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Yahoo! Alerts Friday, November 25, 2011 10:21 PM EST Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : As of 10:21 PM EST Man convicted of setting fatal arson fire wins right to try to prove innocence Los Angeles Times - Nov 25 9:48 PM EST As rover's launch nears, 'space geeks' are all a-Twitter Los Angeles Times - Nov 25 7:40 PM EST Canyon News - Motorist Rescued After Crashing Down High Cliff Canyon News - Nov 24 12:39 PM EST Canyon News - Large Vehicles Banned From Beverly Glen Blvd. Canyon News - Nov 24 4:24 AM EST Bocelli Launches Foundation With Beverly Hilton Concert Beverly Hills Courier - Nov 23 9:21 PM EST Are You Hearing Holiday Bells Ringing? Beverly Hills Courier - Nov 23 9:21 PM EST Los Angeles Times Man convicted of setting fatal arson fire wins right to try to prove innocence Nov 25 9:48 PM EST George Souliotes, 71, serving a life sentence for setting a blaze that killed a mother and her two children, will attempt to show a judge in January that his conviction was based on bad science and a poor understanding of the nature and patterns of house fires. A California man serving a life sentence for setting a fire that killed a mother and her two children has won the right to try to prove ... As rover's launch nears, 'space geeks' are all a-Twitter Nov 25 7:40 PM EST Self-described spacetweeps from 37 states and 10 countries come to Florida for Saturday's liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory, brought together by one of the space agency's newer marketing efforts: the NASA Tweetup. There's food, beer, bonding — and lots (!!!) of tweeting. The spacetweeps were full of Thai food and beer when they finally rolled back to Gale House, nearing the end of a pretty ... Death row inmates' desire to die renews debate Nov 25 7:40 PM EST Legal experts are divided on whether a condemned prisoner who drops resistance to execution should be allowed a dignified end. Serial wife-killer Jerry Stanley wants to die. Woman attacks Wal-Mart customers with pepper spray Nov 25 4:40 AM EST A woman who pepper-sprayed other shoppers Thursday night at the Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch had armed herself with the caustic spray to gain an advantage in the fight for merchandise at the Black Friday Early-bird Black Friday turns ugly with 'shopping rage' incident Nov 25 1:33 AM EST A woman uses pepper spray on fellow shoppers at the Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch. As many as 20 are injured in the ensuing chaos. In a bid to grab bargain hunters' dollars before the traditional Black Friday, stores swung their doors open hours earlier. Southern California shoppers were offered a new twist Thursday to their annual Thanksgiving routine: the chance to do some post-dinner bargain ... Canyon News Canyon News - Motorist Rescued After Crashing Down High Cliff Nov 24 12:39 PM EST HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On November 18, a man drove his vehicle over a high cliff and crashed at least 200 feet down, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Canyon News - Large Vehicles Banned From Beverly Glen Blvd. Nov 24 4:24 AM EST Large Vehicles Banned From Beverly Glen Blvd. Canyon News - LEED Certification Awarded to LAFD Station Nov 24 1:54 AM EST LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday November 16, the LAX Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility, better known as LAFD Station 80, was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. Canyon News - Crime Spikes This November Nov 24 1:09 AM EST SHERMAN OAKS–November has seen a rise in violent crime, according to the Sherman Oaks Police Department, especially from November 8 to 14. The week experienced four crimes per 10,000 residents, a 250 percent increase in violent crime from the past three months, where crime remained low with around 1.5 weekly violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Canyon News - Rained Out, But Not Run Out Nov 24 12:54 AM EST VAN NUYS/STUDIO CITY–Occupy San Fernando Valley (SFV) protesters braved the rain at Studio City's Farmer's Market on November 20 to promote their cause and hand out fliers and other educational material to the public. Beverly Hills Courier Bocelli Launches Foundation With Beverly Hilton Concert Nov 23 9:21 PM EST Andrea Bocelli will celebrate the launch of The Andrea Bocelli Foundation with cocktails, dinner and a live performance at The Beverly Hilton on Dec. 9. Are You Hearing Holiday Bells Ringing? Nov 23 9:21 PM EST Heidi Klum celebrated gift shopping on QVC at the Four Seasons Hotel. Not to be missed are the beautiful shops in Beverly Hills offering exciting new merchandise for the season. More photos in George Christys page . Planning Commission Denies Gateway Project Application Nov 23 9:21 PM EST The Beverly Hills Planning Commission voted unanimously 4-0-1, with Commissioner Nan Cole absent, to deny a four-story, 65-foot-tall, mixed-use project proposed for the former railway property at the west corner of Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevard. Commissioner Noah