Copyright 2013 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:41 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:41 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Mayor-Eric-Garcetti-Wendy-Greuel-Election-208446301.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:19:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/garcetti4.JPG
Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated City Controller Wendy Greuel in a mayoral election that set spending records and saw both candidates rack up high-profile endorsements on the way to...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Election-Medical-Marijuana-Weed-Pot-Dispensaries-Results-208442971.html Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:11 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/potshopstory.jpg
Voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday that restricts the number of medical marijuana dispensaries.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bear-Roams-Sun-Valley-Neighborhood-208474891.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:35:14 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/bear-horse-sun-valley.jpg
A bear wandered through a neighborhood north of Los Angeles for more than an hour Wednesday morning with squad cars and a helicopter on its tail as it scaled fences and surprised several horses in...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Brian-Urlacher-Retires-Bears-Linebacker-Chicago-208495791.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:53 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/1588194701.jpg
Former Bear calls it quits in a post on WhoSay.com.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-Minister-Drives-to-Oklahoma-with-Truckload-of-Donations-208445641.html Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:06 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/bobbychance.jpg
A Sunland minister pledged to make the 1,300-mile journey to donate goods to tornado victims.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Anti-Gay-Hate-Crime-SoHo-Broadway-Attack-208337881.html Wed, 22 May 2013 06:03:09 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Dan-Contarino-Victim-Hate-Crime.jpg
A gay couple was attacked early Tuesday in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City and a man was beaten in the East Village, hours after thousands marched to protest the killing of a gay man and several other bia...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/national-international/Womans-Remains-Identified-Decades-After-She-Was-Murdered,-Dismembered/208456871 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:37 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Body+parts+washing+ashore+April+1985.jpg
The decades-old mystery of female body parts that washed up on South Florida's beaches has been solved. Nilsa Padilla was murdered, her body dismembered and then tossed into the waters off Key Biscayne...

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A Los Angeles police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to molesting two young girls at his Castaic home.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/la-los-angeles-mayor-race-election-result-garceti-greuel-208452751.html Wed, 22 May 2013 02:09:29 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Councilman+Eric+Garcetti+and+City+Controller+Wendy+Greuel.jpg
The race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles was tight Tuesday night with City Councilman Eric Garcetti leading by a slim but swelling margin, NBC 4 Los Angeles reported. With 44 percent of the...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Apples-Untaxed-Overseas-Profits-Fuel-Calls-for-Corporate-Tax-Reform--208434251.html Wed, 22 May 2013 00:45:30 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Apple-New-iphone-P5.jpg
CEO Tim Cook defended Tuesday Apple's business strategy of holding foreign profits in subsidiaries in low-tax Ireland. Critics called for reforming the corporate tax code. Cook also urged changes.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Anthony-Weiner-Running-New-York-City-Mayor-Campaign-Video-2013-Mayoral-Race-208446251.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:22:26 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/224*120/weiner+campaign+video.jpg
Anthony Weiner has announced his candidacy for New York City mayor with a campaign video posted to YouTube, NBC 4 New York reported. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've als

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Election-Voter-Turnout-Mayor-208440001.html Wed, 22 May 2013 00:11:39 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/voting+in+la.jpg
Los Angeles voter turnout was expected to be as low as ever Tuesday in the mayor’s race, carrying on the tradition of the disappearing LA voter.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fake-Robocalls-Say-Obama-Endorses-Garcetti-LA-Mayor-208416941.html Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:26 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/173*120/garcetti3.jpg
The campaign for Eric Garcetti is denying responsibility for Election Day robocalls telling voters that the LA mayoral hopeful has been endorsed by the president and will "fight for universal health care...

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If all of the measures fail, questions over how to handle medical marijuana dispensaries would likely head back to the LA City Council.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/NFL-Chooses-Santa-Clara-san-francisco-49ers-for-Super-Bowl-L-208355101.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:13:38 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/226*120/49erstadium.jpg
NFL owners on Tuesday picked Santa Clara over Miami to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/weird/Adorable-Disabled-Pig-Grows-Star-Power/208297591 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:13:15 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/NC_chrispbacon0520_test_mezzn.jpg
Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. A YouTube video turned the pig into an Internet sensation five months ago. Since then, he's gained size and increased his public

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Oklahoma-Tornado-Natural-Disaster-Prepare-LA-Schools-208411721.html Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:50 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/studentsgeneric1.jpg
If a big natural disaster of the magnitude of the Oklahoma tornadoes were to strike Los Angeles, would our schools be prepared?

