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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:30 PM EDT Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT A journey of discovery on the L.A. River Los Angeles Times - Jul 31 7:10 PM EDT Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres Los Angeles Times - Jul 31 1:15 AM EDT LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 31 7:14 PM EDT Former Assemblyman Keith Richman dies Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 31 3:59 PM EDT Crews Battle 15-Acre Wildfire In Angeles Forest CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 31 7:13 PM EDT Burrell's Two-Run Homer In Eighth Lifts Giants CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jul 31 7:09 PM EDT Los Angeles Times A journey of discovery on the L.A. River Jul 31 7:10 PM EDT An expedition along a muddy stretch of the waterway offers a glimpse into the potential recreational and environmental jewel running through the city. Environmental activist George Wolfe has always believed the best way to know a river is to kayak it. So when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently designated the entire Los Angeles River a "traditional navigable waterway," he organized ... Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres Jul 31 1:15 AM EDT The blaze in northern L.A. County has forced the evacuation of 300 homes. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph were making the fight difficult. The governor visited the site Friday. Firefighters launched an aerial assault Friday as part of a stepped-up campaign to tame a wind-driven wildfire that has consumed more than 13,000 acres in Los Angeles County's High Desert, threatening hundreds of homes. People of diverse faiths pursue a lofty goal in a peace hike up Mt. Baldy Jul 31 12:55 AM EDT For the last two years, the Aetherius Society has opened its pilgrimages to all faiths. About 100 people joined last Saturday's trek up the tallest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains. The mountain was supposed to impart energy to its pilgrims, but as he neared the top, Ashraf Carrim wasn't feeling it. Explosion at South Los Angeles plant injures owner, kills man Jul 31 12:40 AM EDT Authorities say the gas meter was tampered with after service had been cut off at the metal-coating business. A man was electrocuted after the blast caused a live wire to fall on his truck. A botched attempt to tamper with a gas meter resulted in a massive explosion at a South Los Angeles building Friday morning, killing one man and severely injuring another, authorities said. Bell official also quits Maywood post Jul 31 12:40 AM EDT Angela Spaccia resigns from both jobs because of the municipal salary inquiry. She had been on loan to Maywood for five months. Bell's former assistant city manager resigned her post Friday as the interim administrator of neighboring Maywood, another casualty of the salary scandal in Bell. Los Angeles Daily News LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader Jul 31 7:14 PM EDT The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail. Former Assemblyman Keith Richman dies Jul 31 3:59 PM EDT Keith Richman, a former California Assemblyman who would have been mayor of the San Fernando Valley if the 2002 secession drive had prevailed, has died after fighting brain cancer for more than a year. The big day: Chelsea Clinton to wed in upstate NY Jul 31 2:29 PM EDT Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse of a former president, a secretary of state or their publicity-shy daughter. Defenders throw 'everything that we've got' at 20-square-mile fire Jul 31 1:27 PM EDT Firefighters face a weekend of high temperatures and erratic winds as they work to contain a fast-moving wildfire that by Friday night had blackened 20 square miles near densely populated areas of Palmdale. | See photo gallery. Crews beat back AV wildfire Jul 31 12:44 PM EDT PALMDALE - Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles. CBS 2 Los Angeles Crews Battle 15-Acre Wildfire In Angeles Forest Jul 31 7:13 PM EDT Crews are battling a wildfire that has burned about 15 acres of heavy brush in the Angeles National Forest above Glendora. Burrell's Two-Run Homer In Eighth Lifts Giants Jul 31 7:09 PM EDT Pat Burrell lined a go-ahead two-run homer into the left-field seats with two outs in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday. 14,000-Acre Crown Fire 62 Percent Contained Jul 31 6:48 PM EDT A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke into a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze. Dodgers Acquire Ted Lilly From Cubs Jul 31 5:13 PM EDT Infielder Blake DeWitt says he's been traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs in a deal that would bring left-hander Ted Lilly to Los Angeles. Neither side made a formal announcement Saturday, with just under two hours until the trade deadline, and all of the details of the swap weren't clear. Infielder Ryan Theriot also was expected to join the Dodgers. L.A. Pushing To Be Nation's Mass Transit Leader Jul 31 3:02 PM EDT If successful, the novel plan to borrow billions from the federal government, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, would result in the largest transit expansion project in the nation. NBC Los Angeles Pro Surfing Takes to the Waves in Huntington Beach Jul 31 3:57 PM EDT World's largest professional surfing competition comes to Huntington Beach. Surfing - Huntington Beach California - Water Sports - Sports - Huntington Beach Reservations Required for Beach Goers Jul 31 2:07 PM EDT Sand Dune Park is set to reopen on Monday but under some strict guidelines. Sand Dune Park - Dune - Manhattan Beach California - Travel and Tourism - Recreation Oksana to Mel: “Tell the Truth” Jul 30 8:52 PM EDT Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has called on the Oscar-winner to end a “smear campaign” alleging she extorted money from him. Mel Gibson - Academy Award - Oksana Grigorieva - Arts - Russia 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 KABC-TV Los Angeles Los Angeles Cityride program raises fees Jul 31 10:48 AM EDT Fees for Cityride, a transportation assistance program for the elderly and disabled, are increasing this weekend. Crown Fire dims; crews still wary of wind Jul 31 9:03 AM EDT Crews made significant headway on the Crown Fire overnight, but Saturday's weather may pose firefighting problems. Woman fatally shot in car in Leimert Park Jul 30 11:03 PM EDT A woman was shot to death as she sat in her car waiting to meet an unidentified man in Leimert Park. 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.

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