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Extra, Extra: Cyclops Shark, Butter-Flavored Lip Balm, and Why the Rose Parade is "Never on Sunday"

- Something you didn't realize you needed in life: Paula Deen's butter-flavored lip balm.
- Cyclops shark is likely not a feat of Photoshop!
- A Santa Ana man has pleaded guilty to setting girlfriend on fire.
- Investigators say the plane carrying pro off-road racer Rick Huseman and two others crashed while attempting an emergency landing. All three men aboard died in the crash.
- It's official: Flu season has arrived in L.A. County.
- True, R.E.M. is broken up, and Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore are divorcing, but, hey, The Stone Roses are reuniting!
- After writing about the just-named 94th Rose Queen, we read up on why in 2012 the Parade and Game will be on January 2.
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.