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• Dogs Found Dead, Emaciated; Suspected Unlicensed Breeder Under Investigation

  20-07-2016 23:58
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A suspected unlicensed Riverside County dog breeder was under investigation Wednesday after about 10 dogs were found dead and several others in emaciated condition, authorities said.
  The 30 canines were abandoned at the residence located on La Sierra Avenue, just south of the Riverside (91) Freeway, according to Riverside County Animal Services spokesman John Welsh.
  The dogs’ owner was not immediately located on the property.
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• UFC Contender Chad Mendes Suspended 2 Years For Doping

  20-07-2016 22:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes has been suspended for two years after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced the sanction Wednesday. USADA administers the UFC’s anti-doping policy.
  USADA says Mendes tested positive for a growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide in an out-of-competition test conducted May 17.
  Mendes (17-4) is suspended until June 10, 2018, when he will be 33 years old.
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• Man Arrested For Putting Chemical Weapon Inside Oxnard Walmart

  20-07-2016 22:35
  
  OXNARD (CBSLA.com) — A man faces charges of creating a chemical weapon, capable of creating a gas classified by the CDC that is “immediately dangerous to life or health considerations” inside a Walmart store in Oxnard.
  Martin Reyes, 31, was questioned Tuesday in connection with a report of a possible improvised chemical weapon the morning of June 18 at the store, 2701 Saviers Rd., Oxnard police Sgt. Mike Gregson said. When the device was identified as a possible improvised
  
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• Southwest Airlines Passengers Facing Major Delays At LAX Following Computer Problems

  20-07-2016 22:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Southwest Airlines passengers at LAX were experiencing long delays Wednesday after a system-wide computer issue halted flights earlier in the day.
  The computer issue was reported at around 12:30 p.m., and planes resumed taking off at about 1:30 p.m.
  Passengers were experiencing long delays as the system was coming back on line. The terminal was chaotic, one passenger said.
  “You’re not sure where the line is, people keep sending you
  
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• Southwest Airlines Passengers Facing Major Delays At LAX Following Computer Glitch

  20-07-2016 22:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Southwest Airlines passengers at LAX were experiencing long delays Wednesday after a system-wide computer issue halted flights earlier in the day.
  The computer issue was reported at around 12:30 p.m., and planes resumed taking off at about 1:30 p.m.
  Passengers were experiencing long delays as the system was coming back on line. The terminal was chaotic, one passenger said.
  “You’re not sure where the line is, people keep sending you
  
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• Southwest Airlines LAX Ground Stop Lifted; Travelers Told To Expect Delays

  20-07-2016 22:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Southwest Airlines lifted a ground stop on planes departing from LAX and other airports around country Wednesday afternoon after a system-wide computer issue halted flights earlier in the day.
  Passengers were told to expect flight delays as the system comes back on line.
  Bad day to be flying @SouthwestAir at #LAX . Terminal packed, long lines after computer glitch halts flights @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/iBDa7NsGB7
  — John Schreiber
  
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• Southwest Airlines LAX Ground Stop Lifted

  20-07-2016 22:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Southwest Airlines lifted a ground stop on planes departing from LAX and other airports around country Wednesday afternoon after a system-wide computer issue halted flights earlier in the day.
  Passengers were told to expect flight delays as the system comes back on line.
  The computer issue was reported at around 12:30 p.m., and planes resumed taking off at about 1:30 p.m.
  Before the ground stop was lifted, travelers in airports around
  
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• Reward Offered For Stolen Truck Containing $375K In Sports Apparel

  20-07-2016 22:06
  
  PACOIMA (CBSLA.com) — Police asked for the public’s help Wednesday to find a stolen moving truck containing about $375,000 in sports apparel and other items.
  The 26-foot-long, 2014 International truck was stolen sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning from where it was parked near Herrick Avenue and Daventry Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
  The truck contained sports apparel and business-related items worth about $375,000.
  A $10,000 reward was off
  
