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Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie that was snatched by dognappers who demanded $1,000 from his owners was safely dropped off near his owner's home on Saturday, according to NBC Los Angeles. Someone driving a white car with tinted windows dropped off the dog named Walter. Read »

May 19, 2013
Bear Euthanized After Entering Lake Tahoe Condo

Bear Euthanized After Entering Lake Tahoe Condo

Nevada wildlife officials say they were forced to euthanize a bear that entered an Incline Village... Read »

May 18, 2013
Demonstrators Lobby Boy Scouts to Keep Ban on Gay Scouts

Demonstrators Lobby Boy Scouts to Keep Ban on Gay Scouts

With signs that read “NO on the resolution,” about 25 women, men and teens protested outside the Boy Scouts... Watch »

May 17, 2013
Attorney: OJ Simpson Knew About Guns in Raid

Attorney: OJ Simpson Knew About Guns in Raid

The attorney who represented OJ Simpson in a trial stemming from a bizarre 2007 Las Vegas hotel room raid testified... Read »

May 18, 2013
Pot-Bellied Pig Stench Causes Neighborhood Ruckus

Pot-Bellied Pig Stench Causes Neighborhood Ruckus

The stench coming from Moo, Hoot, Quack and Ribbet, a foursome of pot-bellied pigs living it up in a... Watch »

May 17, 2013
NASA's JPL Brings Firefighting to Space

NASA's JPL Brings Firefighting to Space

With an intense fire season already underway before summer officially begins, firefighters need all the help they ca... Watch »

May 16, 2013
LA Worst City for Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers: Study

LA Worst City for Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers: Study

Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, according a new report by th... Watch »

May 16, 2013
CA Homebuying Program for Vets Hands Out Few Loans

CA Homebuying Program for Vets Hands Out Few Loans

A state program designed to help California veterans buy homes granted just 83 loans last year, despite more... Read »

May 16, 2013
Holder to Issa: Your Conduct Is Shameful

Holder to Issa: Your Conduct Is Shameful

Upset by a line of questioning, US Attorney General Eric Holder tells Rep. Darrell Issa that his conduct as... Read »

May 15, 2013
NorCal Students Map

NorCal Students Map "Geography of Hate" Using Tweets

Dubbed The Geography of Hate, the project pinpoints the origins of digital hate speech by county. Read »

May 15, 2013
Simpson: Guns

Simpson: Guns "Never a Subject" in Hotel Raid

O.J. Simpson testified Wednesday in court that guns were never "a subject" during discussions leading up to a... Watch »

May 15, 2013
LA Filmmaker Clothes the Homeless in Abercrombie & Fitch

LA Filmmaker Clothes the Homeless in Abercrombie & Fitch

A Los Angeles filmmaker is on a mission to clothe the homeless population in Abercrombie & Fitch apparel after... Watch »

May 15, 2013
SDUSD Will Not Reverse Twerking Suspensions

SDUSD Will Not Reverse Twerking Suspensions

Parents of Scripps Ranch High School are hiring attorneys after the school board chose not to overturn... Read »

May 15, 2013
CA Speaker Gives Assembly’s Juiciest Jobs to Biggest Fundraisers

CA Speaker Gives Assembly’s Juiciest Jobs to Biggest Fundraisers

In May 2012 and again in June, Speaker John A. Pérez wrote memos to Democrats in the California Assembly. Read »

May 17, 2013
Interest Groups Play Major Role in Democrats’ Campaign Funds, Analysis Finds

Interest Groups Play Major Role in Democrats’ Campaign Funds, Analysis...

When they needed political money – to make donations urged by Speaker John A. Pérez and to pay for their... Read »

May 17, 2013
Southern California Offices Named in IRS Tea Party Scandal

Southern California Offices Named in IRS Tea Party Scandal

Two Internal Revenue Services offices in Southern California came under fire for allegedly singling out tea... Watch »

May 14, 2013
Firefighters Rescue Soot-Covered Man Stuck in Chimney

Firefighters Rescue Soot-Covered Man Stuck in Chimney

Fire-rescue crews pulled a soot-covered man to safety at a Sylmar park. Watch »

May 14, 2013
Lower DUI Threshold Proposed

Lower DUI Threshold Proposed

The National Transportation Safety Board has voted to recommend to states that they lower the blood-alcohol content... Watch »

May 14, 2013
Gov. Brown to Propose $1B for New School Standards

Gov. Brown to Propose $1B for New School Standards

Gov. Jerry Brown will propose giving California school districts an additional $1 billion to implement new,... Read »

May 14, 2013
Ice-Age Bison Fossil Found in San Diego

Ice-Age Bison Fossil Found in San Diego

An ice-age fossil found recently in San Diego's North County was revealed Monday at the San Diego Natural... Read »

May 14, 2013
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