Don’t Delay, Send Your Holiday Gifts Today!
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you’re sending gifts to friends and family this year, be sure to send your presents on time. The United States Postal Service has posted its delivery cut off dates for First...
View ArticlePizza Deliveryman Robbed At Gunpoint In Van Nuys
VAN NUYS (CBS) — Authorities are searching for a bicycle-riding bandit who held up a pizza deliveryman at gunpoint in Lake Balboa. The victim was approached near Vanowen Street and Balboa Boulevard as...
View ArticleStudent Midwife Convicted In Unsupervised Birth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A student midwife has been convicted of a felony in Los Angeles for delivering a baby without supervision. The Los Angeles Times reports that 37-year-old Katharine McCall was...
View ArticleNew Details Released In Deadly Road-Rage Case
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Police released new details Tuesday in the arrest of an 18-year-old man who allegedly murdered a pizza delivery man. Murder charges were officially filed Monday against Jose...
View ArticleUSPS ‘More Obsolete’? Red Ink To Close Post Offices, End Saturday Mail
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The U.S. Postal Service will close over half of the nation’s mail processing facilities — including several in Southern California — in order to stem a rising tide of red ink. KNX...
View ArticleBankruptcy Threat Forces US Postal Service To Cut Next-Day Delivery In 2012
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — It could be the last Christmas for first-class mail here in the Southland. KNX 1070’s Pete Demetriou reports the U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to slash $3 billion...
View ArticleUPS To Deliver 26 Million Packages Worldwide Thursday
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — UPS officials say they will deliver 26 million packages worldwide Thursday. The company is expecting to handle more than 120 million packages over the course of the week. To meet...
View ArticleFast Food Too Slow? Burger King Testing Home Delivery Service
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Is your fast food not fast enough for you? Burger King Corp. is offering its customers a time-saving — and potentially waistline-bulging — option to its drive-through window: a...
View ArticleCaught On Tape: Mailman Sends Cuckoo Clock On Wild Ride
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — A North Hollywood man was tracking his rare and pricey package and its every move … but he never thought he would see his cuckoo clock fly on its own. Randy Paige spoke to the...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Deliveryman Robbed By Baton-Wielding Ninjas In West Covina
WEST COVINA (CBS) — A medical marijuana deliveryman was still shaken up on Monday after what he described as a robbery by two men allegedly dressed as ninja warriors. KNX 1070’s John Brook reports the...
View ArticleUPS Deliveryman Arrested For Allegedly Watching Woman Shower
SAN DIEGO (CBS) — A UPS deliveryman faced trespassing and other charges Thursday after allegedly watching a woman shower at a residence where he had made a earlier delivery. KNX 1070’s Brian Ping...
View ArticleMother Credits Hospital’s Blood Supply, Emergency Protocol For Saving Her...
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Frances Armantrout nearly lost her life giving birth to her daughter, but she credits her survival to her hospital’s emergency protocol and blood supply. “I knew she was OK...
View ArticleMonday Marks The Busiest Mailing Day Of The Year
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Monday, Dec. 17 is the busiest shipping and mailing day of the year, according to the United States Postal Service. Americans will send more than 658 million pieces of mail...
View ArticleBurger King Delivers To Customers In Glendale
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — A Burger King restaurant in Glendale now delivers food right to customers’ front doors. Residents who live or work near the franchise on North Central Avenue are able to order...
View ArticleKim Kardashian, Kanye West Welcome Baby Girl
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — Kim Kardashian has given birth to a little girl. The E! reality star’s boyfriend, rapper Kanye West, was reportedly on hand at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Saturday morning...
View ArticleOh, Boy! Woman Gives Birth Inside Barnes & Noble Bookstore
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — A woman gave birth inside a Barnes & Noble bookstore Friday evening in Torrance. The woman was joined by other customers and store employees in welcoming her new baby boy....