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• Firefighters Told To Take Down Pro-Police Flag From Fire Truck, Social Media

  20-07-2016 21:37
  
  MORENO VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters in Riverside County were ordered to take down a pro-law enforcement flag from one of their engines following the killing of several police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, according to reports.
  CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department firefighter Eric Hille posted a photo of the flag – which resembles a black and white version of the American flag with a blue stripe through the center – on July 17 to “(h)onor those officers
  
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• Kobe Pens Letter To His Younger Self Offering Financial Advice

  20-07-2016 21:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — For the first time in 20 years, Kobe Bryant isn’t training for the upcoming NBA season. Instead, he’s sharing some wisdom.
  In a letter addressed to his 17-year-old self, published by the Players Tribune, Bryant told his younger self to exercise restraint in showering loved ones with money and gifts.
  The letter was addressed to himself just as he was making the leap to the NBA from high school, awaiting a massive financial
  
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• Kobe Bryant Pens Letter To His Younger Self Offering Financial Advice

  20-07-2016 21:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — For the first time in two decades, Kobe Bryant isn’t training for the upcoming NBA season. Instead, he’s sharing some wisdom.
  In a letter addressed to his 17-year-old self, published by the Players Tribune, Bryant told his younger self to exercise restraint in showering loved ones with money and gifts.
  The letter was addressed to himself just as he was making the leap to the NBA from high school, awaiting a massive financi
  
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• Ian Baker-Finch On RBC Canadian Open: ‘It Means A Little More’

  20-07-2016 21:13
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  This week is the renewal of L’Omnium Canadien, the French term for the tournament otherwise known as the Canadian Open. Now sponsored by RBC, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running event on the PGA Tour. Only the Open Championship and the U.S. Open are older.
  The first Canadian Open was held in 1904, but it’s 1954 that matters to most Canadian golf fans. That was the year Pat Fletcher triumphed, the last Canadian-born player to win the championsh
  
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• Feds Seek To Seize $1B In Assets From ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Producer

  20-07-2016 20:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and that was used for high-end real estate, fancy artwork and production of the Hollywood film, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
  Justice Department civil forfeiture complaints seek the forfeiture of real estate including a Manhattan penthouse and Beverly Hills properties including The Viceroy L’Ermitage Bever
  
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• 3 Men Accused Of Stealing $100,000 Worth Of Tahoe Ski Passes

  20-07-2016 20:28
  
  LAKE TAHOE (AP) — Three suspects have been arrested on charges accusing them of stealing more than 1,000 ski pass vouchers from a Lake Tahoe resort with a total value exceeding $100,000.
  Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested the three men last week — 21-year-old Tim Jacobsen of Minden, 20-year-old Mark Graham of Gardnerville and 25-year-old Angelo Bozin of South Lake Tahoe, California.
  Sheriff’s Sgt. Bernadette Smith said Tuesday the 1,100 Heavenly ski resort passes
  
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• Long Beach Water Sample Tests Clean After Sewage Spill, Official Says; 2nd Test Needed Before Reopening Beaches

  20-07-2016 20:08
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Long Beach official said Wednesday morning the first test of the city’s ocean water following a sewage spill has come back clean.
  Health department manager Nelson Kerr says the sample taken Tuesday shows no excessive levels of bacteria. Officials will wait for the results of a second test from Wednesday before they decide to reopen beaches to swimmers.
  Kerr says the clean sample suggests sewage from Monday’s burst pipe 20 miles upriver in Los Ange
  
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• Police: Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting 2 Glendale High School Students

  20-07-2016 19:46
  
  GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — Police sought the public’s help Wednesday to identify a man who has been captured on surveillance video sexually assaulting at least two Glendale High School students.
  Both incidents were reported just before 8 a.m. on Friday and July 12, according to the Glendale Police Department.
  Surveillance video captured the man sneaking up behind the juvenile victims and grabbing their buttocks before fleeing to a white early 2000s BMW, which was driven by a second unkno
  
