Manhattan Beach Bans Styrofoam Containers
Manhattan Beach, one of the first cities to ban single-use plastic bags, on Tuesday banned the sale and distribution of polystyrene "styrofoam" containers, like to-go cups and boxes. The ordinance is...
View ArticleSurgeon Charged in Liposuction Death
A former Encino cosmetic surgeon was charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday after allegedly giving a deadly cocktail of drugs during a liposuction procedure, authorities said. Ehab Aly Mohamed,...
View ArticleTheft Ring Heists Food, Energy Drinks
Detectives asked for the public's help to break up an organized crime ring that rips off shipments of food and energy drinks using fraud and big-rig trucks, police said Tuesday. The suspects were...
View ArticleDelays, Costs Mount for New King Drew Hospital
The promised replacement for the King Drew Medical Center that closed six years ago will require another $29 million, and is now projected to open in 2015, according to Los Angeles County officials....
View ArticleDelaware Students Build World's Tallest LEGO Tower
A team of students from Wilmington, Del., spent their entire summer vacation breaking a Guinness World Record. The students from John Dickinson High School erected a 112-foot tower of more than 500,000...
View ArticleFirefighters Remain on High Alert Under Red Flag Warning
Firefighters on Tuesday battled several blazes in the region and will stay on high alert while the Bay Area remains under a red flag alert. A San Jose family camp was forced to evacuate its quarters...
View ArticleSan Fernando Valley Feels Small Quake
A magnitude-2.6 earthquake struck about 2 miles northeast of San Fernando Wednesday morning, and residents from numerous surrounding communities reported feeling the quake. The quake hit at 1:39 a.m.,...
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Woman Hospitalized in Norwalk Car-to-Car Shooting
Authorities on Wednesday morning were investigating a car-to-car shooting in Norwalk that sent one person to the hospital. The shooting about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday occurred near the intersection of Foster...
View ArticleCrews Knock Down "Major Emergency" Structure Fire
Firefighters on Wednesday morning battled a blaze for more than two hours at a Panorama City business with a heavy presence of hazardous chemicals, officials said. The blaze erupted through the roof of...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Trainee Found on "No Fly" List
A flight attendant trainee for Fort Worth-based American Airlines is off the job and on the Transportation Security Administration's "no-fly" list after pleading guilty to making several bomb threats...
View ArticleDodgers Win Despite Stranding 12 On Base
The Dodgers entered Tuesday's contest against the Marlins on a two-game slide and a sputtering offense, but left the victors in a 6-4 victory. While it sounds wrong to call a team that scored six runs...
View ArticleTeen Comes Forward in Hasslehoff Theft Case That Injured Worker
An employee at a Shelton Cumberland Farms was critically injured while trying to stop thieves from stealing two signs featuring actor David Hasselhoff. A 19-year-old man has come forward, admitted...
View ArticleBody Dumped, Set Ablaze Near Covina
A burning body was discovered on the side of a road near an upscale Covina neighborhood Tuesday morning. A sheriff's deputy on patrol spotted the body on fire about 4 a.m. on East Covina Hills Road...
View ArticleMurder on PCH Inspires Father's Film
A father whose 13-year-old daughter was killed on Pacific Coast Highway has exceeded his fundraising goal for a documentary about the dangers of the iconic roadway. Walking from a friend's home to meet...
View ArticleArsonist Sought in Three Orange County Fires
Police are searching for an arsonist in connection with three fires during a four-hour period Monday that burned brush in Orange County. The first fire, the largest of the three, burned about 4 acres...
View ArticleProfessor's Sentencing Continued in Arson Case
There was so much emotional testimony Tuesday in the case of a former UC Irvine professor who set a string of fires after his son's death that the judge continued the sentencing hearing. Rainer Klaus...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin's Mom Collaborates on New Song
"My name is Sybrina Fulton. I'm Trayvon Martin's mother," starts the song "Joy Comes in the Morning.” Those words are spoken by Fulton as the chorus kicks in for the single, which debuted on South...
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Anderson Family Denies Kidnap Suspect Paternity Claim
The sister of murder and arson suspect James DiMaggio hopes the family of teenage kidnap victim Hannah Anderson will agree to a DNA test to rule out paternity rumors a family spokesperson said. Lora...
View ArticleMan Beat Girlfriend After Mistaken Release From Jail: Police
A Chicago man arrested in July for beating his girlfriend attacked her again this week after he was mistakenly released from Cook County Jail, authorities said. Steven Derkits, 30, of the 4400 block of...
View ArticleMayor Filner Mediation Could Take Weeks: Expert
Negotiations between San Diego’s mayor and city leaders determined to oust him from office could take several weeks, not days, one expert told NBC 7. Special Section: Mayor Under Fire Despite the...
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