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Yahoo! Alerts Monday, February 27, 2012 7:30 PM EST Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EST Girl killed in school fight with girl over boy Los Angeles Times - Feb 27 11:42 AM EST Candidates in South Bay district court newly important centrist voters Los Angeles Times - Feb 27 1:42 AM EST Van Nuys Plating fined for hazardous waste violations near home and preschool on Vesper Avenue Los Angeles Daily News - Feb 27 6:36 PM EST 340-ton rock for art exhibit headed from Riverside to L.A. Los Angeles Daily News - Feb 27 6:06 PM EST Snow Shuts Down Lanes Along 5 Freeway In Tejon Pass CBS 2 Los Angeles - Feb 27 6:00 PM EST City Renames Toluca Lake Intersection After Bob, Dolores Hope CBS 2 Los Angeles - Feb 27 4:55 PM EST Los Angeles Times Girl killed in school fight with girl over boy Feb 27 11:42 AM EST An 11-year-old girl who died after a fight with a classmate in Long Beach cried, complained of a headache and vomited after the altercation, friends and family said. Candidates in South Bay district court newly important centrist voters Feb 27 1:42 AM EST The newly drawn 66th Assembly District in the South Bay 'is a classic swing district,' one political consultant says. Candidates — Democrat and Republican — even downplay party affiliation. Lots of candidates need a Rob Katherman this year. California's parent trigger law meets new tests in Adelanto Feb 27 12:27 AM EST The Adelanto school board rejects parents' petition for change, saying signatures to overhaul Desert Trails Elementary were rescinded. Now a controversy that mirrors one in Compton is simmering. It was supposed to be a historic victory in Adelanto, marking the first time California parents had forced sweeping changes at their struggling school under the state's pioneering parent trigger law. Brown gets no promise of federal help for Medi-Cal Feb 26 11:58 PM EST Governor says Sebelius hints that there may be other ways for the state to save money on health insurance for the poor. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Sunday threw cold water on Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to ask California's poor to contribute to their federally subsidized healthcare — payments the governor has proposed to save the state more than $500 million a year. MTA targets bus line serving Westside workers who live in South L.A. Feb 26 11:57 PM EST The 305 line runs for about 20 miles from Willowbrook to Westwood, allowing some to make the journey without changing seats. Transit advocates say that cutting this and other lines after the Expo Line opens would subject commuters to expensive, time-consuming transfers. As the Metro bus lumbered through South Los Angeles carrying passengers headed to work or school, Jesus Navarro could barely ... Los Angeles Daily News Van Nuys Plating fined for hazardous waste violations near home and preschool on Vesper Avenue Feb 27 6:36 PM EST The state Department of Toxic Substances Control this week fined a Van Nuys industrial company $10,000 for hazardous waste violations that impacted a neighboring home and preschool. 340-ton rock for art exhibit headed from Riverside to L.A. Feb 27 6:06 PM EST A huge boulder that will become part of an art installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will begin its 11-day journey at 10 p.m. Tuesday from a quarry in Riverside County and travel on the surface streets of the East San Gabriel Valley and Whittier area for the next several days. Man facing molestation charges gets 9 years for child porn Feb 27 5:07 PM EST SANTA ANA - A Laguna Beach man facing sentencing next month for molesting a 5-year-old boy in a shopping mall restroom in Orange was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Ex-pastor gets 3 years in $6.7M Medicare fraud Feb 27 5:06 PM EST The former pastor of a now-defunct South Los Angeles church was sentenced today to three years behind bars for a power wheelchair fraud scheme that bilked Medicare out of about $6.7 million. State Sen. Sharon Runner, suffering from autoimmune disease, has double lung transplant Feb 27 4:51 PM EST State Sen. Sharon Runner is recuperating in a Los Angeles hospital after a successful double lung transplant last week. CBS 