http://news.yahoo.com/local/Los+Angeles/43700 Yahoo! Local News - Los Angeles Times en-us Jerry Dewayne Williams quietly got another chance after the three-strikes law sent him to prison for 25 to life. Now, any mistake could send him back. If he ever returns to prison, Jerry Dewayne Williams knows he'll probably never get out. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13fkjsnhf/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-pizzathief10-2010feb10%2C0%2C5032512.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pizzathief10-2010feb10,0,5032512.story?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:29:26 +0000 A California ballot item would legalize practices Mercury has been fined for. If you work as a bartender, junk dealer, longshoreman, actor or domestic worker, you might have had trouble getting home insurance from Mercury Corp. at one time or another. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13ajou7gq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-lopez10-2010feb10%2C0%2C621881.column%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez10-2010feb10,0,621881.column?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:29:23 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=136309soc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-racist-sorry%2C0%2C6063897.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-racist-sorry,0,6063897.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:14:26 +0000 A 36-year-old man was charged Tuesday with allegedly attacking three people at random near downtown Los Angeles and slicing one's man ring finger off just two days after he was placed on probation for another assault. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=132102q6v/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-reoffend%2C0%2C6659245.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-reoffend,0,6659245.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:14:16 +0000 Some container vessels barely fit under the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach. A plan to replace it is opposed by residents. Before dawn, in the waters of Long Beach's Back Channel, three tugboats struggle to control the container ship MSC Texas as it approaches the Gerald Desmond Bridge. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13am90cq1/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-fi-bridge10-2010feb10%2C0%2C881732.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-bridge10-2010feb10,0,881732.story?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:44:16 +0000 Intense thunderstorms were moving toward the foothills north of Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon after a flash flood warning was issued for the mudslide-prone burn areas, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=135drm0t5/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-intenserain%2C0%2C4142623.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-intenserain,0,4142623.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:30:06 +0000 Workers in the businesses along the 5100 block of Venice Boulevard in Mid-City complain that the sprinklers on a city-owned median have been watering the grass during recent rain storms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=134nt5kdr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-sprinklers%2C0%2C2488093.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-sprinklers,0,2488093.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:56 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=135288nql/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-disneylabor%2C0%2C6703124.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-disneylabor,0,6703124.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:46 +0000 Authorities were investigating Tuesday why a 40-year-old man apparently plunged 14 stories to his death from a high-rise condominium in Westwood. Los Angeles police detectives were called to the 10600 block of Wilshire Boulevard about 12:30 p.m., department officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=130t1bdmk/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-plunge%2C0%2C3523764.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-plunge,0,3523764.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:36 +0000 Blanket strip searches of incoming jail inmates are constitutional and necessary to prevent the smuggling of contraband into detention centers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12vcvm71g/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-strip%2C0%2C7163841.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-strip,0,7163841.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:26 +0000 Serial murder suspect Rodney James Alcala took the stand Tuesday and in a soft-spoken tone methodically asked himself detailed questions about his whereabouts the week in 1979 when 12-year-old Robin Samsoe was kidnapped from the streets of Huntington Beach and murdered. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=1363ov6vo/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-serialalcala%2C0%2C7763212.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-serialalcala,0,7763212.storylink?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:16 +0000 The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says searches are needed to prevent the smuggling of contraband into detention centers. The decision replaces a smaller panel's more critical ruling in 2008. Blanket strip searches of incoming jail inmates are constitutional and necessary to prevent the smuggling of contraband into the detention centers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13hn814mn/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-strip-search10-2010feb10%2C0%2C5567162.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-strip-search10-2010feb10,0,5567162.story?track=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:14:16 +0000 A San Diego County marijuana farmer has been ordered by a court to fork over $18,000 for the electricity he stole to secretly grow his plants in a rented La Mesa home. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=131rsmuqd/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-potgrow%2C0%2C4597724.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-potgrow,0,4597724.storylink?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:16 +0000 Los Angeles police said Tuesday that they have arrested a teenage tagger suspected of fatally shooting a veteran gang interventionist after he confronted the youth over graffiti. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=136d5rv67/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-taggerarrest%2C0%2C2974528.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-taggerarrest,0,2974528.storylink?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:16 +0000 The announcement comes five months after the FDA began looking into reports of problems with CT scanning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13i1gfhpl/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-na-radiation-fda10-2020feb10%2C0%2C1544164.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-radiation-fda10-2020feb10,0,1544164.story?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:28 +0000 Members of the Los Angeles City Council will renew their efforts to address the city's budget problems Tuesday as they consider a three-year plan to deal with the deficit. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=1369qo75r/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-cityhallcuts%2C0%2C1921365.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-cityhallcuts,0,1921365.storylink?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:53:39 +0000 Officials for the union representing Los Angeles police officers said Monday they were considering their legal options after a federal judge upheld a key provision of the federal consent decree that required financial disclosures by gang and narcotics officers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=132n0sqrh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-gangcops%2C0%2C1416374.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-gangcops,0,1416374.storylink?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:53:19 +0000 Tonight's Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $32 million Sales close at 7:45 p.m. If you are under 13 years of age you may read this message board, but you may not participate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bq5kv8f/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-lottery9-2010feb09%2C0%2C1800495.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lottery9-2010feb09,0,1800495.story?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:08:39 +0000 Ronald Lamonte Barron, 40, a former gang member who was among Los Angeles' most trusted gang intervention workers, was fatally shot on Pico Boulevard in front of 'numerous witnesses.' After years in the L.A. street gang world, Ronald Lamonte Barron devoted his life to preventing young people from following in his footsteps. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13a2kjt1t/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-tagger9-2010feb09%2C0%2C4015998.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tagger9-2010feb09,0,4015998.story?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:08:30 +0000 The top spenders were Caltrans, with $10.4 million for vehicles, and the DMV, with $1.7 million for furnishings. An additional $2 million went to conferences and meetings, report shows. Even as the state grappled with a budget crisis last year, bureaucrats spent nearly $45 million on new vehicles, almost $30 million on new furniture and more than $2 million on off-site meetings and conferences ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13c9v9iig/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-spending9-2010feb09%2C0%2C3165261.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-spending9-2010feb09,0,3165261.story?track=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:38:31 +0000 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:29:26 +0000