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• ‘Pups At The Park Night’ Returns To Dodger Stadium

  24-04-2019 22:59
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back their annual Pups at the Park Night on Saturday, May 11.
  Fans that have purchased a special event ticket in the Right Field Pavilion are invited to bring their dogs to the park as the Dodgers host the Washington Nationals at 6:10pm.
  A dog holds a sign during a pre-game pup parade for “Pups at the Park”
  A “pup parade” will take place at 5:00 p.m. before the game begins.
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• NRA Sues LA Over City’s Disclosure Law, Calls It ‘Modern-Day McCarthyism’

  24-04-2019 22:58
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — The National Rifle Association is suing Los Angeles over a new law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the gun rights group.
  The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the law violates the NRA’s First Amendment right to free speech and association and its 14th Amendment right to equal protection.
  The city says it will vigorously defend the ordinance, which took effect April 1. It does not ban NRA-linked contractors from
  
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• Amber Alert Canceled: 2 Children Abducted In Bakersfield Found Safe, Father Arrested By LAPD

  24-04-2019 22:00
  BAKERSFIELD (CBSLA) – An Amber Alert was canceled Wednesday afternoon after two children who were abducted by their father out of Bakersfield were found safe in the Los Angeles area and their father was arrested.
  Michael Aguirre (left), Miliana (top right) and Daniel. (California Highway Patrol)
  Michael Aguirre, 31, is accused of taking his 8-year-old daughter Miliana and his 4-year-old son Daniel. The three were last seen walking in Marina del Rey at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to Califo
  
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• Woman Wakes Up From Coma 27 Years After Crashing Into School Bus

  24-04-2019 21:52
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CBS Local) — An Emirati woman who had been in a coma for 27 years recently woke up and called out her son’s name, The National reports.
  Munira Abdulla suffered serious brain injury in 1991 when the car she was riding in, driven by her brother-in-law, hit a school bus. She had just picked up her 4-year-old son from school when the accident occurred.
  Abdulla’s son, Omar Webair, escaped with a bruise to the head. He told The National his mothe
  
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• Neighbors Claim American ‘Flag Rule Addendum’ Restricts Freedom

  24-04-2019 21:48
  CAMPO, Calif. (CBS Local) — A group of neighbors in California say their freedoms are being limited when it comes to flying the American flag.
  David Chessmore, an Army Veteran who lives at Lake Morena RV Park in East San Diego County, says new rules regarding flags are imposing on his personal liberties.
  “You have absolutely no right to inflict your will in the opposite direction that the flag stands for,” Chessmore told KGTV.
  Residents recently received “Flag Rule Addend
  
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• Director Pamela Green: ‘Alice Guy-Blaché Is Timeless’

  24-04-2019 21:06
  (CBS Local)– If you’ve never heard of director Alice-Guy Blaché, you’re not alone.
  Director Pamela Green is making sure that never happens again through the release of her new documentary “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché.” Blaché was a pioneer in the movie business dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s and had her own production company. Green’s deep dive on the revolutionary filmmaker not only introduces Blac
  
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• 2 Pastors Charged With Running Ponzi Scheme Out Of Westminster Storefront Church

  24-04-2019 21:06
  WESTMINSTER (CBSLA) — Two pastors of a Westminster storefront church have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with running it as a Ponzi scheme, stealing as much as $25 million from 442 victims in the Vietnamese community.
  The Church For The Healthy Self’s Facebook page says it was started in February 2011 with a mission to promote great opportunities for those in need. The SEC says the church was started by Kent Whitney and David Lee Parrish, just three months aft
  
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• Thousands In LA Commemorate 104th Anniversary Of The Armenian Genocide

  24-04-2019 20:25
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Tens of thousands of people are descending on Hollywood and Mid-City Wednesday to mark the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
  Two separate marches will take place, the first in Hollywood and the second in Mid-City.
  Thousands of people march in Hollywood. April 24, 2019. (CBS2)
  The first march, sponsored by Unified Young Armenians, began at 10 a.m. near Hollywood and Hobart boulevards and ended at Sunset and Hobart boulevards.
  At 1 p.m., the Armenian National
  
