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Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : Study's findings won't put an end to debate over spanking Chalk protests at downtown L.A.'s ArtWalk draw a defiant new line Canyon News - Sylvester Stallone's Son Sage Found Dead Canyon News - UCLA Champion Kenny Heitz Dies at 65 Highland Twins Called Heroes For Helping Firefighters Save Family From Burning House Florida Man Gets 5 Years Probation For Disrupting Ontario-Bound Flight Los Angeles Times Study's findings won't put an end to debate over spanking Research suggests kids who are physically punished are more likely to develop emotional problems. But the issue is not that clear-cut for most parents. The timing of the study's release was good — at the start of summer when kids running wild are bound to get on Mom and Dad's nerves. Chalk protests at downtown L.A.'s ArtWalk draw a defiant new line Occupy L.A. members clash with police as they use ArtWalk as a canvas for their anti-gentrification theme. The chalk scrawls began showing up in downtown Los Angeles in May. Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce focused on Suri's nannies One element of the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce settlement centered on how the parents would choose nannies for their daughter, a person with knowledge of the talks said. Firm is spearheading opposition to Mojave Desert groundwater pumping A Texas-based oil and gas services company files two lawsuits to combat an effort to withdraw Mojave groundwater and sell it to urban Southern California. The company that wants to pump large amounts of Mojave Desert groundwater and sell it for a profit to Southern California suburbs has run into opposition from an unexpected quarter: an international corporation that runs industrial salt ... LAPD officers, Occupy L.A. protesters clash during ArtWalk downtown Crowd throws bottles and cans; at least 2 officers injured A confrontation in downtown Los Angeles late Thursday between police and Occupy L.A.protesters appeared to have stemmed from a sidewalk chalk-drawing demonstration, witnesses said. Canyon News Canyon News - Sylvester Stallone's Son Sage Found Dead STUDIO CITY —On Friday, July 13, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, Sage Stallone, was found dead in his Studio City apartment. Canyon News - UCLA Champion Kenny Heitz Dies at 65 WESTWOOD —Three-time UCLA basketball champion and lawyer Kenny Heitz died on Monday, July 9 after a long battle with cancer. He was 65 years old. Canyon News - LAPD Raids Another Dispensary & Residence WOODLAND HILLS —On Wednesday, July 11, detectives raided a medical marijuana dispensary and a private residence in Reseda that resulted in one arrest and the seizing of narcotics, money and other evidence. Canyon News - Second Decomposed Body Discovered WEST HOLLYWOOD —On the evening of Tuesday, July 10, a badly decomposed body was removed from an apartment by Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives and the Los Angeles County Coroner. Canyon News - Expo Line: Phase 2 Begins SANTA MONICA—Construction for phase two of the new 15.2 mile Expo Line began this month which will extend the line from Culver City to Santa Monica. This comes in addition to phase one construction (downtown Los Angeles to Culver City), which began on April 28 of this year. CBS 2 Los Angeles Highland Twins Called Heroes For Helping Firefighters Save Family From Burning House Twin brothers in Highland are being hailed as heroes after they helped firefighters rescue a family out of a burning house. Florida Man Gets 5 Years Probation For Disrupting Ontario-Bound Flight A federal judge has sentenced a Florida man to time-served and released him after he pleaded guilty to disrupting an airline flight by refusing to extinguish the cigarette he was smoking. Vault Explosion Knocks Out Power In Northern Anaheim A vault fire and explosion in northern Anaheim knocked out power to area homes and businesses on Friday afternoon. Sly Stallone’s Son Sage Found Dead At 36 Sylvester Stallone's son Sage, 36, has been found dead at his Los Angeles apartment. The "Rambo" star's son made his film debut opposite his father in "Rocky 5." Man Behind Bars On Suspicion Of Stealing Copper From Rancho Mirage Library A man suspected of stealing copper from a public library in Rancho Mirage was behind bars on Friday. Orange County Register H.B. schools chief agrees to paid leave HUNTINGTON BEACH - The head of the Ocean View School District has agreed to go on paid leave for the next 3-1/2 months and then retire under a settlement agreement reached this week with district trustees. Superintendent William Loose, who has headed up the 9,500-student elementary school district... VIDEO: Time-lapse of the OC Fair opening The gates open and the crowds rush into the 2012 OC Fair as seen in this time-lapse video compilation. O.C. Fair contestants rush to see if they're winners Ivonne Jean jumped up and down in excitement. Her friends gathered around to cheer and snap photos. Then she texted her mom. "I had to tell her I won. I want to cry!" the Fullerton resident said, dabbing at her eyes. No surprise to her friends that Jean took two top honors Friday in the... M.V., Brea fight state redevelopment payback MISSION VIEJO - City officials here Friday authorized their city attorney to seek a court order barring the state from collecting $2.6 million in redevelopment funds because they say the assessment grossly miscalculates their debt. Mission Viejo is just one of many cities statewide that are upset... Man sentenced to life for smuggler slaying SANTA ANA - A Santa Ana man convicted last year of killing one immigrant smuggler and wounding another received two life sentences Friday with the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge W. Michael Hayes sentenced Manuel Hernandez Juarez, 60, to 50 years to a life term in prison. Juarez was... The Press-Enterprise MENIFEE: ‘Superwoman’ hit by two vehicles, barely scratched