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• LA County Sues SoCal Edison For Over $100M In Costs, Damages From Woolsey Fire

  25-04-2019 23:26
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Los Angeles County Thursday filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison alleging that the power utility is likely to blame for sparking the devastating Woolsey Fire, and looking to recoup tens of millions of dollars associated with battling the blaze which tore through Malibu last November.
  L.A. County incurred more than $100 million in costs and damages from the Woolsey Fire, according to a news release from L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl announcing the l
  
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• WWE, Vince McMahon Blame Slumping Attendance, Ratings On Absent Talent

  25-04-2019 22:22
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS New York/CBS Local) — WWE has a problem. Actually, the sports entertainment giant has a number of them. Fans are tuning out in droves, as both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live have shed hundreds of thousands of viewers over the past year. Ratings for the flagship show on Monday night are down 14 percent, nearly matched by a 13 percent dip on Tuesday nights. That drop is also being reflected in attendance at live events, which has declined by 11 percent, and merchan
  
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• Pacoima Father Faces Gun Charges After Son Threatens To Shoot Classmate

  25-04-2019 21:42
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A Pacoima man whose son last year threatened to shoot one of his classmates is facing several gun charges, authorities announced Thursday.
  Albert Sanchez, 48, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of unlawful storage of a firearm after his son, a ninth-grader at Cesar Chavez Academy, threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot a classmate, the Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced at a news conference.
  Two guns recovered from the Pacoima home of a Ce
  
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• UCLA, Cal State LA To Quarantine Students Who Cannot Prove They Had Measles Vaccination

  25-04-2019 21:36
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Health officials at UCLA and Cal State LA are working with county health officials to issue quarantine orders for students who cannot provide evidence of measles immunizations, officials announced Thursday.
  As many as 100 students at UCLA and possibly some at CSULA may be ordered to remain in their residence from up to 21 days, according to a statement released by the L.A. County Department Of Public Health.
  “Both universities are assisting with the implementati
  
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• Runt Of Puppies Dumped In Coachella Dies

  25-04-2019 21:16
  COACHELLA (CBSLA) — One of the puppies stuffed into a plastic bag and thrown in a Coachella dumpster has died, officials said Thursday.
  The foster volunteer said the runt of the litter may have been at the bottom of a bag of seven terrier mix puppies and just couldn’t make a comeback from the traumatic moment, according to Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman John Welsh.
  “I think he was the cushion that saved his siblings,” volunteer Noni Boen Schirm w
  
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• Report: Stress, Overtime, Disease Contribute To 2.8 Million Workers’ Deaths Per Year

  25-04-2019 21:09
  GENEVA (CBS Local) — Your job may be killing you. A new report from the United Nations says stress from work, excessive hours and occupational disease are responsible for nearly 2.8 million deaths every year.
  Another 374 million people are either injured on the job or get sick because of their jobs, the report said.
  The deaths are a result of new or existing occupational risks, including modern working practices, population growth, increased digital connectivity and climate change.
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• Family ‘Very Upset’ After Administrator Drew On Son’s Head With Marker

  25-04-2019 21:04
  PEARLAND, Texas (CBS Local) — The parents of a Texas boy are “very upset” after a school administrator allegedly took a sharpie to their son’s head.
  It happened last week after seventh-grader Juelz Trice arrived at Berry Miller Junior High in Pearland with an “M” shape shaved into his fade haircut.
  While Pearland Independent School District’s dress code does say “extreme hairstyles such as carvings, mohawks, spikes, etc. are not allowed,” it
  
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• New Episode Of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Premieres Thursday Night As The Series Draws To An End

  25-04-2019 20:45
  (CBS) – Koothrappali is worried people won’t take him seriously in his own field after publishing a paper that suggests he may have discovered alien life on an all-new episode of The Big Bang Theory, tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Also on tonight’s episode Penny encourages Leonard to stand up for himself when he strives to be the principal investigator on a plasma physics study.
  There are only four episodes left until The Big Bang Theory finale on May 16th, catch up on
  
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• LA Still Has Worse Ozone Pollution In America

  25-04-2019 20:42
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – It’s not a distinction to take pride in: Los Angeles continues to have the worst ozone pollution of any metropolitan area in the United States.
  A new annual report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association found that L.A-Long Beach was ranked No. 1 out of 227 metropolitan areas for its number of high ozone days, garnering an “F” grade from the ALA.
  This is the twentieth year of the “State of the Air” report, and L.A. has placed
  
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• Jennifer Gates Previews Longines Masters Of New York

