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• Cragg Wins Marathon Trial, Earns Spot On US Olympic Team

  13-02-2016 22:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Cragg has won the steamy U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials, earning a berth to the Rio Games.
  Cragg finished ahead Desiree Linden and Shalane Flanagan, who also made the Olympic team by finishing in the top three.
  Cragg, who fourth in the trials four years ago, pulled away late to win in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 27 seconds.
  Linden rallied in the final mile to finish second at 2:29:00. Flanagan, who won the trials four years ago, made her fourth Olympic team by finishi
  
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• Hundreds Gather At Cathedral In Downtown LA To Observe World Day Of The Sick

  13-02-2016 22:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of elderly and sick people from across Southern California gathered Saturday to observe World Day of the Sick in downtown Los Angeles.
  At 12:30 p.m., Archbishop José H. Gomez administered the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick using Holy Oils at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
  Hundreds gather at LA Cathedral for World Day of the Sick. #CBSLA pic.twitter.com/neYC5zKWcC
  — Laurie Perez (@LauriePerez) February 13, 2016Anointing of th
  
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• Hit-And-Run Driver Suspected Of Fatally Striking Pedestrian In OC Arrested

  13-02-2016 21:45
  
  NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A 21-year-old woman who allegedly fled from the scene of a fatal hit-and-run collision in Newport Beach has been arrested, police said Saturday.
  According to the Newport Beach Police Department, the crash unfolded just after 1 a.m. in the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 30th Street.
  Police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call reporting a hit-and-run traffic collision in the area.
  Upon their arrival, paramedics transported a male pedestrian to
  
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• Sea Lion Takes Underwater Selfies At Long Beach Aquarium

  13-02-2016 20:48
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The art of taking a “selfie” is no longer just for humans. Now, sea mammals are able to join in on the fun.
  Hugh Ryono, who is a trainer at the Aquarium of the Pacific, recently constructed a selfie stick for sea lions to use underwater.
  “I just thought it would be neat to see a swimming sea lion from the same selfie stick perspective that surfers and other action sports athletes use to give you a ‘you are there’ feel to their shots,&r
  
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• Sea Lion Takes Underwater Selfie At Long Beach Aquarium

  13-02-2016 20:48
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The art of taking a “selfie” is no longer just for humans. Now, sea mammals are able to join in on the fun.
  Hugh, who is a volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific, recently constructed a selfie stick for sea lions to use underwater.
  “I just thought it would be neat to see a swimming sea lion from the same selfie stick perspective that surfers and other action sports athletes use to give you a ‘you are there’ feel to their shots,&rdquo
  
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• LA Coroner Identifies 2 Victims Of Ocean Plane Collision

  13-02-2016 17:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner has identified two men whose bodies were recovered from a small plane that plunged into the ocean last week after a midair collision.City News Service says they’re identified as 80-year-old James Franklin Garber III of Los Angeles and 61-year-old Martin Richard Clement of Redondo Beach.
  The Federal Aviation Administration says Garber was certified as a flight instructor.
  Clement was a deacon at a Redondo Beach Catholic churc
  
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• 38-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In LA

  13-02-2016 17:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police sought the public’s help Saturday to locate a 38-year-old man who has been reported missing in Los Angeles.
  According to the Los Angeles Police Department, David Consepcion Morquecho was last seen on Feb. 6 in the 11000 block of Rossiter Place.
  Morquecho requires medication. His family is concerned for his safety.
  Detectives described Morquecho as a Hispanic man who has black hair, brown eyes, stands 5-foot-10 tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He was
  
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• Grammy-Winning Rapper Kendrick Lamar To Receive Key To Compton

  13-02-2016 16:45
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will be presented with the key to the city today, Compton officials announced Saturday.
  At 10 a.m., Mayor Aja Brown and the City Council will present the 28-year-old entertainer with the key to the city in front of the MLK Monuent at Compton City Hall.
  “Kendrick Lamar is a phenomenal artist whose work has served as a catalyst to raise a new level of consciousness for this generation,” said Brown. “His message chal
  
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• Compton Mayor Presents Grammy-Winning Rapper Kendrick Lamar With Key To The City

