Copyright 2012 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:24 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:24 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Secret-Shopping-Scam-Get-Garcia-151637505.html Tue, 15 May 2012 22:52:15 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/KNSD_Shopping_Designer_Labels_on_a_B_050912_00_mezzn_722x406_2232829941__723368.jpg
Secret shopping is a legitimate business model, but some nefarious operations are taking advantage of gullible consumers.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Golds-Gym-Google-Takeover-Correction-Venice-151653355.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:39:35 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/gold%27s-gym-venice.jpg
While Google has acquired the lease for the Gold’s Gym Venice location, the search engine has "no plans to expand into Gold’s Gym space," Jordan Newman, manager of corporate communications and public affairs at...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Life-Connected-Kidney-Recipient-Becomes-Donor-151648675.html Tue, 15 May 2012 23:16:12 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/LIFECONNECTEDKIDNEYFI_722x406_2235317440.jpg
While awaiting a kidney transplant, Chad Eaton formed a charity, giving toys and gifts to fellow kidney patients.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Stanton-Crime-Police-Investigate-String-of-OC-Robberies-151638365.html Tue, 15 May 2012 22:07:16 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/180*120/OC+ARMED+ROBBER.JPG
Police believe an armed robbery at a gas station in Stanton may be linked to a string of similar holdups in Orange County.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/High-Gas-Prices-and-the-Holiday-Impact-151641715.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:27 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/gas+pump+handle.JPG
As Memorial Day approaches, many Inland Empire residents say a recent spike in local gas prices will not affect their holiday travel plans.

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He would "never hurt" anyone, Stephen Ivens' wife said in a statement a day after authorities stopped searching the Verdugo Mountains for the missing agent.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Credibility-Issue-On-Fire-Response-Times--151637895.html Tue, 15 May 2012 23:27:35 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/rescue-san-pedro-lafd.jpg
A statistics expert told a Los Angeles Fire Department panel Tuesday that bad reporting and bad software make it hard for him to do his job.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Lancaster-Wendys-Fast-Food-Restaurant-Fire-151636805.html Tue, 15 May 2012 22:16:00 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/235*120/fire+lancaster.jpg
A firefighter was injured as crews worked to battle a blaze that gutted a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Lancaster Tuesday afternoon.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/IE-Firefighters-Step-Up-Brush-Clearance-151633185.html Tue, 15 May 2012 20:07:29 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/ie+dry+brush.JPG
The Chino Valley Fire District on Tuesday began inspecting 49,000 potential trouble spots, including residential areas, making sure the areas were free of debris, vegetation and combustible materials.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/OJ-Simpson-Trying-to-Win-Release-151623555.html Tue, 15 May 2012 15:43:53 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/OJ+Simpson.jpg
The Associated Press is reporting that a new lawyer for O.J. Simpson is trying to gain the former football star's release from Nevada state prison, where he is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/USC-to-Control-Coliseum-Under-Deal-Approved-This-Week-151592915.html Tue, 15 May 2012 14:09:53 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/180*120/usc+coliseum+pic+cropped.jpg
USC has won control of the Los Angeles Coliseum, ending decades of public stewardship.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Galaxy-David-Beckham-Landon-Donovan-President-Obama-White-House-151590235.html Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:42 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/beckham-obama-galaxy.jpg
President Barack Obama honored the LA Galaxy Tuesday for their 2011 Major League Soccer Cup championship -- an accomplishment that came after a season of high expectations.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Dog-Custody-Battle-Puggle-Knuckles-151568115.html Tue, 15 May 2012 23:35:20 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/knuckles-puggle-2.jpg
A New York man and his ex-girlfriend, who moved to California, are locked in an expensive custody dispute over their dog -- a puggle named Knuckles.

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LA City council member Richard Alarcon authors ordinance to make banks operate in the public's interest and make their transactions more transparent.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Police-Seek-Prolific-Serial-Robber-151563135.html Tue, 15 May 2012 18:34:57 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Serial+Bandit+cropped.jpg
Police are after a violent serial robber who is targeting women, Kicking, punching and robbing them when they use ATM's at convenience stores and gas stations. They released surveillance video Tuesday to aid in...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Crisis-or-Ploy-to-Raise-Taxes-151550565.html Tue, 15 May 2012 18:58:42 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/new+brown+image.JPG
Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to close a $16 billion budget gap is just a ploy to raise taxes, California Republican leaders said Tuesday.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Jamiel-Shaw-Pedro-Espinoza-Arlington-Heights-Shooting-Football-Player-Murder-Death-Penalty-151544815.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:35:57 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/espinoza-shaw-jamiel-murder-suspect.jpg
Pedro Espinoza was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jamiel Shaw II, who was walking to his Arlington Heights home March 2, 2008.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Google-Golds-Gym-Venice-151487625.html Tue, 15 May 2012 10:09:49 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/160*160/GoldsGym_Logo.jpg
It looks like the jocks lost to geeks as Google muscled its way into Gold Gym's famous Venice location.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Apple-Valley-Divorce-94-Year-Old-Woman-Reunited-Family-Reunion-Emma-Rymas-Son-After-67-Years-151465675.html Tue, 15 May 2012 10:24:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/217*120/apple+valley+reunited.jpg
After a divorce and nearly 70 years, an Apple Valley woman was reunited with her son and learned she was a great grandmother.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Staples-Success-Three-LA-teams-advance-in-the-playoffs-151467425.html Mon, 14 May 2012 20:27:42 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/downtown-la-daybreak-skyline.jpg
The Kings, the Clippers, the Lakers: All three teams call Staples Center home, and all three weekend advanced in the playoffs this past weekend. A “playoff payoff,” the financial boom that accompanies a...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Southern-Californians-Not-Thrilled-Spike-Gas-Prices-151462535.html Mon, 14 May 2012 19:30:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Gas-Prices-2012-144194103.jpg
The price for gasoline on the west coast has jumped roughly 16 cents since last week. Oil companies blame it on a shortage of fuel, but some Southern Californians aren't buying it.

