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Los Angeles Times

High Desert outpost casts wary eye on election

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:44 PM EDT

Residents in Barstow, with nearly 14% unemployment, see few clear choices in presidential or state races. 'People are just hanging on,' a candidate says. BARSTOW — Vicky Davis pulled in a hundred grand a year installing high-end corporate phone systems until the recession hit and work dried up. Now she's racing to find a job before she drains her retirement savings.

Rural community colleges face distinct challenges

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:29 PM EDT

A state mandate to focus on two-year students rather than 'lifelong learners' threatens the campuses' valued role in the community, along with their financial health. Mendocino College is a prime example. UKIAH, Calif. — On a recent evening at the Mendocino College Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, a cast of 35 belted out boisterous voice exercises before running through a dress rehearsal ...

Kumbaya era unravels in campaign against Obama

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:44 PM EDT

Election of the first black president hasn't loosened nation's grip on prejudice, particularly with GOP's call for a return to American values. She seemed embarrassed to tell me that she's voting for Mitt Romney, as if the admission might suggest that she'd been hiding racist leanings during our long friendship.

Teachers who had group sex with male student face punishment

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 11:36 AM EDT

A married couple -- both Orange County teachers -- were sentenced to probation Thursday for having group sex with a 17-year-old student who prosecutors said the teachers plied with alcohol.

Group drops suit, clearing way for NFL stadium

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:21 AM EDT

AEG settlement includes a promise of money for low-income housing, mitigation of pollution and traffic, and hiring disadvantaged workers. A coalition of anti-poverty groups has agreed to drop a lawsuit involving the developer of a proposed NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, clearing the last remaining legal obstacle to the city's approval of the $1.2-billion project.


Canyon News

Canyon News - Man Impaled On Wrought Iron Fence

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:26 PM EDT

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—A drunk man was impaled on a wrought iron fence outside a house in Hollywood Hills on Friday, November 2 at approximately 12:14 p.m.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

DA Seeks Rehearing In Anna Nicole Smith Drug Case

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:54 PM EDT

Prosecutors refusing to accept an appellate court's ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case asked the court on Friday to change its decision and allow her former boyfriend and manager to be retried.

LA Runners Return Following NYC Marathon Cancelation

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:37 PM EDT

Local runners are racing back to Southern California after the controversial New York City Marathon was cancelled because of Superstorm Sandy.

Riverside County Man Suspected Of Drowning Neighbor’s Dog

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:00 PM EDT

A necropsy was performed Friday to determine if a man killed his neighbor’s dog by drowning the animal.

Koreatown Shooting Suspect Identified As Company’s President

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:39 PM EDT

Police Friday identified the suspect they said shot and critically wounded a co-worker in Koreatown yesterday.

K-9 Officer Nabs Shotgun-Wielding Suspect After Wild Chase

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:33 PM EDT

Police say they have nabbed a suspected armed robber and seized a sawed-off shotgun following a wild pursuit in Santa Ana.


Orange County Register

Crystal Cathedral: Rev. Schuller's wife takes stand

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:52 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES - Arvella Schuller, wife of Rev. Robert H. Schuller, took the stand in Bankruptcy Court for the first time Friday and described how she started the Hour of Power television show "from scratch." The goal was to reach people who were "unchurched and knew nothing of the...

Police arrest man suspected in carjacking, robberies

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:22 PM EDT

SANTA ANA - A man with a sawed-off shotgun suspected in a carjacking and at least three Santa Ana street robberies was taken into custody Friday after a car chase, police said. Officers about 3 p.m. saw a stolen vehicle that witnesses had tied to three armed street robberies driving near Fifth and...

O.C. flooding: What could happen here?

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:00 PM EDT

Scenes of wrecked and submerged neighborhoods in the aftermath of Sandy, the East Coast superstorm, are unlikely to be repeated in Orange County anytime soon. But something very like it happened in 1938. Days of rain dropped more than 9 inches over Orange County, more farther inland, turning much...

They left their families to survive the Nazis

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:14 PM EDT

The day in 1936 when 13-year-old Ruth Moos fled Nazi-controlled Germany, her parents stood on the train departure platform in Berlin, crying. But she didn't dare look at them or wave goodbye. The pain would have been unbearable. Instead, the teenage girl steadfastly read a novel she'd...

Stakes raised in Anaheim race after unrest

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:07 PM EDT

ANAHEIM - Nine people are vying for two open seats in a City Council race that has taken on added significance this year in the wake of community clashes with police and the boiling over of long-simmering political tensions. In the last days leading up to Tuesday's election, residents'...