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Body-Found-UCLA-Campus-208414031.html Tue, 21 May 2013 21:08:50 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/uclabody.jpg
A man apparently fell to his death on the campus of UCLA Tuesday afternoon, the university announced.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Man-Charged-With-Murdering-OC-Veteran-Prosecutors-Say--208330891.html Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:17 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/160*148/kcjoy.jpg
The slaying of Maribel Ramos occurred after a dispute with her roommate about rent, according to prosecutors.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/CT-Greenwich-Waterfront-Estate-Hits-Market-for-Record-190-Million-208386691.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:38:32 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Greenwich+estate.jpg
One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale—in Connecticut. The $190 million Greenwich estate includes two islands in the Long Island Sound, nearly a mile of...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Garcetti-Greuel-Mayoral-Race-208305621.html Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:37 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Councilman+Eric+Garcetti+and+City+Controller+Wendy+Greuel.jpg
After two years of campaigning bolstered by record contributions, the mayoral race between City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel comes to a close Tuesday as voters take to the...

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Medical workers across California plan to strike for the next two days.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Woman-Sexually-Assaulted-at-Knifepoint-in-Santa-Paula-Orchard-208341011.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:12 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/police-line-generic722.jpg
A woman who was jogging alone was forced into an orchard and sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Santa Paula.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Dodgers-Matt-Kemp-Tornado-Oklahoma-Tornado-Donation-208345131.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/196*120/kemp-dodgers-catch-may20.jpg
The devastating tornado that killed at least 24 people, including nine children, hit close to home for the Dodgers' Matt Kemp.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Vinny-Del-Negro-NBA-LA-Clippers-Coach-208369751.html Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:31 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/191*120/167986710.jpg
LA had the NBA's second-best record at the end of December, but the Clippers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/weather/stories/Raw_-Widespread-Destruction-in-Moore,-Okla./208283971 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:19 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/edt-AP238094012990_1.jpg
The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday cut a wide path of destruction through the center of the city. As of Tuesday morning, 51 were known dead. The medical examiner's office says dozens...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Ventura-Brothers-Woman-Sentenced-to-Federal-Prison-For-27M-Ponzi-Scheme-208349021.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:37 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Prison-Generic.jpg
A federal judge sentenced three Ventura housemates to prison after they were convicted of running a $27 million Ponzi scheme.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Clayton-Kershaw-Matt-Kemp-LA-Dodgers-Baseball-208290991.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:36:12 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/210*120/169144154.jpg
While Clayton Kershaw was throwing another gem, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier produced all three of the Dodgers' runs.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/May-21-Los-Angeles-LA-Election-Garcetti-Greuel-Mayor-208135311.html Tue, 21 May 2013 20:28:44 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/181*120/votehere.jpg
Voters will determine the race of Los Angeles mayor, several council seats and ballot propositions.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Big-Rig-Crash-14-Freeway-Canyon-Country-208294861.html Tue, 21 May 2013 09:02:02 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/truck-14-freeway-crash.jpg
Lanes are closed on the southbound 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita Tuesday morning.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Mayor-Elections-Vote-May-21-Candidates-208221161.html Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:41 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/la_city_hall_m8.jpg
Angelenos will take to the polls Tuesday to choose the city’s next mayor, attorney and controller after the candidates in those three major races failed to secure a majority of the vote in the March 5 election.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Ronald-Poppo-Miami-Face-Mauling-Victim-Releases-Video-Message-208319091.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:06 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/052113+ronald+poppo.jpg
Nearly a year after his face was horribly maimed in a vicious attack on the MacArthur Causeway, Ronald Poppo spoke publicly for the first time in a video released by Jackson Memorial Hospital...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Tornado-Survivor_-Find-Cover-or-Die/208306151 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:05 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/tornado-klemack-survivor-55.jpg
Sunrise casts light on the damage left behind by a devastating torando that struck the community of Moore, Okla. John Cadiz Klemack reports Tuesday May 21, 2013 from Moore.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Inglewood-Compton-Police-Warn-of-Imminent-Threat-UCLA-Patient-208240821.html Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:46 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/edmonds.jpg
An ex-convict who police have labeled as "extremely violent" and an "imminent public threat" is on the loose, police said on Monday.

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Massive funnel clouds were videotaped in Oklahoma on Monday. One massive tornado struck Moore, near Oklahoma City, killing more than 50 people.

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