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• 3 Bears Try To Get Into Pasadena Home

  01-09-2016 21:35
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — These three bears didn’t sleep in the beds, but they did decide to get into the pool.
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called out to a Pasadena home just before noon Thursday on the report of three bears. One of the bears reportedly broke a home’s glass while trying to get at the family dog.
  The shattering glass scared off the bears, who scattered. Two people inside the home with the dog barricaded the door.
  They were later spotted pl
  
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• 3 Bears Take Afternoon Dip In Pasadena Pool

  01-09-2016 21:35
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — These three bears didn’t sleep in any beds, but they did decide to get into a pool.
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called out to a Pasadena home just before noon Thursday on the report of three bears. One of the bears reportedly broke a home’s glass while trying to get at the family dog.
  Two people who were inside the home with the dog barricaded the door until the shattering glass scared off the bears.
  The trio was later spotted pl
  
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• Latino Protesters Say ‘No’ to Trump

  01-09-2016 21:23
  
  Activists in Los Angeles and demonstrators in Phoeniz, Ariz., protested against Donald J. Trump’s bid for the White House and denounced his recent visit to Mexico City.
  
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• Baskin-Robbins Debuts Donut Ice Cream Sandwich

  01-09-2016 21:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — If you love donuts, but need ice cream to cool down, Baskin-Robbins is ready to satisfy both needs with its new Donut Ice Cream Sandwich.
  Baskin-Robbins teamed up with Dunkin’ Donuts for the new creation, which will sandwich a scoop of any ice cream flavor topped with fudge between two halves of a classic powdered donut.
  The new sandwiches are now available at any Baskin-Robbins location, but only for a limited time.
  
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• South Korean Cargo Ships Stranded Near Port Of Long Beach

  01-09-2016 20:38
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A bankruptcy filing by one of the world’s largest shipping lines has left a few of the company’s cargo ships stranded at sea off the Southern California coast.
  Two large Hanjin Shipping Co. vessels are being held near the San Pedro Bay port complex, while a third ship was expected to anchor Thursday at the Port of Long Beach, officials told the Los Angeles Times.
  Hanjin – which according to The Times is also a majority owner of the Port of Long Be
  
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• Police: Moorpark Man Planted Hidden Camera In Bathroom At Child’s Birthday Party

  01-09-2016 20:13
  
  MOORPARK (CBSLA.com) — A 53-year-old man is suspected of planting a camera at a home where he was attending a child’s birthday party in Moorpark.
  Sergio Salgado, of Moorpark, was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop on suspicion of burglary, child pornography and using a concealed camera to secretly record others, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s officials. He was released the same day after posting $50,000 bail.
  The party was held on July 2 at a Moorpark home,
  
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• Spread The Word: 3 Ways To Effectively Use Social Media For Marketing Success

  01-09-2016 20:00
  
   
  In the current marketplace, businesses need to utilize social media in order to connect with consumers. In particular, millennial consumers who have a resistance to traditional forms of advertising have an affinity for interacting with brands on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. However, small business owners need to understand the parameters involved in successfully utilizing social media as part of their companies’ marketing efforts.
   
   
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• Historic California Incline Reopens In Santa Monica

  01-09-2016 20:00
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — The California Incline reopened Thursday with a daylong party celebrating the iconic landmark’s rebirth in Santa Monica.
  A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus drove through a banner at 9 a.m. to celebrate the incline’s return.
  The #SantaMonica Blue Bus christens the opening of the #CAIncline @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/cOuWcHJRgt
  — Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) September 1, 2016Officials said the celebration would be cleared by 5 p.m. in order for vehicles
  
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• Daily Report: When Things Go Very Wrong at a Start-Up

  01-09-2016 18:59
  A recent Medium post by a disappointed ex-employee of a start-up is a reminder that not every little tech company is destined to succeed.
  
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• OC, Riverside County Brush Fires Continue To Burn

  01-09-2016 18:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters continue to battle blazes in Orange County and Riverside counties.
  The Holy Fire, which broke out early Wednesday morning in the general area of Holy Jim Canyon near Rancho Santa Margarita, has burned 155 acres and is 20 percent contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
  Four firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze, which has prompted some voluntary evacuations, but nothing mandatory, OCFA Capt. Larry Kurtz said.
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• Holy, Bogart Fires Continue To Burn

  01-09-2016 18:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters continue to battle blazes in Orange County and Riverside counties.
  The Holy Fire, which broke out early Wednesday morning in the general area of Holy Jim Canyon near Rancho Santa Margarita, has burned 155 acres and is 20 percent contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
  Four firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze, which has prompted some voluntary evacuations, but nothing mandatory, OCFA Capt. Larry Kurtz said.
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• Retiree Awarded $15.6 Million in Reported Ponzi Scheme Tied to MetLife

  01-09-2016 18:11
  After an eight-week trial, a Los Angeles jury awarded the retiree, Christine Ramirez, punitive and compensatory damages.
  
