170-Acre Brush Fire Threatens Homes
Residents in Fillmore were ordered on Monday night to evacuate their homes as a 170-acre brush fire threatened 100 homes amid high winds that toppled trees and knocked down power lines across Southern...
View ArticleCalif. Firefighters "Get a Handle" on Fire That Threatened 100 Homes
Firefighters worked overnight to "get a handle" on a 170-acre wildfire that began on a hillside in the southern California community of Fillmore and burned two homes amid strong wind gusts. The fire...
View ArticleMan with BB Gun Arrested Near Obama's Motorcade Route: Cops
A homeless man was taken into custody Monday afternoon when he was found with a BB gun near the route President Barack Obama's motorcade was taking, according to police in Connecticut. Police said...
View ArticleMother of Victim Continues Effort to Prevent Bullying
Amanda Brownell got about 3,500 text messages in one month alone, all of them nasty. āThey were saying she was pregnant, that she was lesbian, bisexual, that she had AIDS, and was spreading it,ā her...
View ArticleLouisville Takes NCAA Title in Thriller
The Louisville Cardinals entered the NCAA Tournament as the best team in the country and they're exiting it the same way. Louisville came back from 12 points down in the first half and became NCAA...
View ArticleCan D'Antoni Control Kobe Bryant?
Over the past four games, Kobe Bryant has played more than 47 minutes of a possible 48 minutes on three occasions. Sure, the Lakers need their best player to give his all at this crucial point in the...
View ArticleBiologists Worried About Repeat Sea Lion Strandings
More than 1,100 malnourished sea lion pups have washed ashore in Southern California since the beginning of the year. Now, rescue centers are seeing some of the same pups, which were already rescued...
View ArticleCookie Monster Accused of Pushing 2-Year-Old in Times Square
Police arrested a man dressed as Cookie Monster in Times Square for allegedly pushing a 2-year-old boy after becoming angry the child's mother didn't give him a tip, the mother said.Ā The mother told...
View ArticleBlue Angels Cancel 2013 Season
The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels announced on Tuesday that because of federal budget cuts and sequestration, the entire 2013 season has been canceled, including the splashy and heart-thumping performance in...
View ArticleBudget Woes Ground Blue Angels
The Blue Angels' wings have been pinned to the ground this year due to budget concerns. NBC News has learned all of the performances of the U.S. Navyās elite flight demo squad for the rest of the year...
View ArticleBill Clinton Sends His First Tweet
Former President Bill Clinton sent out his first tweet over the weekend with a little help from Stephen Colbert. The talk show host helped Clinton set up his Twitter account on Monday's "Colbert...
View ArticleCircus Elephant Hurt in Drive-By Shooting
An endangered Asian elephant traveling with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured Tuesday morning in a drive-by shooting in northern Mississippi, according to local news...
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South Bay Could Get Car-Sharing Program
Torrance may get on board with eight other South Bay cities to participate in a car-sharing program that would blanket a 35-square-mile region. The city's transportation committee planned to give its...
View ArticleSpelling Bee Ups the Ante: What Does it Mean?
For the first time in 86 years, contestants in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be asked a question their predecessors have never faced: What does it mean? Bee organizers announced Tuesday the...
View ArticleClimate Change Could Hurt Winemaking, Wildlife
Climate change could dampen spirits. Literally. That's according to a new worldwide analysis of global warming on wine production, which appeared this week inĀ the journal Proceedings of the National...
View Article"Swatting" Bill Passes Senate Safety Committee
A bill that would increase penalties in "swatting" cases -- placing false emergency calls in an effort to prompt a police response, often to a celebrity home -- passed a California Senate committee...
View ArticleSandy Hook Victim's Daughter Calls Out Senators
The daughter of the school principal killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre called out U.S. senators who are threatening a filibuster on gun control for failing to take her phone calls, and Gov....
View ArticleCA Blows by Wind Energy Record During Storm
Southern California's recent windstorm downed trees, knocked out power lines and fanned the flames of a wildfire, but it also set an energy record by spinning those towering white turbines in the...
View ArticleRiverside Co. Moves Forward With Pit Bull Sterilization Plan
Pit bulls and pit-bull mixes in unincorporated Riverside County will be required to be sterilized under a new proposal given initial approval for drafting Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting....
View ArticleWildfire Near Fillmore 100% Contained
A 170-acre wildfire that began on a hillside in the Ventura County community of Fillmore and burned two homes amid strong wind gusts was fully contained by midday Tuesday. The fire started before 5...
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