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Trouble in 'Oz': the Munchkins' dirty secret
If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the iconic film classic "The Wizard of Oz," then here's a twister for you.
Everyone knows about the Munchkins, portrayed by 124 pituitary midgets in the 1939 motion picture starring Judy Garland....Tags: Covina, Celebrity Mothers, Los Angeles, Judy Garland, Culver City
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Man held in road rage incident involving machete, Costa Mesa police say
A West Covina man has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly attacked a cabdriver with a machete in a road rage dispute. Phong Trong, 48, and the cabdriver got into a traffic dispute near Euclid Avenue in Fountain...Tags: Covina, Assault, Vehicles, Costa Mesa, Road Transportation
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Man killed by West Covina police is identified
Coroner's officials today identified a man shot and killed by two West Covina police officers. Omar Garcia, 24, was shot multiple times, said Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Garcia was pronounced dead at...Tags: Covina, Police, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles, Police Investigations
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West Covina police fatally shoot 24-year-old man
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man by two West Covina police officers. The incident began about 5:30 p.m. Monday when officers from the West Covina Police Department responded to a...Tags: Covina, Police, Law Enforcement, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Murder
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This week's makeover: George and Virginia Filart
Income: $255,000 in salaries and rental income. Goals: Make sure the couple's retirement accounts are properly invested and that they are on track for retirement in five years. Assets: Real estate valued at nearly $1.8 million, consisting of a Chino...Tags: Homes, Covina, Rentals, Retirement, Personal Finance
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Scrupulous savers want to safeguard their nest egg
George and Virginia Filart have seen their share of financial ups and downs since they emigrated from the Philippines more than 30 years ago with just a few hundred dollars in their pockets.
Back then, George landed a job as a design engineer and...Tags: Homes, Covina, Real Estate, Personal Finance, Virginia
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Anti-Prop. 8 protests spring up in California
More than 20,000 protesters spilled into the streets of Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and even Modesto on Saturday in mostly peaceful demonstrations over passage of Proposition 8, the statewide ballot measure that bans same-sex marriage.
The...Tags: Mario, Voting, San Diego (San Diego, California), California, Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California)
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West Covina woman gets 1.5 years in brothel case
Associated PressA West Covina woman who ran secret brothels out of spas, chiropractors' offices and other businesses was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 years in federal prison. Jong Ock "June" Mao, 50, was also ordered in federal court to forfeit her interest in more than...Tags: Covina, Paramount, California, Health Treatments, Trials
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Víctimas de supuesto fraude narran su historia
No todo lo que brilla es oro.
Esa es la dolorosa lección que muchas personas están aprendiendo, después de que el director de la empresa en que invirtieron su dinero fuera arrestado por autoridades federales y inversiones se esfumaran.
Uno de estos...Tags: Covina, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Where cask ale flows in Southern California
Where the cask ales flow
CASK-CONDITIONED ales, -- unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beers served directly from their firkins (fermenting containers) -- can be difficult to find because of their short shelf life and special handling requirements,...Tags: Covina, Redondo Beach, Beach Vacations, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Universal City
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Requiem for a heavyweight?
Times Automotive CriticA couple of years ago, I parked a Hummer H2, in all its blunt-trauma enormity, in front of a coffee shop in Santa Monica. When I returned I discovered a note written on a paper napkin under the windshield. "This thing is so stupid! Why don't you grow up?"...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Covina, Gasoline Industry, General Motors Corp., Tata Motors
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