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- The new LAPD chief Beck has a leadership style starkly different from the outgoing chief Bratton.
- A new law that was supposed to help shed light on tragic cases of abuse, neglect and death of children has fallen woefully short of its intended goals.
- A new report found that holes in the system of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation caused a failure to properly supervise Phillip Garrido, allowing him to keep his alleged kidnap victim undiscovered.
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- Again? The reopening of King hospital may be pushed back to 2013.
- We've seen the loss of mailboxes, but will L.A. lose 19 post offices?
- Today was the busiest day for the free L.A. County H1N1 clinics.
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- Hope you all enjoyed your extra hour of sleep. Clocks were turned back as Daylight Savings came to an end.
- After seeing major improvements in academics and athletics under his watch, USC President Steven B. Sample will step down.
- After seeing major improvements in public relations and crime statistics under his watch, LAPD Chief Bill Bratton handed over his keys and stars in a ceremony for his "last act as a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department..."
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- How did "missed opportunities" turn the Station Fire into a disaster?
- The Fed has shut down the over five dozen branches of California National Bank of Los Angeles. US Bank will take over.
- Authorities in South Gate are investigating the case of a body found in a burning car along the LA River near the 710 Freeway.
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- Despite the best efforts from the city budget busters... LA is still over $100 million in the hole. Ugh...
- This is just flippin' scary. Apparently a woman blacked out behind the wheel and plowed into cars, a tree and a bus... and it was caught on video. (KNBC.com)
- In another freaky auto incident, an elderly woman thought she was in reverse but was actually in drive then drove through a restaurant wall injuring herself and people in the restaurant.
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- LAUSD Super Ramon Cortines says that he is considering shortening the school year to help balance their tight budget.
- After a stakeout of a victim's missing vehicle, an arrest has been made in the Stanton Mobile Home Murders.
- Doctor done in by diary? Entries in a diary kept by Anna Nicole Smith's doctor could lead to serious charges against him.
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- Did you notice that it's a little windy out? Power has been knocked out at The Roxy and Rainbow Room in West Hollywood, forcing the closure of both for the night. Gusts are about 50 MPH in LA County and up in the Bay Area, a cable snapped on the Bay Bridge. Expect the conditions to last through tomorrow morning.
- And here are some wind safety tips from the L.A. Fire Department.
- If the city builds a garage on Broadway in downtown, the owner of the historic Los Angeles and Palace theatres will bring them back to life.
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- On Saturday, the new Police Administration Building officially opened.
- A wine vineyard out in Westlake Village? Nice.
- Congrats! Water use in Pasadena over the summer dropped to the lowest levels since 1994.
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- A man was arrested for the death of an unborn child. His arrest came after an investigation of the "suspicious circumstances of a miscarriage". He is being held on $2 million bail.
- If you have questions about the huge concern surrounding the swine flu, here are a few answers that may help.
- Some neo-Nazi's and their counter-protesters clashed at a Riverside Home Depot. Police in riot gear had to break up the rally as insults and eventually punches were thrown.
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- While the cases of swine flu and the demand for the vaccinations soar... Supplies of the precious vaccine remain scarce.
- Although in an attempt to help lower income families and the uninsured out, more than 3,000 people were able to get free vaccinations.
- Thanks to a little generosity and a little creativity, photographic beauty is being found and shot in Skid Row.
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- The Angels beat the Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5 tonight. New York still leads in the American League Championship Series at 3-2.
- Oh, really? TMZ finds that two girls, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested in connection to burglaries at the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. They also might be connected to similar incidents at Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Rachel Bilson.
- The city's flower enforcement division?
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- The LAPD is cutting ties with Learning For Life, the group that runs their Explorers, because they have ties to the Boy Scouts of America which bans gays from becoming members.
- After more than 16 months, Santa Monica Police have made headway in a murder case. (KNBC.com Video)
- A 59 year-old Brea woman had to be recovered from behind piles of trash in her apartment after she died of natural causes.
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- A two-car accident on Friday night between a vehicle and an LAPD cruiser left a young woman dead in Venice. Lots of questions are being asked.
- Foodie Alert in NoHo: Barsac Brasserie is now Firenze Osteria with Top Chef season five contestant Fabio Viviani partly behind the operation.
- Oh really? "This airport will not be world-class until we have public transportation that connects to the airport. Part of this plan does include extending the Green Line into the airport and that will be a project that will happen eventually."
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- A 19 year-old San Bernardino man died after police used a taser on him.
