Disney Wants to Hire Veterans
Oscar Sanchez, a Marine Corps reservist, knows how to fire a cannon, but when he leaves the military, the 26-year-old wants a job in marketing. "There's a lot of established businesses that still don't...
View ArticleBumble Bee Foods Recalls Certain Tuna Products
San Diego-based company Bumble Bee Foods has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of five-ounce tuna products recently sold to consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirms. The...
View Article23 Philly Schools Slated to Close
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to save four public schools and close more than two dozen in an effort to save the cash-strapped district about $24 million per year....
View ArticleNavy Seeks Drone Program at Point Mugu
Amid a national debate on the use of military drones on U.S. soil, the Port Hueneme City Council voted to support the Navy's plan to move production of unmanned aircraft to Ventura County. MQ-4C Triton...
View ArticleWomen Shot in Dorner Manhunt Still Suffering: Attorney
Exactly one month after the massive manhunt for ex-LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner, time has not done much to heal the wounds of the two Torrance women caught in the crossfire as they delivered...
View ArticleAlice Waters Vows to Reopen Chez Panisse
A Berkeley icon - Chez  Panisse - caught on fire early Friday, shocking those who love the restaurant known for its fresh, organic and expensive meals, while garnering interest and concern from across...
View ArticleCoroner: Lion That Killed Intern May Have Escaped Cage
A lion that killed a 24-year-old female volunteer intern may have escaped its cage before the attack, the Fresno County Coroner said on Thursday. Dianna Hanson began a six-month internship in January...
View ArticleFans Revolt After Delay in Taco Bell's Cool Ranch Doritos Launch
Taco Bell fans have lost their cool about Cool Ranch Doritos Locos tacos. The fast food chain announced on Facebook this week that it would launch its Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos on Wednesday, a day...
View ArticleLightning Bolt "Lit Up the Sky" Before House Fire
Firefighters worked through steady rain early Friday to extinguish a non-injury fire that started after a lightning strike and burned the attic of a house in Mar Vista. A neighbor said he was outside...
View ArticleLakers v. Raptors: Howard's Defense In Spotlight
The Los Angeles Lakers hit the hardwood Friday night for the first time since pulling off a miraculous 25-point comeback in New Orleans. After enjoying a day off on Thursday, the Lakers resume their...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Stealing 5,000 Boxes of Thin Mints
A monster thief nearly made off with a big bite of one state’s Girl Scout cookie supply. On Thursday, a South Carolina man was charged with stealing more than 5,000 boxes of Thin Mints and Shortbreads,...
View ArticleSchool Board Member Gets 14 Years in Sex-Ring Case
A former Moreno Valley Unified School Board member convicted of 23 felonies, including pimping and pandering, was sentenced on Friday to serve more than 14 years in state prison. A Riverside Superior...
View ArticleEuropean Union Mulls Porn Ban
Sunbathing topless or nude is widely accepted in Europe, but the same type of nudity may become illegal in Europe, if its found on the Internet. The European Parliament on Tuesday will vote on a...
View ArticleTime to Spring Forward for Daylight Saving Sunday
It's time to "spring forward" Sunday for the annual ritual of re-setting our clocks for Daylight Saving Time. While we're losing an hour of sleep beginning on March 10 at 2 a.m., we gain an extra hour...
View ArticleResearchers Find Fabled Viking Sunstone
A rough, whitish block recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck may be a sunstone, the fabled crystal believed by some to have helped Vikings and other medieval seafarers navigate the high seas,...
View ArticleViewer Video: Hail in the Hollywood Hills
NBC4 viewer Jason Kinnard sent us this video of hail in the Hollywood Hills recorded on Friday, March 8, 2013.
View Article400+ Students, Staff at Cal Poly Urged to Get Tested for TB
A student at Cal Poly Pomona has become infected with tuberculosis and campus officials are alerting the 375 students and 20 faculty who may have had repeated contact with the student to get a TB skin...
View ArticleChildren Rescued After Deadly Shooting
Three young children who were in a Watts home when their father shot and fatally wounded their mother were rescued by police on Friday. In a poignant moment an officer in riot gear could be seen...
View ArticleAlice Waters Vows to Reopen Chez Panisse
Iconic restaurant Chez Panisse, the California brainchild of renowned chef and local food guru Alice Waters, caught fire early Friday, shocking fans and foodies nationwide. The fire at the Berkeley,...
View ArticleSJPD Arrest Girlfriend, Victim Found Under Pile of Blankets
San Jose police arrested the girlfriend of an elderly man with dementia who had been missing for a month and was found Thursday morning in his own apartment, stabbed to death under a pile of linens and...
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