Report: Malibu Creek Is an "Ecosystem on the Brink"
A dozen years of data collected by staff and volunteers for Heal the Bay have painted a picture of Malibu Creek and it isn't pretty, they say. The Santa Monica environmental nonprofit group recently...
View ArticleToo-Sheer Lululemon Yoga Pants Pulled From Shelves
The popular, high-end yoga clothing company Lululemon took a sizeable hit in the stock market after it yanked yoga pants from shelves over the weekend, saying the pants were too see-through to meet...
View ArticleParolee Charged in Officer's Shooting
A parolee, who was recently acquitted in a gang-related attempted murder and carjacking case, was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that wounded a Fullerton police officer...
View ArticleCuriosity Out of Safe Mode, Ready to Resume Mars Exploration
Rover Curiosity is out of safe mode and ready to resume its mission on the surface of Mars, scientists announced Tuesday. The rover had been in safe mode for about two days so the rover team could...
View ArticleCaretaker "Double Crossed" 101-Year-Old Woman
After a century of living, one might think Lois Risse would take it easy, but they would be wrong. The 101-year-old tends to her garden up to three hours a day, she said. The hard work paid off. She...
View ArticleLA Concert Canceled After Singers' Anti-Gay Rant
As part of a string of cancellations, a Los Angeles concert venue nixed its Michelle Shocked show on Tuesday, after the folk singer declared anti-gay sentiments during a San Francisco concert. McCabe’s...
View ArticleThanks to Prop 30, CSU Students Free From Fee Hikes
California State University students and their parents received the good – and rare – news on Tuesday that they will not see any tuition hikes for the 2013-14 academic year. The CSU board of trustees...
View ArticleFreeze on New Funeral Homes in Long Beach Shortened
Many of the residents who live near Newport and Redondo avenues in the quaint Long Beach community of Belmont Heights moved there because, according to them, it's a pleasant neighborhood. "It was...
View ArticleDriver Was on Bus When it Nearly Crushed 5-Year-Old: Officials
A 5-year-old girl who was nearly crushed by a school bus in Moreno Valley was in serious condition Tuesday as investigators revealed what may have happened to cause the accident. After parking the bus...
View ArticleSheriff Seeks to Replace Jail Cells With Classrooms
The gutting of Men's Central Jail cells to be replaced with inmate classrooms is one element of a dramatic re-envisioning of the Los Angeles County jail system as proposed by Sheriff Lee Baca. During...
View ArticleCalifornia Experiment Could Open Market for Online Courses
A California proposal to use online courses to soften a higher-education funding crisis has the rest of the country watching for lessons in how to deal with the rapid expansion of high-tech learning....
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San Juan Capistrano Courts Cliff Swallows
As they do each year on March 19, hordes of people have flocked to San Juan Capistrano, necks craned hopefully to the sky. They're eager to witness the annual return of the cliff swallows to the...
View ArticleRare Chinese Bowl Picked Up for $3, Sells for $2.2 Million at Auction
A family from New York didn’t know it then, but they essentially hit a jackpot when they picked up a Chinese ceramic bowl at a garage sale for $3 back in 2007, The Associated Press reported. On...
View ArticleWith 3-2 Vote, Glendale Bans Gun Shows
A gun show held at the Glendale Civic Auditorium for two decades will have to find a new home after the City Council voted Tuesday to ban the events from municipal property. The city has been grappling...
View ArticleMom's Popular Fitness Program Attracts First Lady's Attention
Before cracking a book or lifting a pencil, students at Overland Elementary School are lifting their arms and legs for 15 minutes. "I like Overland in Motion," said Harrison Zelazik, a fifth grader....
View ArticleKate Upton on Teen's Prom Request: "We'd Have a Blast"
High school senior Jake Davidson's dream week "just got so much better" Wednesday morning. Davidson is the aspirational teen behind a quintessentially LA video titled, "Kate Upton, Will You Go to Prom...
View ArticleMarine Embarrassed by TSA: Congressman
A San Diego Marine was allegedly mistreated by security at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint on his flight to San Diego last week. Congressman Duncan Hunter wrote a letter demanding...
View ArticleFather of Two Killed in Shooting, Neighbor Arrested
An argument involving two neighbors led to a shooting Tuesday night in Palmdale that left a father of two girls dead. Homicide detectives responded to the 159th Street East (map) home after a man...
View ArticleAre Politics Behind Obama's NCAA Bracket?
Now that he's safely into his second term, President Barack Obama ought to show some gratitude through his 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. That's one theory, anyway. Whether Obama allows...
View ArticleLakers Provide Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol Injury Updates
The Los Angeles Lakers provided injury updates for both Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol ahead of Wednesday’s practice. The Lakers announced that Bryant was not expected to take part in Wednesday’s light...
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