- A Sun Valley woman who barricaded herself after being surrounded by SWAT was found inside after apparently shooting herself.
- Reality "star" Kourtney Kardashian apparently had her home broken into. She returned home to find boxes and containers opened up and a lot of jewelery missing.
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- Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected to approve the environmental waiver that would allow a 75k-seat stadium to be built in Los Angeles.
- There was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake in the Oxmard-Port Hueneme area last night.
- Detectives in the Santa Clarita Valley are working to determine the cause of death and identity of the partially decomposed human remains found near a bike path near the South Fork trail.
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- In the midst of Dodger preparation for the National League Championship, the Dodger owners are preparing for a separation?
- Two areas of Long Beach are looking to join the OC. It could come down to a matter of dollars and cents.
- Is it really true? The beginning of the end for reality TV?
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- Census worries: "California has cut its census funding to $2 million from $24.7 million a decade earlier, and a Pew Charitable Trusts study released this week found that L.A. funding has also plunged."
- What's the latest in the courts with cases that involve vehicles and cyclists?
- The suspect in the UCLA stabbing/slashing pleaded not guilty today in court.
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- We're getting ready for the coming wet weather! But with the rain comes the possible dangers of mudslides for burn area residents.
- Holes in the child welfare system sometimes lead to dead ends for the unfortunate children that fall through them.
- The Governator took a step back from all those veto threats...
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- The FDA has warned hospitals about the dangers of radiation during CT scans after errors were found at Cedars.
- A three year-old boy was abandoned after his mother took off on a bus and left him behind. Police are still investigating.
- Even on his way out, LAPD Chief Bratton is battling the city council about the size of the police force.
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- Arrests have been made in the off-campus stabbing of an Arcadia High School student.
- Looks like Becks is headed off for Italy. Again.
- Another undersea shaker. This time a 3.8 magnitude earthquake just off the Channel Islands coast.
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- There's a new debate happening over police recruiting. Some city councilmembers want to freeze hiring amid budget cuts and furloughs. Crime is on the decrease, but will that goal of 10,000 officers be reached?
- A new GPS unit installed on downtown DASH buses should help drivers pace service evenly on their routes.
- Last Spring, the LA County Board of Supervisors supported changing the name of an Agoura-area peak in the Santa Monica Mountains from Negro Mountain (sometimes titled a worse racial epithet on older maps) to Ballard Mountain, named after the earliest known African-American resident in the Agoura area. That name change finally took effect after the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved it.
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- Believe it... There were THREE MORE water main breaks in LA causing flooding and other damage.
- Former President Bill Clinton's support can't come soon enough for gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsome.
- Six people were wounded in a big Highland Park shooting. The shooting is believed to be gang-related. No arrests have been made and police are still investigating.
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- Bad... Having a middle school music teacher ending up in jail. Worse... Finding out it was for flashing his son's doctor's receptionist.
- A blowup doll in the carpool lane caused a traffic jam on the 60 freeway in Mira Loma. [insert... uh never mind]
- A Phoenix man who posed as a West LA fertility doctor may be responsible for over 20 sexual assaults in two different states.
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- The OC is doing away with the "grading system" for restaurant ratings and will instead go with the "Green-Yellow-Red" system.
- LA City officials are taking a closer look to see just how "non profit" the
weed housesmedical dispensaries really are. - LA County's top cop is having to defend the decision to go after Polanski.
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- WIN... The port at San Pedro is slated to receive a $1.2 billion makeover.
- FAIL... A federal judge rejected a plan to build roads through four national forests.
- A former probation officer who assaulted two police officers while running naked down a Long Beach street has been given a four year prison sentence.
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- With all the tsunami talk, what's the difference between an advisory, currently in effect for Los Angeles County beaches, and watches/warnings?
- Some valets are still illegally marking spaces as valet only.
- Out with one movie theatre in downtown, in with another.
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- The Huntington Park hit-and-run suspect has turned herself in to police. Friday she fled the scene after hitting pedestrians that left one dead and two others injured.
- An innocent victim was shot and killed at a party in Van Nuys when a yelling match turned to gunfire.
- A woman was placed under arrest after fatally beating her 96-year-old mother.
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- Eight hospitals have been fined by state inspectors for leaving items in patients after surgery and other "infractions". Infractions???
- An OC "mom" who worked as the financial secretary of a church has been accused of pilfering $200,000 in checks and cash.
- More church madness... A 75 year old Fullerton woman has been convicted of felony hit-and-run for hitting an 89 year-old lady in a church parking lot then lying about it to police.
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