Posted 1:20 AM 5/24/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the (More)
Posted 5:42 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has completed its first full day of deliberations in the murder trial of a woman accused of strangling an aspiring model and actress in her Santa Monica apartment.City News Service reports the jury was set to resume Friday in the trial of 47-year-old Kelly (More)
Posted 3:38 PM 5/22/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti says he's going to focus like a "laser beam" on the economy when he takes office July 1. Garcetti spoke Wednesday with reporters the day after he defeated city Controller Wendy Greuel (grool) by a 54 percent to 46 percent (More)
Posted 4:35 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Many areas of sprawling Point Mugu State Park that have been off-limits since this month's big wildfire on the outskirts of Camarillo and Thousand Oaks will reopen in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
Parks district Superintendent Craig Sap says camping and day-use (More)