Archive for August 11th, 2012

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Show us your #HeatWaveLA, temps will cool by Tuesday

Temperatures are soaring into triple digits across the California, sending thousands to beaches, lakes and shopping malls in search of cooler climes.
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Laker stars square off for Olympic gold again

Spain and the US will meet in a rematch of their gold medal game in Beijing in 2008. The Americans won that one — 118-107 — but it was close.
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Paul Ryan fires up California Republicans

California Republicans are thrilled with Mitt Romney's choice for running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, calling him a "young, vibrant pick."
Olympics Day 15 - Men's Football Final - Brazil v Mexico

El Tricolor holds off Brazil in final Olympic game

Mexico's Oribe Peralta, one of the team's three players over 23 years old, scored two goals in the gold medal winning game.
Anaheim City Council Special Meeting

Anaheim voting system must change, some say

The Anaheim city council voted to form a committee to address at-large voting system concerns, but any changes wouldn't take effect until 2014. That makes some residents uneasy.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Announces Rep. Paul Ryan As His Vice Presidential Pick

Transcript: Romney names Ryan as running mate

Read and listen to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's remarks announcing his selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his choice for vice president.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Announces Rep. Paul Ryan As His Vice Presidential Pick

Transcript: Ryan makes first remarks as VP choice

Read and listen to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's remarks after being announced as GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Announces Rep. Paul Ryan As His Vice Presidential Pick

New VP pick Paul Ryan brings risk and big ideas to race

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan brings the kind of enthusiasm Mitt Romney could use, but the ideas that have made him a star may give Democrats an opening against him.

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'Race to the Top' competition details are officially out

The U.S. Department of Education released the details of the 2012 Race to the Top competition for dollars that will, for the first time, go directly to schools.
The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Offers Celestial Show In Night Sky

Shooting stars: Pro tips to catching a meteor with your camera

Shooting for the sky? KPCC's Mae Ryan has some expert photography advice for trying to capture the Perseids.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Announces Rep. Paul Ryan As His Vice Presidential Pick

Paul Ryan follows just one Twitter account

KPCC's politics reporter, Sharon McNary decided to follow former Gov. Mitt Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan on Twitter. She had no idea where it would lead her.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Announces Rep. Paul Ryan As His Vice Presidential Pick

Reactions to Romney-Ryan (and not Romney-Rubio) as GOP team

In case anyone is just waking up now, Republican presidential candidate and nominee-apparent Mitt Romney has opted not to go with a Latino vice-presidential candidate, after months...
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Big rig crash snarls 101 traffic north of LA

Authorities say a big rig crashed into the center divider on a freeway northwest of Los Angeles, forcing motorists to sit in traffic under triple-digit temperatures.
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A tiny tremor shakes SoCal shore early Saturday

A minor earthquake has occurred off the Southern California coast near Los Angeles.

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