AM Headlines: Trojans Pull Off Sweep
A glance at this morning's local headlines
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Southern California's Donte Smith reacts after making a 3-point shot against UCLA in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Southern California won 68-64.
Southwest Apologizes to Director: The airline apologizes for kicking director Kevin Smith off a flight from Oakland to Burbank. Full Story
Trojans Sweep: For the first time since 2004 and only the sixth in the last 50 years, USC wins both of its meetings with UCLA. ESPN Los Angeles
SWAT Officer Shoots Suspect: Authorities say a West Covina SWAT officer shot and killed a suspect who was holding a gun to a hostage's head. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Lillian Peck says a police sharpshooter hit 35-year-old John Aguilera in the torso through an upstairs window Sunday, and he was declared dead at the scene. Star-News
"The Knack's" Fieger Dies at 57: Doug Fieger, leader of the Los Angeles-based power pop band the Knack who co-wrote and sang on the 1979 No. 1 hit "My Sharona," has died. LA Times
LAUSD to Vote on Parcel Tax: The Los Angeles Unified School District board was expected to vote Tuesday on whether to put a parcel tax on the June 8 ballot that would help ease its budget crisis. If approved by two-thirds of voters, the $100 per-parcel tax increase would generate $92.5 million per year for schools over four years, the Daily News reported.
President's Day Freebie: Admission will be free today for President's Day at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, while the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley will mark the holiday with a free set of activities. Full Story
Overturned Big Rig Closes 60 Freeway: A big rig overturned today on the Pomona (60) Freeway, blocking an on-ramp and one lane during morning traffic and necessitating a SigAlert, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash was reported at 6:17 a.m. on the southbound Azusa Avenue on- ramp to the eastbound 60, said CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos.
Socks Count: To count the homeless in Los Angeles during the upcoming Census, the city wants people to donate socks to be offered to transients in the hope that they will come forward, according to the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of the Census. The month-long sock drive to support the U.S. Census Bureau's homeless enumeration program March 29-31 is being called "Make the Homeless Count."
