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• Two Young Children Found Locked In Cages Attached To Wall Of NorCal Drug House

  23-04-2019 23:05
  TULELAKE (CBSLA) – A man and woman were arrested last week after two young children were discovered locked inside cages that were attached to the wall of a home in Northern California’s Modoc County, also in which authorities also discovered a drug lab and several guns.
  Ramon Alberto Zendejas and his girlfriend Mercadies Irene Williams, both 25, were taken into custody April 19 after Modoc County Sheriff’s deputies raided their home in Tulelake.
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• Police: Man Beat Neighbor To Death With Lamp

  23-04-2019 22:40
  SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (CBS Local) — A Missouri man beat his neighbor to death with a lamp and then stole his credit cards, cash and car, according to police.
  Michael Shaw, 63, was pronounced dead Saturday morning on Burgos Street in Spanish Lake, authorities said.
  Keith Hill, 42, allegedly told officers when Shaw refused to give him money, he forced his way into Shaw’s house and beat him to death with a lamp. Hill also stole Shaw’s credits cards, cash and a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, ac
  
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• Police: Mom Punched 7-Year-Old Son Because He Was Bad Lookout For Shoplifting Grandmother

  23-04-2019 22:19
  PHOENIX (CBS Local) — A 7-year-old boy was punched by his mother for being a bad lookout for his shoplifting grandmother, according to authorities in Phoenix.
  Police responded to a suspected child abuse call at a Walmart store located near 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road on Friday night, CBS affiliate KPHO reported.
  Officers observed Rebecca Gonzales, 27, spank the boy and then slap and punch him in the face in the parking lot, Maricopa County court documents said. The boy was bleeding
  
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• LA Festival To Unveil ‘Obama Boulevard’ Next To Washington, Adams, Jefferson On ‘Presidential Row’

  23-04-2019 21:54
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — The city of Los Angeles will officially unveil Obama Boulevard on May 4 with a daylong festival.
  The name change honoring former President Barack Obama will replace what is currently Rodeo Road, located between Jefferson Boulevard and Arlington Avenue.
  The 3 1/2-mile street runs from the Mid-City area and suburban Culver City, past the 2007 site of a rally for then-presidential candidate Obama near the beginning of his 2008 campaign.
  Ceremony plans announced Tuesda
  
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• WATCH: Reckless Driving, DUI Suspect Taken Into Custody After PIT Maneuver Ends Pursuit

  23-04-2019 21:20
  A reckless driving and DUI suspect led police on a cross-county chase before being brought to a stop by a PIT maneuver in the Westchester area.
  
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• Teen Sues Apple For $1 Billion Over Facial-Recognition Arrest

  23-04-2019 20:46
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) — A New York student is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming the tech giant’s facial-recognition software wrongly linked him to a series of thefts from Apple stores.
  Ousmane Bah, 18, claims someone used a stolen ID to pretend they were him after they got caught stealing $1,200 worth of merchandise from an Apple store in Boston on May 31, 2018, according to papers filed on Monday in Manhattan federal court.
  Bah was attending his senior prom in Manhattan on the day
  
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• Joe Biden Will Announce His Presidential Run Thursday, Sources Say

  23-04-2019 20:41
  Former Vice President Joe Biden will announce the launch of presidential campaign Thursday in Philadelphia, sources tell CBS News.
  
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• Lawmaker Apologizes For Claiming Some Nurses ‘Play Cards’ At Work

  23-04-2019 20:39
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (CBS Local) — A lawmaker in Washington state who angered nurses by saying some of them spend a lot of time playing cards in rural hospitals has agreed to shadow a nurse for a 12-hour shift.
  State Sen. Maureen Walsh, a Republican, made the comment April 16 during a debate about House Bill 1155, which would provide nurses with uninterrupted meal and rest periods.
  “I would submit to you those nurses probably do get breaks,” Walsh said April 16. “They probably
  
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• Ex-USC Soccer Coach Laura Janke Pleads Guilty In Admissions Bribery Scandal

  23-04-2019 19:56
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Former USC assistant women’s soccer coach Laura Janke, along with a parent who funneled Janke hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to get his children admitted to USC, are the latest defendants to plead guilty in the admissions bribery scandal, authorities announced Tuesday.
  Laura Janke. (Credit: USC)
  Laura Janke, 36, of North Hollywood, created fake athletic profiles for the daughter and son of 56-year-old Toby MacFarlane of Del Mar in order to get them a
  
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• Ex-USC Soccer Coach Laura Janke Pleading Guilty In Admissions Bribery Scandal

  23-04-2019 19:56
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Former USC assistant women’s soccer coach Laura Janke, along with a parent who funneled Janke hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to get his children admitted to USC, are the latest defendants to agree to plead guilty in the admissions bribery scandal, authorities announced Tuesday.
  Laura Janke. (Credit: USC)
  Laura Janke, 36, of North Hollywood, created fake athletic profiles for the daughter and son of 56-year-old Toby MacFarlane of Del Mar in order to g
  
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• Baseball Report: Are Red Sox Turning Season Around?