Furie made the motion and Commissioner Brian Rosenstein seconded the motion to deny the project. First Rodeo And Now On Cañon, Carroll & Co. Leaves Its Imprint Nov 23 9:07 PM EST If Fred Hayman is rightfully described as the father of Rodeo Drive, perhaps Beverly High alumnus John Carroll might arguably garner the same title when it comes to the new- look Cañon Drive. Board Of Education Approves First Interim Budget Nov 23 9:07 PM EST The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Educated voted 4-1 to pass the first interim budget with a positive certification. CBS 2 Los Angeles Shopper Starts Pepper Spray Melee At Porter Ranch Walmart Store Nov 25 10:00 PM EST Authorities are looking for a woman who used pepper spray on shoppers at a Walmart store in Porter Ranch Thursday night. Villaraigosa Orders Occupy Protesters To Leave City Hall By Monday Nov 25 9:00 PM EST Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is evicting the Occupy L.A. protesters from the City Hall lawn, ordering them to move by Monday. Ex-Boyfriend Arrested In Hunt For Missing SoCal Woman Nov 25 6:43 PM EST Police on Friday arrested the former boyfriend of a missing Southland furniture store owner as a multi-agency manhunt continues its search. Family 'Thankful, Blessed' As Bryan Stow Sits Up For Thanksgiving Photo Nov 25 6:11 PM EST The family of a Dodgers fan who was assaulted on Opening Day said Friday they have much to be thankful for this holiday season. 6 Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash n Involving Bus Nov 25 4:12 PM EST Six people were injured Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash involving a bus in Van Nuys. Orange County Register Ice rink, sans ice, part of transforming Kaleidoscope Nov 25 9:43 PM EST MISSION VIEJO - There may not be a chill in the mid-morning air on Saturday at the Kaleidoscope center - the forecast puts the temperature at a sunny 73 degrees - but there will be snow and ice ... sort of.The opening of a synthetic ice rink at the vertical shopping plaza on Crown Valley Parkway... Family seeks details in accident that killed 19-year-old Nov 25 9:02 PM EST The family of a 19-year-old man struck by vehicles on a freeway after running from police is looking for answers as it tries to determine what led the him to flee from police and into a fatal traffic accident several months ago.Hoping to find closure after the death of Paul Quintanar, his family... Black Friday deals lure phenomenal crowds Nov 25 8:04 PM EST Mobs of shoppers waited in line in for Thanksgiving midnight openings at various Orange County retailers, however the crowds appeared to taper off later in the day on Black Friday - a day which is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year.About 600 people were waiting outside... Son suspected in stabbing arrested in Anaheim Nov 25 7:52 PM EST STANTON - A man suspected of stabbing his father at a Stanton home was taken into custody Friday afternoon, Orange County Sheriff's Department officials said.Deputies responding to reports of a stabbing in the 7800 block of Lampson Avenue just after 10:30 a.m. found a man in his late 50s... He left battered women's shelter a man Nov 25 5:04 PM EST German Baron was 6 when his father checked out of his life.The family was living in Huntington Park at the time, and his mother gave his father - a pot smoking parolee - an ultimatum:Clean up your act, or get lost.German's father chose drugs."That's when I grew up,"... The Press-Enterprise UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Redlands triple-shooting Nov 25 8:15 PM EST Randy Otis, 22, taken into custody at 2 a.m. Thursday in killing of 1, wounding of 2 outside State Street bar CAJON PASS: Barstow man killed in I-15 wreck Nov 24 9:12 PM EST Coroner identifies Jamar Taylor, 36, as driver of car HEMET: Gas geyser forces evacuation of homes Nov 23 8:45 PM EST A construction crew breaks a line gas in East Hemet, prompting neighboring homes to be cleared while repairs are made MORENO VALLEY: Grinch steals family's Christmas decorations Nov 23 6:28 PM EST About $2,000 worth of the Rudd family's Christmas display items were stolen during the night this week UPDATE: Gas geyser forces evacuation of homes Nov 23 3:35 PM EST A construction accident in East Hemet prompts neighboring homes to be cleared; repairs are expected to take four hours Los Angeles Daily News Wade Graham uncovers backyard tales that reveal how America has grown Nov 25 9:41 PM EST When Wade Graham moved into his 1921 Echo Park bungalow, he found a large tree dropping pendulous green fruit all over the backyard. Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday Nov 25 8:24 PM EST LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told Occupy LA protesters on Friday that they must leave their encampment on the lawn of City Hall by 12:01 a.m. Monday. 