Couple's Dream Renovation Turns Into Nightmare
A La Verne couple’s dream renovation has become a nightmare of unfinished construction, and they say their contractor is to blame.The project started as an act of generosity by baby boomers Jim and Kim...
View ArticleNeighborhood Drenched After Hydrant Crash
A hydrant damaged in a car crash on a San Fernando Valley street described as a "drag strip" sent a geyser of water over a neighborhood Thursday morning.The car struck the hydrant in the residential...
View ArticleRiver Rescue Dog Adopted by Woman Who Spotted Him
A dog that was plucked from the rushing Los Angeles River in a dramatic helicopter rescue was adopted Thursday by the woman who first saw him in trouble.Rachel Dalby spotted the animal, who has been...
View ArticleUCLA Student Reports She Was Raped: UC Police
A female UCLA student was allegedly sexually assaulted by another student while she was incapacitated this weekend at a building off campus, the UCLA police department said Thursday.Campus police...
View ArticleCops Arrest Lawyer Defending Client
The San Francisco deputy public defender who was handcuffed while she was trying to defend her client won't be charged with any crime, and on Thursday she criticized the officer who detained her by...
View ArticleSoCal Sunrises and Sunsets
Images of sunrises and sunsets from across the Southland. Send your image to isee@nbcla.com.Photo Credit: Thomas A Miller
View ArticleLA Sues Man Allegedly Giving Illegal Immigration Advice
Los Angeles immigrants looking for help becoming legal citizens were being taken advantage of by a scam artist posing as an immigration lawyer, according to LA City Attorney Mike Feuer.Feuer filed...
View ArticleBody of Toddler Who Fell Into Tijuana Drain Found
The body of the little boy who fell down a black water drain in Tijuana Sunday afternoon has been found.According to Tijuana Fire Department Director Carlos Gopar Uribe, a call came in just after 1...
View ArticleWoman Accused of 'Crash and Buy' Car Insurance Fraud
A San Diego woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of buying car insurance to cover a crash she caused hours before.Tamickeua Jones, 30, rear-ended another vehicle last December while driving without...
View ArticleModern Ocean Liner Visits LB's Queen Mary
The decommissioned ocean liner Queen Mary had a royal guest visiting her court in Long Beach for the very first time Thursday.MS Queen Elizabeth docked in the berth next to the one Mary has occupied...
View ArticleKids' Sleds Stolen in NYC Park: PD
Thieves stole sleds from three children between the ages of 10 and 16, including a 12-year-old girl whom they punched in the face, in Central Park earlier this week, police say.Police say the teenage...
View ArticleWATCH: Pug Races Through Snow Maze
While much of the Chicago area spent this week digging out of the more than 19 inches of snow that fell over the weekend, one man instead used the blizzard to his advantage, building a snow maze for...
View ArticleNurses Call For Protections After Shooting
Nurses turned out in force Thursday in Los Angeles to hear officials discuss proposals for tough new rules aimed at preventing hospital violence, just two weeks after one of their own was shot at a...
View ArticlePascal Stepping Down As Sony Co-Chair
Three months after Sony Pictures Entertainment was the victim of a massive hack, studio co-chairman Amy Pascal is stepping down.The studio said in a release Thursday Pascal will be launching a new...
View ArticlePolice Spin Out Scion to End Palmdale Pursuit
The driver of a silver Toyota Scion surrendered after deputies spun the car out, ending a 45-minute pursuit in the High Desert on Thursday.The pursuit, which took place mostly on side streets and...
View ArticleTwo Gang Members Arrested in Teen's Cold Case Murder
Nearly three years after a 14-year-old boy was gunned down outside his grandmother’s Riverside home, police said Thursday that two gang members have been arrested in connection with his murder.The...
View ArticleTX Dad Acquitted in Hot Car Death
A North Texas jury has acquitted a father of manslaughter in the death of his two-year-old son, who was found unresponsive in the family car on a summer day.Joshua Cartee was acquitted Thursday of...
View ArticleDangerous Designer Drugs on the Rise With Teens
They’re called designer drugs, implying they are stylish, cool, hip.In fact they are either dangerous synthetic forms of illegal drugs or concoctions teens mix up on their own with household supplies....
View ArticleMap Traces Subway Bacteria
Researchers have mapped out the particles found across the city’s subway system, and they found a range of DNA from mozzarella cheese to the Bubonic plague.The “PathoMap,” created by Weill Cornell...
View ArticleJurors Tour Hernandez Home
Aaron Hernandez's house in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was one of the stops along the route Friday for jurors who visited key locations in the murder trial against the former New England Patriots...
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