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MAYWOOD, Calif. — An intensive hunt for a fugitive couple wanted in connection with the killing of their 2-year-old daughter in Mississippi is underway in Maywood and surrounding cities after the pair was allegedly spotted in the area selling cars, DVDs and puppies. Janet and Ramon Barreto were seen as recently as last weekend in Maywood and other Southeast L.A. County cities selling items and living out of a car and friends’ homes, said Tony Burke of the  U.S. Marshals Service. Law enforcement officials began looking for the couple after Janet Barreto failed to appear on charges of manslaughter of a child, three counts of child abuse, six counts of child neglect and tampering with a witness. When authorities entered the Barretos’ home in Oxford, Miss., four years ago, they uncovered a den of alleged child abuse, officials said. The Barretos are suspected of traveling to Guatemala on multiple occasions to purchase children from a local adoption agency. Upon returning to the United States, the children were allegedly physically abused, malnourished and forced to sleep in deplorable conditions, including beds with plywood bottoms. The children were allegedly punished with beatings and occasionally duct-taped to their beds, punched in the stomach and forced to endure having their heads submerged under

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) — A man killed Tuesday in a fiery car crash in Hollywood was journalist Michael Hastings, his employer said. A driver was killed when his car hit a tree and exploded on impact in Hollywood. The wreck happened near the intersection of Highland and Melrose avenues around 4:15 a.m., according to LAPD Officer Lillian Carranza. Hastings car slammed into a tree and caught fire. The driver appeared to be speeding at the time of the crash, Carranza said. “I was just coming northbound on Highland and I seen a car, like, going really fast and all of a sudden I seen it jackknife,” said Luis Cortez, who witnessed the wreck. “I just seen parts fly everywhere and I slammed on my brakes and stopped and tried to call 911,” Cortez added. Hastings was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s officials said the body was too badly burned to make an immediate identification. Michael Hastings But, Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed both reported Tuesday afternoon the victim was Hastings. BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith issued a statement, saying his team was “shocked and devastated by the news.” “Michael was a great, fearless journalist with an incredible instinct for the story and a gift for finding ways to make his readers care about anything he covered, from wars to politicians,” Smith said. “…

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PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) — A man who admitted lying to a 911 operator about being robbed at gunpoint by an unarmed teenager was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail. The call by Oscar Carrillo back in 2011 triggered a chain of events that ended in the fatal shooting of robbery suspect Kendrec McDade. On Monday, Carrillo agreed to plead guilty to false reporting charges. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to serve 90 days of community service. Carrillo was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to the Pasadena Police Department. Two Pasadena police officers who shot and killed 19-year-old McDade were cleared of any wrongdoing. The L.A. County District Attorney’s office determined the two officers reasonably believed McDade was armed with a gun based on false information from the 911 caller. Read more: http://ktla.com/2012/12/18/pasadena-officers-cleared-in-shooting-death-of-teen/#ixzz2WWKPhgYF

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AGUA DULCE, Calif.  — At least 12 people were injured Monday in a wrong-way crash on the northbound 14 Freeway near Escondido Canyon Road. Three of the injured were taken to Antelope Valley Hospital in critical condition, including the suspected wrong-way driver. All northbound lanes were closed. Check back for updates.

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Raw honey is being touted as one of nature`s best-kept beauty secrets. Lu Parker was set loose at a honey farm to find out why.

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WASHINGTON (KTLA) – The former maker of the Nap Nanny issued a voluntary recall of its infant recliners after five babies died and dozens of others were injured, according to the  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC made the announcement on its website Friday, since Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pa., the company that made the products, has gone out of business. “CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop use of all Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill recliners,” a statement from the agency said. The recall of the Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill recliners and covers, was part of a settlement reached last year with Baby Matters. Sold across the US, the products injured at least 92 babies, as a result of them hanging and or falling out of them, according to the CPSC. Unlike most recalls, there was no manufacturer refund available as the parent company, Baby Matters, was no longer in operation. About 165,000 of the Nap Nanny and Chill products were sold between 2009 and 2012, the CPSC said. The products were carried by four major retailers including Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com, and Toys R Us/Babies R Us.