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• Report: Walmart To Cut 7,000 Jobs

  01-09-2016 17:50
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Walmart is expected to cut 7,000 positions in the superstore chain’s back offices across the U.S., it was reported Thursday.
  According to the Wall Street Journal, the cuts will affect employees in Walmart’s accounting and invoicing departments and will likely be rolled out over the remainder of 2016.
  Executives told the Journal the company is expected to centralize or automate many of the affected positions in order to allow employees to interact more
  
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• Woman Who Led South LA Pursuit Surrenders, Search Continues For Male Passenger

  01-09-2016 17:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A woman suspected of stealing a car and leading deputies on a chase through South Los Angeles has surrendered, but the search continues for the man she dropped off, authorities said Thursday.
  Deputies are searching for the man the woman dropped off just after 11 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Vermont and Manchester avenues during the chase, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Robert Furman said.
  A containment area was set up for the male suspect, who is pos
  
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• Grandma Who Lost Savings Wins $15M In Case Against MetLife, Subsidiaries

  01-09-2016 16:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grandmother who lost her life savings in a real estate investment scam offered by an insurance agent was awarded more than $15 million Wednesday in a lawsuit against MetLife and two subsidiaries, attorneys said.
  Christine Ramirez, 75, was awarded the punitive damages by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury that found the companies and a former MetLife partner aided in both deceit and securities violations, along with counts of negligence and financial elder abuse.
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• Bones Found In Angeles National Forest Confirmed As Woman Who Went Missing In 2014

  01-09-2016 16:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that bones found near a crash site in the mountains near Los Angeles are those of a woman who vanished two years ago.
  Coroner’s officials confirmed Wednesday that the remains are those of 47-year-old Kimberly Blum. The cause of her death is under investigation.
  Blum was last seen leaving a graduation party for her niece in Sunland in 2014.
  Her remains were found last week off of a highway in the Angeles National Forest. Caltrans workers s
  
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• Barricade Suspect Arrested Following Standoff At French Valley Home

  01-09-2016 16:00
  
  FRENCH VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Thursday arrested a man who barricaded himself inside of a home in the French Valley area.
  Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to the residence located in the 35100 block of Nightingale Street around 11 a.m. Wednesday for report of a domestic dispute.
  Upon their arrival, authorities located a man barricaded inside of the home.
  Residents in the neighborhood were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
  The suspect was taken into custody s
  
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• Report: Explosion, Fire At SpaceX Launch Site In Florida

  01-09-2016 15:55
  
  There have been multiple reports of explosions and fire at the SpaceX launch facility in Florida.
  
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• Man Barricades Self Inside Home In French Valley

  01-09-2016 14:54
  
  FRENCH VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Thursday worked to negotiate with a man who barricaded himself inside of a home in the French Valley area.
  Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to the residence located in the 35100 block of Nightingale Street around 11 a.m. Wednesday for report of a domestic dispute.
  Upon their arrival, authorities located a man barricaded inside of the home.
  Residents in the neighborhood were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
  Authorities are unsu
  
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• Scientists Recruit Men, Women To Participate In Nationwide Cocoa Study

  01-09-2016 14:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Do you have a sweet tooth for chocolate? If so, you’re in luck.
  Scientists are recruiting older men and women to participate in a nationwide study that looks at the effects cocoa has on the heart and brain.
  Participants will not eat chocolate during the study, but instead, they will test supplements containing cocoa extract.
  Researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle
  
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• Angels Outfielder Mike Trout Recovering From Car Crash

  01-09-2016 14:16
  
  TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — All-star outfielder Mike Trout was recovering Thursday from a car accident that left a woman seriously injured in Tustin.
  According to the Los Angeles Angeles, Trout will accompany the team on a flight to Seattle, despite his involvement in the crash.
  The collidion unfolded just before 9 p.m. Wednesday on the 55 Freeway at McFadden Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
  A preliminary investigation revealed Trout slammed on the breaks of his black Merc
  
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• California Incline Reopens In Santa Monica

  01-09-2016 13:55
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — The California Incline will reopen Thursday with a daylong party celebrating the iconic Santa Monica landmark’s rebirth.
  A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is expected to drive through a banner at 9 a.m. to celebrate the incline’s return.
  The celebration will be cleared so vehicles can use the incline starting at 5 p.m., officials said.
  The original three-lane bridge was built in 1929 and was closed in April 2015 for demolition and reconstruction.
  It was sup
  
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• Morning Agenda: Female Lawyers Challenge Gender Bias, Potential for Banking Mergers, Abbot and Alere Point Fingers and a Silicon Dream Collapses

  01-09-2016 13:08
  Female lawyers are increasingly pushing back when they think their employers are favoring men and penalizing women.
  
