KPCC: Stories by Cheryl Devall

USC continues to lead in international student enrollment

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0800

USC may have taken a tumble on the football field against Stanford during the weekend. But it leads in one category of stats – the number of international students who enroll there.

74-year-old tagging suspect caught

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:16 -0800

Seventy-four may be the new 14 – and that might explain why a transit -tagging suspect is 74 years old. Los Angeles County sheriffs caught up with him Friday.

Motion Picture Academy awards some notable Oscars early this year

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:10:11 -0800

It may not feel like Oscar season, but four honorees are scheduled to pick up gold trophies on Saturday.
This ceremony at Hollywood and Highland is a new event on Hollywood’s awards calendar.

Joint Chiefs chairman decides not to ride in parade after Ft. Hood shooting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:38 -0800

The original grand marshal of this year’s San Fernando Valley Veterans Day parade has withdrawn from Wednesday’s event. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided not to attend after last week’s shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

LA trims employee paychecks

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:32 -0800

Starting next month, some Los Angeles city employees will take home less in their paychecks. The L.A. City Council approved the cost-saving cuts on Wednesday.

LADWP sponsoring drought-friendly landscaping workshops

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:25:05 -0800

Water use restrictions and occasional brushfires are constant reminders that the Southland is enduring another year of drought. Here’s a partial remedy: drought-tolerant landscaping workshops begin this Saturday, Nov. 7.

Feds indict LAPD officer for trying to smuggle guns, ammo to Belize

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:29:17 -0800

An LAPD officer suspected of trying to export firearms and ammunition to Belize turned himself over to federal authorities Monday. The surrender followed months of investigation.

Predecessor to the Internet turns 40

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:44:37 -0800

If you’re listening online, or checking there for messages, the sequence of events that made it possible reached a milestone 40 years ago. UCLA’s scheduled a daylong event to mark the anniversary.

Perpetrator of Cuban travel scam gets prison time

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:24:02 -0800

An Orange County travel promoter who accepted deposits on trips to Cuba has been sentenced to five years in state prison. The promoter never made good on those deposits.

19th century mourning rituals examined at Heritage Square Museum

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0800

These days, Halloween is a season, and most people who’ve lost loved ones don’t display outward signs of their sorrow for extended periods of time. In the 19th century, the reverse was true – Halloween occupied one day on the calendar, but public grieving could continue for a year or longer. An event this weekend offers glimpses into old-time mourning rituals.

Longtime LA Times journalist Jack Nelson dies

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:09:28 -0800

Journalists are paying tribute to a former Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief whose reporting helped to boost the paper’s national profile. Jack Nelson was 80 years old when he died of pancreatic cancer today.

Irvine FlyAway shuttle to begin in November

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:36:48 -0800

Los Angeles airport commissioners have set the date for a new shuttle service between Irvine and L.A. International Airport. The Irvine FlyAway revs up just in time for Thanksgiving and the winter holiday travel season.

Judge sets aside LA’s moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:44:30 -0800

On the day the U.S. attorney general released new guidelines for prosecuting medical marijuana distributors and users, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that the city of L.A.’s moratorium on new pot dispensaries is invalid.

Federal judicial nominees from LA would be 'firsts'

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:49:53 -0800

Two of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s nominees as U.S. district judges would be the first Chinese-American and Vietnamese-American women judges on the federal bench. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations today.

ICE rounds up 8 alleged members of Drew St. Avenues gang

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:06:09 -0800

Federal authorities say they’ve arrested eight suspected members of a street gang they claim were involved in drug trafficking and human smuggling.

Foreclosures could complicate 2010 census

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:29:05 -0800

U.S. Census officials haven’t begun to tally how many people live in this country. But they have summed up one potential problem: the number of mortgage foreclosures is so high it could complicate next year’s count. More on the story from KPCC’s Cheryl Devall.

Vroman's bookstore buying literary landmark Book Soup

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:16:41 -0800

A bit of Pasadena will take up residence soon in West Hollywood. KPCC’s Cheryl Devall says the region’s largest independent bookstore has singed an agreement to buy a literary magnet on Sunset Boulevard.

Murder charges dismissed against driver of runaway truck that killed 2

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:07:02 -0800

The driver of a runaway truck that killed two people near the Angeles Crest Highway on April 1st will not face murder charges. KPCC’s Cheryl Devall says a judge has dismissed those charges.

LA City Council seeks to rein in runaway production

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:58:52 -0800

In response to a slump in TV and movie production, the Los Angeles City Council wants local agencies to dangle more incentives for producers. KPCC’s Cheryl Devall says council members hope to maintain hundreds of thousands of entertainment industry jobs in the Southland.

Photographer Irving Penn dies at age 92

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:55:24 -0800

One of the most respected and widely-published photographers of his era has died. KPCC’s Cheryl Devall has more on the life and work of Irving Penn, including an current exhibit of his photos on display at the Getty Center through January 10th.