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Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 08:31 PM EDT

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Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s urban parks: for the homeless, too?

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 01:18 PM EDT

The new small parks include features that homeless advocates say are meant to harass. But managers contend they just want to prevent people from living there. Dawn was breaking when three scruffy men in dark clothing trudged past Grand Park's bubble-gum-pink benches and into its purple-tiled bathrooms to wash up.        

The 'repugnant, vile truth' about sex trafficking in L.A. County

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 11:18 AM EDT

Officials dealing with young prostitutes have a change in perspective, seeing not voluntary choice but exploitation and coercion. "When I turned 14, that was when I hit the track."        

Supreme Court is urged to reject Michigan affirmative action ban

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 01:52 AM EDT

California's attorney general calls on justices to overturn a voter initiative banning race-based 'preferential treatment.' A similar California ban may be affected. WASHINGTON — California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris urged the Supreme Court on Friday to strike down a Michigan voter initiative that bans "preferential treatment" based on race in its state colleges and universities, a ruling that ...

L.A. council OKs Garcetti's nominees for Police Commission

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:49 AM EDT

The mayor's four picks include one who questions the fairness of the proposed Echo Park gang injunction. The Los Angeles City Council on Friday signed off on Mayor Eric Garcetti's nominees to the Board of Police Commissioners, including one who questioned the fairness of a gang injunction proposed for neighborhoods northwest of downtown.        

Rim fire makes a sleepy Sierra city a boomtown

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:48 AM EDT

Life is slow in Tuolumne, an old logging and mining community. What could have been bad news brought new life to the town. TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. — Life is slow and uneventful in Tuolumne, an old mining and logging town of 1,800 residents in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It's not on the road to any tourist destinations, storefronts have sat empty for years and usually the only traffic is to the ...


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Video Clip Leads To Arrest Of 2 In Connection With Coachella Pharmacy Break-Ins

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 06:47 PM EDT

A video clip of a burglary led to the arrest of two suspects in connection with two break-ins at a Coachella pharmacy, authorities said Saturday.

Babysitter, 23, Accused Of Murdering Child, 1

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 06:28 PM EDT

San Bernardino County Sheriff's have charged a 23-year-old man with murder of a 1-year-old that was in his care.

‘Person Of Interest’ In 210 Freeway Death Surrenders For Questioning

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 06:00 PM EDT

A man wanted for questioning following the death of a 22-year-old woman on the 210 Freeway this week has surrender.

Highland Park Resident Finds Gardener Shot In Front Yard

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 05:57 PM EDT

A Highland Park resident returned home Saturday and found her gardener suffering from three gunshot wounds.

Labor Day Weekend Brings Increase In DUI Checkpoints, Patrols

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 05:36 PM EDT

Labor Day weekend brought an increase in DUI checkpoints and patrols throughout Southern California.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Fundraiser held for family of girl killed in Rancho Cucamonga motorcycle accident

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 07:21 PM EDT

A fundraiser for the family of a 4-year-old girl killed in a motorcycle accident saw a big turnout Saturday.

Los Angeles prostitution probe: 2 girls rescued, 5 suspects arrested

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 05:37 PM EDT

Four men and one woman were arrested after deputies rescued two teen girls who were allegedly forced into prostitution.

Antelope Valley Hospital's idea to balance budget stirs controversy

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 04:42 PM EDT

Facing a budget crisis, AV Hospital is considering a controversial solution. It's a practice called 'medical tourism.'

Fontana couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 04:36 PM EDT

A man and a woman are dead following what police believe was a murder-suicide in Fontana on Saturday.

9 tons of marijuana seized at San Clemente border checkpoint

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 04:21 PM EDT

U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Clemente discovered a tractor-trailer containing more than 9 tons of marijuana.


KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Warning of Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus Over Labor Day Weekend

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 06:58 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES — As throngs of Angelenos take to the outdoors this Labor Day weekend, officials are warning them to guard against mosquito bites. “This week, the district confirmed more West Nile virus activity within its jurisdiction,” according to a …

Man Wanted for Questioning in Death on 210 Fwy Turns Himself In

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 03:42 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Calif. (KTLA) – Ricardo “Rick” Jimenez, the man wanted for questioning in connection with the death of his girlfriend Maria Josefina Jimenez, turned himself into the Glendale Police Department on Saturday, authorities said. Maria Josefina Jimenez, 22, died after …

Heavy Rains, Flooding and Mudslides Pound Parts of the Inland Empire

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 01:12 PM EDT

FOREST FALLS, Calif. — More rain was expected Saturday afternoon in parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, already hard hit by flooding and mudslides. Bulldozers worked to clear roads and driveways in Forest Falls after displaced enormous mounds of …

Investigation Underway into Drowning Death of 8-Month-Old in Valinda

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:57 PM EDT

VALINDA, Calif. (KTLA) - Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputies were investigating the death of an 8-month-old infant Saturday, after the baby was found dead inside a home in Valinda. The infant was transported to a local hospital, where it was …

Mudslides Wreak Havoc in Forest Falls

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 08:42 AM EDT

FOREST FALLS, Calif. — Bulldozers worked to clear roads and driveways in Forest Falls on Saturday after heavy rains displaced enormous mounds of earth, rocks and debris. “I saw three cars that were covered up … buried in the mud,” …


The Palisadian-Post

Page to Stage Performances Produce Intimate Moments

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 03:28 AM EDT

When Ivaylo Getov discovered that a girl actually was interested in his awkward, tentative trombone-playing self, "reams of adolescent issues were resolved because of that instrument," he told a rapt audience at Pierson Playhouse Sunday night.

Challengers Oppose Mt. Holyoke Tower

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 03:28 AM EDT

Last Thursday, AT&T representatives announced that the permit process for a proposed 40-ft. cell tower pole at 302 Mt. Holyoke has been put on hold. The decision came on the heels of opposition from nearby neighbors.

Police Nab Burglar Inside Palisades Home

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 03:28 AM EDT

The suspect was hiding in the home. Police caught an alleged burglar Saturday morning inside a home in the 600 block of Alma Real Drive, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials.

Bill Bloomfield, an Independent, Challenges Congressman Waxman

Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 03:27 AM EDT

Clarification: A print version of this article stated that Bloomfield supported Proposition 8. Bloomfield voted no on Proposition 8 (a ballot measure aiming to ban same-sex marriage). Bloomfield said he believes it "is a state’s rights issue."


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