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• Average Wages For LA Area Workers Increased During Pandemic

  02-02-2021 19:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Salaries and wages for workers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area increased considerably this past year despite the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and the spike in unemployment, according to the latest federal numbers released Tuesday.
  Wages and salaries in the L.A. metro area rose by an average of 4.5% between December of 2019 and December of 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  That’s significantly above the national ave
  
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• Ruby’s Diner On The Huntington Beach Pier To Permanently Close Friday

  27-02-2021 00:53 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — The popular Ruby’s Diner at the end of the Huntington Beach Pier is closing its doors for good Friday evening.
  For a quarter-century, hungry surf city locals and tourists flocked to Ruby’s to grab a burger and shake.The restaurant and its famous red-tiled roof sitting above the Pacific has been endlessly photographed. At 7 p.m. Friday, the oceanfront location will close forever.
  Just a few more hours left to get a burger and shake at the end of the &#
  
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• Rival Gang Members Sentenced To Over 80 Years Behind Bars For Killing Toddler In 2018 Compton Shootout

  27-02-2021 00:47 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA) — Two ex-convicts, who were rival gang members, were sentenced on Friday in the shooting death of 3-year-old Franklin Pon-Ros.
  The toddler was struck and killed during a Jan. 20, 2018 gunfight in the parking lot of a Compton liquor store in the 2800 block of West Alondra Boulevard.
  30-year-old Kevaughn Harris was sentenced to 103 years to life and 32-year-old Dwayne Ward was sentenced to 89 years to life.
  “I don’t think I could imagine what you’ve gone thr
  
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• Caretaker At Santa Ana Senior Living Facility Arrested In Rape Of 87-Year-Old Woman With Dementia

  27-02-2021 00:27 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A caretaker at a Santa Ana senior living facility has been arrested on suspicion of raping an 87-year-old woman with dementia.
  Juan Sandoval, 33, of Orange, was arrested Thursday at the Sunflower Gardens Senior Living Facility, where Santa Ana police say he has been working for the past three years.
  (credit: Santa Ana Police Department)
  According to police, Sandoval took the elderly woman as she walked down a hallway and into a bedroom, where he sexually assaulted her.
  
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• ‘My Heart Is Sick’: Lady Gaga Makes Public Plea For Help Bringing French Bulldogs Koji And Gustav Home

  26-02-2021 23:50 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Lady Gaga says she is heartsick Friday, two days after her French bulldogs were taken in a robbery that left her dogwalker hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
  The shooting and robbery happened Wednesday night in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard. Her dogwalker, Ryan Fischer, was shot, but is expected to survive.
  But two of singer’s French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were taken in the robbery. A third, Miss Asia, escaped and was
  
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• High Winds Returning To LA Area Starting Friday Afternoon

  26-02-2021 22:44 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — High winds are expected to return to the Southland starting Friday accompanied by various advisories and watches posted by the National Weather Service.
  Friday’s advisories come a day after moderate to strong Santa Ana winds battered parts of the Los Angeles area, making driving treacherous on some mountain and valley roadways.
  More big gusts are on the way this weekend, the NWS said.
  A wind advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday in the San
  
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• Small Earthquake Rattles Simi Valley

  26-02-2021 22:13 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA) — A small earthquake struck Simi Valley Friday.
  The magnitude-3.2 earthquake struck at about 12:51 p.m. and was centered almost two miles east of Simi Valley in an area known as Santa Susana, according to the US Geological Survey.
  The quake rattled homes in Simi Valley and was felt through much of Ventura County and in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County. “Did You Feel It?” responses to the USGS came in from as far south as Long Beach and nort
  
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• LA Street Sweeping To Become Bi-Weekly Starting Monday Due To Pandemic, Staff Reductions

