Auburn News - Wed Nov 25
Santa Ana winds fanned a fire across 80 acres of Southern California hills before firefighters reduced it Wednesday to a smoldering - but still dangerous - black scar.
LA Co. Sheriff: 7 kids victims of 'ginger' attacksKTVN Reno - Wed Nov 25
Investigators say at least seven redheaded students were attacked at a Southern California middle school after a Facebook group announced "Kick a Ginger Day." Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Wednesday that detectives identified eight boys at A.E. Wright Middle School as formal subjects of the investigation into Friday's ...
Man wounded in Rosemead shootingPasadena Star-News - Wed Nov 25
A young man was shot and wounded Wednesday in a drive-by shooting, authorities said.
Researchers at Cal Tech enlist public to help them measure earthquakes 'block-by-block'Inside Bay Area - Tue Nov 24
Researchers at Caltech who study earthquakes want to enlist Southern Californians with cell phones or computers to help them measure strong jolts in the region.
LA County leaders back night fire flightsPress-Enterprise - Tue Nov 24
Los Angeles County leaders responding to the summer's destructive Station Fire have voted to urge the U.S. Forest Service to allow helicopters to battle wildfires at night.
LA Co. Fire chief to retire after nearly 21 yearsPress-Enterprise - Tue Nov 24
The chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department plans to retire in March after nearly 21 years as chief.
Pedestrian struck and killed by Amtrak train in GlendaleLA Daily News - Mon Nov 23
A pedestrian was struck and killed Monday by an Amtrak train in Glendale. The fatality occurred about 11:35 a.m. at San Fernando Road south of the Ventura Freeway, a Glendale police sergeant said.
Times on Mitrice: Sheriff's Dept. to BlameAdvocate - Mon Nov 23
A Los Angeles Times e ditorial says questionable procedures and a lack of concern for the safety of Mitrice Richardson are in part to blame for her disappearance.
Michael Jackson Doctor Says Others Gave Him PropofolThe Post Chronicle - Mon Nov 23
Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday.
Beating of SoCal student may be tied to FacebookWIS-TV Columbia - Sun Nov 22
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.
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