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California is home to more women-owned businesses than any other state in the nation. But the Golden State ranks 27th place for growth of these businesses, according to a American Express OPEN report. Count Me I

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Chefs-Foie-Gras-Duck-Geese-Liver-Royce-Pasadena-Melisse-Santa-Monica-Animal-Los-Angeles-Haven-Gastropub-151460735.html Mon, 14 May 2012 20:32:44 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/194*120/foie+gras2.jpg
Celebrity chefs from across the state are coming together in praise of foie gras, the fatty delicacy made from the livers of geese and ducks that many believe is made using inhumane methods.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Santa-Monica-Unveils-New-Smart-Meters-151417135.html Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/parking+meters+blue+top.jpg
Thousands of new "smart" parking meters being installed in Santa Monica are designed to recognize when a car leaves a spot and a new car pulls in, resetting the time and fare to zero.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Riverside-Police-Department-Car-Crash-Woman-Critical-151442855.html Mon, 14 May 2012 16:06:19 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/police_generic2.jpg
A Riverside police car hit and fatally wounded a female pedestrian who was trying to cross a street early Sunday.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fullerton-Police-Department-Fatally-Shoot-Car-Theft-Suspects-Identified-151414245.html Mon, 14 May 2012 11:40:56 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/fullertonois.jpg
Fullerton police on Monday identified a Buena Park man they fatally shot and a second man who was injured after a high-speed pursuit ended when the stolen car the men were in crashed into a flood...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Brown-New-Taxes-Big-Cuts-151399755.html Mon, 14 May 2012 18:47:39 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/new+brown+image.JPG
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday proposed significant spending cuts along with new taxes aimed at closing a $16 billion hole in the state budget.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/local/3-Killed,-Including-2-From-SoCal,-in-New-Zealand-Crash/151320905 Sun, 13 May 2012 19:20:35 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9629764_01513bucrash_722x406_2234324241.jpg
A crash Saturday in New Zealand killed three Boston University students, 2 from Southern California and injured five others, one critically. This is a report from the NBC4 News at 6

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Mothers-Day-2012-User-Photos-NBC-151317425.html Sun, 13 May 2012 17:12:36 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/180*120/momday11.jpg
Mom's were celebrated around Southern California on May 13, 2012. Enjoy this "Mom and Me" photo gallery. To get your photos in this gallery, send them to isee@nbcla.com.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday is expected to propose closing the state’s large budget gap with a raft of spending cuts and new taxes on the state’s highest earners.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Yahoo-CEO-To-Step-Down-Report-151297515.html Mon, 14 May 2012 07:30:21 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/161*120/yahoo2.jpg
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down following a controversy over his college degree.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Man-Dies-in-Shooting-at-Artists-Colony-Brewery-LAPD-151297615.html Sun, 13 May 2012 14:17:51 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/160*120/7da07_policeline-dontcross_244x183.jpg
A party at the Brewery Lofts artists’ community ended tragically early Sunday when a 22-year-old man was shot to death, police said. Another man, whose age was not released, was shot in the arm.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/clippers-grizzlies-memphis-los-angeles-NBA-playoff-series-151295875.html Sun, 13 May 2012 19:06:39 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/clippers1.jpg
The Clippers will face off against the Memphis Grizzlies at 10 a.m. It's the seventh and final game of the first round of the NBA playoff season.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Crash-Involving-Wrong-Way-Driver-Kills-Three-on-I-15-151291725.html Sun, 13 May 2012 07:32:38 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/212*120/I-15+Wrong+Way+Fatals.JPG
CHP officials say the suspected wrong-way driving was going nouthbound in the southbound lanes when the collision happened.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Latino-Author-Alberto-Ferreras-Talks-Self-Image-LeaLA-Book-Fair-151256545.html Sat, 12 May 2012 15:12:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Alberto+Ferreras.jpg
Latino author Alberto Ferraras, writer of "B is for Beautiful" discusses the story's main character, Beauty, a woman struggling with her personal image. He will be promoting the book at the second annual...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Kendrec-McDade-Autopsy-Shot-Pasadena-Police-151255425.html Sun, 13 May 2012 14:30:19 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Kendrec+McDade+tight+crop.jpg
The mother of an unarmed black teen who was shot by Pasadena police in March said Saturday that details released from her son’s autopsy report has only increased her pain and frustration.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Burbank-Police-Search-Missing-FBI-Agent-Suicidal-151248665.html Sat, 12 May 2012 22:57:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/FBI+Agent.jpg
Police are searching for an FBI agent said to be despondent and possibly suicidal and who was last seen by family on Thursday night.

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Send us a picture of you and your mom during her special weekend and we will share your photos in a Mother’s Day gallery.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/local/Counterfeit-Goods-Are-More-Common-Than-You-Think/151224385 Fri, 11 May 2012 22:52:34 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/FakeGoods_722x406_2233883072.jpg
A recent customs raid at the Port of Los Angeles revealed a disturbing increase in fake imports. Some buyers may not care, but agents say they should. Chuck Henry reports for the NBC4 News at 11pm...

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