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Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : A welcome revenue boost for L.A. County Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:39 PM EDT O.C. to pay $4.4-million settlement in deputy's slaying of Marine Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:10 PM EDT Canyon News - New Lane Opens On I-405 Canyon News - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:11 PM EDT Canyon News - Woodland Hills Library Book Sale Canyon News - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:41 PM EDT Beverly Hills To Reduce Water Rate Increase By 2 Percent Beverly Hills Courier - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:48 PM EDT ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Finale Sees Drop, But Still Leads Weekly TV Ratings Beverly Hills Courier - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:48 PM EDT Los Angeles Times A welcome revenue boost for L.A. County Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:39 PM EDT An increase in property values is expected to provide an additional $50 million in tax money. Local government coffers are beginning to feel the effect of the region's slowly improving economy, led by the significant increase in property tax valuation in Los Angeles County.         O.C. to pay $4.4-million settlement in deputy's slaying of Marine Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:10 PM EDT The family of the unarmed Marine had filed a federal lawsuit over the 2012 shooting in the parking lot of San Clemente High. Orange County is paying $4.4 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed U.S. Marine sergeant who was shot to death by a deputy in a school parking lot, the county said Wednesday.         Battery recycler Exide's problems aren't just local Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:24 PM EDT Exide has closed or suspended operations at its Vernon plant and two others. Since 2010, 7 plants nationally have been linked to health-risk levels of airborne lead. Since she was 13, Tiffany Arroyo lived with the smoke and rotten-egg smell from an Exide battery-recycling plant just blocks from her grandparents' home in Laureldale, Pa.         Lice may be small, but they're a huge headache for families Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:24 PM EDT Treating a lice infestation is exhausting and expensive. But after lots of hard work and outlays of cash, success can be as elusive as the insects themselves. The school health clerk took a comb and pointed to the near-microscopic bugs crawling up and down my daughters' scalps. I cringed.         States dependent on Colorado River consider conservation effort Wednesday, May 29, 2013 03:10 AM EDT Officials from the seven states express a cautious willingness to join the U.S. in a complex, possibly contentious effort to save water as drought fears grow. SAN DIEGO — Officials in the seven states that depend on the drought-beset Colorado River expressed a cautious willingness Tuesday to join the federal government in a complex, possibly contentious effort to step up conservation.         Canyon News Canyon News - New Lane Opens On I-405 Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:11 PM EDT SANTA MONICA — A new lane on I-405, from I-10 to Santa Monica Boulevard opened on Friday, May 24. The Office of Transportation Department indicates that there are 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles passing on the lanes per hour. Canyon News - Woodland Hills Library Book Sale Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:41 PM EDT WOODLAND HILLS—The Friends of the Woodland Hills Library will be hosting a three-day book sale beginning Thursday, May 30 through Saturday, June 1. Books being sold at this event are all previously owned, gently used, and new books ranging from 50 cents to $2. In addition, every child in attendance receives one free book. Canyon News - Topanga Days Country Fair Takes Place Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:41 PM EDT TOPANGA CANYON—The 40th annual Topanga Days Country Fair took place this past Memorial Day weekend, bringing out many residents to celebrate the yearly event. The fair which spanned the entire three-day weekend attracted over 2,000 attendees each day. Canyon News - Special Olympics Torch Coming To City Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:26 PM EDT SHERMAN OAKS—On Tuesday, June 4, the Van Nuys Division of the LAPD will aid in the Special Olympics Torch run, a 3.8 mile stretch through Sherman Oaks. Canyon News - High School On Lockdown After Gun Sighting Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:26 PM EDT TOPANGA CANYON—On Tuesday, May 28, a report of a man with a shotgun was made at approximately 9:40 a.m. prompting a full lockdown of a private high school campus in West Hills. Beverly Hills Courier Beverly Hills To Reduce Water Rate Increase By 2 Percent Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:48 PM EDT The good news for Beverly Hills residents and businesses? The water rate increase over the next year wont be quite as large as the 7 percent increase agreed upon last year. ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Finale Sees Drop, But Still Leads Weekly TV Ratings Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:48 PM EDT Viewership for the "Dancing with the Stars" season finale dropped 14 percent from the previous spring, but last week's only prime- time television program to come within four million viewers of its audience was the final competition episode of the season, figures released today show. Right to Work opponents buy ads to fight controversial GOP, corporate backed effort Wednesday, May 29, 2013 05:20 PM EDT Though Republicans may have retreated in their efforts to pass... Neil Patrick Harris Tapped To Host 65th Primetime Emmy’s Wednesday, May 29, 2013 03:03 PM EDT "How I Met Your Mother" actor Neil Patrick Harris, who will be hosting the Tony Awards next month, will also host this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today. Southern California Gas Warns of Utility Worker Imposters In Los Angeles Area Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:19 PM EDT Authorities today warned Southlanders to be wary of people posing as Southern California Gas Co. employees to get into a customer's home. CBS 2 Los Angeles 6th Grader’s Puncture Wound Prompts LA High School’s Lockdown Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:23 PM EDT Belmont High School near downtown Los Angeles was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a middle school student suffered a puncture wound in his back. Hope Emerges For Funding Of Calif. Courts System Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT A glimmer of hope has emerged for California's financially besieged court system with two legislative committees recommending restoration of $100 million in budget cuts to trial courts across the state. Author Jack Vance Dies At Home In Calif. Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:01 PM EDT Jack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who penned more than 60 books, has died. He was 96. LAPD Set Up Perimeter In Pacoima In Search For Multiple Shooting Suspects Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:48 PM EDT The LAPD is searching for suspects in connection to a shooting that shattered a car's rear window in Pacoima Wednesday, shortly after gunfire in a separate incident resulted in the lockdown of a nearby elementary school. Funeral Held For Local Soldier, 24, Killed In Afghanistan A Week Before Daughter’s Birth Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:55 PM EDT Twenty-four-year-old Army Specialist William Gilbert, a native of Hacienda Heights, was killed May 14 in the line of duty. Orange County Register 3 local schools get perfect scores in state rankings Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:36 PM EDT ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERCOSTA MESA - More than 75 percent of Newport-Mesa Unified schools ranked in the top half statewide this year based on standardized test scores, according to results from the California Department of Education. Online school invites families to info session Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:34 PM EDT Capistrano Connections Academy will be holding an information session for families interested in learning about the school Thursday night in Costa Mesa. Salary study: Newport city officials under-compensated Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:35 PM EDT NEWPORT BEACH - The first chunk of an ongoing compensation study ordered by Newport Beach city officials recommends increasing maximum pay limits by as much as $50,000 for 14 key executives, including a 22 percent increase in the wage maximum for City Manager Dave Kiff, who now earns $297,785 in... Authorities seek missing woman seen with unidentified man Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:27 PM EDT DANA POINT - Authorities seek the public's help in locating a Dana Point woman who didn't return home Tuesday and who was captured on security video with an unidentified man. 'Lone Ranger' premiering at Disney park Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:07 PM EDT The Johnny Depp film, "The Lone Ranger," will hold its world premiere at Disney California Adventure, the first time the park has hosted such an event, Disney confirmed Wednesday. The Press-Enterprise PARENTING: Many Inland same-sex couples raising children Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:23 PM EDT A study finds that San Bernardino County has more same-sex parents than San Francisco, even though it has far fewer gay and lesbian couples ONTARIO: 7 children, driver hurt after day-care van crash Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:50 PM EDT The driver apparently ran a red light before colliding with a big-rig, police say CHINO: Overturned cement truck kills driver, triggers SigAlert Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:32 PM EDT The wreck tied up the southbound lanes of Highway 71 south of Euclid Avenue MENIFEE: Driver of truck impaled by guardrail is arrested Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:50 AM EDT Authorities accuse a Nuevo man of driving under the influence and critically injuring his passenger, a 21-year-old Perris woman Los Angeles Daily News V-o-c-a-b-u-l-a-r-y may prove toughest challenge in Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:51 PM EDT For the 281 youngsters who took the stage Wednesday at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee just outside Washington, D.C., it wasn't enough to have memorized thousands of words like "gourami," "pessimum" or "ogival." Los Angeles' $7.7 billion spending plan approved Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:39 PM EDT A $7.7 billion Los Angeles city budget that restores some basic services while beginning to change the development