Saturday, March 3, 2012

Yahoo! Alerts - Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA

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Saturday, March 3, 2012 10:21 PM EST

Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA :

As of 10:21 PM EST

Los Angeles Times

Man who found a deep sense of purpose in Occupy L.A. is mourned

Mar 3 9:55 AM EST

Members of Alex Weinschenker's family by birth and his recent family by choice join in celebrating the life of the 23-year-old. The protest movement was the turning point of Alex's life, his father says. Alex Weinschenker was born 23 years ago last month.

Wandering gray wolf leaves California, returns to Oregon

Mar 3 9:54 AM EST

The young male, the first wild wolf recorded in California since the 1920s, is believed to have traveled in excess of 2,000 miles since leaving his home pack in northeastern Oregon last fall. The wandering gray wolf who last year became the first wild wolf recorded in California since the 1920s crossed the border Thursday and headed back to his home state of Oregon.

U.S. obscenity trial focuses on fetish films

Mar 3 9:54 AM EST

Ira Isaacs defends himself as a 'shock artist' against charges of producing and mailing obscene material. The trial was delayed after revelations that the judge's website contained explicit material. As the film was played on a big-screen monitor, jurors in the marble-lined federal courtroom shifted in their seats and averted their gazes, some staring up at the ceiling.

L.A. Unified bans blindfolding during lessons

Mar 3 9:54 AM EST

A new fourth-grade reading program recommends using blindfolds to help students learn about sensory details. But in light of the Miramonte Elementary case, district officials consider it prudent to eliminate the eye coverings. Who knew that blindfolding students was part of the curriculum in the Los Angeles Unified School District?

Slain ICE agent was subject of complaints, court documents show

Mar 3 9:54 AM EST

An ACLU attorney wrote two letters complaining about Ezequiel Garcia's 'abusive and coercive' techniques involving a 2010 workplace raid. He was killed last month after shooting his supervisor in Long Beach office. An immigration agent who was killed after shooting a supervisor during job-performance counseling last month had been the subject of complaints over his alleged use of "abusive and ...


Canyon News

Canyon News - Warming Trend Expected In Woodland Hills

Mar 3 4:26 PM EST

WOODLAND HILLS —The National Weather Service reports that warmer weather is expected in Woodland Hills during the week from March 1 to March 7. March 1 will be sunny with highs near 61 and north northwest winds between five and ten miles per hour.

Canyon News - Police Seek Suspect In Vehicle Burglaries

Mar 3 4:26 PM EST

WOODLAND HILLS —On February 22, an unidentified man allegedly committed an unspecified number of vehicle burglaries in Woodland Hills.

Canyon News - Santa Monica Postpones 'Nativity' Decision

Mar 3 4:26 PM EST

SANTA MONICA—Disputes between Christian and atheist groups over nativity displays at Palisades Park will continue after the Santa Monica City Council decided to postpone its decision on the matter Tuesday night.

Canyon News - Youth Scholarship Program Offers $1,500 for Community Service

Mar 3 2:56 AM EST

WEST HOLLYWOOD—The West Hollywood Youth Scholarship Program are currently accepting applications now through April 30, 2012 for West Hollywood residents graduating from high school this spring and furthering their academic careers to college or trade school in the fall.

Canyon News - Ask Oona

Mar 2 4:41 PM EST

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Beverly Hills Courier

Happenings...

Mar 2 5:54 PM EST

Local opportunities and events of interest...

Cocaine Seized At Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport Complex

Mar 2 5:39 PM EST

Customs officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex seized 64 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street sale value of $585,000, found hidden in a refrigerated container, authorities said today. The cocaine was discovered about 10 a.m. Thursday in the panels of the empty container at a terminal, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Jacque Heebner Creates Saucy Feline Protagonist In Mystery, First Person Cat

Mar 2 4:09 PM EST

Cat Appreciation Month (yes, there really is one and February was it) is just over, but readers of Jacque Heebners new book, First Person Cat , can still get their feline fix.

Health Happenings...

Mar 2 3:24 PM EST

Programs to attend and opportunities for involvement...

