Generation Helpless: Are Computers Making Kids Dumb?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Second-graders who can’t tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays....
View Article47 Laptops Stolen From Elementary School In Walnut
WALNUT (AP) — Thieves stole 47 laptop computers from an elementary school in southeast Los Angeles County. http://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/walnut-school-computer-theft-1-knx.mp3KNX 1070’s...
View ArticlePalos Verdes Students Accused Of Hacking School Computers, Changing Grades...
PALOS VERDES ESTATES (CBS) — Three Palos Verdes high school students faced burglary and other charges on Friday after allegedly hacking into school computers and changing their grades. KNX 1070’s Pete...
View Article4 Torrance High Sophomores Accused Of Computer Hacking, Grade Tampering
TORRANCE (CBS) — A second South Bay high school has been rocked by allegations that students hacked into computer records and tampered with grades. Earlier this week, three male students at Palos...
View ArticleSuspects Flee After Botched Attempt To Steal Computers From La Mirada School
LA MIRADA (CBS) — Authorities sought to track down four suspects in a botched robbery attempt at a La Mirada elementary school on Monday. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies received a call early...
View ArticleNorCal Home Of Late Steve Jobs Burglarized
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several computers and personal items worth more than $60,000 were stolen from the Northern California home of the late Steve Jobs in what authorities insist was a run of the mill...
View ArticleSuspects Burglarize 4 Santa Clarita Valley Schools Over Spring Break
NEWHALL (CBSLA.com) — Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two suspects they said are responsible for burglarizing four schools in the Santa Clarita Valley over spring break. Investigators said in...
View Article‘Extensive Security Breach’ Alleged At Target Stores Nationwide
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Federal investigators are looking into what is being called an “extensive” security breach involving Target stores nationwide. The breach could affect millions of shoppers....
View ArticlePasadena Police Announce Arrest Of 4 Doggie Door Burglary Suspects
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Pasadena Police on Thursday announced the arrest of four suspects wanted in connection with a home burglary last month where the perpetrators were alleged to have gained access...
View ArticleShould You E-File Or See A Tax Specialist For Your Returns?
Does the thought of tax time send shivers down your spine? Like it or not, your taxes have to be filed. The question that remains is, how will you get them done? Unless you’re the pen-and-paper type,...
View ArticleFeds Approve California Switch To Computer-Based Standardized Testing For K-12
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal education officials on Friday approved California’s plan to roll out new computer-based standardized tests this spring, ending a months-long dispute that put the state at...
View ArticleBurglar Steals Cash, Computers From Disadvantaged Kids Group In The Valley
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_0803201417230512913AA.mp4 SAN FERNANDO (CBSLA.com) — A burglar stole cash and computers this week from a group of disadvantaged kids in the San Fernando...
View ArticleLA Mulls Computer Donation Effort As Windows XP Support Expires
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — The Windows XP operating system might be headed for extinction, but it could also mean free working computers for possibly thousands of Angelenos. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz...
View Article‘Heartbleed’ Bug Causes Major Security Headache
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A confounding computer bug called “Heartbleed” is causing major security headaches across the Internet as websites scramble to fix the problem and Web surfers wonder whether they...
View ArticleMore Than 340,000 At Risk Of ID Theft After Computers Are Stolen From Medical...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County authorities have identified another 3,500 people whose personal information was put at risk by the theft of computers from a medical billing office. The Los...
View ArticlePolice: Garden Grove Business Owner Busted For Buying, Selling Stolen Goods
GARDEN GROVE (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County business owner has been arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property. Jose Solario Ortega, 41, was arrested after the Garden Grove Police Department’s...
View ArticleTech Companies Hiring Whiz Kids As Summer Interns For Major Money
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20140710020514453AA.mp4 LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — You think getting a job in these tough economic times is tough now, wait until you see that...
View ArticleReal-Life ‘Scorpion’ Architect Discusses Life, Mission With CBS2’s Crystal Cruz
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_2209201423191930184AA.mp4 MANHATTAN BEACH (CBSLA.com) — As the new series “Scorpion” premiered Monday night on CBS, the real-life computer genius the show is...
View ArticleReward Offered For Burglary At Offices Of Paul Walker’s Manager
HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — The manager of late actor Paul Walker Thursday sought the public’s help Thursday after what he says was a burglary at his Hollywood office. Matt Luber says his office in the...
View ArticleSoCal Honda Dealers Support STEM Education
(credit: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) Propelled by their desire to make a difference, members of the Southern California Honda Dealers Association have teamed up with CBS EcoMedia to provide the...
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