) reward will help them catch a serial killer who has claimed the lives of at least 10 women and a man in a two-part string of violence spanning more than two decades. All the victims were black and were found in or near south Los Angeles. Police believe
Melvin James Comeaux Jr., 28, a black man, was shot several times at 94th Place and Normandie Avenue about 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. He was taken to a hospital. After surgery, he remained on life support for a week, authorities said. Comeaux died from
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a $500,000 reward to help catch a serial killer believed responsible for 11 slayings in South Los Angeles and Inglewood over the last two decades. The first killing occurred in 1985 when Debra Jackson,
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Auntie Anne's Pretzels: What: Free Pretzel Giveaway. VERY long lines expected (100+) When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Where: Westfield North County, Escondido (two locations) Westfield Parkway, El Cajon
RockStar Games are continuing to drip feed the details of their upcoming street cruise and race title Midnight Club Los Angeles. For a full preview check out the this link . In the meantime checkout the new trailer below as well as the additional content
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Auntie Anne's Pretzels: What: Free Pretzel Giveaway. VERY long lines expected (100+) When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Where: Westfield North County, Escondido (two locations) Westfield Parkway, El
More than a year after the agreement was announced, the sudden recusal of a retired judge unanimously selected to review the priests' files has threatened to undo the fragile deal and could send both sides back to court for months. At the same time, an
:21:33 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into the death of a Los Angeles man who stopped breathing after being shot with a Taser gun. Police said Andy Tran, 32,
(Business Wire) -- Auntie Anne's Pretzels: What: Free Pretzel Giveaway. VERY long lines expected (100+) When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Where: Westfield North County, Escondido (two locations) Westfield Parkway, El Cajon
Luxury and posh car rental will come to New York City as Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car of Manhattan launches its first ever East Coast branch, bringing its fleet of luxury cars, exotic sports cars and plenty of classics with it. The company has already served
Auntie Anne's Pretzels: What: Free Pretzel Giveaway. VERY long lines expected (100+) When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Where: Westfield North County, Escondido (two locations) Westfield Parkway,
- (Business Wire) Auntie Anne's Pretzels: What: Free Pretzel Giveaway. VERY long lines expected (100+) When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Where: Westfield North County, Escondido (two locations) Westfield Parkway, El Cajon
A Los Angeles doctor who is the son of Bermuda's premier has been charged with sexually abusing four more patients.The charges were announced Thursday for Dr. Kevin Antario Brown, who now faces 33 counts for allegedly molesting 12 patients. His father is
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into the death of a Los Angeles man who stopped breathing after being shot with a Taser gun. Police said Andy Tran, 32, was shot in the thigh on Wednesday when
Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said.
Senior U.S. military leaders say it would be "impractical" to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the logistics required in the redeployments, two military officials told CNN Thursday.
LAPD uses DNA to huntfor serial killer The Associated Press LOS ANGELES ? Authorities hope a new $500,000 reward will help them catch a serial killer who has claimed the lives of at least 10 women and a man in a two-part string of violence spanning
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/04/08 -- Economic empowerment nonprofit Operation HOPE (HOPE) and the rapidly growing LA Financial Federal Credit Union (LA Financial) announce a 3-year, co-branded partnership aimed at providing opportunity for
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to four years in federal prison Thursday for his corrupt lobbying activities, which led to the downfalls of a congressman and several other Washington officials.
