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Live Updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as powerful Category 4 storm
Southwestern Florida reporting widespread power outages and flooding as Ian arrives.
Buckle up, America: The Fed wants to put you out of a job
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says curbing inflation will cause pain. Critics say putting millions out of work is unnecessary.
'Blue Cloth Bandit' arrested in series of 68 armed robberies
Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence on Saturday, and he was being held on $1.4 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Two injured in Rosemead house fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters were sent to the 9600 block of Lorica Street at 11:14 a.m. and extinguished the flames in the single-story building in about a half-hour.
Proposal for $3 million rental aid program to be considered by LA City Council
O'Farrell's proposal would provide up to $5,000 per household for renters in his district who make 80% or less of the area median income, or AMI.
OC DA: Woman deliberately hit and killed man she thought was trying to run over cat in Cypress
Hannah Star Esser, 20, was charged with one felony count of murder in connection with the confrontation that left 43-year-old Luis Anthony Victor dead on Sunday.
Knott's Berry Farm expands chaperone policy, offers free admission to adults accompanying 5 minors
The new policy goes into effect as of Thursday and will apply for all Knott's Scary Farm event nights.
Family member of fan suing Dodgers over alleged beating dies from gunshot wound
David Vincent Verdin, 27, died May 4 of a gunshot wound to his right thigh, according to his death certificate, which was attached to his lawyer's court papers filed July 6 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Crowfoot.
Former Caltech astronomy professor Maarten Schmidt, best known for discovering quasars, dies at 92
Thousands of quasars have been identified since Schmidt's ground-breaking realization in 1963 that a "quasi-stellar object" was the core of a forming galaxy 3 billion light-years away as he studied the light spectra of radio sources.
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Jagged Little Pill The Musical
The musical, based on the work of Alanis Morissette, is at the Hollywood Pantages Theater.
STEAM: A doctor on a mission to improve health in South LA
CBSLA sits down with a man who makes his living running a high impact medical clinic.
Stevenson Ranch park remains closed after mountain lion attack on boy
Fish & Wildlife officials continue to search for the big cat that bit a boy on the rear Tuesday. Tina Patel reports.
Family, neighbors stunned by deaths of teenage girl, her father in Hesperia shootout
The murder of a Fontana woman and kidnapping of their teenage daughter took a tragic turn Tuesday afternoon. Kara Finnstrom reports.
Third suspect remains at large in murder of rapper PnB Rock
Two people have already been arrested, including a minor. Chris Holmstrom reports.
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Padres beat Dodgers with walk-off walk in 10th, reduce magic number to 4
Jorge Alfaro drew a bases-loaded walk from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night to reduce their magic number for clinching a wild-card berth to four.
Jo Adell's 8th-inning RBI sends Angels past Athletics, 4-3
Jo Adell drove in Matt Duffy with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened their final homestand of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Rams continue dominance of Cardinals with 20-12 victory
Aaron Donald had a sack and two tackles for loss while Jalen Ramsey added two passes defended and a tackle for loss.
Lawrence, Jaguars rout ailing Herbert, Chargers 38-10
Herbert started after being listed as questionable all week with a rib injury. The third-year quarterback passed for 297 yards but turned it over twice, finishing 25 of 45 with a touchdown.
Dodgers beat Cardinals 4-1 to clinch top seed in NL
With the victory, the Dodgers solidified home field advantage throughout the National League playoffs.
Trout homers, doubles twice as Angels beat Twins 10-3
Trout also doubled twice, walked and scored three runs. Shohei Ohtani had two hits, including an RBI single in the ninth that keyed a five-run rally that broke open the game.
Addison's late TD gives No. 7 USC 17-14 win over Oregon St
The Trojans (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) did not look like the team that dominated its first three opponents with 40 or more points per game. Williams threw for a season-low 180 yards. Addison, the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner who transferred from Pitt, caught three passes for 42 yards.
Charbonnet's 3 TD runs power UCLA past Colorado 45-17
UCLA outrushed Colorado 249 yards to 51, and the Bruins dominated the Pac-12 opener for both teams with touchdown drives on their first three possessions to build a 21-3 lead that was never threatened.