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• DealBook Morning Agenda: Challenging Gender Bias, Potential for Bank Mergers and Dashed Tech Dreams

  01-09-2016 13:08
  Female lawyers are increasingly pushing back when they think their employers are favoring men and penalizing women.
  
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• Traveling Alone, With Help

  01-09-2016 12:00
  From Las Vegas to Los Angeles, thanks to several strangers.
  
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• Ricky Nolasco Throws 4-Hit Gem As Angels Sweep Reds, 3-0

  01-09-2016 08:25
  
  ANAHEIM (AP) — Although the shutout pleased Ricky Nolasco, he would have preferred to pitch this superbly a whole lot earlier in the season.
  The rest of his fellow Los Angeles Angels realize they also waited far too long to get rolling this year.
  Even if this season is lost, the right-hander and his new team both enjoyed a victory requiring no help from Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.
  Nolasco pitched a four-hitter for his fifth career shutout and his first victory for Los Angeles, leading th
  
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• California Incline (You Know You Missed It) Set To Reopen Thursday

  01-09-2016 08:13
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBLA.com) — On Wednesday night, all is calm.
  But Thursday morning, the California Incline — the slanted stretch of road that connects cars from Santa Monica to Pacific Coast Highway — will reopen.
  The short link between the bluffs along Ocean Boulevard closed for repairs in April 2015.
  The road has undergone a 17-month, $17 million makeover. It was widened to make it safer. It also now includes a bike and pedestrian trail.
  The Sunset Trail as it was once call
  
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• Police Chase Stolen-Car Suspect In South LA

  01-09-2016 08:11
  
  CENTURY CITY (CBSLA.com) — Police chased a stolen-car suspect Wednesday in South LA.
  The chase started on Figueroa where the suspect was driving more than 60 mph on side streets, officials said.
  The suspect was believed to be a female, according to Sky 2’s Stu Mundel.
  The suspect was driving “very recklessly,” Mundel reported.
  The pursuit started in the Century area near the northbound 110 Freeway, near 105th Street.
  The driver turned off the headlights at
  
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• Irvine Music Fans Can’t Save Beloved Venue, But May Get New One

  01-09-2016 08:03
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA.com)  — When Rom Fox gathered started an online petition to save his beloved Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, he knew the venue would still be torn down to make way for new housing, but hoped he and music fans would be heard.
  His plan may have worked. Nearly 15,000 people signed the petition to save the amphitheater, and they posted a wall of memories on social media. Now a new live venue may soon emerge less than a mile away.
  Live Nation, the concert promoting giant, a
  
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• Following Blue Cut Fire, Some Families Find Themselves Living In Tents, Or Worse

  01-09-2016 07:47
  
  PHELAN (CBSLA.com)   —  Many of the people who lost their homes in the Blue Cut Fire are now living in tents.
  Many don’t have the money for alternative housing. Many said they couldn’t afford homeowner’s insurance.
  So following the devastating fire, they’re doing everything they can to put a roof over their heads.Many are living in tents — without light or electricity or running water.
  KCAL9’s Andrea Fujii spoke to several people in Phelan abou
  
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• Angels Star Mike Trout Not Hurt In Crash That Seriously Injured 1

  01-09-2016 07:30
  
  TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout was involved in an accident that injured another motorist on the 55 Freeway on Wednesday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The Angels star was not injured, police said.
  A young woman was trapped in her car, and firefighters had to use the jaws of life to free her. Trout was not charged in the crash.
  The accident happened around 9 p.m. on the southbound 55 at McFadden Avenue in Tustin, when traffic was slo
  
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• Governor Brown Considers 2 New Rape Bills Designed To Make Sweeping Change In California Sexual Assault Laws

  01-09-2016 07:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —  Two bills passed by the California legislature and awaiting for Governor Brown’s signature could have a serious impact on future sexual assault cases in the state.
  “They could help rape and sexually assault victims,” said attorney Gloria Allred.
  The well-known lawyer is speaking out as the two bills that could protect victims of rape and or sexual assault go in front of the governor early next week.
  “We’re moving forward on beha
  
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• Toles’ 9th-Inning Slam Gives Dodgers Doubleheader Split

  01-09-2016 06:15
  
  DENVER (AP) — Andrew Toles hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome a late six-run deficit in a 10-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night for a doubleheader split.
  Trailing 8-2, the Dodgers scored three times in the eighth and added five more in the ninth. Toles capped the final inning with an opposite-field homer off closer Adam Ottavino (0-1) for his first career slam.
  Luis Avilan (1-0) threw a scoreless eighth to earn
  
