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- Why were there 1,950 gas lawnmowers dropped off at Angel Stadium in Anaheim today?
- A grisly meat-grinding accident in Vernon has left one industrial meat-packing worker without a leg.
- Down in San Diego, two police officers were attacked by a swarm of bees while they were searching a canyon for a suspect.
- Did Los Angeles make Monocle Magazine's list of the World's Top 12 Most Livable Cities?
- A woman in South LA fatally shot a pit bull while trying to break apart a dog fight.
- Mashable has 10 Fun Facts You Didn't Know about Google.
- Today's Eat My Blog Bake Sale was a rousing success--preliminary tally indicates over $5400 raised for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.