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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – A Los Angeles man reportedly tried to run his girlfriend over with his car when she turned down his marriage proposal.

According to local media reports, 22-year-old Mario Francisco Hernandez painted the words “Will you marry me?” on his car as a novel way to pop the question to his girlfriend. When she said no, he chased her in the car through a Burger King restaurant parking lot.

Hernandez popped two tires on his 1987 Toyota Supra when he jumped to curb to catch the unidentified woman.

Hernandez and the woman have two young children together.

He was arrested and is facing a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Crystal Bowersox, first runner-up to winner Lee DeWyze on this year’s “American Idol,” won’t leave fans waiting for the release of her own debut album. She’ll release “Farmer’s Daughter” in December.

From the looks of the album, Bowersox is staying completely true to herself on her first release. On the vintage-looking cover art, the 25-year-old is pictured sitting barefoot next to a dog on an old porch.

The Ohio-native is sure to give fans more of what they fell in love with on “Idol” on “Farmer’s Daughter,” recorded after finishing her stint on the “American Idols Live!” tour. Among the tracks featured are her self-written “Holy Toledo,” which was featured on “Idol,” and a cover of Buffalo Springfield’s 1967 hit “For What It’s Worth.”

The album also features eight tracks written solely by Bowersox, as well as a song co-written by Bowersox and her husband Brian Walker titled “Mason.” She also co-wrote the track “Lonely” with David Ryan Harris, who frequently tours with John Mayer.

Crystal will also perform a song written by former “Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger titled “Hold On,” which is slated to be the albums’ first single. The album is produced by David Bendeth, who’s worked with Kaiser Chiefs, Mayday Parade, and Paramore.

Crystal Bowersox’s “Farmer’s Daughter” hits stores on December 14th.

Crystal Bowersox – “Farmer’s Daughter”

Track Listing

1. Ridin With The Radio

2. For What It’s Worth

3. Farmer’s Daughter

4. Holy Toledo

5. Lonely

6. Hold On

7. On The Run

8. Kiss Ya

9. Speak Now

10. Mine All Mine

11. Mason

12. Arlene

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – MTV is being sued by a man who claims he’s been suffering from shame and embarrassment ever since he was mocked on “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.” On the show, the man suing the network was called a “smelly, old man.”

The lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, stems from an episode that aired in August of this year. Dyrdek and his friend try to locate the source of an unpleasant odor, and then point to an old guy limping down the street.

Now that old man, who has not been identified by name, only by his image, is firing back at the network . He is suing the network, claiming he never gave permission for MTV to use his image on TV. He’s demanding they pay up for all of the humiliation he’s been forced to endure.

According to TMZ, the man is suing the network for $25,000 for his troubles. The man claims that ever since the show aired, “friends and relatives began teasing or mocking [him], buying him air freshener.” But that’s not what irks him the most – he’s mad about the way Dyrdek and his friend mocked the way he walked the most. The man says he walks differently because he has a medical condition called “spinal stenosis.”

MTV would not give comment due to pending litigation and Rob Dyrdek has been quiet about it on his Twitter account, as well.

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Port Angeles, WA, United States (AHN) – A hiker at the Olympic National Park in Washington State was killed on Saturday after being gored in the thigh by a mountain goat, according to park officials.

Robert H. Boardman, 64, of Port Angeles, was airlifted to the Olympic Medical Center from Klahhane Ridge at 2:47 p.m. but was pronounced dead on arrival. Park rangers later shot dead the mountain goat, which had been observed to be aggressive.

Boardman, his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend, Pat Willits, had stopped for lunch at an overlook when a goat appeared. Boardman told Chadd and Willits to leave before trying to shoo away the goat.

The goat gored Boardman, who then fell unconscious. Bill Baccus, a park ranger, arrived at the scene and shooed away the goat. His wife then tried to resuscitate the injured Boardman to no avail.

At 1:23 p.m., park rangers called the Coast Guard. The rescuers arrived with a helicopter around 1:51 p.m. and found Boardman without a pulse. The Coast Guard crew also performed CPR on the victim, who never regained consciousness.

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Port Angeles, WA, United States (AHN) – A hiker at the Olympic National Park in Washington State was killed on Saturday after being gored in the thigh by a mountain goat, according to park officials.

Robert H. Boardman, 64, of Port Angeles, was airlifted to the Olympic Medical Center from Klahhane Ridge at 2:47 p.m. but was pronounced dead on arrival. Park rangers later shot dead the mountain goat, which had been observed to be aggressive.

Boardman, his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend, Pat Willits, had stopped for lunch at an overlook when a goat appeared. Boardman told Chadd and Willits to leave before trying to shoo away the goat.

The goat gored Boardman, who then fell unconscious. Bill Baccus, a park ranger, arrived at the scene and shooed away the goat. His wife then tried to resuscitate the injured Boardman to no avail.