Cardinals rout Dodgers, 11-0, as Pujols makes MLB history
St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run, connecting for his second drive of the game and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history as the Cardinals routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-0 Friday night.
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CBS2 Investigates: Have celebrities gotten the message about using too much water?
A CBS2 Investigation into some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities found many of them using more than their allotted amount of water and violating water district rules. In the two months since the investigation, have they gotten the message?
Gascón files battery, false imprisonment charges against LASD lieutenant
The charges stem from a "heated dispute" between a newly promoted LASD narcotics lieutenant and a woman at the famed Matsuhisa Restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Granada Hills homeowner sued by LA County for hoarding
CBS reported on the home back in November of last year, at which point publicly-funded cleanup crews cleared more than 20,000 pounds of trash from the yard. Now, more than a year later, and with no noticeable change in sight, LA County has taken matters into their own hands.
75 aggravated assaults reported on LAUSD campuses last year
In 2021, there were 332 batteries, 75 aggravated assaults and 12 arsons on LAUSD campuses. Ross Palombo shows how staffing shortages are affecting safety at Los Angeles schools.
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Flawed Justice: The Kimberly Long Story
It was a murder with no eyewitnesses. No physical evidence. A star witness for the prosecution killed before he could testify, and a jury that didn't get to see all of the evidence — until now. We invite you to travel with us on this continuing journey — 15 years in the making.
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Live Updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as powerful Category 4 storm
Southwestern Florida reporting widespread power outages and flooding as Ian arrives.
Buckle up, America: The Fed wants to put you out of a job
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says curbing inflation will cause pain. Critics say putting millions out of work is unnecessary.
'Blue Cloth Bandit' arrested in series of 68 armed robberies
Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence on Saturday, and he was being held on $1.4 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Two injured in Rosemead house fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters were sent to the 9600 block of Lorica Street at 11:14 a.m. and extinguished the flames in the single-story building in about a half-hour.
Proposal for $3 million rental aid program to be considered by LA City Council
O'Farrell's proposal would provide up to $5,000 per household for renters in his district who make 80% or less of the area median income, or AMI.
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CBS2 Investigates: Have celebrities gotten the message about using too much water?
A CBS2 Investigation into some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities found many of them using more than their allotted amount of water and violating water district rules. In the two months since the investigation, have they gotten the message?
Gascón files battery, false imprisonment charges against LASD lieutenant
The charges stem from a "heated dispute" between a newly promoted LASD narcotics lieutenant and a woman at the famed Matsuhisa Restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Granada Hills homeowner sued by LA County for hoarding
CBS reported on the home back in November of last year, at which point publicly-funded cleanup crews cleared more than 20,000 pounds of trash from the yard. Now, more than a year later, and with no noticeable change in sight, LA County has taken matters into their own hands.
75 aggravated assaults reported on LAUSD campuses last year
In 2021, there were 332 batteries, 75 aggravated assaults and 12 arsons on LAUSD campuses. Ross Palombo shows how staffing shortages are affecting safety at Los Angeles schools.
How staffing cuts for school police affected safety in LAUSD
Drastic cuts made two years ago forced the Los Angeles school police to rethink their service model by removing permanently stationed officers from inside schools.
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'Blue Cloth Bandit' arrested in series of 68 armed robberies
Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence on Saturday, and he was being held on $1.4 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Proposal for $3 million rental aid program to be considered by LA City Council
O'Farrell's proposal would provide up to $5,000 per household for renters in his district who make 80% or less of the area median income, or AMI.
Family member of fan suing Dodgers over alleged beating dies from gunshot wound
David Vincent Verdin, 27, died May 4 of a gunshot wound to his right thigh, according to his death certificate, which was attached to his lawyer's court papers filed July 6 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Crowfoot.
Former Caltech astronomy professor Maarten Schmidt, best known for discovering quasars, dies at 92
Thousands of quasars have been identified since Schmidt's ground-breaking realization in 1963 that a "quasi-stellar object" was the core of a forming galaxy 3 billion light-years away as he studied the light spectra of radio sources.
Thirteenth racehorse this year dies at Los Alamitos
Invictatatus died Tuesday, and was listed as a "sudden death" on the California Horse Racing Board website.