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• On The Rise: Andrew Johnston, A Special Cut of Beef

  20-07-2016 19:44
  
  By Dan Reardon
  Of golf’s four majors, the Open Championship probably has the most international field. The Masters is too small. The U.S. Open is too American. And the PGA Championship is only professionals. Such an eclectic field each year means American viewers who tune in during the early-morning hours are usually introduced to a player flashing on the leaderboard whom they know little or nothing about.
  Sometimes the tournament sidebar is someone like Justin Rose, who is
  
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• Report: Unilever To Pay $1B For LA-Based Dollar Shave Club

  20-07-2016 19:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Consumer products giant Unilever says it has agreed to buy the fast-growing California-based men’s grooming business Dollar Shave Club for a reported $1 billion.
  The start-up company sells razor blades and other grooming products direct to consumers via its website.Unilever, which already owns personal care products including Axe, Dove and Pond’s, said in a statement Wednesday that Dollar Shave Club has “transformed the shaving category with i
  
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• Trump Staffer Apologizes For Using Michelle Obama Quotes In Melania RNC Speech

  20-07-2016 19:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — A staff writer for Donald Trump apologized Wednesday for including nearly identical quotes from a speech given by Michelle Obama in an address delivered by Melania Trump at the Republican National Convention.
  In a letter (PDF) released by the Trump Organization and addressed “TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN”, Meredith McIver says she worked with Melania on her First Lady speech on Monday night and “discussed many people who inspired her”, includi
  
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• Listeria Fear Prompts Recall Of 372K Pounds Of Hot Dogs, Corn Dogs

  20-07-2016 18:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Alstus, Oklahoma-based Bar-S Foods is recalling five chicken and pork products that could potentially be contaminated with listeria. The USDA says Bar-S hasn’t received test results, but is recalling the items due to recurring listeria issues at the company.
  The recalled items include Bar-S bu
  
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• Kershaw To Stay On DL Indefinitely Due To Lingering Back Pain

  20-07-2016 17:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won’t pitch this week against Washington because of nagging back pain.
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Kershaw will not come off the disabled list for the three-game set that began Tuesday night.
  It’s still uncertain when the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner will be activated. The left-hander has been out since June 27 because of mild disk herniation. He felt discomfort after a throwing session on Saturday.
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• Injured Worker Rescued From Carson Refinery Tower

  20-07-2016 16:56
  
  CARSON (CBSLA.com) — It took an Urban Search and Rescue team to get an injured worker down from a refinery tower in Carson, authorities said Wednesday.
  Los Angeles County firefighters were summoned at 10:12 p.m. Tuesday to the refinery in the 22600 block of South Wilmington Avenue, dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas said.
  The team got the man off the tower just before midnight and he was taken to a hospital for treatment, Ornelas said. The nature of the man’s injury was not know
  
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• Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming

  20-07-2016 16:31
  A speech by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal at the Republican convention could spoil a delicate but growing relationship between tech and the G.O.P.
  
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• Ventura Homeowner Chases Off Hot Tub Intruder

  20-07-2016 16:17
  
  VENTURA (AP) — Police say a Ventura resident who heard noises in his backyard went outside and found a man in his hot tub.
  According to The Ventura County Star, the resident confronted the intruder, who ran off late Tuesday.
  Police found the suspect on the roof of a neighboring house. The 47-year-old was arrested without incident on suspicion of prowling.
  The suspect, described by officials as a transient, could face other charges including parole violation and being under the influence of
  
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• Memorial Service To Be Held For Long Beach Police Dog Killed In Line Of Duty

  20-07-2016 14:11
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A memorial service will be held Wednesday for a Long Beach police dog who was fatally shot while working to apprehend a knife-wielding suspect in Long Beach.
  The memorial service will be held at LBPOA Park, located at 7390 East Carson Street.
  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Credo’s memory to the Long Beach K-9 Officers Association by clicking here.
  Credo, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was killed June 28 when police attempted to arrest Barry Prak
  
