Clergy and lay leaders of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles could make history today when they vote to replace two retiring assistant bishops, choosing from a pool of six candidates that includes two openly gay priests. Full Story »
Officials this morning are seeking the owner of an affable Shetland pony that was found wandering the streets of Norwalk. Full Story »
Cold, wet weather is expected to creep into the Los Angeles County region over the next few days, National Weather Service forecasters said today. Full Story »
Sheriff's detectives are dealing with a mystery in Diamond Bar this morning involving two bodies that were discovered in a home Thursday evening. The man and woman appeared to have been dead for some time, but officials are still trying to sort out what happened. Full Story »
Director will be under electronic monitoring as he awaits decision of extradition to L.A. Full Story »
For thousands of low-income children across Orange County, it's a much-needed mid-year boost that will help keep them motivated and ready to learn. That's the spirit in which about 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies, books and toys were... Full Story »
Imagine running a shop that is regularly packed with people. They come to stare. They come to touch the merchandise. They come to share stories and information. But too many don't come to buy. That's the problem Jay Brewer created for himself in... Full Story »
FOUNTAIN VALLEY - A Hawthorne man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after being charged with shooting a Fountain Valley man in 2005. Richard Bernard Collins, 43, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison Monday for attempted murder, along with... Full Story »
LOS ALAMITOS– The Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base has plans to embark on a $1.5 million renovation of its runway to reopen the airfield, which has been closed to some aircraft since January. The runway was closed to large airplanes after an... Full Story »
The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the standard mileage rate for business use of personal vehicles. Full Story »
A wayward beaver has met an untimely end, apparently run down by a car as it ambled on a Murrieta city street. The beaver, found on a densely-populated stretch of Murrieta Hot Springs Road early Thursday morning, appears to have recently re-colonized Warm Springs Creek flood channel, which runs through nearby Pond Park. Full Story »
A 69-year-old Fontana woman died last night after she crashed into two moving big-rigs in Ontario, Ontario police say. The wreck was reported at 5:43 p.m. Thursday along Jurupa Street west of Etiwanda Avenue. The victim's name has not been released. Her car veered out of control while traveling east. Full Story »
Hemet police have arrested the parents of one of two missing Hemet 17-year-olds who lived at a home where charred human remains were found last week. Full Story »
A reported puppy theft turns out to be a case of escaped canines. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department reported last week that two 4-month-old blue tick pit bull puppies were taken from a home in the 4800 block of Border Street in Yucca Valley. Full Story »
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who was found shot to death last night in Highland. Luis Miguel Mendoza, 23, of San Bernardino, was found at about 6:45 p.m. shot in the head in the 26000 block of Base Line, the department said in a news release. Full Story »
Police have arrested the parents of one of two Southern California teens who have been missing since last month after charred human remains were found in the backyard of the couple's home. Full Story »
Police say a Newport Beach man ripped off distressed homeowners with loan modification businesses that did nothing to help his customers save their homes. Larry Ervan Gunter, 34, is accused of taking money from homeowners having trouble making their mortgage payments and promising to work out better terms on their loans, but never doing anything on their behalf. Full Story »
Governor Schwarzenegger will be part of a ceremony Friday opening a new home for California's veterans in Ventura, which will be webcast live. The California Veterans Home in Ventura will provide 60 long-term care beds for aged and disabled veterans who served honorably in the military. Full Story »
California schools will be getting millions of masks and gloves to block the spread of swine flu. Full Story »
A 6-inch water main ruptured in South Los Angeles today, causing some street flooding and interrupting water service to about 40 customers, authorities said. Full Story »
The United States will play England, Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year's World Cup in what appears to be a relatively easy group. Full Story »
VAN NUYS - A fire damaged a single-story apartment complex on the 14000 block of Burbank Boulevard near Natick Avenue Friday morning, said Rich Matheney, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman. Full Story »
Two separate accidents involving seven cars on the southbound 170 freeway south of Oxnard Street tied up traffic for nearly two hours early Friday morning. Full Story »
Two Hollywood conservatives have called on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to rescind the Oscar that it gave ex-Vice President Al Gore two years ago for the environmental movie "An Inconvenient Truth." Full Story »
ORANGE - Some students at Chapman University in Orange have added a weapon to their arsenal for coping with finals week -- puppies. Full Story »