  25-04-2019 20:41
  (CBS Local)– When Jennifer Gates was a kid, her parents wanted her to try all different kinds of sports.
  While the daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates tested the waters of basketball and tap dancing, she ultimately fell in love with horse back riding. The hobby as a child turned into a career as Gates will compete in the Longines Masters Of New York among the top equestrians in the world.
  “It is always somewhat of a hobby because I enjoy it so much,” said Gates in an interview w
  
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• Girl, 10, Injured By Debris When Janitor’s Gun Discharged At School

  25-04-2019 19:41
  MILWAUKEE (CBS Local) — A 10-year-old girl was injured when a janitor’s gun accidentally discharged at her school, authorities in Milwaukee said.
  Police say the janitor brought a firearm inside St. Josaphat’s Parish School on April 5, which discharged into a wall. Debris from the wall hit the student, causing a bruise.
  The victim’s mother, using her niece as a translator, described what happened.
  “She says it was a nail that had come out from the air conditioning th
  
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• Fans Gear Up For ‘Avengers: Endgame’ With Epic El Capitan Movie Marathon

  25-04-2019 19:20
  HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) — Marvel fans are in the endgame now, so they’re gearing up to watch the three-hour epic finale of 10 years and 22 films of superheroes who have conquered the Earth, space and beyond.
  “Avengers: Endgame” opens tonight, shattering presale records after last year’s “Infinity War” left moviegoers stunned and impatient to see how Earth’s mightiest heroes bring the galaxy back from oblivion.
  Some dedicated fans have taken their commitm
  
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• CBSLA The Rundown: 4/25 8am

  25-04-2019 19:05
  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 Thursday, 4/25 at 8 a.m.
  Crews Work Around The Clock To Repair Water Main Break In AnaheimCrews worked in the predawn hours Thursday to fill in a hole that had to be dug up to repair a water main break that left an Anaheim neighborhood looking more like a lake.
  2 CHP Officers Struck By Attempted Robbery Suspect During Pursuit From Laguna
  
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• NBA, Kings Launch Investigation Into Sex Assault Allegations Against Ex-Lakers Coach Luke Walton

  25-04-2019 19:04
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) – An investigation is underway into allegations of sexual assault against former Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton, NBA officials announced Thursday.
  The Sacramento Kings and the National Basketball Association have commenced a joint investigation into the allegations contained in a civil lawsuit filed against Walton Monday by former sports reporter Kelli Tennant.
  A statement released jointly by the Kings and the NBA said both “take these allegations very se
  
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• Elaborate Chilean Burglary Ring Suspected In Dozens Of Burglaries Across Southland

  25-04-2019 18:56
  SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA) – Local and federal law enforcement agencies believe that a sophisticated ring of burglars from Chile is responsible for dozens of burglaries across the Southland, including a $1 million jewelry heist in Laguna Niguel and multiple home break-ins in Ventura County.
  Ventura County Sheriff’s officials told CBS2 Wednesday that it is investigating whether 35 burglaries in the past four months at affluent homes were committed by the same group of people.
  “The susp
  
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• Caught On Video: Thieves Break Into Cerritos Home To Steal Shoe Collection

  25-04-2019 18:40
  CERRITOS (CBSLA) — A trio of thieves took thousands of dollars worth of collectible shoes from a home in Cerritos, and it was all caught on video.
  The break-in was caught on the homeowner’s Ring camera last Friday. Eight boxes, including a pair of Nike collector’s shoes, were carried out of the home by three thieves wearing black jackets with their hoods over their heads.
  Homeowner Jeffrey Leu, says the shoes belong to his brother.
  “He has a collection of shoes,” Le
  
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• 2 CHP Officers Struck By Attempted Robbery Suspect During Pursuit From Laguna Hills To Solana Beach

  25-04-2019 17:50
  LAGUNA HILLS (CBSLA) – A wild pursuit involving an attempted robbery suspect in Laguna Hills finally came to an end in northern San Diego County early Thursday morning, but not before the suspect struck and injured two California Highway Patrol officers.
  The incident began at around 4:20 a.m., when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a car which had been reported to have been involved in a possible attempted robbery.
  A road rage suspect is loaded into an ambulance after leading
  
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• Police: Patient Kills Another Patient Over Loud Radio At Psychiatric Facility

  25-04-2019 17:26
  PHOENIX (CBS Local)— A resident at an Arizona treatment facility for sex offenders killed another resident because the victim’s radio was too loud, according to authorities.
  Police say Donald Fay Prather, 83, was playing his radio Tuesday at the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center when the patient next door to him, Robert Wayne Fleming, 58, became upset with the noise.
  The two got into a confrontation in the hallway, where Fleming repeatedly struck Prather — even
  
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• Michael Ealy On The Intruder: ‘I Get To Go At Dennis Quaid’

