Show Me The Money! Meg Whitman Outspends Jerry Brown $140M To $10.7M
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Republican Meg Whitman has spent more than $140 million so far on her campaign for California governor, nearly $40 million of it during the last three months, she reported Tuesday....
View Article2 DWP Workers Accused Of Soaking The Agency Out Of Millions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees face criminal charges stemming from a six-year scheme that defrauded the utility of millions of dollars. Deputy District...
View ArticleMega Million Numbers Selected For $242M Jackpot
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Your 2010 might have been miserable. But if you bought a Mega Millions ticket for tonight’s draw and had 10, 12, 13, 35, 56 and the Mega number of 9 on one ticket, you’re ending...
View Article‘Dark Knight’ Stays Atop Box Office With $64M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Dark Knight Rises” stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it’s lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor,...
View Article$1.5 Million Jewelry Heist Reported In Riverside With Suspects In Halloween...
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities in Riverside report the theft of $1.5 million in jewels from a Riverside business by two suspects wearing Halloween masks. The heist occurred at Wholesale Jewelry...
View ArticleMega Millions Jackpot Swells To $27 M
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Imagine the holiday gifts you could buy with $27 million. Someone might get the chance to win that amount Tuesday when the next numbers are drawn in the Mega Millions...
View ArticleCurrent Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Combine For $520M
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Dream big. The current Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are a combined, whopping, mind-altering, $520 million. No tickets matched all six numbers in Friday’s Mega...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Defrauding LA Doctor Pleads Not Guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man extradited from an Idaho resort town has pleaded not guilty to charges he helped dupe a Los Angeles physician out of more than $28 million in an offshore investment. Neil D....
View ArticleCalif. Men Arrested In Alleged $110M Finance Fraud
SANTA ANA (AP) – The ex-owners of a now-defunct real estate firm in Southern California have been arrested after an indictment alleging a Ponzi scheme that left their business bankrupt and investors...
View ArticleLA Doctor Charged With $33 Million Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hollywood doctor was charged Tuesday with conspiring to bilk Medicare out of more than $33 million by charging for unnecessary services and medical equipment. Dr. Robert A....
View ArticlePowerball Jackpot Climbs To $122 M
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — No tickets matched all six winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday so the jackpot climbs to $122 million. The next draw for the $2 game is Wednesday. The numbers drawn...
View ArticleWinning $5 Million Scratcher Sold In Sierra Madre
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA.com) — Officials with the California Lottery say a lucky player just scratched his way to a $5 million prize. Steve Armogida won one of the top prizes on the Million $$ Match Game....
View Article$2.6 M Powerball Ticket Sold In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Someone in Los Angeles woke up $2.6 million richer Sunday. The lucky resident purchased a Powerball ticket at a West LA Vons supermarket (4030 Centinela Avenue) that matched...
View ArticleAppeals Court Rules For California In Energy Crisis Claim
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with California in its attempt to win hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds from energy sellers accused of overcharging utilities during the...
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