An accountant got 12 years in state prison for stealing $2.7 million from a pet insurance company and hiding the money in international bank accounts. Full Story »
The parents of one of the two missing Hemet 17-year-olds who lived at a home where charred human remains were found have been arrested. Full Story »
If Brilliant Ideas 101 was a course, Chapman's Active Minds Club would get an A. Full Story »
Grand theft charges might be awaiting culprits who stole Golden Retriever pups. Full Story »
The R&B singer speaks out about his attack on ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Full Story »
A Wiseburn-area daycare provider was sentenced today to eight years in prison for molesting two young girls entrusted to him while their parents worked. Tito Ruiz, 66, showed no emotion as Torrance Superior Court Judge Steven Van Sicklen imposed the sentence. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats Full Story »
San Pedro. The Legends Car Club invites the public to participate in its Toy Run for underprivileged children from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Point Fermin Park. Full Story »
Peninsula. Not in the Christmas spirit yet? You will be after you see four Palos Verdes Peninsula homes decorated for the holiday at The Neighborhood Church's 53rd annual Yule Parade of Homes. Full Story »
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell two-tenths of a cent today to $2.939, a day after falling one-tenth of a cent. RELATED LINKS: » Find cheapest gas in Torrance » Calculate gas/cost ratio » Gas prices, state by state » U.S. fuel tax rates » What are the economics of gasoline? Full Story »
Redondo Beach resident Tyree Johnson's path to senior year was more difficult than most. Full Story »
Ventura County has no fewer than seven public bus systems, and that means it can be very difficult to get from one city to the next without driving, the Ventura County Transportation Commission was told Friday. The system that provides most of the regional service — the Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority, or VISTA — will be the subject of a study that the Transportation Commission ... Full Story »
Though property taxes were technically due at the beginning of last month, the deadline most taxpayers care about — the one that represents the last chance to pay without a late fee — is coming up on Thursday.“The grace period comes to a screeching halt” Thursday, Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Larry Matheney said. Any payments not received by that day will be assessed a 10 percent fee.Thursday is ... Full Story »
An elderly pedestrian struck by a car in Simi Valley this week has died, authorities said this morning.Mary Hutchins, 86, was pronounced dead at Simi Valley Hospital at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, said Armando Chavez, a senior deputy Ventura County Medical Examiner.Hutchins, a Simi Valley resident, was crossing Yosemite Avenue near Nutwood Circle about 4 p.m. Wednesday when she was struck by a ... Full Story »
A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of burglarizing a Port Hueneme home, police said.Joseph Zaragoza, of Oxnard, was arrested about 9:30 a.m. after police responding to a report of a possible burglary spotted him throwing property over a fence in the 1800 block of North 5th Street, Port Hueneme police said in a prepared statement.The incident was reported when a motorist driving ... Full Story »
A 20-year-old man was wounded Thursday night in a shooting in Oxnard that police say may have been gang-related, authorities said.Police learned of the shooting when they responded at 8:14 p.m. to a report of a shooting victim in the 3300 block of Merced Place in Oxnard. Officers found the victim, an Oxnard man, with a gunshot wound, Oxnard police said in a prepared statement. The shooting ... Full Story »
For the first time since Proposition 13 was passed in 1978, homeowners in Los Angeles County and statewide will see a slight decrease in their property tax bills next year, thanks to a bit of deflation, officials said Wednesday. Full Story »
LONG BEACH - The city's Planning Commission approved a special permit for the capping of a Los Cerritos Wetlands habitat area Thursday night. Full Story »
Submit addresses and photos of houses with special decorations on our Holiday Lights map . Full Story »
BELLFLOWER - The second annual Journey to Bethlehem, a event that attempts to re-create the biblical city on the night Jesus was born, opens tonight with more than 200 actors, hands-on experiences and live animals including sheep and a camel. Full Story »
Advice for landlocked viewers of the upcoming Naples Boat Parade. Full Story »
CLAREMONT - Twenty-one years ago, Pat Dye decided to try to help fellow visually impaired people. Full Story »
For the first time since Proposition 13 was passed in 1978, homeowners in Los Angeles County and the rest of the state will see a slight decrease in their property tax bills next year, thanks to a bit of deflation, officials said Wednesday. Full Story »
A Pomona man suspected in a rash of auto burglaries in three Inland Valley cities led Claremont police on a car chase and then spent at least an hour hiding from officers in a covered hot tub, authorities said. Full Story »
TORRANCE - Folded dollar bills and spare quarters, dimes and nickels are the traditional holiday fare dropped into the Salvation Army's red donation kettles. Full Story »
UPLAND - The Kare Youth League, a nonprofit year-round sports program for children, recently honored the Police Department for sponsoring kids who are part of the program during a special dinner at the Pacific Christian Center. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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