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• Good Samaritan Helps Capture Sepulveda Pass Arson Suspect On Easter Sunday

  24-04-2019 20:22
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A homeless man is suspected of starting four brush fires along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass Easter Sunday near Bel-Air.
  Steven William Adkison, 31, was arrested after a Good Samaritan caught him in the act setting one of the fires and held him down until officers arrived on scene and took him into custody, the Los Angeles County district attorney reports.
  (Credit: doctorclaudia/Twitter)
  He was charged Tuesday with four felony counts of arson to a structure or
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Wheelchair Caught Fire While Smoking Outside Nursing Home

  24-04-2019 19:39
  OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (CBS Local) — A man who was smoking while using an oxygen tank outside of a nursing home died last week when his wheelchair caught fire, authorities in Ohio said.
  Police say Joseph Konopa walked outside the Grande Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation on April 17 to smoke while using an oxygen tank when his wheelchair went up in flames, according to Oakwood Village police.
  A good Samaritan driving by noticed the flames and immediately called the police.
  “The wheelchai
  
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• Amber Alert: Father Abducts 2 Children Last Seen In Marina Del Rey

  24-04-2019 19:12
  BAKERSFIELD (CBSLA) – An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning for a father suspected of abducting his two children out of Bakersfield, all of whom were last seen together in Marina del Rey.
  Michael Aguirre (left), Miliana (top right) and Daniel. (California Highway Patrol)
  Michael Aguirre, 31, is accused of taking his 8-year-old daughter Miliana and his 4-year-old son Daniel. The three were last seen walking in Marina del Rey at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol
  
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• Horse Deaths At Santa Anita Park Puts Spotlight On Stronach Family Feud

  24-04-2019 18:59
  ARCADIA (CBSLA) — The deaths of nearly two dozen horses at Santa Anita Park has pulled back the curtain on the nasty feud roiling the wealthy, private family that controls the racetrack.
  Founder Frank Stronach, who says he no longer controls Santa Anita Park, minced no words when he spoke out Tuesday about the concerns over the deaths of 23 horses at the track since late December. He says he dislikes the downhill course, the narrow track, the over-medication of horses and the use of young
  
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• Elaborate Drug Lab Discovered In Monrovia Home, Man Arrested

  24-04-2019 18:59
  MONROVIA (CBSLA) – A man been arrested after authorities discovered an elaborate drug laboratory in his Monrovia home Tuesday.
  The lab was discovered at a home in the 200 block of North Myrtle Avenue, near Foothill Boulevard, after Los Angeles County Fire Department crews were called to the home on a tip that a man was storing large quantities of chemicals inside. Firefighters then called for a hazmat team.
  April 24, 2019. (CBS2)
  A combination of chemicals and natural products that were be
  
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• Unmarried Mom Says Christian School Expelled Daughters Because They Have Different Fathers

  24-04-2019 18:50
  CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (CBS Local) — A single mother says a Christian school in Ohio expelled two of her children because she is not married and her kids have different fathers.
  Summer Grant, 30, said Chapel Hill Christian School in Cuyahoga Falls dismissed her daughters, fourth-grader Summara-Rayn and second-grader Summaia, on April 12, about 30 days before school ends for the summer.
  “Just because I’m not married and my children do have different fathers doesn’t mean that
  
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• Thousands In LA To Commemorate 104th Anniversary Of The Armenian Genocide

  24-04-2019 18:45
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Tens of thousands of people will descend on Hollywood and Mid-City Wednesday to mark the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
  Two separate marches will take place, the first in Hollywood and the second in Mid-City.
  Thousands of people march in Hollywood, Calif., to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. April 24, 2018. (CBS2)
  The first march, sponsored by Unified Young Armenians, will begin at 10 a.m. near Hollywood and Hobart boulevards. The grou
  
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• Zurich Classic: Can Adam Scott-Jason Day Team Tame TPC Louisiana?

