Actor Corey Haim pronounced dead in Burbank‏

From the Los Angeles Times

Actor Corey Haim, who starred in some popular movies in the 1980s and recently tried to relaunch his career with a reality TV show, has died.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Haim, 38, was pronounced dead after 3 a.m. at a Burbank hospital. He had been living in the San Fernando Valley.

Details of his death were not immediately available. The L.A. coroner’s office was investigating. A police spokesman said more details would be available later.

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Missing Orange County woman found safe in Glendale

From the Los Angeles Times:

A woman reported missing Friday from her home in Rancho Santa Margarita was found unharmed Tuesday night at a hotel in Glendale, authorities said.

Kavishka Tokevich Lebrook, 33, was staying at the hotel and was in good condition, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.

“She is fine,” said Lt. Mike Jansen.  He said there was no suspicious activity involved with her disappearance.

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High winds and surf predicted for Southern California

From the Los Angeles Times

Gusty winds are blowing into Southern California.

The National Weather Service issued a high-wind warning from 9 a.m. Tuesday to 3 a.m. Thursday, saying gusts of up to 60 mph are possible, especially in the Antelope Valley and mountains of Los Angeles County.

Winds with sustained speeds of 20 to 35 mph could reach destructive levels as they strengthen and become more widespread through the morning, said officials with the National Weather Service.

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Misremembered, La Cañada owner prevail in Santa Anita’s Big Cap

From the Los Angeles Times

Misremembered, a racehorse owned by La Cañada’s George Jacobs, won the 73rd annual Santa Anita Handicap and all of its $750,000 prize on Saturday.

Jacobs is the owner of La Cañada pizza landmark Georgee’s Pizza.

“We did this one sandwich, one horse at a time,” Jacobs said in the post-race news conference. “I’m a living example that this can happen to anybody.”

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Road rage suspected in fatal shooting

From the Los Angeles Times

San Bernardino police detectives are trying to sort out a fatal shooting that could be a road rage incident.

The incident occurred between two men Saturday morning at Sierra Way and 9th Street near downtown.

Police say two men exchanged verbal jabs while driving down the road, and then one of the cars slammed into the other.

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17-year-old shot to death in Pasadena

From the Los Angeles Times

A youth was killed in a shooting on a Pasadena street Sunday, police reported.

About 9:50 a.m., police saw a 17-year-old man running near the intersection of Tremont Street and Fair Oaks Avenue. The officers discovered that he had seen shot, said Pasadena police Lt. Chris Russ.

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Doo Dah Parade proceeds out of Old Town Pasadena

From the Los Angeles Times

Before the trendy apparel chains, frozen yogurt shops and fusion eateries arrived, Old Town Pasadena was a bohemian neighborhood where the rent was cheap, the bars were dives and one could peruse the Free Press bookstore after attending a folk dance class.

It was here that an irreverent parade named after a campy British rock group known as the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was born. And for the last three decades, it’s where the Doo Dah Parade has stayed, drawing thousands to watch the offbeat and flamboyant entries — the BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, the Church of the Ornamental Lawn Decorations, Human-Powered Cupcakes and Martinis in the Morning.

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Rain less harsh than expected

From the Los Angeles Times:

Rains will hit Southern California on Saturday, but it’s going to be a significantly lighter storm than forecasters originally predicted. The National Weather Service says the storm is stalled off the coast but is expected to move in sometime this afternoon. Scattered shows could continue into Sunday morning.

Conditions should dry out by Sunday afternoon, in time for the Academy Awards. The weather service now predicts about half an inch of rain from the system. Earlier forecasts had called for up to 2 inches.

So far, there have been no evacuations in foothill communities prone to flooding after last year’s huge Station fire. Officials have been racing to clear debris basins above those communities.

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200 or more inmates released early from L.A. County Jail

From the Los Angeles Times

At least 200 inmates received early releases from the L.A. County Jail system this week amid a new round of cost-cutting that is expected to soon slash the time many other criminals serve behind bars.

Sheriff Lee Baca said Thursday that budget cuts have prompted him to reduce the time nonviolent offenders spend in the jails. The sheriff’s policy has been that male inmates must serve at least 80% of their jail time before release. Now, offenders incarcerated for crimes including check kiting, petty theft and drunk driving will serve only 50% of their time.

Baca said he hoped to get back to the 80% standard soon but could not say when.

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Showers expected this weekend; residents in the foothills urged to be on alert

From the Los Angeles Times

A new storm was expected to bring another round of showers to Southern California this weekend, but forecasters did not expect it to dampen Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony or affect residents of denuded foothill communities.

Most of the rain is expected Saturday evening, continuing through Sunday morning, with decreasing shower activity through the afternoon, said Bill Hoffer, a spokesman for the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

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