  25-04-2019 17:11
  (CBS Local)–Michael Ealy has worked with many big names in Hollywood, but he was extremely excited to find out he’d be working with Dennis Quaid on “The Intruder.”
  This is the first time that Quaid is taking on a darker role and Ealy knew he would be learning a lot from one of the best actors in the game.
  “In sports, they saw you get better by playing people that are better than you,” said Ealy in an interview with CBS Local. “When I read the script, I h
  
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• Baby Dies At Hawthorne Home Daycare Facility

  25-04-2019 15:57
  HAWTHORNE (CBSLA) — The death of a baby at a Hawthorne in-home daycare is under investigation Thursday.
  Officers were called out to Swoope Family Daycare at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on a report of a child not breathing. By the time officers arrived at the home, the child had been pronounced dead by firefighters, according to Hawthorne Police.
  The gender and the name of the child were not released. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of the child’s
  
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• Crews Work Around The Clock To Repair Water Main Break In Anaheim

  25-04-2019 15:44
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Crews worked in the predawn hours Thursday to fill in a hole that had to be dug up to repair a water main break that left an Anaheim neighborhood looking more like a lake.
  Front-loaders and bulldozers were out in force by 4:30 a.m. to push mud and dirt back into the giant hole at North and Sabina streets.
  The break happened sometime Wednesday afternoon, prompting neighbors to call 911 to report flooding in the street. Even after crews arrived, it took about an hour to shu
  
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• Huge Sinkhole Opens Up After Water Main Break In Anaheim

  25-04-2019 14:34
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Crews worked in the predawn hours Thursday to fill in a sinkhole caused by a water main break that left an Anaheim neighborhood looking more like a lake.
  Front-loaders and bulldozers were out in force by 4:30 a.m. to push mud and dirt back into the giant hole that opened up at North and Sabina streets.
  The break happened sometime Wednesday afternoon, prompting neighbors to call 911 to report flooding in the street. Even after crews arrived, it took about an hour to shut d
  
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• High-Speed Pursuit Ends With Violent Crash In Downtown LA

  25-04-2019 14:08
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A high-speed pursuit out of Hacienda Heights ended with a violent crash in downtown Los Angeles.
  California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop the dark-colored Ford Expedition after picking it up doing 110 mph on the westbound 60 Freeway at Hacienda Boulevard at about 10:30 p.m.
  The pursuit eventually ended in downtown Los Angeles, where it slammed into an Acura near Ninth and Olive, nearly sending the SUV into a small gym.
  Immediately after the crash, the suspect
  
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• It’s Official: Joe Biden Announces Presidential Bid In Video

  25-04-2019 13:44
  Ending months of speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday he is launching his third presidential campaign, instantly joining the race as an early frontrunner among more than a dozen major Democratic candidates seeking to deny President Trump a second term.
  
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• Suspect In 3-Hour Pursuit Was AB 109 Early Release Parolee Who Just Got Out Of Prison

  25-04-2019 08:59
  ROWLAND HEIGHTS (CBSLA) — A police pursuit that began in South Gate just after 5 p.m. Wednesday lasted three hours and eventually ended inside a 99 Cents Only store in Rowland Heights.
  The driver, a man suspected of assaulting the female passenger, took police through Los Angeles and Orange counties before parking the vehicle and running into a 99 Cents Only store where he was arrested at gunpoint.
  The woman was reported to be bloody when police tended to her in the car. She was later take
  
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• OC Post Office Changes Its Name To Honor Soldier Killed In Iraq

  25-04-2019 08:52
  ORANGE (CBSLA) – A post office in the city of Orange has changed its name Wednesday to honor a fallen soldier killed in Iraq.
  Trevor Win’E, 22, grew up in Orange County and was a specialist in the Army before he was killed in an attack by an improvised explosive device.
  Before he was deployed, Win’E lived in the city of Orange with his brother where the post office, now bearing his name, is located.
  Win’ E’s mom, who also lives in the city, joked that pronouncing t
  
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• Clippers Beat Warriors 129-121 To Force Game 6

  25-04-2019 08:52
  OAKLAND (AP) — Lou Williams again came off the bench and knocked down big shot after big shot. Patrick Beverley crashed the boards at every chance. Danilo Gallinari drove the lane with authority.
  The Los Angeles Clippers took the Warriors right out of their comfort zone by beating the two-time defending champions at their own game with energy on both ends, extending their season long after many had counted them out.
  Williams hit a fadeaway jumper with 1:29 left and finished with 33 points
  
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• Kerry Lathan — Man Shot Alongside Nipsey Hussle And Jailed — Speaks Out

  25-04-2019 08:31
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — Kerry Lathan  — one of two men who was shot and wounded alongside rapper/businessman Nipsey Hussle and then jailed — is speaking out Wednesday about his ordeal.
  KCAL9’s Crystal Cruz said Lathan arrived in a wheel chair.
  He says he needs proper housing because of his gunshot wound.
  “I have a bullet in my back. Fragment in it broke off near my spine. They say if we take it out, there’s a possibility you could be paralyzed,”
  