  24-04-2019 18:43
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Miami/CBS Local) — The Zurich Classic of New Orleans, held at TPC Louisiana since 2007, was stuck in the late-April schedule lull between the Masters and the Players. So, in 2017, the event gave itself a boost. Its updated format, now going into the third year, adopted a team setup, in which pairs play alternate shot in the first and third rounds and best ball in the second and fourth rounds. (The match styles switched rounds last year.) The team approach had not appeare
  
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• Mom Accused of Beating Son With Spiked, Metal Meat Tenderizer For Not Doing Homework

  24-04-2019 18:28
  (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – A Miami mother is charged with aggravated child abuse for hitting her 9-year-old son with a spiked, metal meat tenderizer when she got angry because he didn’t do some homework, according to police.
  Martha Ciguenas, 44, appeared in bond court Tuesday.
  According to the police report, Ciguenas’ son told her on April 4 that “he had additional homework, while he was out of school during Spring Break.”  She became “irate” and threw
  
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• Baldwin Park Pastor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl

  24-04-2019 18:21
  BALDWIN PARK (CBSLA) – A Baldwin Park pastor has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a member of his church.
  Edgar Fabian Martinez. (Baldwin Park Police Department)
  Edgar Fabian Martinez, 51, has been charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office with sexual assault, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and sending sexually explicit material to a minor.
  Martinez, the pastor of Iglesia De Jesuscristo Un Nuevo Pacto church, was arres
  
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• Perris Man Arrested In Violent San Pedro Rape

  24-04-2019 18:16
  SAN PEDRO (CBSLA) — A Perris man has been arrested in connection with a San Pedro rape, and investigators believe he may have more victims.
  Davon Thomas, 27, was arrested Friday in connection with the March 5 rape of a woman in her San Pedro home.
  Detectives say she was walking into her home that night when her attacker pushed her inside, then violently sexually assaulted her. The attacker then ran off, police said.
  Thomas’ photo was released to the public Tuesday in an effort to dra
  
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• Drug Lab Discovered In Monrovia Home Prompts Hazmat Callout

  24-04-2019 17:59
  MONROVIA (CBSLA) – At least one suspect has been arrested after authorities discovered a drug laboratory in a Monrovia home Tuesday.
  The lab was discovered sometime Tuesday at a home in the 200 block of North Myrtle Avenue, near Foothill Boulevard, according to Monrovia police.
  April 24, 2019. (CBS2)
  A combination of chemicals and natural products that were being used to make drugs were found in the house, Los Angeles police Det. Cecilia Cleveland — who is working as part of the Cali
  
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• Glendale Woman Bitten By Shark While Kayaking In Hawaii

  24-04-2019 17:28
  GLENDALE (CBSLA) — A Glendale woman is recovering Wednesday after being bitten by a shark while kayaking in Hawaii.
  Kimberly Bishop says she was kayaking Tuesday morning when she was suddenly hit from behind, knocked over and bit in the leg by what turned out to be a shark. The shark immediately let go and left a bite mark of about 12 inches in diameter on her thigh, just above her knee.
  Her husband says she heard her yelling “shark, shark!” and saw the fin of the shark near he
  
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• Only On 2: Former Inglewood High Basketball Star Confesses To Fatal Hit-And-Run

  24-04-2019 15:52
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A former Inglewood High School basketball star confessed to being the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed an Australian man who spent years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
  Kristopher Smith, 19, had his attorney by his side as he admitted to CBS2’s Dave Lopez that he was the driver who had struck and killed Andrew Mallard last week in Hollywood.
  Surveillance video shows Mallard crossing Sunset Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. last Thursday, outsid
  
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• Man Attacked By Bear In Chantry Flats Runs For Help In Sierra Madre Neighborhood

