Philly Officer on Horse "Rear-Ended" at Red Light
A Philadelphia Police officer from the city's mounted unit was rear-ended at a red light at Rising Sun Avenue and North 9th Street in North Philadelphia. "He was actually stopped at the red light when...
View ArticleAutopsy to Be Performed on Local College Student
Police are investigating whether alcohol may have played a factor in the death of an 18-year-old Villanova University student. Kinara Patel, a sophomore business student from North Jersey, was...
View ArticleWeekend: The 91st LA County Fair
LAÂ COUNTYÂ FAIR: We can't imagine what the largest county fair in the country's centennial will hold in just nine years, because the 91st outing of the annual Pomona party is big. BIG. It keeps the...
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Chase Ends When Truck Slams Into Tree
A low-speed police chase ended in a dramatic fashion in Northridge Thursday afternoon, with police slamming a wanted pick-up truck into a tree, sending two people fleeing the still-moving truck....
View ArticleGloria Allred, Accusers to Celebrate Final Day
Friday marks embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s last official day in office and some of his accusers, as well as high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, plan to host a press conference as a farewell...
View ArticleWhite House Tweets Photo of 14-Year-Old Michelle Obama
First Lady and style icon Michelle Obama has come a long way from her preppy school girl look. The White House tweeted on Thursday a photo of Michelle Obama as a fresh-faced 14-year-old in 1978. The...
View ArticleLamar Odom Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
Former Los Angeles Clipper and Laker Lamar Odom was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of DUI after a California Highway Patrol officer saw him weaving through lanes on the 101 Freeway in the San...
View ArticleBody Found in Car Trunk, Victim's Son Arrested
The 43-year-old son of a woman whose bound body was found Thursday in the trunk of a vehicle was booked on suspicion of murder. Clifton Huang is being held on $2 million bond in the death of his...
View ArticleBike-Riding Groper Wanted in 20 Assaults
A serial groper connected with at least 20 assaults in Long Beach has evaded police for nearly a year, and authorities initiated a city-wide effort Friday morning to find the bike-riding man. Long...
View ArticleDriver Swims Out of Car Trapped in Flood
A morning commuter rolled down his windows to escape his car early Friday after it was trapped in floodwaters left behind by a an hourlong downpour that hammered Riverside and San Bernardino counties,...
View ArticleRim Fire Surpasses 201,000 Acres, 5th Largest in Calif.
Firefighters are continually making headway in fighting the Rim Fire on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park:Â On Friday, they had contained 32 percent of the blaze, which has now charred a total of...
View ArticlePhilly Schools May Cash in on $2M Art Collection
Before Marilyn Krupnick was a science teacher at Northeast Philadelphia's Wilson Middle School, she was a student there. When she stepped through the building's doors for the first time in 1956 with...
View ArticleDodgers' Home Stand Wraps Up Against Pads
The Dodgers start a three-game weekend series agains the Padres on Friday. After splitting their first six games against the Red Sox and Cubs, they look to finish off the home stand with a winning...
View ArticleDiner Under Fire for Booting Veteran, Service Dog
A Massachusetts diner is facing widespread public backlash and calls for a boycott for refusing to serve to a veteran and his service dog. Big I's, in Oxford, Mass., has been bombarded with angry phone...
View ArticleWoman Grabs Knife from Attacker, Stabs Him in Chest
A New Jersey woman who was being sexually assaulted managed to wrestle away her attacker's knife and stab him in the chest, officials said. The woman was attacked inside the suspect's home on Stevens...
View ArticlePilot Makes Emergency Landing on Beach
A pilot was injured Friday morning when his small plane went down on a beach in the Rancho Palos Verdes area. The report was received at about noon from Portuguese Bend, a nature reserve near the...
View ArticleWild Weather Descends on IE
Flash flood and a severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in parts of the Inland Empire on Friday as strong storm cells continued west over the region. The latest round of wild weather brought strong...
View ArticleChurch Burglars Steal $11K Worth of Stuff
Calvin Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia is hoping police will be able to track down the burglars who targeted their church. "These guys know what they were doing. These are no amateurs," Elder...
View Article96-Year-Old Woman Refuses to Leave Home
At 96 years old, Jeanne Simmons had planned to live out her days in the Falls Church, Va. area town home she purchased for $1,000 back in 1957. Instead, the former teacher finds herself at the center...
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