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- Bruce Beresford-Redman's lawyer says his client, whose wherabouts eluded Mexican authorities for a week, has returned to L.A.
- April real estate: California home prices 15% off bottom.
- No unicorns visible, but sometimes the LAFD can summon up a rainbow.
- "Three people involved in a three-vehicle crash on the eastbound 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks early Sunday were killed in a second collision after they exited their cars," reports LA Now.
- Bad news for Metrolink riders who are students: They're cutting your 25% discount.
- Did you play Pacman on Google's home page on Friday? Mashable tells you how to download the Google version (and where to find a permanent online Google version, too!)
- The Westboro Baptist Church have announced they plan to stage a protest outside Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie James Dio's Los Angeles memorial service on May 30th.
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