View ArticleWoman Gives Birth On 5 Freeway In Santa Ana
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A woman gave birth early Wednesday morning on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway. The unidentified woman, who was being transported to a hospital by her husband, gave birth on the...
View ArticleOnly On 9: Hemet Police Officer Delivers His Own Son
HEMET (CBSLA.com) — An Inland Empire police officer answered an emergency call that changed his life when he rushed to the scene and helped deliver his own son. KCAL9’s Crystal Cruz reports Hemet...
View ArticleNew App Lets Users Get Medical Pot ID Card With ‘Virtual’ Doctor’s Visit
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — A new smartphone app that allows users to get a medical marijuana recommendation from a doctor – and cannabis delivered to their door – is making its debut in Southern...
View ArticleChalupas On Demand: Taco Bell Starts Delivery Service In SoCal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Getting your Taco Bell fix may soon get a whole lot easier. The restaurant chain is starting delivery service on Wednesday in certain markets in a partnership with the...
View ArticleKFC Launches Fried Chicken Delivery In LA, San Francisco
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colonel Sanders wants to come to your home: KFC says it will start delivering its buckets of fried chicken to customers in two U.S. cities. It’s the first time the chicken chain has...
View ArticleDelivery Man Accused Of Stabbing Customer After Fighting About Late Pizza
COVINA (CBSLA.com) — Covina Police said they have arrested a pizza delivery man after he allegedly stabbed a customer during an altercation over a delayed pie. Officials said that on Saturday around...
View ArticleRiverside Firefighter Delivers Own Baby In Front Seat Of Truck
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Riverside firefighter Jeremy Roberts routinely responds to emergencies, but he was faced with an altogether new challenge early Saturday morning. As he was driving his wife to...
View ArticleLAPD Officers Escort Woman In Labor To Hospital On Mother’s Day
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say two Los Angeles police officers helped escort a woman in labor to the hospital after conducting a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle. Around 5 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleWalmart Looking To Stock Your Fridge While You’re Away
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is testing a new service that lets a delivery person walk into your home when you’re not there to drop off packages or put groceries in the fridge. The retailer says the service...
View ArticleCostco To Begin 2-Day Delivery — With Exceptions
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Costco says they are going to start offering two-day delivery, putting them in a position to compete with Walmart and Amazon. There is some fine print, however. First, two-day...
View ArticleAmazon, Walmart Testing In-Home Delivery Of Packages, Groceries
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Package thefts are a major problem, but is it enough to make consumers allow delivery people access into their homes? Both Amazon and Walmart have announced recent efforts to...
View ArticleKFC, Taco Bell To Start Home Delivery
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of KFC and Taco Bell is teaming up with Grubhub to expand home delivery. Yum Brands said Thursday that Grubhub will be responsible for KFC and Taco Bell delivery and online...
View ArticleKale To Go: Amazon To Roll Out Delivery At Whole Foods
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon delivery is coming to Whole Foods. The online retailing giant plans to roll out two-hour delivery at the organic grocer this year to those who pay for Amazon’s $99-a-year Prime...
View ArticlePie And A Pint: Pizza Hut To Start Delivering Six-Packs Of Beer In California
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — Though Wednesday might not have been the best day for pizza lovers, there’s good news for those who like to have a pint with their pie. The company behind delivery giant Pizza Hut...
View ArticleBurger King To Deliver Whoppers To LA Drivers Stuck In Traffic
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — After a successful test in Mexico City, fast-food chain Burger King will begin delivering food to drivers caught in traffic in Los Angeles in what they have dubbed The Traffic Jam...
View ArticleDoorDash Employee Steals Package After Food Delivery
SANTA CLARA (CBSLA) — Porch pirates aren’t our only worries this holiday shopping season. Food delivery drivers are getting in on the act. A DoorDash employee stole a package off a customer’s porch...
View ArticleGrocery Store Delivery Options Temporarily Stall Due To Increased Demand
People trying to order groceries online have been met with messages saying delivery options are temporarily unavailable.
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