Body of Man Found in Burned SUV ID'd
A man whose body was found in the back of a burned sport utility vehicle in Rancho Palos Verdes was identified Wednesday as 42-year-old Christopher Waters of Long Beach. Waters’ body was found during a...
View ArticlePolice Seek "Skater Office Creeper"
Torrance police were seeking a skateboard-toting serial burglar who has been stealing from unlocked apartments and offices while his unwitting victims are going to the bathroom, taking out the trash or...
View ArticleVegas Taxis Rip Off Passengers: Report
Many Las Vegas cab drivers ripped off passengers to the tune of at least $15 million last year by "long hauling" -- taking roundabout routes to run up fares, a Nevada report concluded. About a quarter...
View ArticleAttempted Kidnapper Arrested; Second Suspect Sought
Santa Ana police on Wednesday arrested a man accused of jumping out of a car "wearing gloves and holding a rag in one hand" and trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl on her way to school, and were...
View ArticleDorner Gun Sells for More Than 13 Times Its Value
A gun once owned by rogue ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, who killed four people and led authorities on a massive manhunt in February, has sold at auction for more than $4,000. Without its...
View ArticleViolations Shut Battery Recycling Facility
A battery recycling facility in Vernon that is accused of leaking toxins into the soil was shut down by state officials on Wednesday. The order to suspend operations from the state Department of Toxic...
View ArticleDrivers Sought in Crash That Critically Hurt Girl, 4
A new photo was released Wednesday of two cars believed to have been street racing before one of them slammed into a family, critically injuring a young girl, four days shy of her fifth birthday. The...
View ArticleTeen Dies After Being Stabbed at High School in Reseda
An 18-year-old man who was stabbed on the campus of a Reseda high school has died, authorities said Wednesday evening. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was stabbed shortly...
View ArticleJob-Seekers Compete for Openings at New Walmart Stores
Thousands of job-seekers in the South Bay are competing for 130 positions available at two new Walmart Neighborhood Markets scheduled to open this summer. The company, which is hiring for all types of...
View ArticleApps Gone Rogue: How Your Phone Can Steal Your Money
Something as innocent as an app that lets you play tic tac toe can turn into a credit card thief, by simply coming in contact with your wallet. The same technology that lets consumers use their...
View ArticleBombing Survivor: "Glass Everywhere and Then I Blacked Out"
Connecticut couple Amy and Mike Garofolo were in Boston last Monday to cheer on a friend in the marathon, but more importantly to mark a rebirth in Amy's fight with cancer. They were mere feet away...
View ArticleWho's Attending the Bush Center Dedication?
International heads of state, former government officials, and other dignitaries are scheduled to be in attendance for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of...
View ArticleMissing Brown University Student Found Dead in Providence River
A body pulled from a river in Providence, Rhode Island two days ago has been positively identified as missing Brown University student, Sunil Tripathi. The state's Department of Health made the...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush: I "Really Don't" Miss Being President
George W. Bush is back in the Oval Office. Fortunately for him, it is just a replica of his old workplace. Bush took a walk through the new George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Thursday and...
View ArticleOfficials: Hackers Not to Blame for CBOE Outage
Chicago Board Options Exchange officials say the systems outage that delayed trading for several hours on Thursday was an internal problem and not the work of hackers. According to the CBOE web site,...
View ArticleFirefighters Warn Plan Could Imperil Public Safety
Following the death Monday of a man in an apartment fire, the head of LA’s firefighters' union is calling on city officials and the chief to rethink a plan that calls for staff changes that the...
View ArticlePolice Shoot Man Wielding Tree Branch
A San Fernando police officer shot and killed a homeless man who he said attacked him with a tree branch outside a McDonald’s restaurant in San Fernando, police said on Thursday. The shooting occurred...
View ArticleGetaway Vehicle Found in Murder of Texas Asst. DA: Police
Kaufman County, Texas, investigators have located a vehicle they say was used as a getaway vehicle following the murder of Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse back in January. According to a search...
View ArticleAutistic Teen Uses Tech to Break Silence
A brilliant 16-year-old boy who has autism is breaking through his silence and making people realize what autistic kids can do. Ido Kedar has difficulty controlling his body, and he cannot talk. On...
View ArticleAfter Crime Spike, Cameras Now Watch Over LB Park
A recent spike in crime in one Long Beach community prompted city leaders to install six new surveillance cameras at a neighborhood park. The cameras, which were installed earlier this month at Drake...
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