The Press-Enterprise

LAKELAND VILLAGE: Hose shoved in dog’s mouth; animal dies

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:45 PM EDT

A neighbor is suspected of the act on ‘Puddles’; authorities are investigating the incident and will perform a necropsy

RIVERSIDE: Psych report at issue for boy who killed Nazi dad

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 11:44 AM EDT

12-year-old on trial for murder in Riverside; prosecutors are set to call a psychiatrist who analyzed the boy and can speak to the boy’s mental stability


Los Angeles Daily News

Assyrian community rebuilds St. Mary's in Tarzana after fire

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:51 PM EDT

TARZANA - On the night the fire destroyed their church, some members of the local Assyrian community said they felt as if a loved one had died.

Economy slowly adding jobs, presidential candidates use those numbers on campaign trail

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:47 PM EDT

Slow but steady job growth in the U.S. economy should provide plenty of ammunition for both presidential candidates heading into the final days of the campaign for the White House.

Money, staff needed for work on new billboard law

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:36 PM EDT

A high-level Planning Department official said Friday his department cannot comply with a controversial motion to draft a new law regulating digital billboards in the city without more money and more staff.

San Fernando recall campaign turns dirty

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:36 PM EDT

The mud-slinging in scandal-ridden San Fernando's recall race just landed below the belt.

Cutting gardens can yield beauty inside and out

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

Cut flower gardens are attractive options for those who don't like removing the best blooms from their borders and beds for indoor display.


NBC Los Angeles

Thousands of Hyundai, Kia Drivers Eligible For Rebate

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:25 PM EDT

The makers of Hyundai and Kia admitted on Friday that nearly 1 million cars sold between 2010 and 2012 do not achieve the mileage claims made in advertisements. The automaker is now offering thousands of owners...

Measure B Takes Aim at Unprotected Porn Shoots

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:10 PM EDT

On Nov. 6, voters will get a chance to expand a Los Angeles city ordinance mandating condom use on adult film sets to include pornographic performers throughout LA county. Photo Credit: AP

Conviction Upheld in Semen-in-Water-Bottle Case

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:40 PM EDT

A panel of Orange County judges upheld the conviction of a man for putting semen in a co-worker's water bottle.

Mystery California Lottery Winner Unveiled

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:55 PM EDT

The mystery $23 million California Lottery jackpot winner is Julie Cervera.

Bryant: Lakers Need "Sense of Urgency"

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:55 PM EDT

Kobe Bryant expects the 0-2 Lakers to have a "sense of urgency" moving forward against the Clippers. Photo Credit: Getty


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Warning: Simi Valley auto thieves targeting catalytic converters

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:18 PM EDT

Drivers are being warned about catalytic converters being stolen out of vehicles in Simi Valley.

2 married Huntington Beach teachers sentenced in student-sex case

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:03 PM EDT

Two married Huntington Beach teachers have been sentenced to three years of probation for having sex with a male student.

$23M Super Lotto Plus winner comes forward 5 months after winning

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:33 PM EDT

The holder of a $23 million lottery ticket came forward Thursday to claim her jackpot, California Lottery officials said.

Proposition 30: Law, government officials also relying on funding

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:03 PM EDT

Students aren't the only ones counting on Prop. 30 to pass; law and local government officials could also be affected.

Horse rescued after falling into Orange County ravine

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:03 PM EDT

A horse that fell into a ravine in Orange County's Carbon Canyon is OK, thanks to a difficult rescue operation.


Daily Breeze

Beach cities accidents include possibly drunken pedestrian, critically hurt motorcyclist, man driving on pier

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:30 PM EDT

UPDATED: Police also were investigating why an elderly driver lost control of his car in Manhattan Beach, hit three cars, crashed through concrete barriers and drove halfway down the Manhattan Beach Pier. Five people were injured. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK

USC reviews campus visitor policy in wake of Halloween shooting

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 11:15 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES - A former Crenshaw High School football standout remained in critical condition today following a Wednesday night shooting outside a crowded Halloween party on the USC campus, while the university president reassured students about their safety and said policies governing campus events and visitors were being reviewed. | PHOTO GALLERY

USC breaks ground today for aquatics center

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:30 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES - A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today at USC for the Uytengsu Aquatics Center, a $16 million improvement to the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, which opened in 1983.

Southern California gas prices drop to under $4 a gallon

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:30 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased today for the 24th consecutive day, falling 3.3 cents to $4.092, one day after dropping 3.7 cents.

Things To Do This Weekend

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:45 AM EDT

Circus Vargas puts up its big-top in Culver City this weekend and comes to Torrance Thursday, Carson extends Halloween, and Abbey Road brings the Beatles back to life in Hermosa Beach. Next week: The USS Iowa veterans festival.


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