A van backed over her, then a passing car ran her over – with front and rear wheels GRAND TERRACE: Fake grenade used in robbery try Man walks into bank demanding money, shows device to teller; he walks out without money, later surrenders to deputies SAN BERNARDINO: Criminal investigation into city government Authorities and district attorney’s officials are investigating the city government and operations FONTANA: Classroom sex case teacher pleads not guilty If convicted as charged, Emmanuel De La Rosa could be imprisoned for nine years, eight months, prosecutors say Motorcyclist is killed in crash with unlicensed driver Unidentified motorcyclist was driving south on Pigeon Pass at 40-45 mph when pickup truck turned in front him, struck and killed him Los Angeles Daily News San Bernardino police chief: Current police staffing not at 'adequate levels' SAN BERNARDINO -- Police and fire services already have been strained by the city's budget situation and likely will suffer more as a result of the city's plan to file for bankruptcy, the chiefs of the two departments said Thursday. Catch up: City Attorney: Evidence of budget falsification given to other agencies | San Bernardino ponders impact of bankruptcy | Businesspeople, residents react to ... Red/Blue America columnists ponder, should states tax Internet sales? There's a movement in several states to levy a sales tax on all purchases made from online sources -- including, in some states, digital downloads from companies like Amazon and Apple. The National Conference of State Legislatures say such taxes could raise as much as $23 billion a year. Police say Encino investment broker shot out dozens of windows along Ventura Boulevard It's not the usual home of a crime suspect: a Mercedes-filled street high in the hills of south Encino, a mile up a steep, gently winding road. Ex-Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty Friday and could face 20 years in prison for hiding and selling sports memorabilia and other items that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing. Another politician trips over a Nazi comparison Every once in a while a public official does something that makes a cynic feel better about California's politicians. Usually it's a public official from another state doing something dumber than anything our fearless leaders could ever dream up. It would be hard to go lower than Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who was forced to apologize today after comparing the IRS to the Gestapo. NBC Los Angeles Councilwoman Charged With Vandalism, Battery The San Fernando councilwoman at the center of an affair scandal with a council colleague was charged Friday with vandalism and battery of her former lover during a breakup last month, according to... Cudahy Candidate Who Lost: "Vindicated" After allegations of election fraud in Cudahy surfaced in court documents, a candidate who narrowly lost a council election remembers the 2007 contest. Luis Garcia said he was threatened. Photo Credit: KNBC Workers Endure Blistering Heat and Humidity People who work outside in the Inland Empire suffered through blistering heat and humidity on Friday. Construction workers say they appreciated every cool breeze they could get. FBI Not Investigating Miramonte Allegations After a plaintiff's attorney called for a federal investigation into LAUSD, the FBI said it was not looking into sexual abuse allegations at Miramonte Elementary School. Teacher Involved in Pursuit Charged The LAUSD gym teacher who careened his truck off an embankment during a police chase earlier this week was charged Thursday with evading police and multiple counts of lewd acts against a 14-year-old girl,... Daily Breeze Jury finds ex-employee of Lennox bondage club guilty of murdering owner A Simi Valley man fired from a Lennox bondage club because dominatrixes deemed him too creepy for "swingers parties" was found guilty Friday of murdering the establishment's owner. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK Saturday's police log: Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena Recent police activities in Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK State Sen. Ted Lieu to speak during upcoming trade workshop at port The port's TradeConnect workshop for small and medium-size businesses will be co-hosted by the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. Agents seize thousands of fake Pokemon cards at port Customs agents seized 33,000 sets of fake Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Zexal trading cards that, if real, could have been sold for $218,000, authorities said Friday. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK Teacher who drove off Rolling Hills Estates embankment charged A Los Angeles Unified School District teacher who drove over an embankment in Rolling Hills Estates at the end of a police chase was charged Friday with sexually molesting a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors said. Ventura County Star McGrath peaker plant takes shape in Oxnard The long-fought McGrath Peaker Plant in Oxnard is expected to be available for emergency use in late August. Clinicas del Camino Real opens center in Moorpark As part of a strategy to offer more services in eastern Ventura County, affordable health care provider Clinicas del Camino Real has opened a new health center in Moorpark. Crews respond to train-auto crash in Fillmore Rescue crews responded to a train-vehicle collision at Keith Road and Valencia Street in Fillmore, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Simi Valley transient pleads guilty to ID theft, child porn possession A 49-year-old Simi Valley transient has pleaded guilty to 14 felonies including identify theft and possession of child pornography, authorities said Friday. Fitness camps support more park hours for Camarillo dogs A group trying to expand hours at Camarillo dog parks has partnered with a fitness group to raise money.

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