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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, November 24, 2011 10:21 PM EST Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : As of 10:21 PM EST Some of the war's battles are fought at home Los Angeles Times - Nov 24 9:48 PM EST Lack of record access drives up costs at L.A. hospitals for poor Los Angeles Times - Nov 24 9:48 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 Some of the war's battles are fought at home Nov 24 9:48 PM EST Families left behind when loved ones are deployed have found deepening support at Camp Pendleton. Six-year-old Keegan Ramirez knows that his father, Marine Sgt. Rafael Ramirez, is in Afghanistan. Lack of record access drives up costs at L.A. hospitals for poor Nov 24 9:48 PM EST L.A.'s safety-net hospitals are scrambling to match others nationally that use electronic records and integrated systems to manage care for low-income patients and cut costly hospitalizations. The emergency room at White Memorial Medical Center on Los Angeles' Eastside was buzzing when paramedics arrived on a Friday night with an elderly man slurring his words and complaining of aching bones. First 5 LA ex-chief to get sizable severance despite having quit Nov 24 9:25 PM EST Evelyn V. Martinez, who left after a critical audit of the children's service agency, says she was forced to resign. An official says she was given the choice of resigning rather than being fired. The board of First 5 LA will give its former chief executive officer an expensive severance package even after she resigned earlier this month following a critical audit of the agency. WWOOFing: Farm life for the fun of it Nov 24 8:03 PM EST World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or WWOOF, has quietly cultivated a global following. It's a way to see the world, meet people and experience a more earthy way of life. Kelly Bayer took a vacation from her job in a sleep laboratory by toiling in a vegetable patch in Santa Barbara. Barnes & Noble to close its Westside Pavilion store Nov 24 8:03 PM EST The bookstore cannot afford the new lease payments, the company says. Other shops in the chain remain open. It isn't the cozy Shop Around the Corner — the indie bookstore of "You've Got Mail" movie fame — but it is the multilevel behemoth on the corner of Westwood and Pico boulevards that shoppers have browsed since 1995. And, now that Barnes & Noble has confirmed the unprofitable store's ... 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 40 Beagles Rescued From Testing Lab In Spain, Need New Homes Nov 24 8:04 PM EST A planeload of beagles arrived at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night after the dogs were rescued from a laboratory in Spain. College Student Leads Run To Promote Awareness Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Nov 24 7:52 PM EST This Thanksgiving is special for a UC Santa Barbara student because last year, around this holiday, she nearly lost her life to an invisible killer. Early Bird Shoppers Hit Up Stores For 'Black Thursday' Deals Nov 24 6:49 PM EST Forget Black Friday, Black Thursday has arrived! Several Southland stores have opened their doors on Thanksgiving this year in hopes of ringing in the holidays with some big sales. More Than 20K Receive Free Meals At 'We Give Thanks' Dinner Nov 24 6:09 PM EST Anaheim restaurant owner Frank Garcia is teaming up with thousands of volunteers to serve more than 20,000 people at the 25th annual "We Give Thanks" Thanksgiving dinner. Shoppers Skip Turkey, Line Up For Deals At 'Best Buy' Nov 24 5:06 PM EST Dozens of shoppers are waiting for the Best Buy store on La Brea Avenue to open at 12 a.m. Friday. Orange County Register Thousands eat turkey at Honda Center Nov 24 9:10 PM EST ANAHEIM - Under increasingly cloudy skies, a line snaked around the parking lot of the Honda Center as tens of thousands of people -- many of them blue collar workers - arrived here Thursday for a full Thanksgiving meal.People like Bill Grove of San Bernardino, Rosalinda Garcia of Santa Ana and... Thanksgiving drivers should be thankful Nov 24 8:19 PM EST This Thanksgiving week, Honk is thankful for his readers, who are the smartest, prettiest, most handsomest, funniest, most creative, happiest and sharpest-dressingest. Because of their questions in the last year, he has learned:It is legal for a motorcyclist to have a boa constrictor wrapped... O.C. gas prices a Thanksgiving record Nov 24 8:17 PM EST Holiday drivers paid a record price at the pump on Thanksgiving, despite two weeks of falling gas prices.The average Orange County price per gallon for self-serve regular gasoline on Thursday was $3.723, according to figures released by the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.That price is... Villa Park turns Marines into 'family' Nov 24 7:32 PM EST To be sure, Thanksgiving's about family. It just depends on how we define family.For 47 households, family includes a bus and nine stretch limousines full of Camp Pendleton Marines.It's 6:20 a.m. Thursday at the Ralph's grocery store in Villa Park. People like me are trying to... Veterans, needy get Thanksgiving dinner Nov 24 6:47 PM EST ORANGE - The door to the American Legion post here was open to