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OC DA: Woman deliberately hit and killed man she thought was trying to run over cat in Cypress
Hannah Star Esser, 20, was charged with one felony count of murder in connection with the confrontation that left 43-year-old Luis Anthony Victor dead on Sunday.
Knott's Berry Farm expands chaperone policy, offers free admission to adults accompanying 5 minors
The new policy goes into effect as of Thursday and will apply for all Knott's Scary Farm event nights.
California gas prices top $6 again after another overnight price spike
The average price of gas in California has again topped $6, with prices spiking nearly 15 cents in Los Angeles County to an average price of $6.11 for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline.
Garage fire displaces 7 adults, 2 children in Westminster
The heat from the fire left doorways and ceilings blackened and charred, and even melted the blades of a ceiling fan in the kitchen.
Self-proclaimed "incel" charged with pepper spraying women in Orange County arrested in Northern California
Johnny Deven Young, 25, of Anaheim, appeared in court Monday after his arrest in San Mateo County.
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California gas prices top $6 again after another overnight price spike
The average price of gas in California has again topped $6, with prices spiking nearly 15 cents in Los Angeles County to an average price of $6.11 for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline.
3,000 gallons of diesel fuel worth $16,000 stolen from Hesperia gas station
Three men from out of state were arrested in connection with the theft.
Southern California gas prices on the verge of hitting $6 again
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gas alone shot up nearly 12 cents overnight to $5.96, the highest price hike since 2015.
Suspected drunk driver crashes through concrete wall, narrowly missing Pomona home
Officers had the driver undergo a sobriety test at the scene, and he appeared to struggle with his balance.
Sweltering heat back in Southern California this week
Forecasters say this heat spell will be between six and 10 degrees cooler, and about seven days shorter than the heat wave the broiled much of the state at the start of the month.
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Live Updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as powerful Category 4 storm
Southwestern Florida reporting widespread power outages and flooding as Ian arrives.
Katie Couric announces her breast cancer diagnosis
The former "CBS Evening News" and "Today" anchor finished her final round of radiation treatments this week.
DEA: OD deaths spurred by fake pills with fentanyl — and some look like candy
Rainbow-colored pills are "being marketed and aimed at young people," DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said.
California attorney general warns town against abortion ban
California Attorney General Rob Bonta threatened legal action against the Temecula City Council if they decided to override state law.
House Jan. 6 panel postpones hearing planned for Wednesday due to hurricane
The committee said the hearing was being postponed "in light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida."
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Buckle up, America: The Fed wants to put you out of a job
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says curbing inflation will cause pain. Critics say putting millions out of work is unnecessary.
RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan challenges Newsom's parole denial
Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge on Wednesday to free him from prison by reversing California Gov. Gavin Newsom's denial of his parole earlier this year.
California attorney general warns town against abortion ban
California Attorney General Rob Bonta threatened legal action against the Temecula City Council if they decided to override state law.
House Jan. 6 panel postpones hearing planned for Wednesday due to hurricane
The committee said the hearing was being postponed "in light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida."
Mayoral candidates Bass, Caruso turn up heat as Election Day draws near
A recent ad from Rick Caruso's campaign brings attention to a nearly decade old speech from his opponent, Karen Bass, at a Church of Scientology event where she says "The Church of Scientology I know has made a difference."
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California gas prices top $6 again after another overnight price spike
The average price of gas in California has again topped $6, with prices spiking nearly 15 cents in Los Angeles County to an average price of $6.11 for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline.
Passive income: What is it and how can you get started?
Charlie Chang and Rachel Richards are both living the dream of quitting their day jobs and living off the money they don't have to work too hard for.
Southern California gas prices on the verge of hitting $6 again
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gas alone shot up nearly 12 cents overnight to $5.96, the highest price hike since 2015.
New California laws crack down on catalytic converter thefts
Two bills that would require recyclers to keep specific records on the parts they buy and sell, and requiring used catalytic converters to be sold only by authorized parties.
After significant decline, gas prices climbing yet again throughout Southern California
Gas prices climbed for the 20th consecutive day Thursday, now up 34 cents during that time period. Experts claim that
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DEA: OD deaths spurred by fake pills with fentanyl — and some look like candy
Rainbow-colored pills are "being marketed and aimed at young people," DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said.
