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Extra, Extra: Flying Too Low, Channeling a Good Witch, and More Heapings of 'South Park'
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- A movie producer was arrested for flying a jet too low over Santa Monica.
- Home sales were up in California last year, but home prices were down, says a new report.
- Health officials are taking a moment to remind the public of the dangers of second-hand smoke.
- Actress Michelle Williams explains the method behind her interpretation of Glinda the Good Witch.
- A real housewife of Orange County has purchased a new home. In Orange County.
- "South Park" has been renewed all the way through 2016.
- Connie Britton -- a.k.a. the mom from "Friday Night Lights" -- has adopted a baby boy from Ethiopia.
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