Carnegie Mellon Tells 800 Applicants They're In, Then Out
Ben Leibowitz called up relatives to tell them he got into Carnegie Mellon University's prestigious graduate computer science program. He even went out to dinner with his parents to celebrate.Then he...
View ArticleShooting Emblematic of Growing Pop-Up Pot Shop Problem, Police Say
A shooting this week at a San Bernardino marijuana shop is part of a larger problem, police say, as they tackle a growing number of illegal pop-up pot shops.Relatives of security guard Anthony Pineda...
View Article"Free-For-All," "Flophouse" Homes Targeted in Lawsuit
Years of illegal activity at two crime-ridden properties in the Los Angeles area have led city officials to file two nuisance abatement lawsuits as part of a dramatic step to clean up the corrupted...
View ArticleMen Accused of Luring Boys From Park to Make Child Porn
A trio of men, including a Southern California foster care provider, are accused of making child pornography using boys they lured from parks by telling the children they would work as child models,...
View ArticleSuspect Barricades Himself in Car in Burbank
A suspect barricaded himself inside a car for more than two hours in a standoff with police officers in Burbank Tuesday afternoon.The incident began near the intersection of 3rd Street and Magnolia...
View ArticleTeen Cancer Center Bridges Treatment Age Gap
Teenagers don’t expect to be diagnosed with cancer.But when they are, finding the right place for treatment can be difficult. They are often too old for a children’s hospital but too young for an adult...
View ArticleLAPD Opens Situation Room to Better Respond to Crime Upturn
With crime rates no longer on a steady decline in Los Angeles, a conference room on the 10th floor of the Police Administration Building has been assigned new duty - as the Chief's Situation Room.The...
View Article2 Arrested After SUV Crashes in Beverly Hills Pursuit
Two people were arrested after an SUV crashed into a building in Beverly Hills during a police pursuit early Wednesday.Officers gave chase in Downtown Los Angeles at 12:45 after noticing the vehicle...
View ArticleMan Surrenders After SWAT Standoff at Family Home
A suspected car thief who was barricaded inside his family home in Chino early Wednesday surrendered after a standoff with SWAT officers.The incident began in Ontario when officers decided the man was...
View ArticleMom Loses "Precious" Necklace From Late Daughter in Times Square
Precious items are lost in Times Square each day, but there may be one still out there that's particularly special to a British woman who lost her teenage daughter to cancer two years ago. Before Vicky...
View ArticleRelatives Rescued From Apartment Fire
Five relatives trapped inside a burning Hawthorne apartment were pulled to safety by firefighters early Wednesday, officials said.The blaze was reported about 12:15 a.m. in the 4000 block of West 133rd...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Beating of Grandfather at ATM
A man suspected of viciously beating up a grandfather at an ATM in Temple City has been arrested.Raul Fonseca was hospitalized following the attack at the Bank of America on the 9500 block of Las Tunas...
View ArticleFamily Vows Justice in Hit-Run Death of Man
A family is asking for the public's help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck their loved one in a wheelchair last week.Jose Guevarra, 55, was killed just before 10 p.m. Friday as he...
View ArticleReporter Accosted While Covering Boat Dumping
A NBC 7 reporter following a story on a boat dumping unwittingly became part of the story when a man claiming to work for the boat owner accosted her.Reporter Vanessa Herrera was at the spot where a...
View ArticleWater Main Break Floods Hollywood Neighborhood
Residents were in shock Wednesday after a 90-year-old water main busted in Hollywood, sending 100,000 gallons of water into the streets, submerging vehicles and buckling sidewalks.The break occurred...
View ArticleWater Main Break Floods Hollywood Neighborhood
Cars were submerged after a water main break flooded Hollywood streets Wednesday Feb. 18, 2015.Photo Credit: OnSceneTV
View ArticleFather Defends "Hero" Son in Fatal Road Rage Hunt
A father defended his son as a "hero" for bringing his gun on a hunt with his mother for a driver in an apparent road rage incident that turned deadly.Tammy Meyers, originally from Glendora,...
View ArticleState Department Changing Export Rules on Drones
The State Department said on Feb. 17 that it is changing its export rules covering unmanned aircraft.The Associated Press interpreted the announcement as a loosening of rules covering the export of...
View ArticleSea Lion Wanders Inland to Carmel Valley Street
Officers called to a Carmel Valley scene Tuesday found it hard to cuff this jaywalking perpetrator.A sea lion was discovered walking down the center island of El Camino Real, just south of San Dieguito...
View ArticleCatholic Pamphlet About Sexuality Upsets Parents
On this Ash Wednesday, Star of the Sea Catholic Church and School in San Francisco finds itself embroiled in another controversy, the second in a matter of weeks.Father Joseph Illo handed a pamphlet to...
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