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By  Zach Behrens
Published Aug 9, 2010 11:00 PM
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  • Human remains have been found in the Santa Monica Mountains by park rangers checking out a former illegal marijuana field. L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies are looking to see if there is a connection to Mitrice Richardson, who disappeared in the area a year ago.
  • A local court commissioner has granted actor Jennifer Aniston a restraining order against a man who traveled across the country to try to meet her. He's currently on a psychiatric hold.
  • Great white sharks in Southern California waters are probably more common than you think.
  • A study has found that attractive women are discriminated against in jobs where looks are not seen as important.
  • Hospital workers: taking photos of a homicide victim and putting them up on Facebook is a really, really, really bad idea.
  • "Six year's ago, Mike Masterson's pest control company responded to 35 bedbug calls in Los Angeles County. This year, the company will respond to about 31,000.
  • Civil rights experts think San Bernardino County may end up under federal investigation over low voter turnout in some areas.
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