California attorney general warns town against abortion ban
California Attorney General Rob Bonta threatened legal action against the Temecula City Council if they decided to override state law.
LAUSD officials announce plan to address fentanyl issue; Narcan to be available on all campuses
In response to the recent fentanyl overdoses by a number of Los Angeles Unified School District students, officials have announced a plan to provide Narcan to every campus in coming weeks, as well as embarking on an educational campaign for students and parents on the dangers of the synthetic opioid.
LA County lifts mask requirement for public transit
As COVID-19 numbers continue to plummet, Los Angeles County health officials have lifted the mask requirement for public transit including buses, trains, airports or other transportation hubs.
Clippers' John Wall opens up about mental health struggles
Wall said an Achilles injury coupled with his mother's death sent him to "a really dark place."
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After significant decline, gas prices climbing yet again throughout Southern California
Gas prices climbed for the 20th consecutive day Thursday, now up 34 cents during that time period. Experts claim that
Some Regal, Edwards theaters in Orange County abruptly closed for good
Cineworld, parent company of Regal Cinemas, filed for bankruptcy last week.
Kanye West Splits With San Francisco-based Gap clothing giant
Kanye West says he's breaking up with the Gap. Letter sent terminating the contract between Gap and West's company, Yeezy.
NYPD investigating death of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal
Police found the 52-year-old unconscious with injuries showing he fell from a building in Manhattan.
Remote work delaying DTLA's post-pandemic recovery, study says
Researchers say that downtown Los Angeles' post-pandemic recovery may need a boost after many jobs have shifted to remote work.
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Padres beat Dodgers with walk-off walk in 10th, reduce magic number to 4
Jorge Alfaro drew a bases-loaded walk from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night to reduce their magic number for clinching a wild-card berth to four.
Jo Adell's 8th-inning RBI sends Angels past Athletics, 4-3
Jo Adell drove in Matt Duffy with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened their final homestand of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Rams continue dominance of Cardinals with 20-12 victory
Aaron Donald had a sack and two tackles for loss while Jalen Ramsey added two passes defended and a tackle for loss.
Lawrence, Jaguars rout ailing Herbert, Chargers 38-10
Herbert started after being listed as questionable all week with a rib injury. The third-year quarterback passed for 297 yards but turned it over twice, finishing 25 of 45 with a touchdown.
Dodgers beat Cardinals 4-1 to clinch top seed in NL
With the victory, the Dodgers solidified home field advantage throughout the National League playoffs.
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Katie Couric announces her breast cancer diagnosis
The former "CBS Evening News" and "Today" anchor finished her final round of radiation treatments this week.
Hometown crowd to honor late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at the Kia Forum in Inglewood
The show is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., and is sold out.
Wildly successful auction of Betty White memorabilia brings in $4 million
About 1,600 pieces of memorabilia from Betty White's life and career were sold in Beverly Hills this weekend, making six times more than Julien's Auctions originally estimated.
Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
Rihanna will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.
Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies
Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88.
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Jagged Little Pill The Musical
The musical, based on the work of Alanis Morissette, is at the Hollywood Pantages Theater.
STEAM: A doctor on a mission to improve health in South LA
CBSLA sits down with a man who makes his living running a high impact medical clinic.
Stevenson Ranch park remains closed after mountain lion attack on boy
Fish & Wildlife officials continue to search for the big cat that bit a boy on the rear Tuesday. Tina Patel reports.
Family, neighbors stunned by deaths of teenage girl, her father in Hesperia shootout
The murder of a Fontana woman and kidnapping of their teenage daughter took a tragic turn Tuesday afternoon. Kara Finnstrom reports.
Third suspect remains at large in murder of rapper PnB Rock
Two people have already been arrested, including a minor. Chris Holmstrom reports.
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Britain lays Queen Elizabeth II to rest
Royals, heads of state and mourners gather to honor Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Vin Scully: Life over the years
Legendary Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday, August 2, at the age 94.
2022 Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium
Eight of Major League's Baseball best hitters compete to see who can hit the most home runs in one day at Dodger Stadium.
2022 Celebrity Deaths
A gallery of the beloved celebrities who have died in 2022.
2022 BET Awards Red Carpet
Photos from the red carpet arrivals at the 2022 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater
