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A Malibu mobile home park that was hit with a proposed fine of $1.65 million in February for repeatedly allowing raw or partially treated sewage to spill into the ocean and local creeks will be ordered to pay a mere fraction of the penalty, an outcome that has infuriated a key environmental group.

A Malibu mobile home park that dumped 2,000 gallons of sewage into oceans and creeks may have to pay only a small fraction of a $1.65 million fine that was initially proposed.

The best news is the movies brought back the series' original supporting cast and writers.

"The Rockford Files" came to an abrupt end in 1980, but James Garner and Universal resolved their differences by 1994, when CBS launched a new series of Jim Rockford TV movies that demonstrated how the P.I. functioned in the era of cell phones and the Internet.

I Still Love LA : Rockford is trying to sell the trailer he lives in at the beach, but unfortunately, the potential buyers show up on the day of the 1992 Rodney King riots.

"The Rockford Files" came to an abrupt end in 1980, but James Garner and Universal resolved their differences by 1994, when CBS launched a new series of Jim Rockford TV movies that demonstrated how the P.I. functioned in the era of cell phones and the Internet.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 horror film and the third installment in the Halloween series.

RETIREMENT INCOME As Seen on TV: Reverse-Mortgage Pitch is Legit Reverse loans let seniors convert equity to cash, but at a price.

No, this isn't a blog about Sarah Palin and cylindrical, metal packages for storing cigars.

One of the most interesting creators of contemporary TV genre shows, this producer-writer-director is best known for the immensely successful "Magnum, P.I." which propelled Tom Selleck to international stardom..... One of the most interesting creators of contemporary TV genre shows, this producer-writer-director is best known for the immensely ...

One of the most interesting creators of contemporary TV genre shows, this producer-writer-director is best known for the immensely successful "Magnum, P.I." which propelled Tom Selleck to international stardom..... One of the most interesting creators of contemporary TV genre shows, this producer-writer-director is best known for the immensely ...

James Garner won an Emmy for his portrayal of ex-con private investigator Jim Rockford in the original 'Rockford Files' series.

How far would $200 a day, plus expenses, get you these days? That's the amount charged but rarely collected by 1970s TV detective Jim Rockford , who is about to get a modern makeover.

They're remaking The Rockford Files . That sounds like one thankless task. Oh, it's doable in the writing, I suppose .

I'm going to be doing some non-press-tour business today, so not sure how much tour-blogging I'll manage.

Jim Rockford is looking for a comeback. NBC, Universal Media Studios and Steve Carell's Carousel Television have tapped "House" creator-exec producer David Shore to shepherd a redo of the classic 1974-80 gumshoe drama that starred James Garner and put Stephen J. Cannell on the map as a writer-producer. Garner's Emmy-winning portrayal of the ex-con ...

Ian Holm and Ian McKellen in "Lord of the Rings." Gandalf, the benevolent and mysterious wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" -- so memorably played by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson's film trilogy -- has powerful magic at his command.

A street-edged character player of TV and movies, often cast as an urban detective or crook, Joe Santos is perhaps best remembered as Detective Dennis Becker, cop pal who respects James Garner's Jim Rockford, on "The.... A street-edged character player of TV and movies, often cast as an urban detective or crook, Joe Santos is perhaps best ...

Dear Ken: I've been a fan of James Garner from "Maverick" to "The Rockford Files." How many other TV series did he make and what were his best movies? Garner, 81, born James Baumgarner in Norman, Okla., also starred in the TV series "Nichols," "Bret Maverick," "First Monday" and "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter." Among the Korean War ...