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Los Angeles Times

Sierra pot-growing sites may be lethal for rare forest animal

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:19 PM EDT

Pesticides and poisons commonly used by illegal marijuana growers in the Sierra Nevada are found in dead fishers, a study says. The illegal marijuana-growing operations that have proliferated in remote areas of the Sierra Nevada appear to be taking a toll on the fisher, a forest animal whose numbers are dangerously low.        

Deutsche Bank lawsuit ends in $10-million settlement to L.A.

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:57 PM EDT

The bank's settlement with Los Angeles is a fraction of what city lawyers called for when taking Deutsche Bank to court, alleging the German bank's properties had fallen into disrepair. When lawyers for the city of Los Angeles took Deutsche Bank to court two years ago, they criticized the world's fourth-largest bank as among the city's worst slumlords and sought hundreds of millions of dollars ...

Poll shows split in approval for outgoing Mayor Villaraigosa

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 09:57 AM EDT

Voters give Villaraigosa a 47% favorable rating, 40% unfavorable. He gets high marks for public transit and safety and low ones for education and economic issues. As Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa leaves office, the city's voters are deeply split over his tumultuous eight-year tenure, according to a new USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll.        

L.A. voters mostly upbeat as new mayor Eric Garcetti starts his job

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 09:57 AM EDT

Traffic, schools and housing remain among Angelenos' top complaints, but overall they like life here and are optimistic about the future under Garcetti. Los Angeles voters are upbeat about the city's quality of life as Eric Garcetti prepares to take over as mayor — even if they remain frustrated by traffic jams, substandard schools, costly housing and the backlog of unrepaired streets, according ...

Actors find roles as drivers with ride-sharing services

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:42 AM EDT

Hundreds of actors, musicians and filmmakers are making extra cash with their cars by working as drivers for Lyft, Uber and Sidecar. By day, Jimmy Lucia is an actor. By night, he roams the streets of Los Angeles as BatLyft.        


Beverly Hills Courier

U.S. Justice Dept. Discrimination Claim Against Sheriff ‘Misleading’ – Antonovich Says

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:42 AM EDT

The Justice Department’s conclusion that the Sheriffs’ Department had a practice of discrimination against African Americans in its enforcement of the Housing Choice Voucher Program is misleading, according to Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Missing 71-Year-Old Hiker Found Dead

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:09 PM EDT

Authorities said a missing 71-year-old hiker has been found dead.

2 Brothers In Victorville Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:36 PM EDT

Authorities responding to an early morning call of a possibly suicidal adult found two males dead of gunshot wounds.

WeHo City Council Members To Be Deputized To Meet Same-Sex Marriage Rush

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:02 PM EDT

After a long 5-year wait, same-sex couples are expected to flock to West Hollywood to get married Monday and the city is responding by temporarily deputizing council members and other officials to help perform the weddings.

Angelenos Face Another Day Of Sweltering Temperatures

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:30 PM EDT

Angelenos Sunday faced another day of record or near record temperatures amid an ongoing heat wave affecting several western states.

Passersby Reportedly Spot Man’s Body In Rio Hondo Wash

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 05:49 PM EDT

Authorities Sunday were continuing their investigation into death of a man whose body was found in El Monte's Rio Hondo Wash.


Orange County Register

Small plane has problem with landing gear at JWA

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:56 PM EDT

SANTA ANA - A small plane made an emergency landing at John Wayne Airport on Saturday night, but the two people on board were uninjured, an airport spokeswoman said Sunday.

Pilgrims celebrate first mass at Christ Cathedral

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:04 AM EDT

According to Hebrew Scripture, after God parted the Red Sea and they escaped from Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before they reached the Promised Land.


Los Angeles Daily News

Rick Orlov's Tipoff: Changing of the guard at L.A. City Hall

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:35 PM EDT

There was an army of more than 100 workers busy over the weekend at City Hall prepping for one of the largest changeovers of municipal offices in history, with a new mayor, city attorney, controller and five new council members taking over on Monday, July 1, 2013.

Volunteer calendar: Opportunities and events in the San Fernando Valley for July 1-8 and beyond

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:11 PM EDT

Friend Movement benefit concert: LeAnn Rimes is scheduled to perform at a fundraiser for the anti-bullying campaign group, 8-11 tonight. Tickets $35. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.

Community meetings calendar for the San Fernando Valley: July 1-5 and beyond

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:10 PM EDT

Greater Valley Glen Community Council: 7 p.m. Monday. Valley College, campus center, room 104, 5800 Fulton Ave.

