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- The autopsy on the body of actor Jeff Conaway took place today, with the cause of death deferred pending the results of toxicology tests.
- Surf City is Crime City? Violent crime is up 19% in Huntington Beach.
- Facebook's mighty Mark Zuckerberg says this year his personal challenge is to only eat meat he's killed himself.
- A high-speed car chase last night through Silver Lake and Hollywood ended with a suspect arrested on suspicion of attempted carjacking.
- Ronald Reagan (the statue) is on the move again in Newport Beach.
- LA Times' Entertainment section takes a look at "Sassy" mag founder Jane Pratt's new site, xojane.com.
- Jon Hamm, who stars as Don Draper on AMC's "Mad Men," has signed on to direct the series' Season 5 premiere episode.
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Michael John Mammone, 58, was riding his bicycle Wednesday along Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when he was assaulted.
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Please don't hurt yourself.
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Anthony Lowe was shot and killed by Huntington Park police on Jan. 26. 'Thank goodness that we’re in the era of videos,' said the family attorney as they file a federal civil rights lawsuit
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The mountain lion's death comes about a month after the beloved P-22 was euthanized.
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With two hikers still missing — one the well-known actor Julian Sands — expert mountaineers say the usual scarcity of snow in the L.A.-area makes it especially hard to get enough experience to safely venture out in harsh conditions.
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But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.