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- The toddler who was struck in the head by a ball during the Dodgers' batting practice yesterday had surgery today and is expected to recover.
- Civic leaders in Huntington Beach will vote next month whether to annex the northern section of the city, Sunset Beach.
- A fourth Camp Pendleton Marine has died this week in Afghanistan.
- In Anaheim, an off-duty firefighter was injured while he rescued an elderly neighbor from their burning home.
- Learn more about GLAZA, the group that supports so much of what happens at the LA Zoo.
- Steve Lopez profiles a 37-year Kindergarten teaching vet who is retiring this year.
- Authorities went on a high-speed chase from Corona del Mar to Naples today in pursuit of a robbery suspect.
- Just about an hour after a bench warrant was issued for Lindsay Lohan, the warrant was recalled. That's because her bail bondsman posted $20k (10% of bail) needed to keep the actress out of jail.
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