A golden anniversary for the ZIP Code

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:55 PM EDT

Postman John Garcia was shouldering his mailbag through Arcadia half a century ago when he noticed five new numbers inscribed at the bottom of a letter: 91006. | PHOTOS: ZIP Code turns 50 -- it keeps the mail moving

Commercial building burning on Sherman Way in Reseda

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:35 PM EDT

A fire burned today in Reseda, but no one was harmed, a city fire official said.


NBC Los Angeles

Crystal Cathedral Holds Final Service

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Chrystal Cathedral holds final service before swapping places with St. Callistus' congregation after being bought out two years ago.

California's Shark-Fin Ban to Take Effect

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:47 PM EDT

A compromise allowing storeowners and restauranteurs to sell their remaining supplies of shark fins comes to an end on Monday, July 1. Photo Credit: flickr/Renée S. Suen

Gunman Shot Dead After Firing at Police

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 04:17 PM EDT

Five Los Angeles police officers were shot at by a man who was killed when police returned on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Man Fatally Shot by Deputies in Yucaipa

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:47 PM EDT

A man was shot to death after a struggle with sheriff’s deputies who used a Taser on him in Yucaipa on Saturday.

Police Shoot Suspect in San Pedro

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:02 PM EDT

A man was shot by Los Angeles police in San Pedro early Sunday morning.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Apparent murder-suicide in Victorville claims lives of 2 brothers

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:41 PM EDT

Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two brothers in Victorville.

Late movie critic Roger Ebert honored for columns

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:41 PM EDT

Late movie critic Roger Ebert was honored Saturday by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in Hartford, Conn.

Inglewood kidnapped teen found safe, unharmed

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:37 PM EDT

Investigators said a kidnapped teenager from Inglewood who was reported missing Sunday has been found unharmed.

Pacoima armed suspect shot, killed by police

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:41 PM EDT

An alleged armed and dangerous suspect was shot and killed following an altercation with police in Pacoima Sunday.

14 Freeway crash in Agua Dulce: 1 dead, 1 hurt

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:37 PM EDT

The CHP is investigating a crash on the 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce that left one person dead and another injured Saturday.


Daily Breeze

Carson museum to expand school tours featuring Benjamin Franklin impersonator

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:24 PM EDT

Benjamin Franklin was just 12 years old when his father -- a candlemaker -- made a simple decision that surely played a significant role in the founding of the United States of America: The boy would not have to follow in his footsteps.

A golden anniversary for the ZIP Code

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:10 PM EDT

Postman John Garcia was shouldering his mailbag through Arcadia half a century ago when he noticed five new numbers inscribed at the bottom of a letter: 91006. | PHOTOS: ZIP Code turns 50 -- it keeps the mail moving

Gay marriage and God: Activism varies at local houses of worship

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:10 PM EDT

The way Rev. Susan Russell of Pasadena's All Saints Church sees it, the Episcopal church's political activism on the issue of same-sex marriage is a no-brainer.

Southern California sweats through heat wave

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:09 PM EDT

Deborah Winn fanned herself and stayed close to the shade Saturday at San Bernardino's Perris Hill Park as volunteers set up for the Juneteenth Black Awareness Extravaganza. It was 10 a.m., and temperatures were already in the 90s.

Mira Costa High School construction shakes nearby homes -- and lives; claims have been filed over damage

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:39 PM EDT

For more than 30 days, their homes shook. It was a never-ending earthquake, said some of neighbors on Mathews Avenue, directly across from Mira Costa High School.


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Crikey says: McTernan must take some of the rap
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:59 PM PDT
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Company pleads guilty over bouncy slide injuries
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:57 PM PDT
A Northland company has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation after four children were injured when a bouncy slide blew away at a Christmas party.The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment laid the charge...
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Sun sets on historic Glastonbury festival
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:55 PM PDT
Folk-rockers Mumford and Sons on Sunday put a recent health scare behind them to bring down the curtain on a historic weekend for Britain's famous Glastonbury Festival.
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Surf school owner fined €1,000 over tourist death
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:54 PM PDT
The owner of Offshore Surf School, which operates schools and rents surf equipment on a number of Kerry beaches, has been fined €1,000 for breaching health and safety legislation connected with the death of an American tourist on Inch Strand two years ago.
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Untimely debt: Interest costs loom ever larger for Israel
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:54 PM PDT
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Steve Mills, 65, retired from textiles
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:53 PM PDT
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Stay away from e-cigarette if it doesn't have FDA approval, Palace says
Sun, 30 Jun, 2013 07:47 PM PDT
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