2 Los Angeles Snow Shuts Down Lanes Along 5 Freeway In Tejon Pass Feb 27 6:00 PM EST A winter storm moving through the Southland shut down lanes on the Golden State (5) Freeway in both directions on Monday afternoon. City Renames Toluca Lake Intersection After Bob, Dolores Hope Feb 27 4:55 PM EST The memory of a legendary funnyman will continue to live on at one intersection in the San Fernando Valley. Attorney Warns More 'Grim Sleeper' Murder Charges May Cost Taxpayers Feb 27 4:10 PM EST An attorney for the suspect in one of the Southland's most prolific serial murder cases made a plea on behalf of the taxpaying public in court on Monday. Child Abuse Expert Calls On LAUSD To Teach How To Spot Pedophile Behavior Feb 27 2:45 PM EST One expert says it's time for the district to teach its teachers and parents how to save their kids from sexual abuse. Highland Open, Hollywood Boulevard Still Closed For Oscars Cleanup Effort Feb 27 1:15 PM EST The party may be over on Monday, but for crews cleaning up the streets after the Academy Awards, the show is just getting started. NBC Los Angeles Assemblyman Feuer Gets Baca's Endorsement Feb 27 6:11 PM EST California State Assemblyman Mike Feuer has garnered support from major politicians and raised over $300,000 in his run for Los Angeles City Attorney. Girl's Death Ruled Homicide Feb 27 1:11 PM EST The death of an 10-year-old girl who suffered blunt force trauma to her head in a fight with a classmate and later died has been ruled a homicide, coroner's officials said Monday. Teenage Couple Shot, Killed in Wilmington Feb 27 11:40 AM EST A teenage couple was shot and killed on Sunday night in Wilmington. It was the first such shooting in about a month. The area saw a high number of shootings in January. Cloudy, Cold Start to the Week Feb 27 10:55 AM EST A cold storm system is forecast to move through Los Angeles Monday afternoon. Honda Crashes Into Westlake Area Laundromat Feb 27 10:10 AM EST A driver was hospitalized early after crashing into a laundromat in the Westlake area on Venice Boulevard near Magnolia Avenue. KABC-TV Los Angeles Man killed while running across I-10 West Feb 27 4:16 PM EST A man was killed when he tried to run across the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway in Jefferson Park early Monday morning. Long Beach fatal girl fight ruled homicide Feb 27 3:31 PM EST The death of a fifth-grade girl who got into a fight with a classmate has been ruled a homicide, according to authorities. Oscar red carpet rolled up; cleanup crews out Feb 27 3:16 PM EST Cleanup crews were out on Monday, as the 84th Academy Awards was still fresh in the minds of the millions of viewers. Cold winter storm pushes through Southern California Feb 27 3:01 PM EST A fast-moving winter storm is pushing its way through Southern California, bringing chilly and windy conditions. Speeding driver crashes into Mid-City house Feb 27 12:02 PM EST The driver of a speeding truck crashed into a home in Mid-City just after midnight on Monday. No one in the house was hurt. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Glee's Dot Marie Jones on Studio 11 LA Feb 27 2:18 PM EST Glee star Dot Marie Jones visited the set of Studio 11 L.A. recently to talk about the children's anti-bullying book, "Just Like You" and a special episode of Glee that deals with the subject of bullying. POV: Tax Initiative And CA's Education Feb 27 1:03 PM EST Governor Jerry Brown says his proposed tax initiative on the November ballot will save California's education system... KTTV Vice-President and General Manager Kevin Hale takes a look at why Governor Brown's solution is a confusing game of numbers, in this P.O.V.   