At 1:23 p.m., park rangers called the Coast Guard. The rescuers arrived with a helicopter around 1:51 p.m. and found Boardman without a pulse. The Coast Guard crew also performed CPR on the victim, who never regained consciousness.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – All quiet on the Midwestern front? Maybe not…Kendra Wilkinson has reportedly moved back to Los Angeles with her son – and without husband Hank Baskett.

Life & Style magazine reported Wilkinson is taking her son, Hank Jr., and moving back to Los Angeles, 1,500 miles away from her husband in Minnesota. “She’s moving back to LA,” an insider told Life & Style. “It’ll happen in mid-October. She made the decision firmly and told Hank.”

Being apart from each other can cause enough strain on a relationship, but that isn’t the only reason the ex-”Girls Next Door” star’s husband is upset – he’s also upset his son will be away from him, too.

Hank Jr. is about 10 months old, and will soon learn to walk, start to talk, and have all sorts of growing developments parents want to be around to witness, and Baskett might not if the two move to L.A.

“Hank is pissed,” said the Life & Style insider. “The fighting between Kendra and him is bad. They’ve had teary fights and crying fits. They’ve been screaming at each other. He can’t understand why she won’t come to Minnesota. Every day is torture for him.”

Friends of Wilkinson say her baby and her reality series “Kendra” on E! are the two things that keep her life the most stable. If she wants to keep her reality TV career going, she should be in L.A.

“In her mind, it’s not her fault Hank can’t keep a job,” a second source told Life & Style. “She has a job, too – plus friends in L.A. and family in San Diego. She’s not going to Minnesota and destroy her career.”

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Hollywood loves its animals, and lots of celebs are all about anti-fur education and supporting the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Therefore, of course celebs would turn out for the 30th anniversary gala for PETA at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night.

The event, hosted by “30 Rock’s” Alec Baldwin, brought out several celebrities who wanted to show their love for animals, including honorees Anjelica Huston, “Glee’s” Lea Michele, Eva Mendes, “Twilight’s” Kellan Lutz and Christian Serratos, Dave Navarro and “Inglourious Basterds’ “Eli Roth, and presenters Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Abbie Cornish, Pamela Anderson, Iggy Pop, Jena Malone, “One Tree Hill’s” Sophia Bush and Kelly Osbourne.

Baldwin got involved with PETA through his ex-wife, Kim Basinger, he told “Extra” correspondent AJ Calloway in an interview.

“This is one of my favorite stories,” Baldwin said. “It’s 1991, and I’m lying in bed, sound asleep, and an earthquake starts to happen and my ex-wife bolts up in bed and the first thing that comes out of her mouth, ‘Get the dogs!’ I knew where I stood. But she’s a great dog lover. She had 11 dogs.”

Other celebrities in attendance graced the red carpet wearing fabulous outfits that had no fur or animal skins. Australian starlet Cornish looked beautiful on the red carpet wearing a black one shoulder full skirt cocktail dress from the David Meister Signature Collection available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman, and small-screen stars Bush and Michele each wore cream-colored dresses – Bush in a one-shoulder Reem Acra frock and Michele in a strapless Jose Daran dress – and even posed together in their not-planned matching colors inside the party.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Meebo celebrated its fifth anniversary on September 21, and actress Sarah Hyland of ABC’s new smash comedy “Modern Family” was in attendance. Coincidentally, the premiere of “Modern Family” was the next day, September 22.

Hyland took a break from her comedic acting on ABC and went to the party and played Twister, pictured here.

In addition to celebrating its fifth birthday, Meebo released its new social messaging app to the BlackBerry world. The Blackberry app works on all BlackBerry platforms, including the Torch 9800.

Meebo is a company that integrates all social networks and communication channels into a simple, single solution. Founded in 2005, the company allows its users to share content easily while communicating in real time with a Meebo Bar, a toolbar that can be installed on users’ computers. Meebo also allows users to communicate through Meebo Messenger, much like AOL Instant Messenger, and mobile devices.

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Inland Empire (California) in real estate market crash but still alive<br />

The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California. The Inland Empire is centered in the region’s oldest cities: Ontario, San Bernardino, and Riverside. These cities were established at about the end of the 19th century and were major centers of agriculture including citrus, dairy, and wine-making. The name &quot;Inland Empire&quot; was first used in the 1950s to distinguish the region from the coastal communities of the Greater Los Angeles Area, and Los Angeles itself.<br />

Housing<br />

Since the 1950s, the area has evolved from a rural to a suburban environment. In addition to existing cities such as Riverside and San Bernardino, the region now comprises numerous suburban cities known as bedroom communities such as Rancho Cucamonga. Affordable home ownership is the primary motivation behind the growth in these Inland Empire communities as homes there are generally less expensive than comparable homes in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, however, still generally more expensive than the rest of the nation. The steady rise in population and the strong demand for housing has led to a dramatic increase in single-family residential construction on lots of 1/4 acre (1,000 m&sup2;) or more (as opposed to high-density development such as multi-level apartments or condominiums). Much of the vacant land is rapidly being developed to the chagrin of those who grew up living ‘in the country’. In addition, much of the land that was used for agriculture is now being sold by their owners and being converted for use for more intensive purposes such shopping centers, industrial warehouses, etc. This continuous development, due to the various interests involved, has become seemingly unplanned and uncontrolled suburban sprawl<br />

