PhoBrother and sister found dead in home both died of natural causes, contrary to all evidence - OK there is something seriously messed up here. The coroner said that 51-year-old Daniel Savage, who swallowed three bullets and had black shoe polish smeared on his face, died of a stroke and this his 57-year-old sister Jacquelyn, who was found with blood on her mouth and bruises on her face and neck, died of a heart disease. Something REALLY isn’t adding up here.

School can longer ban bible studies group - Until now, students had been prevented from starting a Bible club at Esperanza High School in Anaheim. School District officials argued that only curriculum-related groups are allowed on campus, but because they allow the Red Cross club, they therefore must allow the Bible club. So Jesus, take your spot on the lawn.

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Student study death in order to better understand life - This story, let alone the actually experience is enough to bring anyone to tears. Students are on a three year waiting list for a class in which they learn to better understand death from the inside out. They watch a mortician dissect a body of a murdered victim, learn about his/her’s life story, and then meet convicted criminals who have killed people and ask them questions. They learn about the “highs” of death, write a goodbye letter to their loved ones, and apparently deal with issues that they try to hide. And here you thought kids went to college to get laid.

Westside moves forward with subway plan - On Tuesday local officials decided to go ahead and pursue planing for a subway that will move along Wilshire Blvd from Santa Monica to Downtown LA. This would be an amazing step towards mass transportation in a city with virtually none and to reducing the traffic that is suffocating our city. They have yet to find the full 9 billion plus they’ll need to do it, but at least it’s beginning.

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LAPD breath new life into an old serial killer who has been killing for two decades - He/she has been linked to 10 slayings in South LA and Inglewood. The killers normally targets young black woman, although he did attack one man, and sexually abuses them before killing them and leaning their bodies in a corridor along Western Avenue. After 20 years of the case going hot and cold, the killer has tried to kill again, and the LAPD is on the case.

McCain chooses his VP Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin - Palin carries potential to strengthen McCain’s run for President. She appeals to woman, including a portion of those who voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton. It’s one now!

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• Seven Southern Cali men arrested on suspicion on child porn - Seven men were arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography, following an eight-month investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. If convicted of each defendant could face up to 10 years in federal prison. Those charged include Gary Samuel Cochran, 50, of Huntington Beach, previously convicted of child molestation and possession of obscene materials depicting children engaged in sex acts; Evan Craig Stephens, 36 of Upland, a registered sex offender; George Tyler Farmer, 39, of Oxnard, previously convicted of molesting a 6-year-old child; and Eric David Lacey, 48, of Hollywood.
• Ex-police officer arrested at bank robbery - Vincent Cantu, 44, a retired Pasadena police officer was arrested in connection with a La Habra bank robbery. He was arrested after police spotted him driving away from the Banco Popular at 401 E. Whittier Blvd. that had just been robbed at 11:15 a.m. It was unclear whether cash was recovered from Cantu’s car, Knapp said. No one was injured during the robbery and arrest, she said. The Polite Bandit struck the Banco Popular at 12333 S. La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada on May 25 and Aug. 28, 2006, and the Banco Popular at 3160 Colima Road in Hacienda Heights on Nov. 23, 2006. Witnesses came up with the name Polite Bandit because they said the robber apologized to bank tellers, thanked them and said he was only trying to feed his children.

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• Gunman shoots 20 year old man - Authorities Monday were searching for the killer of a 20-year-old Riverside man who was gunned down in a possible gang-related attack. The victim, whose name was withheld, was shot at 11:20 p.m. Sunday night in the 7300 block of Evans Street and police are currently investigating the shooting. “There is no evidence at this time that confirms the shooting was gang-related,” Hudson said in a statement. “However, all potential leads are being pursued.” Anyone with information call (951) 353-7104.
• Dog found dead after stolen car recovered - Mary and Craig Michael were less than 20 feet from their vehicle when it was stolen with their 16-year-old dog “Rebel” inside. A couple recovered their sport utility vehicle, which was stolen as they visited Riverside National Cemetery, but it was too late. They say the Ford Excursion was running to keep the air conditioning on for the wolf-malamute mix when a woman drove away with a partner driving behind. Authorities found the vehicle Sunday afternoon, but the thieves had left the dog inside with the windows closed and Rebel died in the heat. No suspects have been arrested.

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• Taggers can’t resist a white wall and store owners are getting fined for murals - The Antonio family has a store (featured right) in highland park and the side of the building seems to attract taggers like flies to honey. After painting over the graffiti “More than 100 times,” stated the father, they were told that if they asked an artist to paint a mural that the taggers would respect it. And it worked! Until City Hall slapped them with $1,000 fine for the mural and they had to repaint the wall which sent the hoards back. Stupid City Hall.
• Most Latinos get medical advise from the news - should we be worried? -The report by the Pew Hispanic Center found that “more Latinos turn to television and radio for health information rather than consult a doctor” and that “half of high school-educated Latinos don’t seek regular medical care and that more American-born Latinos use folk medicine than Latinos living here who were born outside the United States.”