  13-02-2016 16:45
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar was presented with the key to the city today, Compton officials announced Saturday.
  At 10 a.m., Mayor Aja Brown and the City Council handed the 28-year-old entertainer the key to the city in front of the MLK Monuent at Compton City Hall.
  “Kendrick Lamar is a phenomenal artist whose work has served as a catalyst to raise a new level of consciousness for this generation,” said Brown. “His message challenges the stat
  
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• Only On 2: 911 Dispatcher Meets Frightened Boy She Helped Through Home-Alone Robbery

  13-02-2016 08:26
  
  RIVERSIDE  (CBSLA.com)   —  A 911 dispatcher and a frightened young boy she talked through a scary home invasion met Friday to thank each other.
  On first sight, they didn’t say much.
  CBS2’s Erica Nochlin was there when the two strangers became fast friends. It’s a story that is Only On 2.
  They both tell each other “Hi.” And then a warm embrace.
  Dispatcher Diane Howard and 12-year-old Farhan Arshad are now connected. And while they were meeting f
  
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• Doctors Narrow In On Increasing Infections In Hospitals

  13-02-2016 08:23
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) —  Doctors now understand why so many patients in California hospitals are coming down with dangerous infections. They say it’s a bacteria that is causing the problem, and it is easy to prevent it.
  “It continues to be an epidemic,” said Anton Bilchik. The gastrointestinal surgeon was talking about a bacteria called C. Difficile or C. Diff.
  A report by the California Department of Public Health released Wednesday said you can blame it for
  
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• Self-Storage Is Convenient, But Is It Safe?

  13-02-2016 08:12
  
  MOORPARK (CBSLA.com) — When Lisa Gray moved back home with family in Ventura County, putting extra stuff in storage was a necessity.
  “I had purchased some bedsheets,” she said. “I had lamps and candles. I had jewelry. I had just a lot of valuables.”
  She says she chose A to Z Storage in Moorpark based on its advertised state-of-the-art security system and the fact that managers are on site around the clock.
  But in November, “I 
  
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• Driver Suspected Of DUI Hits Palm-Reading Business In Anaheim

  13-02-2016 08:01
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — A driver suspected of DUI plowed his pickup into a palm-reading business in Anaheim Friday night, and its owner said she had a premonition it was going to happen.
  The driver of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup rear-ended a Toyota Camry about 4:30 p.m. before slamming into a carport storage area of the psychic business storefront at 1224 S. Beach Boulevard.
  Rachel Williams is the owner. “I knew it was coming, and it happen
  
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• Pope Arrives In Mexico With An Ambitious Agenda, Will Hold Mass Visible Across The Borders

  13-02-2016 07:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —  The Pope has landed in Mexico and he’s got a busy schedule planned .
  The Pope will be the first pontiff to visit the US-Mexican border. Pope Francis will celebrate a mass that will be visible from both countries. He’s also expected to confront Mexico’s political  corruption and drug violence.
  Tall orders, to be sure. And eyes in both countries will be on him.
  KCAL9’s Tom Wait spoke to Angelenos who are also looking forward to wat
  
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• Scientists Need Your Help In Experiment With New Quake App

  13-02-2016 07:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — UC Berkeley scientists Friday released a new app that can use a smartphone as a mobile seismometer. It’s part of an experiment with which they need your help.
  The app is called MyShake, which was created to collect a “new generation of data that we can use to reduce the impact of future earthquakes,” said UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory Director Richard Allen. “We want to use the s
  
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• Military Uniforms, Gear Stolen In Camarillo

  13-02-2016 07:15
  
  CAMARILLO (CBSLA.com) — Authorities are looking for thieves who stole military uniforms and gear in Ventura County in the last two weeks.
  Fatigues and gear including helmets, masks, goggles and gloves were stolen from three separate locations in Camarillo in the early morning hours.
  The uniforms were taken from a garage in a complex off Spring Oak Road and from another complex nearby. Other gear was snatched from a car parked in the same complex.
  Investigators
  
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• Trier Drops 18 As No. 17 Arizona Holds Off UCLA, 81-75

  13-02-2016 06:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arizona had trouble guarding anybody in the first half, slow to rotate out to shooters, allowing UCLA to repeatedly get to the rim.
  The Wildcats looked like an entirely different team in the second half, contesting shots, bumping the Bruins off the ball, harassing them for every inch.
  The difference wasn’t some adjustment or change in scheme. It was just a matter of intensity and attention to detail.
  “We had the same players and the same scheme, we just
  
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• Will The Obamas Make Palm Springs Their Post-White House Home?

