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Extra, Extra: Immigration in Pomona, Mother-Daughter Drug Smugglers, and a Narcissistic Fred Durst
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- Video of Fred Durst performing his own song, "Nookie," at a local karaoke bar has hit the interwebs.
- Cynthia Trayers of San Diego was convicted of murdering her husband over an alleged affair.
- A mother-daughter team was caught allegedly trying to transport ten pounds of cocaine through LAX.
- Two men were killed by gunfire near Florence-Firestone.
- After the firing of 16 longtime school workers who couldn't verify their work status, Pomona College has been the site of an escalating battle over immigration.
- A Camp Pendleton Marine was shot and killed by an OC sheriff's deputy.
- A Little League baseball field in Redondo Beach has been approved for $10,000 in improvements.
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