  26-02-2021 21:54 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Starting Monday, street sweeping in the city of Los Angeles will switch from weekly to bi-weekly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staff reductions, the Bureau of Street Services announced Friday.
  Officials launched a notification system and map to help residents adjust to the change.
  A parking enforcement officer puts a ticket on a car parked in a no-parking spot due to Monday street sweeping off North Orange Drive on November 3, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
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• ‘They Both Have The Capability To Be Final Four Teams’: CBS’ Clark Kellogg On #4 Ohio State Vs #9 Iowa

  26-02-2021 21:37 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Local)- The Big Ten has been college basketball’s best, and most difficult, conference this season and on Sunday, two of its best teams will meet on CBS. The No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes make the trip to Columbus to face the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes as the end of the regular season nears.
  For the Buckeyes, they’re looking to break out of a brief slump suffering close losses against No. 3 Michigan (92-87) and unranked Michigan State (71-67) in their last two outings. Last Sunday’s
  
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• USC Study: College Education Now A Bigger Factor Than Race In Likelihood Of COVID-19 Vaccination

  26-02-2021 21:31 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A college education is now more likely to play a bigger role in whether people have already been vaccinated or plan to do so, a new study from USC found.
  Findings from a recent USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America survey found that 76%, or three out of four, U.S. adults with at least a bachelor’s degree have already been vaccinated or plan to be, in contrast with just over half of those with a college degree. Researchers say this is a marked shift f
  
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• Kyrie Irving Pushes For Kobe Bryant To Be On NBA Logo

  26-02-2021 21:17 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving wants to see the NBA put late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the logo for the league.
  FILE — Lakers star Kobe Bryant shakes hands with Jerry West during a ceremony at Staples Center to honor Kobe’s record for most points by a Laker. Feb. 3, 2010. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)
  On Wednesday, Irving posted an image to his Instagram page of Kobe superimposed over the NBA’s logo.
  “He was the standard for
  
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• $17.3 Million Project To Overhaul LAX Runway, 2 Taxiways Begins Today

  26-02-2021 20:36 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — LAX began overhauling a runway and two taxiways on the south side of the airport Friday, a $17.3 million project that is expected to take a little over two months.
  Runway 7R/25L will have to be temporarily closed during the project, which started Friday and involves the removal and replacement of about 6,000 feet of asphalt along Taxiways H6 and H7. The work will also include the installation of new, energy-efficient LED runway centerline lights and replace runway con
  
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• Police: Man Falsely Reports His Vehicle As Stolen, Googles ‘How To Set Your Car On Fire And Make It Look Like An Accident’

  26-02-2021 20:30 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS Pittsburgh) – A Westmoreland County man is facing multiple charges after police say he falsely reported his vehicle as stolen then set it on fire.
  Earlier this month, state police say 54-year-old Donald Cassidy of West Newton reported his vehicle as stolen.
  A few days later, the vehicle was found off of White Ridge Road in Mt. Pleasant Township. Police say it had been set on fire and it was unrecognizable. A VIN number on the back of the vehicle matched one belonging to Cas
  
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• Zlatan To LeBron: ‘Do What You’re Good At’, ‘Stay Out Of’ Politics

  26-02-2021 20:11 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Former LA Galaxy superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is taking shots at the city’s biggest star athlete for his outspoken – and sometimes controversial – approach to politics.
  Ibrahimovic – now back with AC Milan – slammed Lakers star LeBron James for speaking out on various issues, calling it a “mistake”.
  “[LeBron] is phenomenal at what he’s doing, but I don’t like when people have some kind of status, they go and
  
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• Drone Used To Capture Arson Suspect In Spree Of Irvine Brush Fires

  26-02-2021 19:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA) – Police used a drone to find and capture an arson suspect accused of setting several fires along the 261 Toll Freeway in Irvine Thursday night.
  A fire burns in Irvine, Calif., off the 261 and 5 Freeways. Feb. 25, 2021. (Irvine Police Department)
  The first of several fires were reported at 6:20 p.m. near the 261 and 5 Freeways, according to Irvine police.
  Orange County Fire Authority crews extinguished the blaze. However, about two hours later second fire was reported along
  
