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• Marijuana nursery is discovered inside Castaic home

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies today uprooted a large marijuana nursery discovered inside a home in a residential neighborhood of Castaic. The marijuana was found growing at a residence in the 28200 block of Royal Road after a citizen reported that the neighborhood smelled of pot, authorities said. ...
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• Burbank hires a police fixer

  
  LA Observed — Authority: 665
  The city of Burbank wants Debra Wong Yang, the Los Angeles police commissioner and former U.S. Attorney here, to help clean up whatever ails the Burbank Police Department. KPCC
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• Moorpark has seven nominees to military academies

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  Theyre celebrating at Moorpark High after seven athletes have received nominations to military academies. They include Catlin Chrans (Air Force), James Dearborn (Army, Navy, Merchant Marine), Joe Frank (Air Force), Corey McCourt (Merchant Marine), Tyler Nelson (Army, Navy, Mercant Marine), Stephen Picchini ...
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• Football: Crespi coach Ross resigns

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  Encino Crespi announced today that football Coach Jeremiah Ross has resigned. Ross, who took over when Troy Thomas left five years ago for Anaheim Servite, guided the Celts to the Pac-5 Division championship game two years ago but hasnt made the playoffs since. Celts fans had been grumbling and the rumors had ...
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• Football: Malcolm Jones is Gatorade national player of the year

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  Matt Barkley . Peyton Manning . Emmitt Smith . Those are just a few of the former high school football players who were named Gatorade national football players of the years over the last 25 years, and Oaks Christian running back Malcolm Jones joined the list today with the announcement he had won this years ...
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• Krekorian defeats Essel in L.A. City Council race

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Assemblyman Paul Krekorian claimed victory tonight in the bitter and expensive race for the Los Angeles City Council seat previously held by City Controller Wendy Greuel. Krekorian, the former head of the Burbank Board of Education who was elected to the Assembly in 2006, defeated former film executive Christine ...
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• Frost advisories issued for much of Southern California

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  The National Weather Service has issued frost advisory warnings for much of Southern California. Temperatures early tomorrow morning will drop below 28 degrees in some parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The freezing temperatures will be a result, in part, to a lack of wind, the weather service said. The ...
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• Softball: Locals sign with Purdue

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  Purdue has signed a group of local products to softball letters of intent, including shortstop-outfielder Tori Chiodo from Granada Hills Kennedy, catcher-third baseman Danielle Fletcher from Simi Valley Grace Brethren and outfielder Lindsey Rains from Fullerton. -- Eric Sondheimer
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• CHP reopens Grapevine on Interstate 5

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  The Grapevine on Interstate 5 was reopened to regular traffic about 11:30 a.m. today after being closed overnight because of snow and ice, CHP officials said. Highway Patrol officers began escorting drivers through the Grapevine about 9 a.m., but the freeway remained closed to regular traffic for an additional 2 1/2 ...
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• Los Angeles CD-2 Election Today: Paul Krekorian

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 433
  Today is the decision day for the 2nd District Los Angeles City Council race between businesswoman Christine Essel and Assemblymember Paul Krekorian , the top two finishers in the September 22nd special election . The seat became vacant when Wendy Greuel was elected City Controller in July. If Krekorian is ...
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• Drivers sidelined in Castaic as snow and ice close Interstate 5 at the Grapevine [Updated]

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Hundreds of truck drivers and commuters were sidelined in Castaic overnight after freezing temperatures forced officials to close Interstate 5 at the Grapevine. Officials expect the freeway to be reopened at 10 a.m. [Updated at 11:19 a.m.:   CHP officers began escorting drivers through the Grapevine about 9 a.m., ...
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• Valley voters head to polls to decide heated, big-money L.A. council race

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Voters in the San Fernando Valley head to the polls today to decide who should replace former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel. The runoff between state Assemblyman Paul Krekorian and former Paramount Pictures Corp. executive Christine Essel has grown heated in recent weeks as outside groups have poured ...
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• Football: Embarrassment of riches for Oaks Christian

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  The loudest murmur among the players and coaches assembled today at the CIF football championship luncheon at the Grand in Long Beach came when Oaks Christian Bill Redell introduced the players he had brought with him from Westlake Village. When the players stood, a couple of them standing 6 feet 5 and weighing ...
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• L.A. officials want city attorney to report on probe of costs related to Michael Jackson memorial

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry said Monday that entertainment company AEG would not likely help defray the $3.2-million cost for police and other city services during the Michael Jackson memorial until the city attorney resolves his "criminal investigation" into the spending. “Threats are not conductive to ...
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• Prosecutors in Stephanie Lazarus murder case focus on DNA evidence

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  Prosecutors in the case of Stephanie Lazarus, a veteran Los Angeles Police Department detective accused of murdering the wife of an ex-boyfriend more than 20 years ago, focused today on a gory piece of evidence that promises to play a central role in the sensational trial: saliva collected from a bite mark left on the ...
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• L.A. bank robber wears Richard Nixon mask

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  The FBI is searching for a man who wore a mask of Richard Nixon when he robbed two banks in Encino. According to the FBI, the so-called Ex-President Bandit hit a Santa Barbara Bank & Trust onDec. 2 and a branch of U.S. Bank on Nov. 25. The robber may be taking a page from the movie "Point Break," in which bank ...
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• Boys basketball: New rankings

  
  Varsity Times Insider — Authority: 160
  OK, I admit it. I was as off the mark with the preseason rankings as the late Chris Farley in that cant-hit-a-shot-to-save-his-life commercial he did many years ago. Eisenhower? Pacific Hills? What was I thinking? Youll notice some new teams in the rankings this week. Like, about half of the top 25. Lets just ...
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• How to cut your monthly nut by at least one third

  
  San Fernando Valley Real Estate — Authority: 115
  Okay, owning a home isnt for everybody. And I know Ill take flak for this. But. The house in the picture is 9953 Aldea. It just closed. Id been working with the buyers for quite awhile, and they went through the same thing that all buyers are going through now -- short inventory, rising prices, multiple offers. ...
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• Sister held in Sylmar teens stabbing death

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  A 17-year-old boy is dead after his older sister allegedly stabbed him in the chest while inside a Sylmar apartment, authorities said today. Responding to a report of a shooting, officers arrived at the 12100 block of San Fernando road Saturday at about 8:40 p.m. and discovered the boy lying on the floor with an ...
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• Suicide suspected in Hollywood Freeway death of 17-year-old

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 818
  A 17-year-old girl was struck and killed by an SUV on the Hollywood Freeway early this morning in what the California Highway Patrol is investigating as an apparent suicide. The victim, Cecelia Casas of North Hollywood, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the Los Angeles County Coroners ...
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