "lack of blood" at her Woodland Hills home suggests their client is innocent of murder. NBC Los Angeles Man, 86, Accidentally Drives Into Wife, Kills Her An 82-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by her 86-year-old husband as he parked his truck in their Menifee garage, accidentally pinning her to the wall. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Scott Olson Curiosity Rover Aspires to Be "Mayor" of Mars NASA's Mars rover Curiosity got one step closer to being "mayor" of Mars with its Wednesday check-in at Gale Crater via the social media mobile app Foursquare. Photo Credit: NASA Intruder Report at Home Linked To Kutcher, Moore Police responded to a report of intruders as a Hollywood Hills home connected with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. Ick Factor: Cockroaches Thriving in Hot Weather This year’s prolonged stretches of hot weather have brought many Southern Californians a very unwelcome house (and pool) guest – the large, brown, ugly American cockroach. Beaches Still Closed After Sewage Spill An expanded beach closure in the Long Beach's Alamitos Bay that remained in effect Wednesday following a weekend sewage spill will likely keep the beaches shut down for at least two more days. Photo Credit: Getty Images KABC-TV Los Angeles Bipolar woman awarded $3.2M in LAPD lawsuit A jury awarded $3.2 million to a woman shot and Tazed by police. The LAPD say she attacked an officer. She doesn't deny it. Hoax brings police to Ashton Kutcher's Hollywood Hills house Someone reported a break-in at Ashton Kutcher's Hollywood Hills house above Wednesday morning in a hoax. Residential no-smoking law passes Santa Monica City Council The city of Santa Monica passed an ordinance prohibiting some people from smoking in their own homes. LAPD search for gold necklace thief; last seen in the Hollenbeck area Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a young girl's gold chain off her neck in the Hollenbeck area on Sept. 24. Fullerton firefighters wear pink for cancer research Fullerton firefighters traded in their uniforms for pink to raise awareness for breast cancer and cancer research. FOX 11 News Los Angeles The Presidential Debates - We Answer Your Questions About What To Expect Tired of being deluged with TV commercials telling you that President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney "approved this message?" The candidates will deliver their message for themselves Wednesday. Sewage Spill Forces More South Bay Beaches To Close Additional recreational beach areas were ordered closed today by Long Beach City Health because of bacteriological test results showing that a weekend sewage spill from a private sewer system in Alamitos Bay had spread. JetBlue: Free flights for disgruntled voters In a marketing gimmick that piggybacks on next month's presidential election, JetBlue is offering a way for Americans to make good on threats to leave the country if "the other guy" wins. It's show time: Obama, Romney meet in first debate Primed for a showdown, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney left their practice sessions behind Wednesday for a prime-time debate before millions with the power to settle the race for the White House. T-Mobile USA set to merge with MetroPCS Struggling cellphone companies T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications are set to merge, in a deal that will create an operator with more than 40 million subscribers. Los Angeles Business Journal Avery Dennison and 3M Give Up on Sale of Avery Unit In the face of anti-trust opposition, 3M Co. and Avery-Dennison Corp. said that they had terminated an agreement for 3M to buy Avery-Dennison's office and consumer products business. Report: Housing Still Too Expensive for Many Angelenos Despite several years of falling home prices, housing still remains out of reach for many middle income residents in Los Angeles, threatening the region’s economic competitiveness, according to a report to be released Thursday by the Los Angeles Business Council. City Controller to Probe Billing Practices Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel said that she will launch an investigation of billing practices at the city’s Department of Building and Safety after an audit by her office found overcharging as well as undercharging. Reliance Steel Makes Texas Acquisition Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired oil and gas industry supplier Sunbelt Steel Texas LLC for an undisclosed amount. Stocks Up at Close In Wednesday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 12 points to 13,494. The Nasdaq rose 15 points to 3,135. The S&P 500 rose 5 points to 1,451. The LABJ Stock Index rose 1 point to 139. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Park La Brea Apartments' Complex Identity The 'largest housing complex west of the Mississippi River' once held mostly whites of a certain age. But like Los Angeles, things have changed. And even the old-timers like it that way. With a cockatiel perched on her shoulder and her brown hair flowing nearly to her waist, Patricia Morison looks elegant and at ease beneath a portrait of herself. Woman Claims She was Fined for Singing in Public There are a lot of different opinions about free speech and how the law should deal with that Constitutional right. Police Punk'd by Home Invasion Hoax at Ashton Kutcher's House LAKE HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- L.A. police say a report of a home invasion robbery with shots fired at a home belonging to actor Ashton Kutcher was a hoax. Body Found Along Freeway ID'd as Alaska Airlines Pilot BURBANK, Calif. -- A 55-year-old man found dead along an off-ramp of the 5 Freeway has been identified as an Alaska Airlines pilot. Pomona Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Two POMONA (KTLA) - A Pomona man was taken into custody late Tuesday night after allegedly stabbing two people believed to be his parents. LA Weekly Guilty Verdict in Beverly Hills Murder Trial On Tuesday, October 2, in less than a day of deliberating at the Beverly Hills Courthouse, the 12-member jury agreed on a verdict: Scott Joseph Barker , a 25-year-old who came to L... The Palisadian-Post Human Remains Found in Los Liones Identified as Missing UCLA Student 2012-09-27 The human remains discovered Saturday near the Los Liones Canyon Trail in Pacific Palisades have been identified as that of missing UCLA honors student David John Goeser. Fredrik Gillette, AYSO Coach, Deacon, Assistant Scoutmaster Fredrik Gillette, beloved husband and father, passed away on August 10 during his fifth and final heart surgery, leaving behind a rich and fulfilling life at the age of 47.' Michael O'Keefe, Tax Law Expert, Involved Father Michael E. O'Keefe, 69, passed away on September 16, following a prolonged illness. Born January 15, 1943, Mr. O'Keefe grew up in San Francisco, where he attended local Catholic schools. Sarah B. Cluster, 59; Yoga Expert, Massage Therapist Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Sarah Briane Cluster passed away on September 5 after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was 59. Palisadians Row Well at Henley Regatta 2012-09-27 This past June, Palisadians Melissa Schem and Sophia Berman were part of a four-person Junior 16 team that finished seventh out of 16 teams at the Henley Women's Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.

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