Teen Cyclist Hurt in Hit-and-Run
A teenage bicyclist was in critical condition Thanksgiving night after a hit-and-run driver struck him in Long Beach, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly before 5 p.m. near 61st Street and...
View ArticleMother Turns Tragedy Into Hope
A Southern California mother has channeled the grief over her son’s suicide into creating an annual Thanksgiving Day football tradition that benefits others suffering from depression. Norine Rishko...
View ArticleBlack Friday Brawl at SoCal Walmart
A fight broke out in the parking lot of a Walmart in San Bernardino County Thursday night as shoppers jostled in line to take advantage of Black Friday door buster deals. Tensions were high at the...
View ArticleShopper Pepper Sprayed
Police say they pepper sprayed and arrested a man at a northern New Jersey Wal-Mart after a Thanksgiving shopping dispute. Authorities say 23-year-old Richard Ramos became "belligerent" while arguing...
View ArticleDiabetes Test Strips Recalled
Nearly two dozen lots of blood glucose test strips are being recalled because they may calculate wrong results when used with certain meters, a Southern California company announced Wednesday. Abbott...
View ArticleResidents Praise Police for Standoff's Peaceful End
A nine-hour SWAT standoff and hostage situation rattled an Inglewood neighborhood, but residents say they're grateful no one was killed and credit police for the peaceful ending. John Cadiz Klemack...
View Article12-Year-Old Dies in Chicago Wreck
A 12-year-old boy and three children were injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a tree in south suburban Olympia Fields in Chicago. The crash occurred about...
View ArticlePolice Shoot Stabbing Suspect Dead
A man who walked into a San Jose home on Thursday morning and allegedly started stabbing people was fatally shot by police officers after after allegedly ramming a patrol car, police said. The incident...
View ArticleFamily Argument Leads to Stabbing
Police were looking for a man accused of stabbing a woman and her granddaughter on Thanksgiving night in Silver Lake, authorities said Friday. The man, described as 55 to 60 years old, allegedly...
View ArticleCops Probe Death of Yale Professor
New Haven, Conn., detectives are investigating the sudden death of a Yale professor who was being held in a cell at the Union Avenue Detention Facility. Police said Samuel See, 34, of New Haven was...
View ArticleGirl Brings Police Holiday Dinner
Six-year-old Lucia St. Lorenzo wondered how police working the holiday would get their Thanksgiving meal. So, to make sure officers in Newtown got to celebrate Thanksgiving just like everyone else, she...
View ArticleFather Accused of Abducting Sons
The public's help is sought to track down two boys who were abducted by their father - a parolee who has mental health issues - from a Harbor City home Wednesday, authorities said. Los Angeles County...
View ArticleMan Stabbed at Black Friday Event
A man was hospitalized early Friday morning after being stabbed during a Black Friday event at a Carlsbad mall, according to Carlsbad police. Just after 12:30 a.m., police received a report of a...
View ArticleToddler Found Wandering OB Street
San Diego police report that they found a toddler wandering around an Ocean Beach roadway on Thursday evening. At around 11 p.m., police received a report of a little girl walking in the middle of...
View ArticleAgender Teen Speaks Out
Despite enduring a terrifying ordeal, Sasha Fleischman couldn't be more grateful this Thanksgiving. “It just feels really great to be home, and I'm really glad I can be home for Thanksgiving,”...
View ArticleWhite House Christmas Tree Arrives
A very special delivery arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Friday morning. First lady Michelle Obama; her daughters, Sasha and Malia; and dogs, Bo and Sunny, welcomed the arrival of the official White...
View ArticlePizza Hut Manager Rehired
Pizza Hut has offered to rehire an Indiana general manager who refused to open his store on Thanksgiving Day. The pizza chain's Facebook page was inundated with complaints this week after Tony Rohr...
View ArticleBurned Body Found in Playa Vista
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a burned body in the Playa Vista area Friday morning, officials said. The body was found about 7:15 a.m. in the 5700 block of Mesmer Avenue, according to...
View ArticleStores Hope Longer Hours Spur Sales
Some of the large retailers that opened their doors — and cut prices online — early on Thanksgiving weekend reported signs of promising sales, as discount-hungry shoppers led a frenetic start to the...
View Article10 Cited in Walmart Protests
A man dressed as Santa Claus was among 10 people cited outside an Ontario Walmart during a Black Friday protest over what they say are low wages at the retail giant. Picketers chanted, “Less Than 25K...
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