http://www.latimes.com/news/local/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2009, latimes.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 latimes/news/localhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/V5SN1Jv-gqA/la-me-joe22-2009nov22,0,3027116.story Joe Loudon attended a gathering in Orinda, drank some beer and later died. Miscues in the investigation led to finger-pointing, igniting a debate over whether his death was an accident or a crime. <br/><br/> The telephone rang shortly after 8 a.m. on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. The caller was a friend of my son's who said he needed to speak to him. "It's important," he said. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yTUltW20GsXP7jL-eVUQwxBzGpM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yTUltW20GsXP7jL-eVUQwxBzGpM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yTUltW20GsXP7jL-eVUQwxBzGpM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yTUltW20GsXP7jL-eVUQwxBzGpM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=V5SN1Jv-gqA:IggcU43m7w0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=V5SN1Jv-gqA:IggcU43m7w0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=V5SN1Jv-gqA:IggcU43m7w0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/V5SN1Jv-gqA" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-joe22-2009nov22,0,3027116.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/S7qR0ze3E38/la-me-churches21-2009nov21,0,5648750.story Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown says dozens of African American churches were defrauded of thousands of dollars over lease agreements for computerized advertising kiosks that were supposed to be free. <br/><br/> State Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown said Friday that he is investigating an alleged scam that forced more than 30 African American churches in Southern California to pay thousands of dollars for substandard computer equipment that was supposed to be free. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ED9prfdVBlCW3ca0IulOAFaDIek/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ED9prfdVBlCW3ca0IulOAFaDIek/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ED9prfdVBlCW3ca0IulOAFaDIek/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ED9prfdVBlCW3ca0IulOAFaDIek/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=S7qR0ze3E38:oSwH8_Eyu7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=S7qR0ze3E38:oSwH8_Eyu7I:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=S7qR0ze3E38:oSwH8_Eyu7I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/S7qR0ze3E38" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-churches21-2009nov21,0,5648750.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/iqUBUiA2gw0/la-me-border-agent21-2009nov21,0,665788.story The 17-year-old pleads guilty to fatally shooting Agent Robert W. Rosas Jr., who was lured out of his vehicle in July while patrolling a remote area east of San Diego. <br/><br/> A Mexican teenager pleaded guilty Friday to fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent last summer while attempting to rob him of government property in a remote area east of San Diego. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jrrNywvP4agJVhuND2lulYqI114/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jrrNywvP4agJVhuND2lulYqI114/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jrrNywvP4agJVhuND2lulYqI114/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jrrNywvP4agJVhuND2lulYqI114/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=iqUBUiA2gw0:r_IBe5EURvA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=iqUBUiA2gw0:r_IBe5EURvA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=iqUBUiA2gw0:r_IBe5EURvA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/iqUBUiA2gw0" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-border-agent21-2009nov21,0,665788.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/vVxmoxlbSsQ/la-me-banks21-2009nov21,0,2335042.column A gallery tour shows a thriving art community hidden in a gritty, industrial area. <br/><br/> I was tired of staring at that blank space on my hallway wall. For years, I'd been searching for just the right artistic statement for the spot at the bottom of my stairs -- something to brighten my mood when I stumbled down bleary-eyed in the morning, and calm me as I headed upstairs to bed at night. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Pbh86G7mjx5nnwWoBKXmGgF3Azk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Pbh86G7mjx5nnwWoBKXmGgF3Azk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Pbh86G7mjx5nnwWoBKXmGgF3Azk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Pbh86G7mjx5nnwWoBKXmGgF3Azk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=vVxmoxlbSsQ:jetCQmckCkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=vVxmoxlbSsQ:jetCQmckCkw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=vVxmoxlbSsQ:jetCQmckCkw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/vVxmoxlbSsQ" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks21-2009nov21,0,2335042.column?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/q1RwaC4tYCk/la-me-flu-hospitals21-2009nov21,0,4395649.story The unpredictable H1N1 strain may have peaked, and some credit vaccinations. <br/><br/> Hospital officials report that the numbers of patients with H1N1 flu appear to be leveling off at many Los Angeles area hospitals, easing wait times at crowded emergency rooms less than a week before Thanksgiving. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t0pPj-K2ntpA6mEX0aBWbPjN7XE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t0pPj-K2ntpA6mEX0aBWbPjN7XE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t0pPj-K2ntpA6mEX0aBWbPjN7XE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t0pPj-K2ntpA6mEX0aBWbPjN7XE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=q1RwaC4tYCk:2eY__T4Hwlw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=q1RwaC4tYCk:2eY__T4Hwlw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=q1RwaC4tYCk:2eY__T4Hwlw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/q1RwaC4tYCk" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flu-hospitals21-2009nov21,0,4395649.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/_B512qIkZ7A/la-me-flu-guidelines21-2009nov21,0,6322646.story Children and youths are especially hard-hit by swine flu. 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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-century-plaza21-2009nov21,0,3464346.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/-1vckUijCjM/la-me-ctscan21-2009nov21,0,2305188.story Glendale Adventist says 10 patients received excess doses during CT scans. <br/><br/> A second hospital in Los Angeles County has discovered that patients were receiving overdoses of radiation from CT scans used to diagnose strokes. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/z5gEpz4mbKe8E3U9o6Gn3iAA9Eg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/z5gEpz4mbKe8E3U9o6Gn3iAA9Eg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/z5gEpz4mbKe8E3U9o6Gn3iAA9Eg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/z5gEpz4mbKe8E3U9o6Gn3iAA9Eg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=-1vckUijCjM:Dw0OeKC38Yo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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found stabbed to death in her Koreatown apartment, Los Angeles Police Department cold-case detectives have arrested a New York man in the slaying, police said. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9ZO4TQ4CHNA4xMXkIJ97ssXBoqM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9ZO4TQ4CHNA4xMXkIJ97ssXBoqM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9ZO4TQ4CHNA4xMXkIJ97ssXBoqM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9ZO4TQ4CHNA4xMXkIJ97ssXBoqM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=NfHRdYLg9zY:-8a1qIgBzmY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?a=NfHRdYLg9zY:-8a1qIgBzmY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/latimes/news/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a 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