anyone on Thursday, the rich smell of nine roast turkeys inviting them in. Homeless veterans, the hungry, people with nowhere else to spend a holiday - all had a place at the table.It wasn't a big affair, just a serving table... The Press-Enterprise 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 MORENO VALLEY: Community shocked by gang slaying Nov 23 1:47 AM EST Former Canyon Springs High football player fatally shot at party in Rancho Cucamonga by Moreno Valley gang Los Angeles Daily News Give Joe Paterno a break: Letters to the Editor for Friday, Nov. 24, 2011 Nov 24 9:55 PM EST Many of us don't understand the harsh treatment by the media, the Big 10 and Penn State itself of legendary coach Joe Paterno. Here is a man who dedicated himself for 61 years to bettering the lives of Penn State players and students. He makes one mistake and everybody is out of crucify him. Editorial: L.A. doesn't need to spend tax dollars on outsourcing work that city can do itself Nov 24 9:24 PM EST A story out of Los Angeles City Hall this week underscores one of the things that's wrong with local and state government. Editorial: Laura Richardson's ethics defense falls short Nov 24 8:54 PM EST REP. Laura Richardson is in the news again, and the news is not good. Will Durst: Pundits give thanks for politicians Nov 24 8:25 PM EST LET me be among the first 40-foot, helium-filled balloons to kick-start our national parade of giving thanks. US troops celebrate last Thanksgiving in Iraq Nov 24 8:24 PM EST COS ECHO, Iraq - American troops marked their last Thanksgiving in Iraq Thursday with turkey, stuffing and a rocket fire alarm. NBC Los Angeles Couple Celebrate Their 80th Wedding Anniversary on Thanksgiving Nov 24 9:31 PM EST Harold and Edna Owings got married on Thanksgiving Day in 1931. Photo Credit: Julie Brayton Working Thanksgiving Every Year Nov 24 6:46 PM EST For Maritza Schuiler, the sales manager at Mimi's Cafe, Thanksgiving is less holiday and more like one of the busiest days of her work year Photo Credit: AP Trapped Kitten Rescued From Pipe Nov 24 5:46 PM EST A firefighter pulled a trapped kitten out of an old electrical plastic pipe with a makeshift catchpole. Photo Credit: City of El Cajon Best Shopping Photos Nov 24 4:01 PM EST From Best Buys to Targets, Walmarts to Macy's, shoppers around the Southland are lining up to get a head start on Black Friday Shopping. Photo Credit: David Wolinsky OC May See More Shoppers Nov 24 3:16 PM EST Orange County retailers should see more Black Friday shoppers this Christmas season, according to experts. Photo Credit: Getty Images Daily Breeze Man, woman found fatally shot in Gardena Nov 24 4:37 PM EST A man and woman were found shot to death in Gardena, police said today. 40 rescued beagles have a true Thanksgiving Day Nov 24 2:23 PM EST A plane from Spain carrying 40 beagles landed Wednesday night at Los Angeles International Airport and then most of the dogs were taken to the North Hollywood home of animal attorney Shannon Keith. Burning smell forces jet to return to LAX Nov 24 2:23 PM EST An American Airlines flight bound for New York City's Kennedy Airport returned without incident to Los Angeles International Airport nine minutes after it departed Wednesday night because of a concern over a burning smell on board. Man shot in Carson earlier this month dies of wounds Nov 24 1:53 PM EST A man who was shot and wounded in Carson earlier this month died in a hospital today, and sheriff's homicide detectives set out to investigate the death. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK Man, woman shot to death at Gardena apartments Nov 24 1:22 PM EST A male and a female were shot to death in Gardena, police announced today. The shooting was reported Wednesday night. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK Ventura County Star Young child killed in a traffic accident in Oxnard Nov 24 9:21 PM EST A young pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Oxnard this afternoon, Oxnard police officials said. Salvation Army gathers community for Thanksgiving dinner Nov 24 8:43 PM EST The past year hasn't been a good one for Bill Johannsen, who is currently homeless. But at the One City/One Meal Thanksgiving dinner served Thursday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, there was a moment of hope. Camarillo Moose Lodge serves up Thanksgiving feast Nov 24 8:28 PM EST Priscilla Duran was thankful to be sitting at a table, rolling silverware so that people could eat their Thanksgiving dinners. The 14-year-old Oxnard resident came last year to the Camarillo Moose Lodge to volunteer with her dad. This year, battling leukemia and slowly but surely winning the fight, the Moose Lodge held a fundraiser last weekend for her family to help defray medical costs. Turkey Day Dash attracts thousands Nov 24 7:03 PM EST Family, fitness and fun was on the minds of about 2,000 people of all ages, from all over, who showed up at The Oaks parking lot for the 7th annual 1K and 5K Turkey Day Dash on Thanksgiving morning. Oxnard teen wounded in shooting Nov 24 1:12 PM EST An Oxnard teen was injured Wednesday after reportedly getting shot while walking on a local sidewalk, police said.

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