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Extra, Extra: L.A. Backs Federal Investigation Into Trayvon Martin Killing
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- An autistic teenage girl from Cheviot Hills is still missing, and has been since Monday.
- A vandal spray-painted the word "terrorist" on a Sikh temple in Riverside.
- Los Angeles has become one of the first U.S. cities to back a federal investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.
- A Dana Point woman who tried to burn down a lingerie store has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and five years probation.
- Human remains were discovered on a bike path in Montebello.
- An LA County Sheriff's deputy charged with rape and kidnapping also solicited sex from a second female driver after pulling her over.
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