Reward Offered For Ex-LAPD Officer's Arrest
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We're also following a story in Southern California: the ongoing hunt for a former policeman suspected of a killing spree. Christopher Dorner is sought in the shooting...
View ArticleStill A Sense Of Tension In San Bernardino Mountains After Shootout
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: I'm Robert Siegel. And we begin this hour in Southern California, where there are more...
View ArticleNo ID Yet On Charred Body Found After Police Manhunt
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The manhunt for fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner is officially over. Dorner was wanted for four murders. Tuesday he apparently perished in a burning...
View ArticleEx-LAPD Officer May Have Stalked Targets Before Killing Spree
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.We're learning more about the actions of Christopher Dorner, the former police officer turned fugitive in...
View ArticleSequestered Spring Means Fewer Rangers, Services At National Parks
Spring has come early to the Yosemite Valley, and the melting snow makes for a spectacular rush of water off the granite face of Yosemite Falls, the tallest in North America.Early March is when park...
View ArticleOwens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court
In the West, fights over water last a long time.It's been almost 100 years since William Mulholland stood atop an aqueduct along the Owens River and said, "There it is, take it." He was referring to a...
View ArticleA Turning Point For Talking About Suicide And Guns In Wyoming
Guns are a big part of everyday life in Wyoming, and many residents have been directly impacted by a suicide in which a gun was used. The state has the highest suicide rate in the nation, and...
View ArticleIn Gun State, Suicide Prevention Aims For Firearm Safety
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View ArticleL.A. Schools Hire Security Aides To Watch For Threats
Tenth Street Elementary is in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, a few blocks west of the Staples Center and downtown skyscrapers.
View ArticleLooking To Broaden Appeal, RNC Heads To Hollywood
The Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting in the Democratic stronghold of Hollywood this week — part of an effort to broaden the party's appeal.So far, there are sharp divisions...
View ArticleL.A. Reclaims No. 1 Worst Traffic Rating
The California city has the worst traffic congestion in the nation, according to INRIX which makes systems that handle traffic data. L.A. has been trying to address its gridlock by syncing traffic...
View ArticleWhy An Immigration Deal Won't Solve The Farmworker Shortage
The Salinas Valley in Northern California grows about 80 percent of the country's lettuce, and it takes a lot of people to pick and pack it. In a field owned by Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a dozen...
View ArticleOn Southern California Cruise, A Splash Of 'Urban Ocean'
A cruise run by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., sounds like a picturesque summer outing. But the Urban Ocean boat cruise highlights the juxtaposition of a powerful port with a...
View ArticleReward For Christopher Dorner Will Be Split Four Ways
Four people will share the reward money associated with the capture of former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner. He was the cop who went on a killing spree after being dismissed...
View ArticleLA Mayor Candidates Try To Persuade Voters To Pay Attention
The candidates have spent a record amount of money.
View ArticleCalif. Law To Require Ships To Cut Pollution
California is about to become the first state to require shore power at its ports. A new law mandates at least half of a shipping line's fleet to shut down their diesel engines and plug into shore-side...
View ArticleYahoo To Buy Tumblr In An Attempt To Revitalize Itself
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with a big blogging buyout.Today, Yahoo announced its purchase of the blogging site Tumblr. The $1.1 billion deal was...
View ArticleIdentities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News, I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. In Moore, Oklahoma today, details about some of the people...
View ArticleBaptist Church In Oklahoma Churns Out Meals For Victims
Hundreds of volunteers have come to Moore, Okla., to help the community following Monday's tornado. Some are helping clear debris, others bringing out water and supplies to people whose homes were...
View ArticleRail Project At L.A. Port Draws Environmental Group Ire
In California, a high-profile lawsuit is seeking to halt construction of a new $500 million rail yard next to the Port of Los Angeles.
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