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• LA’s Sprawl Putting Mountain Lions In Jeopardy

  01-09-2016 05:48
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  — The mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains will have great difficulty surviving in years to come, according to a new study.
  The problem is due to urban development and Los Angeles’ freeway expansion and improvements that prevent mountain lions from accessing other areas to mate with each other.
  Wildlife ecologist John Benson, from the Los Angeles Kretz Center for California Conservation Science at UCLA tells KNX 1070 unless a way i
  
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• LAPD Hopes Public Can Help Them Identify Suspect In Murder Of Woman In Pep Boys Parking Lot

  01-09-2016 05:42
  
  HARBOR CITY (CBSLA.com) —  The Los Angeles Police Department is hoping the public can help them identify a murder suspect.
  Last month, the suspect shot two people in the parking lot of a Pep Boys located in the 1300 block of West Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City.
  The suspect fired multiple shots toward a crowded barbecue restaurant set up at the south end of the parking lot.
  A female employee of the eatery was fatally struck. Police called her an innocent bystander.
  While the LAPD
  
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• Plane Crash That Devastated Cerritos Remembered 30 Years Later

  01-09-2016 04:20
  
  CERRITOS (CBSLA.com) —  Wednesday marked a somber anniversary of a tragedy that killed 82 people in Cerritos.
  Thirty years ago a small plane collided with an Aeromexico jet as it approached Los Angeles International Airport. The DC-9 plunged into a home on Ashworth Place killing everyone on board and 15 on the ground.
  The community gathered at the Cerritos Sculpture Garden to place flowers in honor of those who died.
  CBS2’s Dave Lopez, who covered the crash t
  
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• Woman’s Electric Fence To Keep Coyotes Out Must Come Down

  01-09-2016 03:24
  
  SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Bronzed coyote statues are a welcome site at Coyote Hills Park in Simi Valley but the real animals are anything but welcome down the street at Kathy Cook’s house.
  “I don’t want to hurt them, I’m not here to harm, I just don’t want them here in my yard,” Cook said.
  It was a year ago that a coyote grabbed one of Cook’s dogs out of her yard.
  “I found her collar, no blood no nothing.”
  The tragic discovery made her
  
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• A Silicon Valley Dream Collapses in Allegations of Fraud

  01-09-2016 03:12
  The disintegration of WrkRiot has gripped Silicon Valley, though it is a familiar tale to many who arrive with the dream of creating the next tech juggernaut.
  
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• Need To Haul Furniture But Don’t Have A Truck? There’s An App For That

  01-09-2016 02:52
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An app that recently launched in Los Angeles is hoping to solve an age-old question: “How on Earth do I move that?”
  The app, GoShare, allows customers to choose a pickup and drop-off location for an item, take a photo of the item and provide an estimate of the item’s weight.
  GoShare then sends a driver with a truck large enough to haul the item to its destination, for a price of about 99 cents a mile.
  
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• What Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Looks Like to a Black 49ers Fan

  01-09-2016 02:35
  A quarterback makes a statement on racial justice, playing for a city that is getting richer and whiter every day.
  
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• Only On 2: Heartbroken Parents Stunned To Find Out Baby Was Cremated

  01-09-2016 02:34
  
  MONTEREY PARK (CBSLA.com)  —  How does a healthy newborn baby end up dead in the hospital a day after she is born?That is a question a grieving Monterey Park couple want answered.
  Moreover, compounding their ordeal, news that the baby was cremated without their permission.
  It’s a story that is Only On 2.
  Auroaanne De La Torre-Johnston was born on May 27 inside Beverly Hospital in Montebello.
  “She was in perfect health,” says her father, Michael Johnston. “
  
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• Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Posing As Vacationer, Raiding Anaheim Airbnb Unit

  01-09-2016 02:15
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — A 27-year-old woman accused of posing as a vacationer and raiding an Airbnb rental unit in Anaheim was arrested Tuesday night.
  Julianne Marie Lavin, who Anaheim police said is homeless, allegedly answered an ad on Airbnb saying she and a male companion were looking to stay in the unit while on vacation. Within two days of checking in, the unit had been stripped of virtually all of its contents.
  Lavin is accused of stealing appliances from
  
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• Rockies Blank Dodgers In First Of Doubleheader

  01-09-2016 01:49
  
  DENVER (AP) — Tyler Anderson warmed up and took the mound for his start on Tuesday. A rain storm, postponement and restless night’s sleep later, he returned to the hill.
  This outing was well worth the wait.
  The left-hander pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado kept up his torrid August with another RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday.
  Anderson (5-5), with his deceiving motion, allowed six hits in
  
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