The Los Angeles City Council says it will pay $500,000 for information leading to a serial killer's capture. Council officials approved the reward this week as part of the attempt to capture the individual thought responsible for at least 11 deaths in
Pakistan has expressed anger about a cross-border raid by US-led troops based in Afghanistan, while the US stepped up its cross-border attacks with an unmanned drone attack on an alleged militant hideout. US-led troops used helicopters to cross the
LA Financial Federal Credit Union Opens 4th Branch in California; Some 10,000 Residents Expected to Be Impacted by New Affiliation LOS ANGELES, CA, Sep 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Economic empowerment nonprofit Operation HOPE (HOPE) and the
A Los Angeles doctor who is the son of Bermuda's premier has been charged with sexually abusing four more patients. The charges were announced Thursday for Dr. Kevin Antario Brown, who now faces 33 counts for allegedly molesting 12 patients. His father
-- Economic empowerment nonprofit Operation HOPE (HOPE) and the rapidly growing LA Financial Federal Credit Union (LA Financial) announce a 3-year, co-branded partnership aimed at providing opportunity for economic independence for South Los Angeles
A Florida woman suspected in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter is likely to leave jail Friday after somebody posted $500,000 bond, police said.
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When Ari Gold tries to woo a casting agent in HBO's Entourage, he buys her Sprinkles Cupcakes. That's how famous the brand that former investment bankers Charles and Candace Nelson launched in 2004 has become. The couple have also touted their treats in
The charges were announced Thursday for Dr. Kevin Antario Brown, who now faces 33 counts for allegedly molesting 12 patients. His father is Bermuda Premier Ewart Brown. District attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison says the charges include forcible rape,
(Sept. 2, 9:30 a.m.) The pest that can transmit citrus greening apparently has been trapped near San Diego, the first time it has been discovered in California. In an Aug. 29 news release, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said the
The Olympic Games in Beijing were widely acclaimed as one of the best in living memory and this weekend China is hoping for a repeated success with the Paralympic Games.
Parents of children who commit graffiti vandalism in Los Angeles could be held liable for civil damages under a plan proposed today by City Councilman Bernard C. Parks.The proposal is very similar to a law recently approved by Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- The Los Angeles Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, PRSA-LA, announced today its partnership with iPressroom Corp. (www.ipressroom.com), an online press room and PR software provider, to enhance benefits of
ISLAMABAD, Sep 4: Pakistan is determined to defend its territorial integrity, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, as anger mounted over a raid by US-led troops on a remote border village. The pre-dawn helicopter-borne ground assault on the
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An angry Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest against a raid on a Pakistani border village in which officials said 20 people, including women and children were killed, an official said on Thursday. The pre-dawn
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is determined to defend its territorial integrity, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, as anger mounted over a raid by U.S.-led troops on a remote border village. The pre-dawn helicopter-borne ground assault on
Pakistan has expressed anger about a cross-border raid by US-led troops based in Afghanistan. US-led troops used helicopters to cross the Afghan border into Pakistan in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday that left at least 15 civilians dead. Pakistan's
Developer AEG announced today that legendary Polynesian-style restaurant chain Trader Vic's has leased the final available space for an operation at L.A. LIVE, the 4 million-square-foot downtown Los Angeles sports, residential and entertainment district
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles welcomes a new addition to its Japanese culinary repertoire with the opening of the Sushi Institute of America, a professional school that offers intensive, comprehensive courses in Japanese food preparation with some of the best
The University of California, San Diego has joined the Kuali Foundation as an investing partner in the Kuali Rice Project. The Kuali Foundation is a non-profit organization that coordinates the efforts of colleges and universities to sustain and evolve a
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The departure of a key figure in a record $660 million clergy sexual abuse settlement has endangered part of the deal that some plaintiffs consider more important than the money: the promise by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los
(Prudent Press Agency)---LOS ANGELES--The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (The Foundation) today announced it has selected Rabbi Sharon Brous as the recipient of its first Inspired Leadership Award. The Foundation created the biennial award
One climber was knocked unconscious and stranded on a ledge. The other fell nearly 100 feet. Fellow climbers assisted firefighters in the rescue, which was hampered by pelting hail and rain. Two Orange County rock climbers are recovering after an
The state's reserves are low after two dry years. The water bank program will shift resources from the Sacramento Valley to needy Southern California agencies. SACRAMENTO -- Saying California's water reserves are all but gone, state officials on Thursday
Bobcats lounge on a vacant and foreclosed home on Vista Palermo in Lake Elsinore. A family of feline squatters has moved into a foreclosed home in Lake Elsinore. Residents of the Tuscany Hills development first noticed the bobcats about a week ago.