Nine Inducted Into Television Hall of Fame

Mar 2 2:39 PM EST

The performers who brought George Jefferson and Fred and Ethel Mertz to the small screen were among nine people inducted tonight into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Sherman Hemsley, who portrayed George Jefferson on 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,' and the comic team of Vivian Vance and William Frawley -- who played the Mertzes on the groundbreaking sitcom ...


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Grateful To Be Alive, 19-Year-Old Woman Thanks Firefighters For Saving Her

Mar 3 9:30 PM EST

Los Angeles firefighters rescued a 19-year-old woman trapped inside her burning second-floor apartment in Van Nuys before dawn Saturday.

Police: Gun-Wielding Man Fatally Shot In Harbor City

Mar 3 6:15 PM EST

A man was fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer after authorities say he reached for his gun.

Crews Knock Down Apartment Fire In Whittier

Mar 3 5:57 PM EST

Firefighters Saturday extinguished a blaze at an apartment building in Whittier.

140-Ton Boulder Inches Its Way To LACMA

Mar 3 5:33 PM EST

A giant rock is on a roll as it continues its long journey to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

Volunteer Police Interrupts Sex Assault In Moreno Valley Park

Mar 3 5:32 PM EST

A volunteer police patrol interrupted a sexual assault at a Moreno Valley park after a woman was forced at gunpoint out of her friend's car and raped.


Orange County Register

Bikers brush up on motorcycle safety

Mar 3 9:59 PM EST

Motorcycle riders gathered on Saturday afternoon in Orange to hear safety tips from a former police officer.Retired Orange police Cpl. Mark Camarillo led a seminar, "Smarter Safer Riding and How to Avoid a Traffic Citation," at Irv Seaver Motorcycles.About 100 people sat and stood in...

Parade gets Festival of Whales show on road

Mar 3 9:00 PM EST

The 41st annual Dana Point Festival of the Whales started with a parade Saturday to celebrate the great creatures that migrate in the waters not far from the Pacific Coast Highway parade route.

700 honor mom who rose to national PTA boss

Mar 3 7:26 PM EST

ANAHEIM - Jan Harp Domene, who rose from "hamburger chairman" at an Anaheim elementary school to become national president of the Parent Teacher Association in 2007, was remembered Saturday as a tireless advocate for children across the country who never forgot about her roots in Orange...

Is that Fabio? No whey!

Mar 3 7:24 PM EST

HUNTINGTON BEACH - A look of alarm flashed across the chiseled face of Fabio. His crystalline blue eyes narrowed."You drink soy milk?" the model, actor, romance novel icon and - in his latest incarnation - health product guru said, pulling a male visitor aside."Let me tell you...

O.C. spelling champ crowned, headed to D.C.

Mar 3 7:17 PM EST

COSTA MESA - After nearly four hours, the 2012 Orange County Scripps National Spelling Bee came down to a three-round battle between two nervous seventh-graders.Pegasus Private School's Sam Nitz and Nicolas Junior High School's Robert Clarke had outlasted 54 other competitors in the...


The Press-Enterprise

INLAND: Sex offender restrictions considered in San Jacinto, Beaumont

Mar 3 2:33 AM EST

The actions are unrelated, but both city councils will consider tighter rules at meetings Tuesday

NEEDLES: Man arrested in child sex-abuse case

Mar 2 9:18 PM EST

Sheriff's detectives say molestations extended over six years with several children involved

HEMET: Teacher accused of sex with student

Mar 2 10:37 AM EST

District officials said a teacher is accused of having sex with a Hemet High student on campus

COLTON: Transient killed along I-10

Mar 2 10:35 AM EST

The accident happened at 12:49 a.m. at the Pepper Avenue overpass

MENIFEE: Fugitive sex offender arrested in Mexico

Mar 2 2:23 AM EST

Mexican officials extradite him to Riverside County after decade on run


Los Angeles Daily News

Budget woes might cause LAUSD to shutter its unique Clear Creek nature center

Mar 3 9:37 PM EST

Standing at the edge of a babbling creek, a gaggle of students mirrored their instructor in performing the "water dance," their gyrations disguising the lesson about the science of evaporation, condensation and percolation.