  23-04-2019 19:23
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Boston/CBS Local) — Late April is way too early in the MLB season to make any grand statements about most teams, or even most players. The sample set of games is just too small. But winning only two of 10 games to start the season, as the Boston Red Sox did, certainly raised a few eyebrows. A World Series champion with largely the same roster, even one shaking off the rust, should be better than that.
  It turns out that the Red Sox probably are better. After splitting a f
  
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• Rare, Threatened Grevy’s Zebra Born At Los Angeles Zoo

  23-04-2019 18:59
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A rare and threatened species of zebra was born at the Los Angeles Zoo this month, the first zebra birth at the zoo in 30 years, and she’s set to make her public debut Tuesday.
  The unnamed zebra was born on April 2 to 7-year-old male Khalfani and 5-year-old Jamila, both of whom are Grevy’s zebras that came to the zoo in 2016 as part of a species survival plan.
  (credit: Jamie Pham/Los Angeles Zoo)
  “Grevy’s zebras are the largest and most threate
  
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• CBSLA The Rundown: 4/23 8am

  23-04-2019 18:53
  Make CBSLA: The Rundown your Alexa Flash Briefingand listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher
  Here is a look at the top local stories for Tuesday, 4/23 at 8 a.m.
  Ex-Lakers Coach Luke Walton Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former SportsNet HostA lawsuit was filed against former Los Angeles Lakers coach, and current Sacramento Kings coach, Luke Walton, claiming he sexually assaulted a sports reporter.
  Missing Mom One Of Two People Found Dead At Newport Beach HomeAuthorities say
  
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• Woman Suspected Of Dumping Puppies Had 38 More Dogs Living In Coachella Home

  23-04-2019 18:20
  COACHELLA (CBSLA) — Authorities say the home of a woman arrested on suspicion of dumping a bag of newborn puppies in a trash bin was overrun with 38 dogs that have been confiscated.
  (credit: Riverside County Department Of Animal Services)
  Deborah Culwell, 54, faces up to seven felony counts of animal cruelty after investigators identified her as the woman captured on surveillance video throwing away a clear plastic bag that contained seven 3-day-old puppies in a dumpster outside an auto pa
  
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• Sacha Jenkins: ‘Wu-Tang Clan Is The Greatest Rap Group Of All-Time’

  23-04-2019 18:02
  (CBS Local)–It’s been 25 years since Wu-Tang Clan introduced themselves to the world with their breakthrough album “Enter The Wu-Tang.”
  Sacha Jenkins has known the guys since the 90s and created a new four part docu-series about the group called “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics And Men.” The series looks back at the group’s rise and features never-before-seen footage and interviews with the guys.
  “How is it that people in Poland or all over the world, connec
  
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• Off-Duty LAPD Officer Hurt In Altercation At Hollywood Walgreens

  23-04-2019 17:45
  HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – An off-duty Los Angeles police officer had to be hospitalized after being kicked in the head during an altercation with a transient man while working as a security guard for a Walgreens store in Hollywood Monday night.
  April 22, 2019. (CBS2)
  The incident occurred at around 9:25 p.m. at a Walgreens located at 1501 N. Vine St., according to Los Angeles police. It’s the same Walgreens where a security guard shot and killed a shoplifting suspect and homeless man back
  
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• Mountain Lion Roams Glendora Neighborhood

  23-04-2019 17:43
  GLENDORA (CBSLA) – A mountain lion discovered rambling through a residential Glendora neighborhood Monday morning was safely caught and released back into the wild.
  April 22, 2019. (Glendora Police Department)
  At about 6 a.m., neighbors discovered what they described as a bobcat in the 800 block of East Leadora Avenue, according to Glendora police.
  Officers arrived on scene and determined that in fact the animal was a 100-pound mountain lion. After unsuccessfully attempting to direct the m
  
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• Man Shot During Carjacking Near Santa Ana Church