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• West Hollywood’s Iconic Mel’s Drive-In Offering 40-Cent Burgers Friday For Reopening

  26-02-2021 19:30 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The legendary Mel’s Drive-In in West Hollywood is reopening its doors Friday morning after being closed for over a month due to the pandemic.
  Mel’s Drive-In located on Sunset Boulevard was forced to close in mid-January because of the COVID-19 surge.
  However, it is reopening Friday, in grand fashion. Between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. it will be offering 40-cent burgers.
  Mel’s will have outdoor dining available.
  Mel’s has four locations in the Los Ange
  
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• UC Researchers Awarded $1.2 Million Grant To Develop Low-Cost, Easy-To-Operate Robots To Use In Post-COVID-19 World

  26-02-2021 19:04 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA) — With COVID-19 expected to change the way people work and interact with each other for the foreseeable future, University of California researchers have been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop robots that can conduct remote healthcare exams and keep people in quarantine connected with the world outside their homes.
  The grant was awarded to researchers at UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and UCLA. The project’s goal is to develop easy-to-operate, low-cost UC Iris robots,
  
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• Stimulus Check Latest: Will Your Next Relief Payment Be $1,400?

  26-02-2021 18:41 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check, worth $1,400, is currently progressing through Congress as part of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion relief package. The American Rescue Plan also features increased unemployment benefits, a higher child tax credit and a $15 minimum wage, as well as billions more dollars to stop the spread of COVID-19. These and other programs are meant to aid millions of Americans facing financial hardship brought on by the pandemic and support the econ
  
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• How Ever Lee Hairston Overcame Racism, Poverty And Disability To Realize Her Dream

  26-02-2021 18:05 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Ever Lee Hairston has faced many roadblocks in life. However, instead of being worn down, she’s emerged stronger, shining bright like a diamond.
  An undated photo of Ever Lee Hairston. (CBSLA)
  The Hairston name is famous in the South, a family of fortune predating the Civil War. They were wealthy landowners of plantations, at least for half the family. Ever Lee Hairston’s side wasn’t so lucky.
  “My parents and my paternal grandparents, we all liv
  
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• 56th ACM Award Nominees Announced – John Legend, P!nk And Gwen Stefani Among First-Time Nominees

  26-02-2021 17:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS) – The 56th ACM Awards will air live from Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, April 18th at 8/7c, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Earlier today Kelsea Ballerini and The Brothers Osborne announced this year’s nominees on CBS This Morning. 
  The 2021 award nominees are highlighted by Chris Stapleton and Maren Morris, leading the pack with six nominees a piece. Also of note, artists John Legend, P!nk and Gwen Stefani are all first-time ACM nominees. See below for the full list
  
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• Driver, Passengers Wanted After South LA Hit-And-Run Crash Kills Pedestrian

  26-02-2021 17:35 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The LAPD is asking for help to identify a driver and his passenger who were involved in a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in South Los Angeles.
  The crash happened Wednesday at about noon. Police say a car ran a red light at high speed while going west on 88th Place in South Los Angeles and crashed into another vehicle going north on Main Street. The impact of the crash sent the suspect into a pedestrian who was crossing the street on Main Street.
  The pedestrian w
  
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• Buses Burn, Transformers Explode After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Compton Pallet Yard

  26-02-2021 16:40 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA) – A large fire erupted at a pallet yard in an industrial area of Compton early Friday morning, sparking transformer explosions which lit up the sky as the blaze spread to a nearby bus yard, shutting down streets and forcing nearby evacuations.
  Feb. 26, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The blaze broke out at a pallet business in the 500 block of East Weber Street in Compton sometime before 4:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. An adjacent bus yard then caug
  
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• Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Compton Pallet Yard, Sparks Dangerous Transformer Explosions

