ORANGE -- An Amber alert has been cancelled for a 10 month old baby allegedly kidnapped by his mother from Children's Hospital of Orange County.
PALMDALE -- Authorities today said a 13-year-old girl whose body
was discovered wrapped in a piece of carpet in a Palmdale onion field was the victim of a homicide.
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a monumental victory for the gay rights
movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved
ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling paves the way for allowing
same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot.
LOS ANGELES -- "Sleuth to the Stars", investigator Anthony
Pellicano, was convicted on federal racketeering and other
charges for digging up dirt for his clients to use in
lawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and
famous.
LOS ANGELES -- As Southland temperatures soared into the 90s today,
health officials warned residents to take precautions.
Thomas Watkins | 6:24 AM PDT
INGLEWOOD -- The police chief Wednesday called the
fatal shooting of an unarmed man "highly tragic" but said the
officers who shot him may have been within policy.
ENCINO -- A man was shot today at an Encino market and police were
searching the area for the gunman.
OCEANSIDE -- Instead of celebrating his 28th birthday, family members wait for word on the fate of Josh Hartman and his fiancee who disappeared from their fishing boat last week.
GARDENA -- Authorities have released video of a cold blooded murder and a $10,000 reward has been offered in hopes of arresting and convicting the two men responsible.
Along the fringes of land scorched by last fall's massive wildfires, pockets of oat grass are sprouting from the Malibu canyons to the San Diego suburbs.
SOUTH LOS ANGELES -- Sixty-one undocumented immigrants were found
Wednesday in a squalid drop house filled with piles of trash and
rotting food, immigration officials said.
VALLEY VILLAGE -- A volunteer Boy Scout district commissioner was
charged today with possession of child pornography following an investigation
that originated with a tip from an online service company, prosecutors said.
MIAMI -- A highway patrol official says O.J. Simpson's girlfriend has been seriously injured in a car accident in Miami.
SANTA ANA -- A suspect has been arrested and is being booked at the Santa Ana
Police Department on suspicion of hit-and-run that left an elderly grandmother hospitalized in critical condition.
LANCASTER -- A high school teacher and coach at a high school in Palmdale
has been arrested, accused of having sex with a 17-year-old-student
three years ago.
Juliet Williams | 8:48 PM PDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday
released a $144.3 billion state budget that eliminates a massive
deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state
programs.
DOWNEY -- Most ten year old boys are playing baseball, video games or just hanging out with friends, but, not Moshe. He's cramming for final college exams.
LOS ANGELES -- Hospitals that leave homeless patients on the
streets of Los Angeles without their consent would be fined $25,000 under an
ordinance to be considered today by the Los Angeles City Council.
Altadena -- A $10,000 reward was posted today for information
leading to an arrest and conviction in the death of a 90-year-old Altadena
grandmother whose body was found in her home, which had been set on fire
deliberately.
Chester -- A Northern California mother is mourning
the loss of her son and daughter in separate weekend tragedies,
after her son died in the hospital Tuesday morning.
Los Angeles -- Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight is reportedly nursing his wounds and ego after being knocked unconscious during a brawl outside a local nightclub.
California City -- Scores of worshippers flocked to a desolate spot in the Mojave Desert today to honor a special lady -- the Virgin Mary.
Long Beach -- A judge has sentenced a man to death
for the murder of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy
during an attempted robbery.
Alicia Sieradzki | 8:52 PM PDT
South L.A. -- Los Angeles is taking aim at pimps and prostitutes, specifically a group constantly in trouble with the law along L.A.'s Figueroa corridor.
Ojai -- The "Pastie Lady" has left town. Jennifer Moss has moved on after a year in Ojai, where she often pedaled a bicycle around town in a hemp G-string and flower-shaped
pasties to promote Earth-friendliness.
By Jessica Garrison | 10:10 PM PDT
South L.A. -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the murder of a middle-aged woman found partially decapitated in an alley in South Los Angeles early this morning.
Azusa -- Windows of more than 50 cars in Azusa and surrounding areas were shot out with a BB or pellet gun in a series of attacks on parked vehicles early Friday morning.
Santa Ana -- A man who cut out his girlfriend's
tongue and let her bleed to death has been given a life sentence
without chance of parole.
Garden Grove -- Police are urging a man suspected of stealing high tech cameras in Garden Grove to turn himself in.
JC Penney is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the those who have burglarized 11 stores in the past year.
By Richard Winton | 1:25 PM PDT
The dean of students at a South Los Angeles school is under investigation by police for allegedly concealing evidence that one of his colleagues, former Assistant Principal Stephen Thomas Rooney, had a sexual relationship with a student.
Tami Abdollah | 7:56 AM PDT
Santa Monica -- The president of Santa Monica's school board said Thursday that a "breakdown in communication" prevented the board from fully examining a 2006 complaint against a teacher who was charged this week with molesting five of his female students.
Lake Arrowhead, Calif. -- A 2-year-old Lake Arrowhead girl is recovering from bite wounds suffered when a coyote attacked her in the front yard of a residence in the 28700 block of Laurel Drive.
California's Megan's Law website is being credited with helping to capture a registered sex offender who approached a 15-year-old girl near her Riverside home.
The head animal control officer in Adelanto
has resigned after being accused of drowning of nearly 50
kittens.
Here's a call emergency crews don't get every day:
Lancaster, California -- A dog badly burned by someone who deliberately set the
animal on fire in Lancaster was being treated at an animal shelter today, and
Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $5,000 reward in hopes of tracking
down the tormentor.
Santa Monica, California -- New brides have done it for centuries and now, after more than two years of legal wrangling, a California man has officially taken his wife's last name.
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