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Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Firefighters plan aerial assault on Leona Valley wildfire; commanders 'optimistic' Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 11:00 AM EDT Judges lineup in flux as Ellen DeGeneres leaves 'American Idol' Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 1:55 AM EDT Containment at 5 percent for Crown Fire near Palmdale Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 30 2:59 PM EDT 8 hurt when Blue Line train, MTA bus collide Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 30 1:14 PM EDT Crown Fire Jumps Aqueduct, Burns Toward Homes CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 30 7:07 PM EDT Wayward Sea Lion Stranded On Ballona Creek CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 30 6:55 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Firefighters plan aerial assault on Leona Valley wildfire; commanders 'optimistic' Jul 30 11:00 AM EDT Firefighters planned Friday to launch an aerial assault on a wind-driven wildfire burning in the high desert of northern L.A. County that forced the evacuation of about 2,000 homes. Firefighters planned Friday to launch an aerial assault on a wind-driven wildfire burning in the high desert of northern L.A. County that forced the evacuation of about 2,000 homes. Judges lineup in flux as Ellen DeGeneres leaves 'American Idol' Jul 30 1:55 AM EDT The talk show host bows out after a rocky stint as the popular program is reworked. Jennifer Lopez is reportedly signing on. After days of furious rumors, Ellen DeGeneres' much-criticized tenure as the fourth judge on "American Idol" officially sputtered to an end Thursday after just one season, as TV's top-rated show undergoes a massive overhaul. Former physician sentenced to 25 years in prison for improper prescriptions Jul 30 1:25 AM EDT Masoud Bamdad prescribed oxycodone to drug addicts and undercover drug agents. The judge cites the scope of Bamdad's 'pill mill,' his lack of remorse and the seriousness of the crime. A former San Fernando physician convicted of improperly prescribing powerful painkillers to drug addicts and undercover drug agents was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay a $1-million fine. Arts group says China pressuring L.A. to thwart its theater bid Jul 30 1:25 AM EDT Local officials dismiss Shen Yun's claim. The group wants to build a complex on a site designated for Eli Broad's art museum. The Shen Yun performing arts organization went aggressively on the offensive Thursday, claiming it is being stonewalled by government officials as it tries to pursue building a huge theater and residential complex on a redevelopment site in downtown Los Angeles that's now ... Sylmar sisters sought after a woman they treated dies Jul 30 1:25 AM EDT Mayra Lissette Contreras, 22, died after receiving a silicone injection, police say. Suspects Guadalupe Viveros, 53, and her sister, Alejandra, 50, may have fled to Mexico. Detectives are searching for two Sylmar sisters who allegedly ran an illegal cosmetic fillers business that led to the death of a patient who received a silicone injection in her buttocks. Los Angeles Daily News Containment at 5 percent for Crown Fire near Palmdale Jul 30 2:59 PM EDT A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes in the dense suburbs around Palmdale. | See photo gallery. 8 hurt when Blue Line train, MTA bus collide Jul 30 1:14 PM EDT Authorities say eight people are hurt after a Metro Blue Line commuter train and an MTA bus collided south of downtown Los Angeles. The crash at Broadway and Washington Boulevard was reported just before 7 a.m. Official: Two people dead in LA building explosion Jul 30 12:14 PM EDT A suspected natural gas explosion Friday shattered a metal-fabricating business and killed two people, including one worker who was hurled across the street by the blast and another who was electrocuted by a downed power line. | See photo gallery. Crews battle blaze in race to save homes in Palmdale, Leona Valley Jul 30 12:12 PM EDT PALMDALE â€" Hundreds of firefighters worked Friday to keep an 8,000- acre wildfire from reaching homes in the west Palmdale and Leona Valley areas. Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million Jul 30 9:29 AM EDT LOS ANGELES â€" The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group led by construction magnate Ron Tutor for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process. CBS 2 Los Angeles Crown Fire Jumps Aqueduct, Burns Toward Homes Jul 30 7:07 PM EDT A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward a subdivision of homes as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Wayward Sea Lion Stranded On Ballona Creek Jul 30 6:55 PM EDT A marine mammal rescue group is en route to rescue a sea lion that is stranded four miles inland on Ballona Creek. Tampered Gas Line Found At Deadly South L.A. Blast Jul 30 6:53 PM EDT An industrial building with a tampered gas line exploded Friday, killing a man who was hurled into the street and another who was electrocuted by a downed power line, officials said. Heidi Montag Files For Divorce From Spencer Pratt Jul 30 5:16 PM EDT Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences. 3 Injured In Big-Rig Crash On Valencia Freeway Jul 30 4:49 PM EDT Three people were injured Friday in a crash involving two big rigs and a car on the northbound Golden State Freeway in Valencia. NBC Los Angeles Image Gallery: Fire Crews Search Debris After South LA Building Blast Jul 30 2:52 PM EDT Crews search through the debris left behind after a building explosion in South LA. Explosion - Technology - Art - Structural Engineering - Blast Protection Raw Video: Explosion Rocks Building in South LA Jul 30 2:37 PM EDT The blast hurled workers into the street. South Los Angeles - South LA - Los Angeles - Firefighter - People Battle Over Grave Sites in Dog Park Jul 30 2:07 PM EDT Because dogs are unleashed in this historic cemetery/public park, a vet wants to move the remains of a decorated service member. Death - Death Care - Cemeteries - Vietnam - Cemetery AM Headlines: Booze-Free Beach Volleyball Jul 30 12:07 PM EDT That's the goal at the International Surf Festival. More morning headlines. Volleyball - Sport - beachvolleyball - Outdoors - Beach Viewer Images: Crown Fire Jul 30 10:07 AM EDT Viewer images of the Crown fire in the Palmdale area. Wildfire - Los Angeles - Palmdale California - Los Angeles County California - Leona Valley California KABC-TV Los Angeles Police ID couple found dead in Marina Del Rey Jul 30 6:18 PM EDT Authorities have released the identities of an elderly man and woman found shot to death in their home in Marina Del Rey. 3 injured when 2 big rigs, 2 cars collide Jul 30 5:18 PM EDT Three people were injured, one of the critically, when two big-rig trucks and two cars collided on the 5 Freeway. Police impersonator still on the loose Jul 30 4:33 PM EDT LAPD is asking the public for help tracking down a man who pretended to be a plainclothes cop and then robbed his victims. Ex-employee charged in bondage club fire Jul 30 4:03 PM EDT A man who was fired from a bondage club has been charged with killing the owner and his dog before torching the building. 1 dead, 1 critical in L.A. building explosion Jul 30 1:18 PM EDT An explosion at a business in South L.A. caused the structure to partially collapse, killing one man and critically injuring another.

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