  13-02-2016 06:17
  
  PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) —  President Obama is in the Coachella Valley for business summits and, no doubt, a couple of rounds of golf.
  The President has been a frequent visitor to Palm Springs the past seven years, fueling speculation that the Obamas might be considering the area as a post-White House residence.
  And why not? Chicago has cold winters, Hawaii is far from the mainland. Palm Springs has the aforementioned golf courses. Sounds like a no-brainer.
  KCAL9’s Crystal Cruz
  
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• When Conditions Become Terrifying, an Elite Contest Can Proceed

  13-02-2016 06:00
  Nic Lamb of Santa Cruz won the $30,000 first prize at the Titans of Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a surfing competition that isn’t held if the waves aren’t sufficiently threatening.
  
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• 60 Ties Course Record

  13-02-2016 06:00
  Sung Kang had to scramble for par on the last hole to set the course record at Monterey Peninsula with an 11-under-par 60.
  
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• L.A. City Council Wants State To Investigate Possible SoCal Gas Billing Spike

  13-02-2016 05:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council Friday urged the state watchdog of public utilities to investigate the recent rate increases by Southern California Gas Co.
  The council unanimously voted to support a resolution calling on the California Public Utilities Commission to look into the sudden spike in bill amounts.
  Councilman Mitch Englander, who represents the Porter Ranch area, said his office has “gotten scores of gas bills … stacks of them,
  
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• Adele Hosts Surprise Concert At The Wiltern

  13-02-2016 05:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Adele hosted a special concert in Koreatown on Friday at the Wiltern.
  People began lining up in front of the Wiltern about 5 a.m. Friday.
  The special concert was just announced a couple of days ago, and tickets were only available to those who were previously registered with Adele’s website.
  Some lucky fans then received an email notice Wednesday that they were the ones chosen to attend the concert Friday.
  Those fans who received the email were then able to
  
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• Holder Scores 20, Arizona St. Knocks Off No. 23 USC, 74-67

  13-02-2016 04:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tra Holder scored 20 points, Savon Goodman added 17 and Arizona State knocked off No. 23 USC 74-67 on Friday night.
  Nikola Jovanovic had 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Trojans (18-6, 8-4 Pac-12), who would have been within a half-game of first-place Oregon in the Pac-12 with a victory. Gerry Blakes added 14 for Arizona State.
  The Sun Devils (14-11, 4-8) have won two conference games in a row for the first time this season.
  Arizona State took the lead with a 10-2
  
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• Pearson’s OT Goal Powers Kings To 5-4 Win Over Rangers

  13-02-2016 04:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) —Tanner Pearson’s goal with 1:50 left in overtime powered the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
  Anze Kopitar recorded a hat trick, and Marian Gaborik added a goal for Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles, which has won three of its last five.
  Peter Budaj made 24 saves in his season debut start. Budaj, who spent the season with the Kings’ AHL farm team in Ontario, California, last played in the NHL on May 17, 2014, when he
  
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• Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Her

  13-02-2016 03:41
  
  Have you bought your Valentine’s Day gift yet? Amber Lee has some suggestions that may not break your bank.
  
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• Heat, Big Waves Expected To Draw Large Crowds To Beaches This Holiday Weekend

  13-02-2016 03:38
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) Big waves and summer-like heat is expected to draw large crowds to southland beaches this holiday weekend.
  But CBS2’s Michele Gile reports the waves might be too big for inexperienced surfers and swimmers. Officials said there will be high surf advisories up and down the coast in LA and Orange County through Sunday.
  Many beaches will also have extra lifeguards on duty to handle the larger-than-normal crowds.
  Surf’s up, it’s Friday and temperatures feel
  
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• With 3 California Sites, Obama Nearly Doubles Public Land He’s Protected

  13-02-2016 03:21
  The move drew immediate rebuke from some Republicans, who have criticized the president’s aggressive use of executive action to protect lands.
  