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• Woman convicted of killing her disabled 3-year-old son - Cecilia Angelita Ochoa, 31, a Riverside woman was convicted Monday of killing her 3-year-old developmentally disabled son, Matteo in 2003. Matteo suffered from hydrocephalus, a brain disorder that causes spinal fluid to build up around the brain. Because of his condition, the child, who could not verbalize his pain, often cried and banged into objects. “She told police she was tired of his crying and didn’t know what to do to get him to stop crying,” the prosecutor said. “But everybody who knew the boy will tell you if you hugged and snuggled him, and let him know that he was loved, he would stop crying.” The night the boy died, a neighbor had complained to Ochoa that the child’s crying was keeping her awake. The defendant, aware that her son was standing next to his bedroom door, forcefully swung it open, striking him in the head, then waited six hours before contacting authorities.
• Lion’s attacked pregnant horse - Authorities were on the lookout Monday for a pack of mountain lions that apparently attacked a mare Saturday night that was giving birth on an Acton ranch.  Authorities found mountain lion tracks and a trail of blood at the scene. “We found her (Sunday) morning,” ranch owner Gary Jensen told KCAL9. “We called the vet and he couldn’t save her. We had to put her down. The baby was also inside.”

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• Doctor pleads not guilty to sexual assault - A physician whose father is the leader of the Bermudan government has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing patients. Dr. Kevin Brown entered pleas to 23 felony counts at a hearing Thursday in Los Angeles. He remains in custody after being arrested last month and charged with molesting patients, including an undercover police officer and a 15-year-old. If convicted, Brown could face more than 25 years in prison
• Security guard kills man after alleged gang fight - Carson officials shut down the annual Samoan Flag Day celebration, because a security guard shot and killed a gunman Wednesday night. However, about 40 Samoans continued their festivities at the park this afternoon, but sheriff’s officials said no more people would be allowed in. Faletogo’s 46-year-old wife, Pulou, was one of three bystanders shot and wounded. Two boys, 12 and 13, were also hurt. They were taken to a local hospital, Carrillo said, with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials said the trouble started about 10 p.m. when two young women began fighting. What began as a verbal confrontation escalated into a fistfight that included a Tongan man and a Samoan man. The Tongan eventually pulled out a firearm and fired into the crowd. The guard returned fire, striking the man, who then collapsed just outside the park gate. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s name had not been release.

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• 9-year-old killed by water born amoeba - Riverside County health officials are urging swimmers to use caution after a 9-year-old boy contracted the deadly Naegleria fowleri amoeba. He had gone swimming in Lake Elsinore several times this summer. The parasite lives in warm freshwater lakes, rivers and poorly maintained swimming pools, experts say. It enters the brain through the nose, where it can cause a severe and nearly always fatal infection. There were 33 reported cases of infection in the U.S. from 1998 to 2007. The amoeba can kill in three days, and symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting and a stiff neck.
• Man gets life in prison for murdering wife and step son - A man who fled California for nearly a decade after killing his estranged wife and stepson has been sentenced to life in prison. Fu Lin Wang, 61, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. He could have faced the death penalty if the case had gone to trial. He has no chance for parole. Prosecutors say Wang shot his wife, Carole Lee, and her 18-year-old son Michael Chu in December of 1998 at her Alhambra home.

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• Two people critically burned in car accident - Two people are hospitalized with critical burn injuries after their rental truck overturned and caught fire. The accident shut down the 5 South and 10 East connector as rescue crews pulled them from the burning truck. Both have been taken to USC Medical Center and their condition is unknown.
• Husband/Wife murder suicide reported - Police say a 67-year-old man and his wife were both found dead in their Perris home Monday victims of an apparent murder-suicide. Beverly Lorraine Jakubowicz, also 67, and her husband, Stanley R. Jakubowicz, were found dead at their home at 21856 Lake Matthews Drive about 4:45 a.m., according to the Riverside County Coroner’s office. Franchville said Stanley Jakubowicz called a dispatcher and said “that his wife needed medical attention and when we got there, they were both dead.”

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• Staph infection kills high school student -Noah Armendariz, 17, a high school wrestler died Sunday at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, from complications of a drug-resistant staph infection and a teammate was being treated for the illness. Armendariz suffered from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which is resistant but can be treated and often is not deadly. “The medication was doing its job but the infection was too aggressive,” said his grandfather, Frank Magana. Armendariz, of Downey, developed a rash and flu-like symptoms, then became progressively sicker, until he contracted pneumonia and had holes in his lungs. His teammate tested positive for staph a week after Armendariz became ill but his condition is not serious.
• Deputy fatally shots alleged drug dealer - An LA County deputy shot and killed an alleged drug dealer in the unincorporated Lennox area when he thought the man was about to produce a weapon. The shooting in the 11000 block of Dalerose Avenue near West 111th Street took place around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. Christian Portillo, 35, died at the scene. No deputies were hurt. No weapon was found on the victim.

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• Man found dead in car after it was ticketed -A passerby noticed the man in the driver’s seat of the Lincoln Town Car near Peck and Rooks roads about 7:50 p.m. and notified employees at a nearby truck shop. Police found an elderly man, probably in his 70’s, dead inside. The parked car has a ticket on it from about 11a.m that day. The car was parked in front of a store and workers at the shop called for help after knocking on the window of the locked car and getting no response. Authorities were not immediately able to say whether the man was in his car at the time the ticket was issued or if he had returned to it later.
• Teen rapes child with toy light saber - A Santa Ana 16-year-old boy has been arrested and taken to Juvenile Hall for allegedly raping a 9-year-old boy with a toy light saber. The Department of Social Services notified the Police Department on Monday that the youngster was sexually assaulted at the teen’s home on July 16. Investigators say the teen and younger boy are believed to be acquaintances. There is no information about the alleged victim’s condition. There is no information about the alleged victim’s condition.
• 18-year-old arrested for boy shot in head -Alcus Mallory, a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head nearly a week ago has died, and his alleged killer was being held on $1 million bail, police said.  Elijah Larkin, 18, was arrested the day after the shooting and booked on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. “The suspect … pulled out a handgun and began to play with it,” police said in a statement. “He fired one shot and struck Mallory in the head.”

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