Industry<br />

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Boxcars, Rialto, CaliforniaInexpensive land prices (compared to Los Angeles and Orange Counties), a large supply of vacant land, and a transport network where many highways and railroads intersect have made the Inland Empire a major shipping hub. Some of the nation’s largest manufacturing companies have chosen the Inland Empire for their distribution facilities including Toyota Motor Corporation’s North American Parts and Logistics Distribution (NAPLD) center in Ontario and APL Logistics in Rancho Cucamonga. Whirlpool Corporation recently leased a 1,700,000-square-foot (158,000 m2) distribution center in Perris that is larger than 31 football fields and one of the biggest warehouses in the country.[11] These centers operate as part of the system that transports finished goods and materials from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to destinations to the north and east such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Denver. More than 80% percent of the state’s imported cargo is shipped through the Los Angeles/Inland Empire Corridor.[12] Three major airports service the area, the San Bernardino International Airport, Palm Springs International Airport, and the LA/Ontario International Airport.<br />

While urbanization continues to cut into agricultural lands, the Inland Empire still produces substantial crops, from grapefruit in the Coachella Valley to milk in Chino. Although 10,000 acres (40 km2) of irrigated land was lost between 2002 and 2004, agriculture still brought in more than $1.6 billion in revenues to the two-county region in 2006.[6]</p>

Your Source for Real Estate in all Inland Empire and Southern California Areas<br /> In today’s highly volatile and competitive real estate market, timing is everything. Many good homes in the Inland Empire and Southern California areas are sold before they are ever advertised. Beat other home buyers to the hottest new homes for sale with our New Listings Notification by Email. This feature is available to VIP Home Search members, who can set up their own home search to run automatically, daily or weekly, and get email alerts for newly listed homes matching their VIP home search specifications. If you own Inland Empire or Southern California real estate that you are thinking of selling, we would be happy to provide you with a free Home Evaluation by Email.<br /> Inland Empire (California) in real estate market crash but still alive<br /> The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California. The Inland Empire is centered in the region’s oldest cities: Ontario, San Bernardino, and Riverside. These cities were established at about the end of the 19th century and were major centers of agriculture including citrus, dairy, and wine-making. The name &quot;Inland Empire&quot; was first used in the 1950s to distinguish the region from the coastal communities of the Greater Los Angeles Area, and Los Angeles itself.<br /> Housing<br /> Since the 1950s, the area has evolved from a rural to a suburban environment. In addition to existing cities such as Riverside and San Bernardino, the region now comprises numerous suburban cities known as bedroom communities such as Rancho Cucamonga. Affordable home ownership is the primary motivation behind the growth in these Inland Empire communities as homes there are generally less expensive than comparable homes in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, however, still generally more expensive than the rest of the nation. The steady rise in population and the strong demand for housing has led to a dramatic increase in single-family residential construction on lots of 1/4 acre (1,000 m&sup2;) or more (as opposed to high-density development such as multi-level apartments or condominiums). Much of the vacant land is rapidly being developed to the chagrin of those who grew up living ‘in the country’. In addition, much of the land that was used for agriculture is now being sold by their owners and being converted for use for more intensive purposes such shopping centers, industrial warehouses, etc. This continuous development, due to the various interests involved, has become seemingly unplanned and uncontrolled suburban sprawl<br /> Industry<br /> <br /> Boxcars, Rialto, CaliforniaInexpensive land prices (compared to Los Angeles and Orange Counties), a large supply of vacant land, and a transport network where many highways and railroads intersect have made the Inland Empire a major shipping hub. Some of the nation’s largest manufacturing companies have chosen the Inland Empire for their distribution facilities including Toyota Motor Corporation’s North American Parts and Logistics Distribution (NAPLD) center in Ontario and APL Logistics in Rancho Cucamonga. Whirlpool Corporation recently leased a 1,700,000-square-foot (158,000 m2) distribution center in Perris that is larger than 31 football fields and one of the biggest warehouses in the country.[11] These centers operate as part of the system that transports finished goods and materials from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to destinations to the north and east such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Denver. More than 80% percent of the state’s imported cargo is shipped through the Los Angeles/Inland Empire Corridor.[12] Three major airports service the area, the San Bernardino International Airport, Palm Springs International Airport, and the LA/Ontario International Airport.<br /> While urbanization continues to cut into agricultural lands, the Inland Empire still produces substantial crops, from grapefruit in the Coachella Valley to milk in Chino. Although 10,000 acres (40 km2) of irrigated land was lost between 2002 and 2004, agriculture still brought in more than $1.6 billion in revenues to the two-county region in 2006.[6]</p>

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