permitting process received unanimous approval on Wednesday from the City Council. LAUSD submits amended application for No Child Left Behind waiver Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:39 PM EDT In response to concerns raised by federal regulators, Los Angeles Unified and eight other school districts have filed an amended application for a waiver from a federal law requiring that all students be proficient in English and math by 2014. Garcetti's mayoral win could reopen negotiations on ONT control Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:55 PM EDT ONTARIO -- Less than two months ago, Los Angeles and San Bernardino County officials were at the negotiating table, determining whether LA/Ontario International Airport will be returned to local control. Editorial: Put people first to improve railyard project Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:10 PM EDT Lawsuits are a poor way to make public policy. But when the political process breaks down and the health of people is at risk, sometimes a lawsuit is the only way to fix things. NBC Los Angeles County Targets Sex Trafficking as Survivor Speaks Out Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:22 PM EDT One woman shares her story of being forced into prostitution as a girl -- a crime targeted by the LA County probation department's Domestic Sex Trafficking Unit. Men Sought After Gunfire Forces School Lockdown Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:22 PM EDT Gunfire shot out a car window and forced Telfair Elementary School to be placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Man Charged in Stabbing Death of 11-Year-Old Boy Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:07 PM EDT A 26-year-old Los Angeles man was charged Wednesday with the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Father Defends Disneyland Employee Arrested in Blast Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:37 PM EDT A Disneyland outdoor vending cast member was arrested in connection with an explosion involving dry ice at the Anaheim theme park. The explosion, possibly caused by dry ice in a watter bottle, led to... Evacuations Lifted After "Major" Gas Leak in Newbury Park Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:22 PM EDT Evacuations were ordered and the 101 Freeway was shut down after a major gas leak in the Newbury Park area of Ventura County was reported just after 10 a.m. KABC-TV Los Angeles Gardena elementary students participate in LAPD 'Kid Cop' Program Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:36 PM EDT Nearly 1,000 students at 186th Street Elementary School in Gardena have joined the Los Angeles Police Department. Fallen soldier honored at South Pasadena service Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:32 PM EDT Family and friends said goodbye Wednesday to fallen soldier William Gilbert, who was killed in Afghanistan. LIFE Act gun-control legislation passes state Senate Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:21 PM EDT New gun control legislation designed to cut down on gun violence was approved Wednesday in the state Senate. Dana Point woman missing; person of interest sought Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:51 PM EDT Police need the public's help finding a woman who disappeared under what investigators are calling strange circumstances. Obama to nominate James Comey as new FBI director - report Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:06 PM EDT President Barack Obama is reportedly preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI. Daily Breeze Inglewood Unified School District at risk of being 'vaporized,' administrators say Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:49 PM EDT The hired guns who are trying to keep the Inglewood Unified School District from dissolving in debt are beginning to speak more candidly about the state of the district, contending the school system is so broke it may not be able reopen come fall of 2014, yet insisting that they have a plan. Chivas USA coaches file suit alleging they were fired because they don't speak Spanish Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:59 PM EDT Chivas USA's well-publicized drive to return to its Mexican roots has spawned a racial discrimination lawsuit by two former coaches in the Major League Soccer club's youth academy who allege they were fired because they do not speak Spanish. Spraying begins in Harbor Regional Park following detection of West Nile in mosquitoes Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:49 PM EDT Spraying began Wednesday at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, a week after vector control officers confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in tested mosquitoes. Garcetti's mayoral win could reopen negotiations for LA/Ontario International control Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:19 PM EDT Inland Empire civic leaders are hopeful that Councilman Eric Garcetti's election as mayor of Los Angeles will be key to restarting negotiations that could return LA/Ontario International Airport to local control. Manhattan Beach county library to close this weekend for construction project Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:04 PM EDT Manhattan Beach's county library will close at the end of business Saturday in preparation for construction of a new library on the same site next to City Hall.

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