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• 3-Hour Police Pursuit Ends With Assault Suspect Running Into 99 Cents Only Store

  25-04-2019 07:20
  ROWLAND HEIGHTS (CBSLA) – A police pursuit that began in South Gate just after 5 p.m. Wednesday lasted three hours and eventually ended inside a 99 Cents Only store in Rowland Heights.
  The driver, a man suspected of assaulting the female passenger, took police through Los Angeles and Orange counties before parking the vehicle and running into a 99 Cents Only store where he was arrested at gunpoint.
  The woman was reported to be bloody when police tended to her in the car. She was later tran
  
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• 3-Hour Police Pursuit Ends With Assault Suspect Running Into 99 Cent Only Store

  25-04-2019 07:20
  ROWLAND HEIGHTS (CBSLA) – A police pursuit that began in South Gate just after 5 p.m. Wednesday lasted three hours and eventually ended inside a 99 Cents Only store in Rowland Heights.
  The driver, a man suspected of assaulting the female passenger, took police through Los Angeles and Orange counties before parking the vehicle and running into a 99 Cents Only store where he was arrested at gunpoint.
  The woman was reported to be bloody when police tended to her in the car. She was later tran
  
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• Should Michael Jackson’s Name Remain On Elementary School’s Auditorium?

  25-04-2019 07:05
  HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) –Michael Jackson’s name appears on an auditorium at Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood — the late entertainer attended the school briefly when he was a boy.
  It’s the allegations made against the adult Jackson that are causing people to wonder if his name should still be on the building.
  In a recent HBO documentary — “Leaving Neverland,” two men accuse him of sexually molesting them — repeatedly — as children
  As KCAL9&rsq
  
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• Orange Post Office Changes Its Name To Honor Soldier Killed In Iraq

  25-04-2019 06:52
  ORANGE (CBSLA) – A post office in the city of Orange has changed its name Wednesday to honor a fallen soldier killed in Iraq.
  Trevor Win’E, 22, grew up in Orange County and was a specialist in the army before he was killed in an attack by an improvised explosive device.
  Before he was deployed, Win’E lived in the city of Orange with his brother where the post office, now bearing his name, is located.
  Win’ E’s mom, who also lives in the city, joked that pronouncing t
  
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• Actor Michael Madsen Formally Charged With DUI (Again) In Malibu

  25-04-2019 03:30
  MALIBU (CBSLA)  — Actor Michael Madsen has been charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence after he crashed his SUV into a pole last month in Malibu.
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Madsen, 61, was charged Tuesday with one count each of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol within 10 years of another DUI offense and driving with a .08% blood alcohol content within 10 years of another DUI offense.
  Madsen was arrested in 2012
  
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• CBSLA The Rundown: 4/24 5pm

  25-04-2019 03:12
  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 Wednesday, 4/24 at 5 p.m.
  Assault Suspect Reportedly Seen Hitting Female PassengerA pursuit suspect may have been involved in a domestic attack and was reportedly seen striking his female passenger during the chase.
  Thousands In LA Commemorate 104th Anniversary Of Armenian GenocideTens of thousands of people were in Hollywood and Mid-Cit
  
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• VIDEO: Assault Suspect Reportedly Seen Hitting Female Passenger

  25-04-2019 02:40
  A pursuit suspect may have been involved in a domestic attack and was reportedly seen striking his female passenger during the chase.
  
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• Thousands In LA Commemorate 104th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide

  25-04-2019 01:25
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Tens of thousands of people descended on Hollywood and Mid-City Wednesday in two separate marches to mark the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
  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.
  Thousands of people march in Hollywood. April 24, 2019. (CBS2)
  At 1 p.m., the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region and several other groups staged a
  
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• Fire Crews Extract Driver From Vehicle In Rancho Palos Vardes

  25-04-2019 01:19
  RANCHO PALOS VERDES (CBSLA) – A person in a vehicle ended up about 100 feet off of the side of the road in Rancho Palos Verdes Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
  Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports that a vehicle had gone over the side of Hawthorne Boulevard at 3:17 p.m near Crest Road.
  The driver was reported to be alert and not complaining of any injuries.
  (credit: CBSLA)
  A lowering system was used to extricate the driver.
  The southbound lanes of Hawthorne Bouleva
  
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• 2 Children Abducted In Bakersfield Found Safe, Father Arrested By LAPD

  25-04-2019 00:00
  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. Prior to Wednesday afternoon, the three were last seen walking in Marina del Rey at 5:45 a.m
  
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