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• Memorial Service Held For Long Beach Police Dog Killed In Line Of Duty

  20-07-2016 14:11
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A memorial service was held Wednesday for a Long Beach police dog who was fatally shot while working to apprehend a knife-wielding suspect in Long Beach.
  The memorial service was held at LBPOA Park, located at 7390 East Carson Street.
  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Credo’s memory to the Long Beach K-9 Officers Association by clicking here.
  Credo, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was killed June 28 when police attempted to arrest Barry Prak, 27, wh
  
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• Celebrities React To Death Of Writer, Director Garry Marshall

  20-07-2016 13:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Hollywood continued to mourn the death of writer-director Garry Marshall Wednesday.
  Marshall’s deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” and the box-office successes “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride.”
  He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and the couple’s three children, Lori, Kathleen and Scott.
  Following the news of his death,
  
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• Is This Giant Baja Resort Sustainable? Depends Who You Ask.

  20-07-2016 13:00
  A boutique hotel is just the start of an ambitious project that would create 1,000 “artisanal homes.” But fishermen say the project is the opposite of sustainable building.
  
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• Family Of Slain 19-Year-Old Sues Over CHP Shooting

  20-07-2016 08:52
  
  FULLERTON (AP) — The family of an unarmed 19-year-old shot by California Highway Patrol officers says the shooting was unjustified.
  The Los Angeles Times says a claim filed Tuesday contends that Pedro Villanueva wasn’t an immediate threat.
  Villanueva was shot on July 3 by undercover CHP officers investigating illegal street racing in Santa Fe Springs, a Los Angeles suburb.
  After a five-mile chase, they followed a pickup truck into a dead-end street in Fullerton. Officers said they fi
  
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• $50K Reward Offered In Killing Of 21-Year-Old In Hyde Park

  20-07-2016 08:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A $50,000 reward was offered Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a person suspected in the killing of a young man six months ago in the Hyde Park area of South Los Angeles.
  Family members joined police investigators at a news conference Tuesday seeking justice for Gerrick Mykul Thomas. Detectives handed out fliers in the area where the victim was killed, hoping witnesses would come forward.
  “I need justice for my kid. I
  
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• Puppy Found High On Meth, Heroin Now Drug-Free, Ready To Be Adopted

  20-07-2016 07:52
  
  ORANGE (CBSLA.com) — A puppy named Bubba had a rough start.
  He was strung out on heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana when his owner was arrested on suspicion of drug possession at a Tustin motel.
  That was last March.
  Today, the Jack Russell Chihuahua mix is drug-free and ready to be adopted after going through detox.
  “Initially, we had some concerns about how Bubba would be affected by drugs in his system,” said Katie Ingram of OC Animal Care.
  CBS2 first shared photos of Bub
  
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• Pujols Hits Two 3-Run HRs As Streaking Angels Beat Rangers, 8-6

  20-07-2016 07:38
  
  ANAHEIM (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a pair of three-run homers and the Los Angeles Angels remained unbeaten since the All-Star break with their season-best fifth straight victory, 8-6 over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
  Pujols connected in the fourth and fifth innings against Kyle Lohse (0-2) for his second multi-homer game in three days, driving in six runs for the first time since 2009.
  He propelled the Angels (42-52) to their ninth win in 11 games overall. Pujols even stayed in the ga
  
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• Someone Built Border Wall Around Donald Trump’s Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

  20-07-2016 07:15
  
  HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Someone has erected a concrete border around Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the same day the Republican Party officially nominated him as its presidential candidate.
  Published reports indicate that Plastic Jesus, a well-known Los Angeles street artist, was reportedly behind the display, which apparently went up Tuesday.
  The wall, of course, draws reference to past remarks by Trump proposing to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
  
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• Kazmir’s Spicy Start, Utley’s Leadoff HR Help Dodgers Top Nationals