2 arrested in Burbank check on sex offenders, parolees and probationers Nov 25 6:09 PM EST BURBANK -- Two people suspected of felony violations were arrested during compliance checks conducted on probationers and parolees by the Burbank Police Department on Thanksgiving, the department announced today. Photo gallery: Reader photos from chaotic scene after pepper-spray attack at Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch Nov 25 5:54 PM EST Reader Matthew L. King sent in these photos he took with a cell-phone camera late Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, after one shopper, according to reports, unleashed a can of pepper spray on others to keep them from selecting electronic items she wished to purchase in a "Black Friday" sale at Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch. Los Angeles, Orange County gas prices fall for 15th consecutive day Nov 25 3:10 PM EST LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell today for the 15th consecutive day, dropping six-tenths of a cent to $3.738, the lowest amount since Aug. 25. NBC Los Angeles LAPD Search for Walmart Pepper Spray Suspect Nov 25 10:01 PM EST Police are confident they will find the woman accused of pepper spraying other shoppers at the Porter Ranch Walmart. Photo Credit: Feed Loader Black Friday Shopping in the Southland Nov 25 9:46 PM EST There's nothing like holiday music and a good deal to put shoppers in the gift-buying mood, and shoppers at Costa Mesa's South Coast Plaza were among the masses of Americans looking for a bargain. Photo Credit: Feed Loader Arrest Made in Redlands Bar Shooting Nov 25 9:46 PM EST Redlands police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a man at a Redlands bar last Saturday. Photo Credit: Patti McConville/Getty Images Operation Gratitude Gives to Veterans Nov 25 9:01 PM EST Operation Gratitude sends care packages to soldiers deployed in hostile regions, their children left behind, and to Wounded Warriors. Photo Credit: Julie Brayton Mayor Announces Occupy LA Eviction Nov 25 8:16 PM EST Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced the closure of Occupy LA's City Hall Park encampment Friday during an afternoon press conference. Photo Credit: Ashley Gordon Daily Breeze Santa's schedule for Lomita, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro Nov 25 5:23 PM EST Santa Claus is coming to Lomita and a portion of Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro and Rancho Palos Verdes (weather permitting) from Dec. 4 to Dec. 23. The visits are sponsored by and coordinated through the Lomita sheriff's station. Scuffles, elbows greet South Bay Black Friday shoppers Nov 25 4:52 PM EST They lined up by the thousands for the opportunity to fight over $2.44 waffle makers and $4 children's pajama sets at Walmart in Harbor Gateway late Thanksgiving night. | PHOTOS Wife of Hawthorne officer killed in motorcycle accident files $25M claims Nov 25 4:37 PM EST The wife of a Hawthorne police officer who was killed while on duty assisting a funeral procession for another South Bay officer has filed $25 million claims against the cities of El Segundo and Manhattan Beach. Police: 2 dead in Gardena murder-suicide Nov 25 3:52 PM EST A man apparently shot his wife to death at the door of their Gardena apartment, stepped away from her and then killed himself, police said Friday. SOUTH BAY HISTORY: Actress Mae Marsh Nov 25 1:22 PM EST Hermosa Beach. She was born Mary Wayne Marsh on Nov. 9, 1894, in New Mexico, but she rose to fame as Mae Marsh, one of the most popular actresses in silent films. Ventura County Star CSUCI students take first-place awards at Media Arts Festival Nov 25 10:04 PM EST Since Ryan Hunnewell was in his teens, he has set his sights on what he wanted to do, and he hasn't given up. The Simi Valley senior at CSU Channel Islands has spent his college career, starting at Moorpark College as a freshman and sophomore, focused on film, graphic design and art. Santa comes in for a landing at Janss Marketplace Nov 25 9:54 PM EST All eyes were strained skyward at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks on Friday as a crowd of families waited excitedly for the arrival of Santa Claus. "I am so excited. He's coming from the North Pole and he's flying in a plane," said Sierra Lynn, 4, who was waiting with her grandmother Teri McNulty. Black Friday shoppers seek bargains day and night Nov 25 9:30 PM EST Shoppers eager to get an early jump on their holiday shopping came prepared with blankets, coffee and plan of attack on Thanksgiving night as they converged at the Camarillo Premium Outlets and various malls throughout the county in search for discounts. Company delivers fresh organic food to your doorstep Nov 25 9:13 PM EST With a baby due any day, Olena Newell of Camarillo was looking for a convenient way to feed her small family. So when she was approached about signing up with Farm Fresh to You for deliveries of fresh organic food, she decided to give it a try. East county pet of the week: Jeremiah is a playful 2-year-old male terrier Nov 25 8:44 PM EST Jeremiah is a playful 2-year-old male terrier. The volunteers at the Agoura shelter say he is one of their favorites. He knows how to sit on command and takes treats well. He is probably housebroken because he waits to go potty until he is outside his kennel.

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