Powerball 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 ArticleCathedral City official bails out of jail after corruption arrest
Cathedral City Mayor Pro Tem Charles F. Vasquez, who was arrested and charged with stealing public funds, has been released from an Indio jail on $50,000 bail, officials said. The Riverside County...
View ArticlePolice close O.C. roadway to investigate head-on Tesla crash
Laguna Beach Police closed Laguna Canyon Road for four hours Tuesday and returned to the scene of a previous fatal head-on auto collision between a Tesla and Honda Accord. Two men who were driving to...
View ArticleWhy should you love L.A.? Villaraigosa video wants to tell you
If you love L.A., you’ll probably enjoy the very sunny look at the nation’s second-largest city captured in the video above. It will be played this evening before Los Angeles Mayor Antonio...
View ArticlePowerball in California: First day brings in record $3.1 million
If first-day sales are any indication, California's bet on Powerball is paying off. Tickets for the multistate game -- sold in the Golden State for the first time Monday -- generated a record-setting...
View ArticleMan 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 ArticleNavy's Blue Angels cancel 2013 performances due to sequestration
The Navy's famed Blue Angels aerial demonstration squad has canceled the rest of its 2013 performances, including dates this fall in San Diego, Ventura and San Francisco, Navy officials announced...
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...
View ArticleRich and bored? Try a $500-a-night home movie
“What would you do if you won Powerball?” No, that’s not a news headline; it’s from an ad on The Times’ website. The Powerball lottery has come to California -- finally -- and though, with its lousy...
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 ArticleTower 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 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 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 ArticleApplication deluge for high-tech visas forces lottery
American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday...
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 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 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 ArticleNavy's Blue Angels cancel 2013 performances due to sequestration
The Navy's famed Blue Angels aerial demonstration squad has canceled the rest of its 2013 performances, including dates this fall in San Diego, Ventura and San Francisco, Navy officials announced...
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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