Copyright 2013 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/top-stories en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:06 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:06 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Winning-Powerball-Numbers-in-600-Million-Drawing-Revealed-208020871.html Sun, 19 May 2013 04:20:48 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/109687778.jpg
A Powerball ticket sold in Florida Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, according to the Powerball website. The winning numbers in Saturday's $600 million Powerball drawing were: 22, 10, 13, 14,...

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A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie that was snatched by dognappers who demanded $1,000 from his owners was safely dropped off near his owner's home on Saturday, according to NBC Los Angeles.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Clean-Up-Begins-at-the-Connecticut-Train-Crash-Site-208055021.html Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:31 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/metro+north+derailment.jpg
The MTA says that the clean-up process has begun at the Metro-North Railroad crash site after Friday's rush hour derailment in Connecticut that injured 72 people. The National Transportation Safety...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Musical-Instruments-Worth-10000-Stolen-from-Ontario-Church-208051811.html Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:18 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/churchburglary2.jpg
A burglar stole $10,000 worth of musical instruments from an Ontario church last week.

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The world record for longest ride on a Ferris wheel was broken over the weekend at Chicago's Navy Pier, according to NBC Chicago. On Friday at 2:30 pm, operations manager Clinton Shepherd hopped on the...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Atlanta-Powers-Past-Dodgers-With-Two-Home-Runs-For-The-Win-208041871.html Sun, 19 May 2013 01:04:40 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/dodgers_722x406_scaled_cropp.jpg
When the opposing team has the same number of home runs as the Dodgers have hits, things will not turn out well.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Body-Found-Near-Where-Hiker-Went-Missing-Big-Bear-208026901.html Sun, 19 May 2013 00:03:48 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/01-searchers.jpg
A body was found near where a 59-year-old woman with medical issues went on a hike with a friend five days earlier in Big Bear, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said on Saturday.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/Couture-Lifts-Sharks-Past-Kings-208035301.html Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:11 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/169024995.jpg
The San Jose Sharks scored twice on the power play, including one in overtime, to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 Saturday night.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/CHP-Officer-Working-on-Amgen-Hit-by-Car-208016441.html Sat, 18 May 2013 21:34:30 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/AMGEN_144537461.jpg
A California Highway Patrol officer working the Amgen Tour of California was seriously injured Saturday in Brentwood.

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Firefighters had gained ground Saturday on a pair of wildfires in rugged areas north of Los Angeles – the Los Padres National Forest in Kern County and in the suburb of Castaic.

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New York City authorities are investigating the deadly overnight shooting of a 32-year-old man in Greenwich Village as a hate crime after detectives learned the suspect taken into custody at the scene may...

