Lotteries

LED street lights installed throughout Long Beach in pilot program

2013-05-20 14:43:00

Long Beach and City Light & Power have partnered with Southern California Edison in a LED street light pilot program to determine energy savings and receive input from residents. The project began a year ago, but it wasn't until last month that...

Powerball jackpot resets to $40 million after record draw

2013-05-20 08:51:00

And now the Powerball jackpot is back to a paltry $40 million. Thousands of California players woke up Sunday morning disappointed to discover that, in fact, they did not live in the small town of Zephyrhills, Fla., and did not win $600 million. By...

Powerball: Thousands line up for $600-million-plus jackpot

2013-05-18 14:16:00

Tens of thousands of people lined up at lottery outlets across California on Saturday, scooping up $2 tickets in anticipation of a Powerball draw later in the day with a jackpot of over $600 million. � The draw, scheduled to take place in Tallahassee,...

Gov. Jerry Brown pitches education budget at East L.A. school

2013-05-17 14:03:00

This post has been corrected. Please see note below. California Gov. Jerry Brown visited an East L.A. campus Friday to tout his proposed state budget, which would shift more money to students with greater needs. Brown said Humphreys Avenue...

Former Compton firefighter charged with arson, embezzlement

2013-05-17 13:16:00

A former Compton firefighter pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of arson, grand theft and embezzlement in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of communications equipment in December 2011. Marcel Melanson, 37,...

Hitchhiker Kai, arrested in slaying, was recognized by neck tattoo

2013-05-17 13:32:00

A neck tattoo on Caleb McGillvary, also known as Kai, was what helped a New Jersey resident lead police to the animated hitchhiker wanted�in connection with a slaying, New Jersey prosecutors said Friday. McGillvary, 24, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker...

Activist files more complaints against Mike Feuer campaign

2013-05-17 14:19:00

A Westside activist who has previously complained to authorities about� former lawmaker�Mike Feuer and his campaign for Los Angeles�city attorney has filed additional documents with state and local government watchdog agencies accusing Feuer of more...

Powerball jackpot could reach $1 billion if no winner Saturday

2013-05-17 13:52:00

Players across the country are loading up on Powerball tickets, hoping to hit it big Saturday night and win a jackpot of more than $600 million. But if no one wins, lotto fever could escalate to another level. Officials with the California Lottery are...

Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge

2013-05-17 09:23:00

Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...

Powerball jackpot: Millions of number combos still unclaimed

2013-05-17 13:56:00

In the run-up to what could be a record-setting Powerball jackpot, officials say that slightly more than half of the possible number combinations have been sold. Though ticket sales are expected to continue steadily through Saturday, the figures as of...

Powerball: California's entry helps fuel big jackpot

2013-05-17 18:19:00

California's entrance last month into the Powerball lottery game is helping swell the jackpot, which now stands at� more than $600 million. “California joined and all of a sudden everyone’s luck ran out,” California Lottery spokesman...

Private security patrols pull out of downtown Arts District

2013-05-17 19:04:00

Private security patrols�and cleanup crews have pulled out of the downtown Los Angeles'�Arts District after�a court�ordered the city to dissolve a special�district that had assessed property owners as much as $1.3 million a year�to spruce up and protect...

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2013-05-24 00:00:00

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2013-05-20 05:20:00

Mark Howie and his wife, Molly, were recent winners in a Hoosier Lottery scratch-off game called "Winner Take All." He won $150,000 when he stopped off to buy a frozen pizza for dinner.

2013-05-19 03:17:00