Local News from Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 19.02 PM

State Sen. Alex Padilla and L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas are at the center of a probe to determine if they had illegal control of the panel, sources say. The Los Angeles County district attorney has opened an investigation into whether two San Fernando Valley politicians illegally exceeded election ...

L.A. County district attorney investigates politicians over campaign committee

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 19.02 PM

Addressing the Los Angeles Business Council, the mayor says transit funding on the Nov. 4 ballot is essential to making the city more livable and affordable for middle-class workers. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today urged business leaders to support a half-cent sales tax increase for mass tra...

Mayor Villaraigosa urges business leaders to support half-cent sales tax

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 19.02 PM

For the developer, it was never about the mansion that is now the Huntington Art Gallery. It was about the land. This new column will explore the ghosts of Southern California's residential landscape -- social, political or cultural landmarks that have since been destroyed or altered beyond recognition.

Henry E. Huntington's promised land in San Marino

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

A fire that broke out Saturday near Lake Castaic quickly grew to 15 acres, a county fire official says.

100 Firefighters, 4 Helicopters Deployed To Castaic Fire

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

An actor from the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend 20 times has his bail reduced, but new criminal charges were filed against him.

'40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor Faces New Charges

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

The Associated Press takes a look at the post-9/11 world, seven years after the fact.

AP: 9/11 Anniversary Marked By Hope, Despair

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

An Orange County sheriff's detective who lied to a grand jury investigating the 2006 slaying of an inmate at the Theo Lacy Jail quits his job.

Jailer Involved In Theo Lacey Beating Quits

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

A former Novato school district bus driver charged with downloading child pornography from the Internet pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in San Francisco and faces up to 20 years imprisonment, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

School Bus Driver/ Boy Scout Leader Pleads Guilty To Charges

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

A convicted sex offender is sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole after DNA testing linked him to a rape-killing that went unsolved for nearly two decades.

Sex Offender On Verge Of Parole Gets Sentenced To Life

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

Two men are arrested in connection with accusations of dismantling and stealing aluminum bleachers from a baseball field, authorities said.

Pair Accused Of Dismantling Aluminum Baseball Bleachers

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

Eight suspended police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a homeless man carrying a toy gun did not participate in the department's three other recent fatal shootings, but at least two of the officers were involved in fatalities dating to 2004, according to county records.

Report: Suspended SoCal Officers Involved In Other Fatalities

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

The family of a boy killed by a sudden cave-in of dirt near his home files a $5 million wrongful death claim against the city of Bakersfield.

Family Of Boy Killed In March Accident Sues City For $5 Million

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

Authorities say a 48-year-old San Bernardino County man has died of West Nile virus, the third death this year in California from the illness.

Third West Nile-Related Death In State This Year Reported

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

Manny Ramirez clubbed a three-run homer off Brandon Webb and drove in five runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers supplant the Diamondbacks from atop the NL West standings with a 7-2 victory over Arizona.

Manny Moves LA Into First Place

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

One of the seven National Football League teams that a Los Angeles billionaire hopes to entice to California declines his offer.

Report: SoCal Not Ready For Some Football -- Yet

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

Authorities say a 45-year-old man in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a big-rig truck in downtown Los Angeles.

Wheelchair-Bound Man Fatally Struck By Big-Rig Truck

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

The MTV Video Music Awards will be presented Sunday at Paramount Studios, the first time the ceremony will be held in Southern California since 1998.

MTV Awards Return To SoCal For First Time In Decade

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.18 PM

The best in local television will be honored Saturday at the 60th annual Los Angeles-Area Emmy Awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' headquarters in North Hollywood.

60th Annual LA Emmys To Homage Blue Crew

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Los Angeles County, 07. Sep. 08 - 18.02 PM

Manny Ramirez anny Ramirez holds up his glove before the game. "It's illegal," he says.

Manny's messing with the standings

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