  20-07-2016 05:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — On the day the Dodgers announced Clayton Kershaw suffered an injury setback, the lineup and starter Scott Kazmir stepped up. Some cramp-curing pickle juice and spicy mustard helped as well.
  Chase Utley drove in three runs with three hits, including a leadoff homer that quickly spoiled Reynaldo Lopez’s major league debut and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
  Los Angeles swept three games from Washington at home
  
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• Stars, Fans Tweet Condolences Amid Passing Of Garry Marshall

  20-07-2016 05:07
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Condolences are pouring in via social media amid news of the passing of legendary actor, producer, and director Garry Marshall.
  GARRY MARSHALL Rest In Peace .. Thank you for my professional life. Thank you for your loyalty , friendship and generosity .
  — Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) July 20, 2016We lost one of the all time greatest tonight. My dear friend, Garry Marshall, has passed away. My deepest thoughts to Barbara & the family.
  — Tony Danza
  
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• Legendary Film, TV Director, Producer Garry Marshall Dead At 81

  20-07-2016 04:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Garry Marshall, a legendary film and television director and producer, has died. He was 81.This is a breaking news report. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
  
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• LAPD Chief Meets With L.A. Police Commission As BLM Calls For His Resignation Again

  20-07-2016 04:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that local Black Lives Matter activists have not been interested in having a productive discussion with him on policing issues as they staged a sit-in outside City Hall for an eighth day.
  The activists have been calling for Beck’s resignation, claiming he has done too little to protect residents of color and has allowed questionable killings by police officers to go unpunished.
  The p
  
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• Chief Beck Meets With L.A. Police Commission As BLM Calls For His Resignation Again

  20-07-2016 04:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that local Black Lives Matter activists have not been interested in having a productive discussion with him on policing issues as they staged a sit-in outside City Hall for an eighth day.
  The activists have been calling for Beck’s resignation, claiming he has done too little to protect residents of color and has allowed questionable killings by police officers to go unpunished.
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• Recovery Of Lost Wedding Ring Restores Florida Couple’s Hope In Humanity

  20-07-2016 03:52
  
  VENICE BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A South Bay treasure hunter is being credited with finding a lost wedding ring that belongs to a Florida couple.
  As Joanna Horowitz explains, her family was on vacation here in Southern California when they stopped for a day at Venice Beach.
  It wasn’t until that night she says when her husband realized his wedding ring was gone.
  “There was really nothing I could do at the time and my only thought was, ‘Well, I guess it’s gone,’ &rdqu
  
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• LA County To Pay $10 Million To Man Imprisoned For 20 Years

  20-07-2016 03:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will pay $10.1 million to a man who spent 20 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned.
  Supervisors voted Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by Francisco Carrillo Jr.
  Carrillo was 16 when he was convicted of killing Donald Sarpy in a drive-by attack in Lynwood in 1991.
  He was sentenced to life in prison.
  However, witnesses who identified Carrillo as the gunman from a photo lineup recanted in 2011, saying they couldn’t see the kil
  
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• Bear Treats Couple’s Rental In Glendale Like Home Away From Home

  20-07-2016 03:11
  
  GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — When Amy Butler and her two kids moved from Utah to Glendale for the summer while her husband completed an engineering internship, she expected a change of scenery – but never a view like this.
  For the past two weeks, a bear has treated the couple’s rental like her home away from home: drinking out of the pool, sticking her paw through the fence to pluck berries off a bush, walking up and down the patio, right through the toys the Butler kids play on
  
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• Ex-Wrestlers, Including Snuka, Sue WWE Over Head Injuries

  20-07-2016 02:48
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than 50 former professional wrestlers sued World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., saying the company is responsible for repeated head trauma including concussions they suffered in the ring that led to long-term neurological damage.
  Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Joseph “Road Warrior Animal” Laurinaitis and Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff are among the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court in Connecticut. The lawsuit als
  
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• New Homeowner Finds Dead Body In Simi Valley House