  23-04-2019 17:25
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Police are looking for at least one suspect who shot a man and then made off with his car near a church in Santa Ana late Monday night.
  The victim was shot and carjacked at around 10:50 p.m. in the 500 block of East Central Avenue, near Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Santa Ana police said.
  The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with two gunshot wounds. He was in stable condition, police said.
  The exact circumstances that lead up to the carjacking and the number of sus
  
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• Second Sister Struck By Big Rig In South LA Dies Of Her Injuries

  23-04-2019 15:49
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The second of two sisters struck by a big rig truck as they walked to school has died.
  Amy Lorenzo, 12, died Monday at a hospital. She had suffered major injuries in the April 4 crash that killed her 14-year-old sister, Marlene, as they crossed 37th Street at Broadway in a crosswalk.
  The sisters were on their way to school when they were struck by the semi. The driver stopped at the scene of the crash and was not arrested.
  “It’s with deep regret and a heav
  
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• Father In Grave Condition After Gunfire Erupts During Custody Exchange In Granada Hills

  23-04-2019 14:58
  GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA) — A father is fighting for his life Tuesday after being shot during a custody exchange by the boyfriend of his child’s mother.
  The shooting, initially reported to be a drive-by, happened at about 7:50 p.m. in the 16800 block of Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills.
  Police say the mother and father were doing a custody exchange in front of her apartment complex when her new boyfriend began arguing with the father. Shortly after the argument, the mother’s boyf
  
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• Montebello Police Officer Dies Of Gunshot From His Own Service Weapon

  23-04-2019 14:40
  MONTEBELLO (CBSLA) — A police officer who died of a gunshot wound at the Montebello Police Department’s headquarters was identified as a recent transplant to Southern California who was looking forward to a new career after serving as a correctional officer.
  Officer Kenneth Utsinger was found dead Sunday morning of a gunshot wound. He was shot by his own service weapon inside the station, and a ruling on his death is pending initial investigation.
  According to the Los Angeles Times,
  
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• Father In Grave Condition After Shots Erupt During Custody Exchange In Granada Hills

  23-04-2019 14:04
  GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA) — A father is fighting for his life Tuesday after being shot during a custody exchange by the boyfriend of his child’s mother.
  The shooting, initially reported to be a drive-by, happened at about 7:50 p.m. in the 16800 block of Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills.
  Police say the mother and father were doing a custody exchange in front of her apartment complex when her new boyfriend began arguing with the father. Shortly after the argument, the mother’s boyf
  
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• Former Lakers Coach Luke Walton Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former SportsNet Host

  23-04-2019 07:30
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A lawsuit was filed against former Los Angeles Lakers coach, and current Sacramento Kings coach, Luke Walton, claiming he sexually assaulted a former colleague.
  Walton has been accused of assaulting a female reporter during his time as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors.
  According to the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of former Spectrum SportsNet host Kelli Tennant, who alleges Walton assaulted her at Hotel Casa del Mar in Sant
  
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• Ex-Lakers Coach Luke Walton Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former SportsNet Host

  23-04-2019 07:30
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A lawsuit was filed against former Los Angeles Lakers coach, and current Sacramento Kings coach, Luke Walton, claiming he sexually assaulted a former colleague.
  Walton has been accused of assaulting a female reporter during his time as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors.
  According to the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of former Spectrum SportsNet host Kelli Tennant, who alleges Walton assaulted her at Hotel Casa del Mar in Sant
  
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• Memorial Held For El Camino College Student Killed In DUI Crash

  23-04-2019 07:13
  TORRANCE (CBSLA) — Monday the El Camino College community memorialized a student killed last week in a DUI crash.
  19-year-old Sladen Mohl was on the school’s baseball team. So his family and friends remembered him on the field.
  Tuesday afternoon the El Camino Warriors will take the field for the final series of the regular season and they will do so without their starting catcher.
  But as his friends and family made abundantly clear Monday, though Mohl may not be here in body, he will
  
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• Park Ranger’s Gorilla Selfie Goes Viral

  23-04-2019 06:40
  DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (CBSLA)  – A park ranger’s selfie with two standing gorillas went viral.
  Ranger Mathieu Shamavu, who is part of an anti-poaching unit, took a photo with the two orphaned female gorrillas in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  The park then posted the photo to their Facebook page with the caption “Another day in the office.”
  The post went viral immediately and people couldn’t believe the photo was real. The par
  
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• Man Wounded In Granada Hills Drive-By Shooting

