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Three men sought in failed Yu-Gi-Oh robbery in Torrance
FACEBOOK A 20-year-old man was hit in the head with a crowbar as three young men tried to rob him of $1,000 worth of Yu-Gi-Oh! merchandise inside his backpack in Torrance, police said Tuesday. The robbers, who were unable to steal the loot, were captured on surveillance video, which police hope will lead to their identification and arrests. The crime occurred at 3 p.m. May 7 as the victim ...
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Azusa rock-mining company to begin disputed dig
AZUSA, Calif. -; Azusa city officials say a rock-mining company will begin its dig in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley after controversy delayed the project for three ...
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UK Ambassador Britain and San Diego benefit from special partnership
It is a real privilege to be visiting San Diego for the first time since I became the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States last year. And it's appropriate to be here in the week leading up to Memorial Day, when attention is duly given to the sacrifices made in battle by military men and ...
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LAUSD to pay $1.4M for sex abuse between students
LOS ANGELES -; Los Angeles Unified School District officials were ordered Wednesday to pay a special needs fourth-grader $1.4 million after she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a male classmate in ...
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Environmentalists sue over OC toll road extension
SAN DIEGO -; Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the extension of a toll road in southern Orange County, five years after widespread public opposition stopped a similar ...
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Man facing up to life over mistaken affair killing
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -; San Mateo County prosecutors say a 23-year-old man is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an acquaintance on the campus of a Milbrae high school because he thought the man was having an affair with his ...
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Hollywood meeting will focus on changes to Margaritaville lease
Hollywood residents and business owners will get their first glimpse of the proposed changes to Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort’s lease with the city at a community meeting Thursday.The meeting, which will begin at 6 p.m., will be held at City Hall, 2600 Hollywood Blvd.The 350-room hotel and restaurant project has hit several snags since the developers first signed an agreement with ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Capuano Dodgers looking to clip Cardinals
The Dodgers will welcome the National League's top team on Friday, as manager Don Mattingly's club tries to continue to right the ship after a series win in Milwaukee. Amid high expectations, the Dodgers enter the opener against the Cardinals sporting a 19-26 record and in last place in the NL West. "The biggest frustration as a manager is that you don't have a chance to go ...
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Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday at his home of six decades in Orinda, Calif. He was ...
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Accused Road Rage Driver Appears in Court
NBC 7 has learned the driver accused in Saturday's road rage incident on the Coronado Bay Bridge has a prior criminal record and history of mental health ...
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Local Marine Helps Oklahoma Tornado Victims
In an effort to help tornado victims, he and his family are collecting donations, money and clothing to send to those in need back in his ...
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50-Acre Fire Burns Along Border Fence
The fire sparked around 4 p.m. at Alta Road and Tin Can Hill. Cal Fire officials said the blaze was burning near the U.S. side of the border fence, but originated in ...
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SeaWorld Aquatica Opening Soon
Aquatica has plenty of attractions, including a giant wave pool, six slides and a 1,250-foot lazy river. Parents can take little ones to kid-friendly areas "Kata’s Kookaburra Cove" or "Slippity Dippity," which were engineered with children in ...
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Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas
Carol Nurmi of San Jose paints her investment property home which she has been remodeling in order to sell or rent it out, on May 13, 2013 in Union City. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News ...
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Del Monte Foods to buy Natural Balance Pet Foods
Actor Dick Van Patten founded New Balance Pet Foods with company President Joey Herrick. San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods agreed Wednesday to buy New ...
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Why you should use Twitters enhanced security measures
a story about how security company executives approach their online security . But after I interviewed those folks for that story, I sure did two-factor authenticate my gmail account. It was fear, mostly. There were the well-publicized Associated Press and New York Times Twitter hacks. And if you've ...
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California Hawaii restaurants dominate Open Table outdoor dining list
The Ulu Ocean Grill at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island was one of 20 Hawaii restaurants on Open Table's list of the top 100 restaurants for outdoor ...
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49ers receiver Michael Crabtree undergoes Achilles surgery
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree speaks to the press during a media availability at the team hotel prior to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on January 31, 2013. The 49ers will play the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...
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California tops list of most dangerous states for dog bites
Animal bites account for a large number of premises liability lawsuits every year. In order to help educate pet owners and ultimately reduce these avoidable attacks, May 19-25 has been designated National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Few institutions are happier to mark this occasion than the U.S. Postal service; which saw nearly 6,000 of its employees attacked by dogs last year alone. According ...
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High School State Swimming Championships CIF Los Angeles City
LOS ANGELES, California, May 22. THE Palisades Charter Dolphins swept the team titles at the CIF-Los Angeles City High School Swimming and Diving Championships May 14-17. Prelims were held May 14 and finals were conducted May 17, both at East Los Angeles College. A separate diving competition was held May 15 at L.A. Valley College.GirlsThe Dolphins claimed their fourth straight title in ...
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Jury deciding Arias sentence adjourns for day
Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ...
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Sharks building momentum against Quicks LA Kings
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -; Kings goalie Jonathan Quick sometimes seems to be the only obstacle between San Jose and the conference finals while the Sharks dominate much of their 2-2 series with the defending ...
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Bryants 30-HR season with composite bat is epic
A USD graduate crunched numbers that suggest Bryant could have hit 49 home runs had he been using an aluminum bat rather than the toned-down composite bats introduced in 2011, his freshman ...
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Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue
LOS ANGELES -; Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming ...
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San Jose council approves potentially flawed housing development
A housing development in San Jose is becoming increasingly controversial as members of the public have accused the San Jose City Council of violating its own environmental policies with regards to residential developments in the city.
The contention revolved around a 15 acre housing project that will see 89 homes built at the edge of Guadalupe Creek in the south of the city. The site on which the development will take place is a largely underdeveloped area containing, among other things, an unsightly asphalt car park. Read more
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