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• California: Prosecutors Seek to Derail Prison Initiative

  13-02-2016 03:21
  The prosecutors said that they were seeking to block Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed ballot initiative to reduce the state’s prison population.
  
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• California: Man Killed by Police Had 20 Wounds

  13-02-2016 03:21
  An autopsy report shows that a man shot dead by the San Francisco police had 20 gunshot wounds when he died in a shooting that led to protests.
  
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• Love Week, Day 5: Giving Singles Hope

  13-02-2016 03:05
  
  Dr. Emily Morse shows you how two recently divorced people were able to find love yet again using the Internet.  Lisa Sigell reports.
  
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• 4 Hesperia Residents Busted For Allegedly Running THC Lab In Presence Of Young Children

  13-02-2016 02:14
  
  HESPERIA (CBSLA.com)  —  Authorities have announced the arrest of four Hesperia residents they say were running a THC extraction lab in the presence of young children.
  The lab was located at 19287 Lindsay Street in Hesperia, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s said.
  The suspects have been identified as Jose Manuel Flores Jr, 25; Steven Martin Segura Jr, 22; Liliana Vazquez, 19, and Fiona Maria Pereira, 18.
  Apple Valley Police detectives recently began an investigation into the
  
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• New Donald Trump Ad Highlights Father of Teenager Killed by Illegal Immigrant

  13-02-2016 02:12
  Jamiel Shaw’s son was killed in Los Angeles in 2008 by an illegal immigrant who prosecutors said mistook him for a gang member.
  
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• Cleanup Nowhere Near Finished At Exide Battery-Recycling Facility

  13-02-2016 01:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Four months ago, CBS2’s Randy Paige exposed the growing lead contimination facing the communities near the Exide Battery-Recylcing Facility in Vernon.
  “According to what we were told, we’re looking about 9,000 to 10,000 homes have been affected. We don’t know the number of homes that would need to be cleaned up, but it’s believed to be around 5,000 to 6,000,” Attorney Gladys Limon said four months.
  On Friday, Los Angeles Ci
  
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• Parents Arrested After 8-Week-Old Baby Found With Skull Fracture

  13-02-2016 01:36
  
  APPLE VALLEY (CBSLA.com)  —   Authorities have arrested the parents of an 8-month-old girl and charged them with child endangerment after the allegedly malnourished child was taken to the hospital with a skull fracture.
  The suspects were identified as Joe Reyes, 26, and Kimberly Aquino, 22. Both are residents of Apple Valley.
  Officials said Aquino took the couple’s daughter to Desert Valley Hospital with head injuries on Monday.
  Doctors determined the victim sustained a com
  
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• Low-Interest Rate Loans Available For Businesses Affected By Methane Gas Leak Near Porter Ranch

  13-02-2016 01:32
  
  PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) — Small businesses affected by the methane gas leak near Porter Ranch can now apply for financial assistance from the federal government.
  The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans at a rate below 4 percent. The maximum loan amount is $2 million. The loans may be used toward debt, salaries and other bills.
  “SBA is committed to supporting those who are working to restore the economic livelihood of the people in Porter
  
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• Shaquille O’Neal Selected As 2016 NBA Hall Of Fame Finalist

  13-02-2016 00:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal has been named as one of the finalists for the NBA’s Hall of Fame class of 2016.
  O’Neal headlines the class with fellow former NBA-ers Allen Iverson and Yao Ming.
  Former Suns guard Kevin Johnson, coaches Tom Izzo. Bo Ryan, Lefty Driessell, Eddie Sutton and Muffet McGraw were also named finalists.
  Also named finalists were women’s superstar Sheryl Swoopes, referee Darrel Garretson,
  
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• Mets Pitcher Receives MLB’s First Lifetime Ban After Failing Third Drug Test

  13-02-2016 00:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia became the first player to receive a lifetime ban under Major League Baseball’s drug agreement after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance for the third time.
  The commissioner’s office said Friday that Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone, which athletes have used to increase muscle mass and once was popular for use in horse racing.
  The 26-year-old right-hander was the Mets’ closer in 2014, th
  
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