Girl Fight Death - Ruled A Homicide! Feb 27 12:48 PM EST Hours after getting her nose bloodied in a fight with another girl at a Long Beach elementary school, 10-year-old Joanna Ramos died. Authorities are calling this a homicide. Pre-Teen Girl Fight-Death Investigation Feb 27 11:49 AM EST Hours after getting her nose bloodied in a fight with another girl at a Long Beach elementary school, 11-year-old Joanna Ramos died. Authorities want to know why. Fox 11's Fashion Expert David Meister Feb 27 3:34 AM EST Fashion Designer David Meister with his Best and Worst Dressed List fo the 2012 Academy Awards. Los Angeles Business Journal LAX Traffic Continues Recovery Despite Air Cargo Decline Feb 27 6:16 PM EST Activity at Los Angeles International Airport last month largely continued last year's trends, according to airport officials, with traffic up 5.4 percent and 4.9 million passengers passing through the transportation hub. Teledyne Makes Canadian Acquisition Feb 27 1:30 PM EST Teledyne Technologies Inc. said that it intends to acquire VariSystems Inc., a Canadian maker of components used in mining, energy and other natural resources industries. Regional Reports Feb 27 3:20 AM EST Regional Reports Calendar & Events Feb 27 3:20 AM EST Calendar Special Present for Jazz Singer Feb 27 3:19 AM EST Sydney Weisman is known to the L.A. business community as a publicist, but her family knows her as an avid singer who performs at the Farmer's Market Thursday Night Jazz events and the like. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Cold Storm Brings Rain, Wind, Snow to SoCal; Grapevine Closed Feb 27 5:38 PM EST Watch Olga Ospina's Report LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Cold storm system spinning off of Pt. Conception is bringing rain, snow and wind to the Southland. Actress Sean Young Arrested for Battery at Oscars Party Feb 27 12:09 PM EST LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- "No Way Out" actress Sean Young was arrested Sunday night after an altercation while trying to get into an Oscars party, police said. Airlines Respond to Rising Fuel Costs with Fresh Fare Hikes Feb 27 9:53 AM EST Watch Eric Spillman's Report LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Airlines are raising their fares again because of skyrocketing fuel prices, and that has people thinking twice about flying. KLM to Let Passengers Choose Seatmates on Facebook Feb 27 9:53 AM EST VIDEO: Watch Christina Pascucci's Report LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Imagine as you're booking your flight. You already know what people look like who will be on your plane and details of their private lives. And if you like what you see, you can even preselect the seat next to them. Suspected Drunk Driver Barrels into Downtown L.A. Laundromat Feb 27 8:53 AM EST Watch Lynette Romero's Report LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A suspected drunk driver is in custody after she crashed into a parked vehicle and a laundromat near downtown Los Angeles. LA Weekly Pot Wars Feb 22 8:29 PM EST Last week's cover story, "L.A.'s Pot Prohibition Playbook," by Hillel Aron, was our journalistic attempt to explain the inexplicable — namely, how is it possible that Los Angeles is considering a ban on medical marijuana? Isn't it 2012? Aren't we in California? City officials claim they hav... Carmen Trutanich, L.A. City Attorney, Tramples the Rights of Pot Smokers, Street Artists and Protesters Feb 22 8:14 PM EST The first offer was ludicrous. Carmen Trutanich, the Los Angeles city attorney, had publicly vowed to get tough on the guys who hang giant, vinyl signs on the sides of buildings. Tempers were hot. But two years in jail? For hanging some ads for Tropicana orange juice? Mark Denny couldn't b... An Assassination in Silver Lake Feb 22 8:14 PM EST The windy backstreets of Silver Lake are pretty quiet in the predawn hours. At around 5 a.m. last Aug. 7, Juan David Vasquez Loma decided to take one of those residential roads — Effie Street — to drive home two co-workers after a late shift at Garage Pizza on Sunset Boulevard near Fo... What's in Pepper Spray? Feb 22 8:13 PM EST W hen seated Occupy UC Davis protesters turned their backs on Lt. John Pike and his UC Davis police squad clad in riot gear on Nov. 18, he had had enough. Pike aimed a large can of First Defense aerosolized Oleoresin Capsicum at two-dozen occupiers, including student David Buscho an... The Palisadian-Post Business Group Seeks Funds for a BID Feb 23 11:12 AM EST 2012-02-23 Residents and members of the Pacific Palisades business community have asked Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl's office to determine whether the city has funds to support the development of a local Business Improvement District (BID).

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