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Extra, Extra: A Graverobber, the Last Silent Film Star and Another Bryan Stow Lawsuit

- The McCourts are suing the two men charged in the Bryan Stow beating.
- Councilman Mitchell Englander says it's time for the city to drop the Arizona boycott.
- Barbara Kent, the last remaining silent film actress, died at 103.
- The Financial District is totally over the Occupy LA thing. (Were they ever into it?)
- A suspected graverobber in Rancho Palos Verdes was arrested.
- First, the Rapture was postponed, and now the Rampture has been postponed.
- A state agency is fining Edison, NextG Networks of California, Sprint Telephone and AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless $99 million for safety violations that the Consumer Protection and Safety Division said started a 2007 fire in Malibu.
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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.