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Lottery officials list their lucky retailers which include 33 area convenience stores that have a history of selling winning tickets.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Search-for-Maribel-Ramos-207949861.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:22:07 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/ramosmissing.jpg
The roommate of a missing OC student and Army veteran, whose body was found in the wilderness, has been arrested in connection with her death, police announced Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Doughty-Kopitar-Key-For-Kings-Game-3-208015951.html Sat, 18 May 2013 15:43:18 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/178*120/168752348_8.jpg
If the LA Kings want to take down Game 3, they are going to need to keep the San Jose Sharks from dictating the pace of the game.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Rock-Climber-Falls-150-Feet-Dies-at-Tahquitz-Rock-Near-Idyllwild-208012821.html Sat, 18 May 2013 19:38:46 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/tahquitz.jpg
A 21-year-old rock climber died after falling 150 feet at a popular climbing area in the San Jacinto Mountains, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office reported Saturday.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Preakness-Stakes-Triple-Crown-Orb-208011941.html Sat, 18 May 2013 20:53:03 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/edt-AP473202924331.jpg
History will have to wait at least one more year. Orb, the Kentucky Derby champion who many hoped would become the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years, finished fourth in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, as...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Rugged-Terrain-Big-Bear-Search-Missing-Woman-207956641.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:26:22 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/searchfordalman.jpg
Family members of Big Bear resident Karen Dalman, 59, are still hoping she will be found alive after being reported lost in rugged, mountainous terrain.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Dog-Stolen-Los-Feliz-Dognapper-Mini-Yorkie-Held-Ranson-Extortion-207967671.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:38:09 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/214*120/missingdogwalter.jpg
A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie was snatched from a Los Feliz yard and his dognappers are demanding $1,000 from his owners, who are pleading with the public to help bring their dog home.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Braves-Grand-Slam-Too-Much-for-Dodgers-to-Overcome-208006031.html Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:37 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/161*120/168972271.jpg
Justin Upton’s sixth-inning grand slam is burned into the minds of Dodgers fans after Friday's loss to the Braves.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california/US-Air-Force-Team-Climbs-Mount-Everest-Santee-Capt-Colin-Merrin-207955401.html Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:07 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/vlcsnap-2013-05-17-21h00m36s3.png
A local U.S. Airman has nearly completed the climb of his life – all the way to the top of Mount Everest.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Car-Crash-Ayres-Hotel-Costa-Mesa-Bristol-Street-207977281.html Sat, 18 May 2013 07:10:24 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/police+line+yellow+%5Bgenericsla%5D.jpg
A silver Porsche crashed in front of the Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa Friday night, police said.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Castaic-Brush-Fire-Threatens-Structures-207921791.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:38:26 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/castaicfire2.jpg
Firefighters on Friday were battling a 575-acre blaze that scorched hillsides in Castaic, prompting evacuations, backing up traffic for miles on the 5 Freeway and forcing the temporary lockdown of an elementary...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Hero-Police-Officer-Charged-With-Holding-2-Women-Captive-207991531.html Sun, 19 May 2013 07:21:43 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Arrest-Warrant-for-Decoatsw.jpg
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with raping two women and other...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/NATL-COPY-Family-With-Two-Young-Daughters-Extorted-By-Dognappers-207992641.html Sat, 18 May 2013 08:34:00 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/214*120/missingdogwalter.jpg
Dognappers captured a deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie from a yard in Hollywood and are demanding $1,000 from his owners, according to NBC Los Angeles. Walter, the dog, weighs around 5 pounds and was last...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/3-Dead-11-Wounded-in-Overnight-Violence-207994541.html Sun, 19 May 2013 06:36:29 -0700 Click through to read about the gun violence that rocked Chicago on Friday night.]]> http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Miami+Police+Line+Generic.jpg Click through to read about the gun violence that rocked Chicago on Friday night.]]>
Two people were fatally shot in the head and another shot dead in the chest in weekend violence that wounded at least nine others across Chicago, according to police. Last night’s first fatality took place...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/NATL-COPY-Unattended-Child-in-a-Car-in-School-Parking-Lot-Dies-207975561.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:49:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Vibha-Marks-inset-051713.jpg
A 1-year-old child is dead after being left alone in a vehicle that sat in an elementary school parking lot, according to NBC Dallas Fort-Worth. Vibha Marks, the mother of the child, has been arrested...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Dwyane-Wade-Grants-Girls-Wish-Shows-Up-At-Her-Senior-Prom-207967201.html Sat, 18 May 2013 09:34:50 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Nicole+Muxo+with+Dwyane+Wade.jpg
The NBA superstar showed up at Nicole Muxo's prom on Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Top-News-Photos-of-the-Week-185574732.html Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:09 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/obama_thumbnail.jpg
View weekly updates on the very best photos in domestic and foreign news.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bear-Spotted-in-Arcadia-207961651.html Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:40 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/arcadiabear.jpg
Residents in Arcadia reported seeing a bear roaming through their neighborhood Friday evening, police said.

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The Dodgers start a three-game series in Atlanta against the Braves on Friday for their third-straight series against an National League East opponent.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Alhambra-Police-Station-Shooting-207880481.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:31:50 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/alhambra-shooting-police-station.jpg
After trying to communicate in various languages with a knife-wielding man who walked into the Alhambra Police Department Friday morning, officers shot and killed him when he would not respond.

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A 16-year-old boy was arrested and a 14-year-old girl was cited on Friday in connection with a high school sexting scandal in San Bernardino County, authorities said.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Boy-Scouts-of-America-Protest-Gay-Policy-Change-207946321.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:55:45 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/boyscoutsprotest.jpg
With signs that read “NO on the resolution,” about 25 women, men and teens protested outside the Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles Area Council from noon until about 1:30 p.m.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Metro-North-Trains-Collide--207941921.html Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:30 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/metro+north+bridgeport+crash.jpg
The FBI has ruled out foul play in their investigation into Friday night's rush hour train crash in Connecticut that injured 72 people. National Transportation Safety Board officials are looking into a...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Homeless-Man-Using-Blow-Torch-Heat-Coffee-Sparks-Fire-Lake-Elsinore-207887091.html Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:17 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/fire74.jpg
A homeless man using a handheld propane torch to heat up coffee last week sparked a fire that burned an encampment in Lake Elsinore.

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The attorney who represented OJ Simpson in a trial stemming from a bizarre 2007 Las Vegas hotel room raid testified Friday that he advised Simpson to call police after the former NFL Hall of Fame player mentione...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Pat-Robertson-Tells-Wife-of-Cheating-Husband-that-Men-Tend-to-Wander-207912121.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:32 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Pat-Robertson.jpg
Pat Robertson is at it again. This time, the televangelist dished out marriage advice to a woman who wrote his show "The 700 Club" to ask for guidance on how to forgive her cheating husband. The...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Mom-Charged-with-Beating-Up-Daughters-Bully-207923321.html Sat, 18 May 2013 05:17:31 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/215*120/mom-confronts-daughter-bully.jpg
A Philadelphia mom was arrested inside her daughter's school after police say she assaulted an 11-year-old student. Attifa Brown says she was upset her daughter was being bullied at school, but denies...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Husbands-Chopped-Up-Body-Found-Wife-Home-Danny-Burroughs-207871571.html Sun, 19 May 2013 08:11:07 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/209*120/facebook-danny-burroughs-0517-2.jpg
Six years after Danny Burroughs went missing from his New Jersey home, investigators say they have found his body parts in the home of his ex-wife, Loretta Burroughs. The remains were found in two containers in...

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