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VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KTLA) — A sheriff’s deputy was credited with saving the lives of five people trapped in a burning apartment building Saturday morning. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. in the 14200 block of Rodeo Drive. Residents who were able to escape the flames alerted Deputy Arturo Ramirez of the people still inside one of the units, Sgt. Ken Lutz of the San Bernardino County sheriff’s Victorville station said. Deputy Arturo Ramirez was credited with saving two women and three children from a burning apartment building in Victorville. Ramirez went into the smoke-filled apartment to find two women holding two small children, and he was able to safely escort them out of the apartment, Lutz added. The women told Ramirez about a child that was still inside a back bedroom. He ran back inside and rescued the young girl. No one was seriously hurt. Firefighters were able to control and extinguish the fire in under an hour. The High Desert Chapter of the American Red Cross was called in to help eight families displaced by the fire. Check back for updates on this developing story.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) A man who spent four hours climbing around a 300-foot transmission tower was back on the ground Friday night. Police received a call around 4:20 p.m. that a man was climbing a tower located near Whitnall Highway and Oxnard Street. Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/06/14/man-escorted-down-after-hours-on-top-of-transmission-tower/#ixzz2WG54PgKb

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The investigation continued on Friday into a head-on collision in Pico Rivera that left three people dead, including two children. The crash was reported around 8:30 p.m. near San Gabriel River Parkway and Rose Hills Road by the 605 Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/06/14/3-dead-in-head-on-collision-in-pico-rivera/#ixzz2WG6A9woN

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The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left a farewell note expressing remorse for killing his father and brother, police said Thursday evening. John Zawahri, 23, also wrote that he hoped his mother would be cared for financially and said goodbye to several friends, the Santa Monica Police Department said. Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/06/13/santa-monica-shooter-left-remorseful-farewell-note-police-say/#ixzz2WAHAUDib

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Dozens of dogs were rescued Thursday after workers found them abandoned inside a house where a woman had recently been evicted. Most of the 30 Chihuahua-mix dogs were found in pens in the kitchen area. Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/06/13/evicted-renters-leave-behind-dozens-of-dogs/#ixzz2WAL0UHBk

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DANA POINT, Calif. (KTLA) — Police on Thursday were looking for a woman charged with trying to burn down a Dana Point lingerie store, after she failed to show up for a court date. Jennifer Renee Caldwell, 42 An arrest warrant was issued on Friday for 42-year-old Jennifer Renee Caldwell after she missed a court date, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Caldwell has pleaded not guilty to felony arson. She was arrested back in October for allegedly trying to burn down Intimate Obsession, a lingerie store located in the 34000 block of Pacific Coast Highway. Caldwell allegedly soaked some lingerie in gasoline, tossed it into a pillowcase and set it on fire, according to police. An off-duty deputy who happened to be driving by saw what happened. “The deputy noticed that the car was backing out of the parking lot at the same time he saw flames,” said Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion, of the O.C. Fire Authority. “He stopped the car and at the same time called the fire department,” Concepcion said. “To set a fire right next to a structure with the intent to burn, you know, we’re lucky that…

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Facebook is adding the ability to use hashtags on its pages. You can include them in a status update to help others find a topic you’re talking about or click hashtags cross-posted from other services. The feature is rolling out now. Yahoo is making it easier to nab a simple username. The company is deleting all usernames that haven’t been used in 12 months on July 15. Then in August it will give users the ability to get the recently-released logins. If you want to keep what you have, you must login by July 15. Dropbox is the most banned mobile app on company-controlled smartphones.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) — A 21-year-old college student at UC Riverside remained behind bars on Wednesday, accused of trying to get her new boyfriend to kill her ex-boyfriend. Barbara Wu, booking photo (Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.) According to the Press-Enterprise , Barbara Wu was charged in May with soliciting murder, making terrorist threats, vandalism, stalking and other crimes. She pleaded not guilty at a hearing on Tuesday. Wu’s current boyfriend got a restraining order against her, two days after she allegedly asked him to kill her former lover. In the order of protection, Dennis Lin wrote that Wu wanted him to break the man’s legs with a baseball bat, kill him and discard the body. At the request of school police, Lin recorded a conversation with Wu allegedly discussing the plot. Wu is also accused of posting a fake ad on Craigslist, soliciting sex for her ex to get back at him. “Passions and emotions are a

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