  20-07-2016 02:25
  
  SIMI VALLEY (AP) — A new homeowner who stopped by his Southern California property expecting to find its previous owners packing up, instead stumbled on the owner’s dead body in the bedroom.
  Mary Karacas, 75, was taken into custody Tuesday on suspicion of the murder of her 83-year-old boyfriend, Salvatore Orefice, who she lived with in the house in Simi Valley, police said.
  Karacas, who was arrested shortly after the body was found on Sunday, told detectives that she shot him after a
  
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• Massive Sewage Spill That Prompted Beach Closures In Long Beach And Seal Beach Contained

  20-07-2016 02:06
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The massive sewage spill the prompted beach closures in Long Beach and Seal Beach has been contained, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works announced Tuesday. But shoreline remained off limits until further notice.
  The top of a sewer pipe collapsed at about 2 p.m. Monday at Sixth Street and Mission Road. Debris from the collapse fell into the pipe, clogging the line and causing the overflow, which was contained Tuesday at 1:5o p.m., Publi
  
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• Massive Sewage Spill That Prompted Beach Closures From Long Beach To Seal Beach Contained

  20-07-2016 02:06
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The massive sewage spill the prompted beach closures from Long Beach to Seal Beach has been contained, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works announced Tuesday.
  But the water remained off limits until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.
  The top of a sewer pipe collapsed at about 2 p.m. Monday at Sixth Street and Mission Road. Debris from the collapse fell into the pipe, clogging the line and causing the overflow, which was conta
  
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• Long Beach Shoreline Remains Closed Due To Massive Sewage Spill

  20-07-2016 02:06
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The shoreline in Long Beach remained Tuesday closed until further notice while crews work to contain a massive sewage spill.
  Beaches in Seal Beach were also off limits from the San Gabriel River Mouth to Anaheim Bay, according to the county Health Care Agency.
  The top of a sewer pipe collapsed at about 2 p.m. Monday at Sixth Street and Mission Road. Debris from the collapse fell into the pipe, causing the overflow, according to the Los Angeles County Departmen
  
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• John Williams Greets ‘Star Wars’ Musicians Outside Home

  20-07-2016 02:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two musicians earned a greeting from legendary Hollywood film composer John Williams by playing his theme from “Star Wars” outside of his Los Angeles home.
  A video of the performance was posted on YouTube by Michael Miller, himself a longtime TV composer. The clip shows him playing the famous theme on flugelhorn alongside 13-year-old trumpet player Bryce Hayashi last week on the sidewalk in front of Williams’ home.
  The performance drew the composer to h
  
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• Winners Come Forward To Claim Share Of $1.6B Powerball Jackpot 6 Months After Winning

  20-07-2016 02:04
  
  CHINO HILLS (CBSLA.com) — The winners of the largest lottery prize in California history had come forward to claim their share, six months after winning a third of the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, lottery officials announced Tuesday.
  Marvin and Mae Acosta purchased their winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills.
  They showed up in Van Nuys Friday with a security guard, an attorney and a financial adviser to claim their prize
  
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• Trump Triumphs As GOP Nominee, Completing Stunning Climb

  20-07-2016 01:41
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — United for a night, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman’s stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him into a November faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
  Trump’s campaign hoped the formal nomination would both end the discord surging through the Republican Party and overshadow the convention’s chaotic kickoff, including a plagiarism charge involving Melania Trump&rsqu
  
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• Crews Knock Down 18-Acre Brush Fire In Hollywood Hills

  20-07-2016 00:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Fire crews worked to control and douse a small blaze of mostly scattered spot brush fires Tuesday in the Hollywood Hills near the Cahuenga Pass, authorities said.
  About 200 firefighters were on the ground with shovels and hoses and were assisted by firefighting helicopters, Los Angeles Fire Department Public Service Officer Margaret Stewart said.
  No homes or other structures were immediately threatened by the fire estimated about 18 acres, and no injurie
  
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