  24-04-2019 14:45
  SIERRA MADRE (CBSLA) — A quiet Sierra Madre neighborhood is still reeling Wednesday after a man was attacked by a bear in a nearby campground.
  Residents called 911 at about 11:30 p.m. to report an elderly man they didn’t know running around and ringing doorbells in the 1200 block of Arno Drive. When police officers arrived, they found the 84-year-old man had severe injuries to his head and arm.
  The man told police he was in a sleeping bag in the Chantry Flats area when a 200- to 300-
  
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• Homeless Man Attacked By Bear In Chantry Flats Runs For Help In Sierra Madre Neighborhood

  24-04-2019 14:45
  SIERRA MADRE (CBSLA) — A quiet Sierra Madre neighborhood is still reeling Wednesday after a homeless man was attacked by a bear in a nearby campground.
  Residents called 911 at about 11:30 p.m. to report an elderly man they didn’t know running around and ringing doorbells in the 1200 block of Arno Drive. When police officers arrived, they found the 84-year-old man had severe injuries to his head and arm.
  The man, who identified himself as John, told police he was in a sleeping bag in
  
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• Man Gunned Down In Front Of South LA Marijuana Dispensary

  24-04-2019 14:20
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An investigation continues Wednesday into a shooting that killed a man in front of a marijuana dispensary in South Los Angeles.
  The shooting was reported after 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 8100 block of South Central Avenue. The victim was found on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body, authorities said. It appeared he was shot while leaving the 8108 Collective dispensary.
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified.
  No weapons ha
  
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• ‘I Thought He Was Going To Rape Me’: Luke Walton Sex Abuse Accuser Talks Lawsuit

  24-04-2019 08:00
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA) — The woman suing former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton for sexual assault gave details to the media on Tuesday.
  Joined by her attorney Garo Mardirossian, former LA sports reporter Kelli Tennant described the alleged sexual misconduct that took place back in 2014 at a Santa Monica hotel.
  Tennant said that Walton forced himself on her in his hotel room after he allegedly invited her to his room. Tennant said that she wanted Walton to have a copy of her book.
  
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• Historic Mural In Downtown LA Painted Over

  24-04-2019 07:37
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An iconic mural in downtown LA has been painted over.
  When artist Judith Baca was commissioned by the International Olympic Committee to paint a mural for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, she wanted to commemorate the first time women were allowed to run in an Olympic marathon. Her vision was realized.
  “The mural is about that. It’s about overcoming walls. The kind of obstacles that defined what women could do,” said Baca. “She’s not
  
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• CBSLA The Rundown: 4/23 5pm

  24-04-2019 02:58
  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 5 p.m.
  Reckless Driving, DUI Suspect Taken Into Custody After PIT Maneuver Ends PursuitA reckless driving and DUI suspect led police on a cross-county chase before being brought to a stop by a PIT maneuver.
  Ex-Lakers Coach Luke Walton Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former SportsNet HostA lawsuit was filed against former Lo
  
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• Luke Walton Sex Abuse Accuser Gives Details On Lawsuit

  24-04-2019 02:05
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The woman suing former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton for sexual assault gave details to the media on Tuesday.
  Joined by her attorney Garo Mardirossian, former LA sports reporter Kelli Tennant described the alleged sexual misconduct that took place back in 2014 at a Santa Monica hotel.
  Tennant said that Walton forced himself on her in his hotel room after he allegedly invited her to his room. Tennant said that she wanted Walton to have a copy of her bo
  
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• Mom Who Threatened Church On Easter Sunday Identified As Freelance Journalist, US Navy Member

  24-04-2019 00:32
  SAN DIEGO (CBSLA/AP) — A woman carrying her infant daughter and a gun who walked into a Southern California church Easter Sunday and made threats about blowing it up has been identified as a former member of the U.S. Navy and freelance digital journalist for an NBC News affiliate.
  Anna Conkey, 31, was arrested Sunday following the incident at Tsidkenu Church in the Clairemont area of San Diego, according to police.
  Investigators say Conkey walked into the auditorium after the non-denominat
  
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