Heads up if youre headed out of Los Angeles International. Discount airline AirTran is changing terminals. Beginning tomorrow (Friday, September 5), flights which had operated out of Terminal 3 will arrive and depart from Terminal 6, Gate 69A to be
SAN DIEGO ? Marriott Corp. has pulled out of its plan to build the West Coast's largest hotel ? 1,929 rooms ? at Ballpark Village, just east of Petco Park in downtown San Diego. JMI Realty, the real estate company of Padres owner John Moores, said
Admire Plastic Surgery signed an 11-year lease at Scottsdale Center, 7231 E. Princess Blvd. Total value of the lease is $1.1 million, according to Grubb & Ellis|BRE Commercial LLC, which represented the tenant. The 2,900-foot-space is owned by Wolff
NEXUS Joint Enrollment Center Opens in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a joint NEXUS Enrollment Center located adjacent to the Whirlpool Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
PAK-USPRINT EMAIL ISLAMABAD, SEP 4 (PTI)Pakistan has summoned the US Ambassador to Islamabad to protest a cross-border attack on its tribal belt by the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, which killed 20 people.US Ambassador Anne Patterson was
CORONADO: A 30-year-old San Diego man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of burglary after he allegedly entered a home through an unlocked rear door as its residents slept early Monday. A purse, a computer scanner, keys and the family's Toyota Highlander
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (KUNA) Five persons were killed Thursday evening in yet another incident involving US forces on Pakistani soil bordering Afghanistan. An unmanned US drone fired a missile at a house in Mohamad Khel village near Miramshah, the main
SAN ONOFRE, Calif. -- Beachgoers in may still have to fight for their right to be naked.In the latest in a series of legal volleys, state parks officials filed a notice of appeal Wednesday to overturn a judge's ruling from last week that nude sunbathers
SAN DIEGO -- After 's much anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, Republicans called her 'a breath of fresh air,' 'inspiring,' and 'authentic.' Watch Video But a leader in the San Diego Democratic Party called her
LOS ANGELES -- An elevator mechanic at has been arrested in a federal sting operation and is charged with bringing illegal immigrants into the country., 53, was arrested at the airport on Aug. 23 by federal immigration agents, reported the believe
Three days after Hurricane Gustav came ashore on the Gulf Coast, nearly 829,000 households were still without electricity, power company officials said Thursday, warning that power may be restored slowly in the hardest-hit areas.
A federal appeals court has upheld a decision to revoke the U.S. citizenship of an 87-year-old Michigan man accused of shooting Jews as a member of a Nazi police unit. A judge ruled last year that John Kalymon of Troy was ineligible for citizenship
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision to revoke the US citizenship of an 87-year-old Michigan man accused of shooting Jews as a member of a Nazi police unit. A judge ruled last year that John Kalymon of Troy was ineligible for citizenship
PAKISTAN said yesterday that an attack on its soil by international troops that killed at least 15 people was 'counter-productive' to joint efforts at fighting terrorism. 'Such actions are counter-productive and certainly do not help our joint efforts to
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- American forces launched a raid inside Pakistan Wednesday, a senior U.S. military official said, in the first known foreign ground assault in Pakistan against a suspected Taliban haven. The government condemned an incursion that it
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia's military operation in Georgia as an illegitimate and unilateral attempt to change the country's borders by force. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Speaking at a news conference in
TORONTO (CBC) - Pakistan's government has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest a U.S.-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory that officials said killed at least 15 people, including civilians. The summons came as Pakistan's presidential
Tropical Storm Hanna left devastation in Haiti and is heading toward the U.S. coast, while Hurricane Ike, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, roared farther out in the Atlantic, its destination a mystery.
The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Tuesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade.
HELICOPTER-BORNE American Special Operations forces have attacked al-Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan in the first publicly acknowledged case of US forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil. The raid, which