  23-04-2019 06:13
  GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA) – A man in his 40’s was wounded Monday night after shots were fired in Granada Hills.
  According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the victim was shot around 7:50 p.m. in the 16800 block of Chatsworth Street, between Reseda Boulevard and Wilbur Avenue.
  A witness reported it to be a drive-by shooting.
  Police reported that the man was transported to a hospital but did not release his condition or a suspect description.
  LAPD began an investigation and closed Cha
  
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• Bill To End Hair Discrimination In The Workplaces Passes State Senate

  23-04-2019 04:27
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A bill to help end discrimination of hair-grooming rules in the workplace and schools passed the Senate floor Monday in a unanimous vote.
  The bill, named SB 188, aims to “create a respectful and open workplace for natural hair” and end discrimination against hairstyles like braids, locks (or locs), and twists in the workplace and in K-12 public and charter schools.
  There are currently federal anti-discrimination laws that explicitly defend the choice to we
  
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• Missing Mom 1 Of 2 People Found Dead At Newport Beach Home

  23-04-2019 03:20
  NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — Authorities say a mom who was reported missing was among two people found dead at a home in Newport Beach.
  Coroner’s officials told CBSLA Wendi Miller, 48, and 38-year-old Darren Patch were the two victims found about 9:30 p.m. Sunday at a home in the area of Irvine Avenue and 15th Street, near Newport Harbor High School.
  The male caller told dispatchers he had found the bodies of his roommate and a woman he didn’t know.
  Coroner has confirmed 48 year old
  
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• New Allegations Against Former USC Doctors

  23-04-2019 03:11
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — More former students have come forward to say they were sexually abused by two former USC doctors.
  “These cases represent a generational arc of institutionalized neglect and abuse,” said their attorney Andy Rubinstein.
  Standing with Rubinstein Monday at a news conference were some of the 33 women and 11 men claiming they were sexually assaulted by two former doctors at USC.
  One lawsuit involves 33 new female plaintiffs who say they were assaulted by D
  
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• Coachella Woman Arrested For Allegedly Dumping Newborn Puppies In Garbage Bin

  23-04-2019 03:02
  COACHELLA (CBSLA)— A woman who allegedly threw a bag filled with puppies into a trash bin in Coachella has been arrested.
  Riverside County Animal Services arrested Deborah Culwell, 54, who is suspected of dumping seven newborn puppies into a trash container last week, according to Commander Chris Mayer.
  Culwell was arrested about 5:30 p.m. Monday at her home in Coachella. She faces up to seven counts of felony animal cruelty.
  A woman is seen throwing seven three-day-old puppies into a dump
  
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• CBSLA The Rundown: 4/22 5pm

  23-04-2019 02:46
  Make CBSLA: The Rundown your Alexa Flash Briefingand listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher
  Here is a look at the top local stories for Monday, 4/22 at 5 p.m.
  Plane Crashes In Norco Prison YardA fire broke out Monday after a twin-engine plane crashed inside a state prison complex in Norco, authorities said.
  Man Found Fatally Shot In Apparent Downtown LA RobberyA man was found fatally shot early Monday in an area of downtown Los Angeles after an apparent robbery.
  New Stra
  
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• Measles Outbreak Investigated In LA County After 5 New Cases Confirmed

  23-04-2019 02:03
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a measles outbreak after five new measles cases were confirmed so far this year among county residents.
  The outbreak includes four confirmed cases linked to one another after international travel and an additional single case of measles after international travel, according to officials.
  “We will likely see additional measles cases in Los Angeles County, so it is important if you or someone
  
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• Protesters Climb, Glue Themselves To Globe Outside Universal Studios To Mark Earth Day

  23-04-2019 01:15
  UNIVERSAL CITY (CBSLA) – Protesters marked Earth Day by climbing the iconic globe outside of the entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood Monday.
  Two people from a group called Extinction Rebellion LA were seen climbing up the globe at around 3 p.m.
  Once they reached the top, the protesters reportedly glued themselves to the globe and began waving green flags with their group’s logo.
  Fire crews and police responded to the theme park to retrieve the protesters from the sculpture.
  Group
  
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• Protesters Climb Globe Outside Universal Studios To Mark Earth Day

  23-04-2019 00:50
  UNIVERSAL CITY (CBSLA) – Protesters marked Earth Day by climbing the iconic globe outside of the entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood Monday.
  Two people were seen climbing the globe around 3 p.m. and began waving green flags with an unidentified logo once they reached the top.
  Fire crews and police responded to the theme park to retrieve the protesters from the sculpture.
  It was not immediately clear what they were trying to bring awareness to with the stunt.
  
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