  26-02-2021 16:25 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA) – A large fire erupted at a pallet yard in an industrial area of Compton early Friday morning, sparking transformer explosions which lit up the sky as the blaze spread to a nearby bus yard, shutting down streets and forcing nearby evacuations.
  Feb. 26, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The blaze broke out at a pallet business in the 500 block of East Weber Street in Compton sometime before 4:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. An adjacent bus yard also then
  
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• #14 Texas Looks For Revenge Against #18 Texas Tech Saturday On CBS, Analyst Pete Gillen Says Longhorns’ Greg Brown Is Player To Watch

  26-02-2021 16:04 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBSDFW.com)- While the Big Ten is home to four of the nation’s Top 10 teams and considered to be the top conference in college basketball this season, the Big 12 has a case in its own right. Home to three Top 10 squads and five Top 25 teams overall, it’s been an obstacle course for teams to get through all season. Saturday on CBS, two of the Top 25 teams in the conference, Texas and Texas Tech, will square off in Lubbock.
  For the 14th ranked Longhorns, the conference season has been
  
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• Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Pallet Yard In Compton

  26-02-2021 15:09 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA) – A large fire erupted at a pallet yard in an industrial area of Compton early Friday morning.
  The blaze broke out at a pallet business in the 500 block of East Weber Street in Compton sometime before 4:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. An adjacent bus yard also appeared to have caught fire.
  Explosions could be heard. Transformers and power lines could be heard sparking and popping.
  There were some evacuations, but no reported injuries
  
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• Four-Year-Old Finnley Silva Waiting For Heart Transplant Receives Mail From Across The Country: ‘His Face Just Kind Of Lights Up’

  26-02-2021 15:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Four-year-old Finnley Silva loves toys, candy, and yes, being a little rowdy.
  “He’s your typical four-year-old boy. He likes robots and cars and going fast and running and you know, just being rowdy and throwing things as most four-year-olds do at this point,” said Emily Silva, Finnley’s mom.
  But what Finnley has had to endure at such a young age is far from typical. “I was prenatally diagnosed with him having a congenital heart defect. He was d
  
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• Deja McClendon On Athletes Unlimited Volleyball: ‘We Really Want To See This Grow’

  26-02-2021 14:58 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Local Sports)– Professional women’s volleyball is coming to CBS Sports Network this weekend with the introduction of a brand new league called Athletes Unlimited Volleyball. The five week competition takes place in a bubble in Dallas, Texas and features over 40 of the best volleyball players in the world.
  After a successful run with Athletes Unlimited Softball in the summer of 2020, the same concepts of players picking up individual points, switching teams each week and coa
  
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• Taco Truck Customer Shot, Killed In Downtown LA

  26-02-2021 14:52 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was shot and killed while standing in line outside a taco truck in downtown Los Angeles in the early morning hours Friday.
  The shooting took place at around 12:30 a.m. in the 400 block of West 8th Street.
  The victim, who was between 25 and 30 years of age, was in line to order food from a taco truck when at least one suspect opened fire on him, a Los Angeles police spokesperson said.
  He was shot in the stomach. Officers attempted to do CPR on him, but he died at
  
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• OC Receives More Than 83K COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In Single Day

  26-02-2021 13:59 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County received more than 83,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses Thursday, allowing officials to catch up on canceled appointments and keep large-scale county-run sites open.
  “Disney now has enough vaccine to continue operating, [Soka University] will continue to operate without closure and the [Anaheim] Convention Center will continue to operate without closures,” Orange County CEO Frank Kim said. “Unless there’s a weather issue, we have enough va
  
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• LA County Sheriff’s Motorcycle Deputy Thomas Albanese Killed In Lakewood Crash

  26-02-2021 13:48 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was killed Thursday in a crash in the Lakewood area, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
  An undated photo of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Albanese, who was killed in a crash on Feb. 25, 2021. (LASD)
  Villanueva identified the deputy as 41-year-old Thomas Albanese. He joined the department in 2013.
  The crash happened at about 9 a.m. near Del Amo and Paramount boulevards. The crash appeared to happen in the middle
  
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