Tower Records not old enough for cultural designation
For six years, music fans have been hoping to see the Tower Records building in West Hollywood designated as a local cultural resource, a first step toward someday turning the former retail record and...
View ArticleEdison hopes to start up San Onofre by June 1
Southern California Edison has submitted a formal request to federal regulators for a license amendment that would allow the San Onofre nuclear plant to be fired back up for the first time in more than...
View ArticleMouseketeer Annette Funicello remembered by Walt Disney's daughter
Walt Disney’s daughter said the nation lost a consummate professional and one of the loveliest people she has ever known with the death of Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. Funicello, the longtime Disney...
View ArticlePowerball sales start in California; jackpot at $60 million
The tickets may be a bit pricier than what Californians are used to, but then again, the jackpot is higher too. With $2 and the ding of a cash register, people could start buying Powerball lottery...
View ArticleL.A. County may crack down on illegal street vendors
Joey Bebolla spread his wares on the sidewalk of Beach Street in Watts: some plastic aquarium plants, a few used tape players, an ancient BlackBerry. A woman walks by and picks up an old toy cash...
View ArticleLong lines as Powerball arrives in California
When America got Powerball fever last November, Californians felt left out. Many asked friends in other states to buy tickets, and some even drove to the Arizona border when the jackpot for the...
View ArticlePastor Rick Warren's son: Autopsy underway in reported suicide
An Orange County coroner was conducting an autopsy Monday on the youngest son of Pastor Rick Warren to determine an official cause of death after he reportedly committed suicide. Jim Amormino, an...
View ArticleHandyman arrested in slaying of San Bernardino woman, 76
San Bernardino police arrested a neighborhood handyman in connection with the violent, home-invasion slaying of a 76-year-old woman in November, authorities said Monday, adding that the suspect could...
View ArticlePowerball generates excitement, but will it bring California cash?
Last November, America got Powerball fever and California felt left out. The jackpot for the multi-state game had reached $587.5-million and ticket sales skyrocketed. But California was one of only...
View ArticleLong lines for Powerball tickets in California
As Powerball tickets went on sale for the first time in California on Monday, hopeful customers lined up for their shot at becoming millionaires. Hundreds of people turned to Bluebird Liquor in...
View ArticlePorn studios will try to give new meaning to 'Tax Day'
Some adult film studios will attempt to give new meaning to Tax Day, saying they will use their earnings from April 15 to try to overturn a new law requiring condoms in porn. Measure B took effect in...
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Man who tied puppy to train tracks was 'confused,' officials say
Authorities believe a 78-year-old man thought to have tied a puppy to train tracks in Riverside County last week may have been "senile" and "didn't fully understand what he had done," officials said...
View ArticleJay Leno ribs bankrupt Stockton on "Tonight Show" -- again
For the second time in less than a week, comedian Jay Leno turned to Stockton for material. The California city again made headlines this month when it was deemed eligible for bankruptcy protection,...
View ArticleBlack voters losing clout but still crucial in L.A. mayor's race
The growth of the city's Latino and Asian populations since Tom Bradley left office in 1993 after 20 years as the city's first black mayor has left African Americans facing an inevitable decline in...
View ArticlePowerball in California: 1-in-175-million chance? No problem
Californians no longer had to worry about crossing state lines for their 1-in-175-million shot at a Powerball win. The multi-state lottery game finally arrived here Monday. John Apodaca, 62, of...
View ArticlePowerball means lucky times for lottery messenger services
Gamblers aren't the only ones pumped up by Powerball's California debut. Since Monday, when Powerball tickets went on sale in California for the first time, mini-marts, liquor stores and gas stations...
View ArticlePerris middle school teacher accused of trying to seduce student
A 41-year-old Perris middle school teacher was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trying to seduce a minor, authorities said. Jeffrey Rightmire, who works at Lakeside Middle School, allegedly sent...
View ArticleLohan tells Letterman rehab will be a 'blessing'
Lindsay Lohan told David Letterman during an appearance on his CBS show Tuesday that her upcoming three-month stay in rehab is a blessing, not a curse. Lohan, 26, is being required to spend 90 days in...
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