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Extra, Extra: "Their tepid hearsay is a baseless static drone"

- TMZ asked Charlie Sheen if he was using drugs. His "reply" might just speak for itself (and need translating).
- Out in Rubidoux, a thirsty 16-pound bobcat was rescued from a home.
- A bar fight left one man dead in Redondo Beach.
- Several businesses along Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana had their windows smashed by vandals.
- RIP to actress Kathryn Joosten, who recently appeared on "Desperate Housewives." She was 72.
- More trouble for a San Gabriel Valley yogurt shop owner facing kidnapping charges, who now is also facing charges for possession of child pornography.
- The morning after GOOD magazine threw a fun local party, the publication laid off a handful of top-tier L.A.-based editors.
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