Mitt Romney wins Republican caucuses in Washington state

Mar 3 9:37 PM EST

SEATTLE - Mitt Romney has won Republican caucuses in Washington state.

Sea otter Toola, surrogate mother to Monterey Bay Aquarium's pups, dies

Mar 3 9:36 PM EST

Toola, a female sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium who acted as a surrogate mother to rescued pups since 2001, died early Saturday in the aquarium's veterinary care center of natural causes. She was about 15 or 16 years old.

Fire at garbage bin spread to 3 vehicles near Staples Center

Mar 3 8:22 PM EST

LOS ANGELES - A fire in a garbage bin at an automotive shop spread to three vehicles today near Staples Center, but no one was injured, according to broadcast reports.

YouTube phenomenon has girls asking: Am I pretty?

Mar 3 8:21 PM EST

Child psychologists are concerned about a rising trend of young girls seeking validation on social media channels and the hateful responses they receive.


NBC Los Angeles

Disneyland Reopens After Lockdown

Mar 3 12:37 PM EST

Disneyland has been shut down while police investigate a suspicious item.

Police Shoot, Kill Gunman

Mar 3 12:07 PM EST

An officer shot and killed a man who was said to have been armed with a pistol in Harbor City late Friday.

Dodgers, Angels Tickets Go On Sale

Mar 3 11:52 AM EST

Dodgers and Angels regular season tickets go on sale today.

Fugitive Could be in Los Angeles: FBI

Mar 3 2:22 AM EST

The FBI says a child rape suspect who has been on the run for nearly two decades could be in Los Angeles.

Naming the 340-Ton LACMA Rock

Mar 3 1:22 AM EST

The 340-ton megalith slowly making its way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has been called many things – LACMA Rock, giant boulder, Levitated Mass. So, we asked: What do you think the rock should...


Daily Breeze

Arianna's Journey: RPV couple faces adopted child's tragedy with courage

Mar 3 9:30 PM EST

After taking a few bites of her pink Cake Pop, Arianna Spiglanin wandered away from her mom's table at Starbucks.

My Turn: Old jingle stirs warm memories

Mar 3 8:45 PM EST

`Brrrrr," I muttered as I crawled out of bed on a recent chilly morning. Then, out of the blue came the long forgotten lyrics, "It's Cream of Wheat weather.

Palos Verdes Marathon takes a step back

Mar 3 8:45 PM EST

The venerable Palos Verdes Marathon, the nation's second-oldest event of its kind, has staggered to the finish line for the last time, a victim of rising expenses.

More 405 closures planned

Mar 3 8:30 PM EST

More overnight closures are planned Saturday night on the San Diego (405) Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass, as work continues on a $1.2 billion improvement project.

Gunman shot to death by police in Harbor City

Mar 3 12:45 PM EST

A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a gunman in Harbor City, police said Saturday. The officer-involved shooting at or near Lomita Boulevard and Normandie Avenue occurred about 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to police.


Ventura County Star

Libertarians hone small-government message at Ventura convention

Mar 3 9:47 PM EST

California's Libertarian Party is holding its state convention this weekend in Ventura.

Moorpark man arrested for bomb hoax

Mar 3 8:17 PM EST

A Moorpark man has been arrested for threatening the police department with a bomb that turned out to be hoax.

Lessons from the Komen controversy

Mar 3 6:00 PM EST

Recent decisions by the Susan G. Komen Foundation have created controversy and uncertainty for the organization. Sometimes controversy is unavoidable, and even may be consistent with the institution's mission. But most of the time, it is a distraction and can be destructive. The board of directors of a nonprofit is given the daunting task of making important decisions regarding the organization ...

Entrepreneurs get a helping hand from "angels"

Mar 3 6:00 PM EST

For the past six years, Westlake Village-based Maverick Angels has mentored business owners and provided access to millions of investment dollars through their network.

Jaguar driver speeding on Pacific Coast Highway Friday night overturns, causing major injuries

Mar 3 3:09 PM EST

A driver speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Ventura area that overturned Friday night caused major injuries to himself and his passenger.


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