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Seafood Floods Freeway: La Cañada Flintridge Top Stories

Montrose Man Admits To Sex With Minors | Prosecutors Drop Case Against Duo | 'Big Baby' Charged With Assault:Week In Review

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CA – It's been a busy week around the San Gabriel Valley. A 71-year-old Montrose man was sentenced for admitting to traveling to Thailand to have sex with underage boys.

The freeway may have looked a little like a fish market this week, as a big rig hauling an enormous amount of seafood spilled onto the 605.

In other news, the case against two young men accused of shooting a woman outside a Pasadena party has been dismissed after the prosecution announced it was unable to proceed.

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Lastly, a couple opened fire in Old Town Pasadena. Police are looking for a man and a woman who fired shots in Old Town Pasadena – no one was injured in the shooting.


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Lots happened around LA County this week as well. Former NBA player Ronald Glen Davis, nicknamed 'Big Baby,' was charged with assault. The former Clippers player is accused of slamming a man into a wall during a fight outside a West Hollywood nightclub.

If you've ever felt that the drive home after a long, hard day seems to take a lot longer than your morning commute, you're not crazy. A study released by USC reveals that the evening slog takes a lot longer in Los Angeles – typically 14 percent slower than than the morning commute.

On the same front, Angelenos won't be bothered by loud tourbuses anymore. The Los Angeles City Council voted to make tour buses forego loudspeakers for earphones amid community noise complaints.

Stormy Daniels filed a lawsuit against her former lawyer, calling him a "puppet" and alleging he and President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen made her lie on television.

The family of Jerry Maren, the last surviving "Wizard of Oz" munchkin, announced his death this week. He was 98.

In an explosive interview, A-list actor Brendan Fraser claims he was groped by the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which tried to cover it up.

A rover found organic molecules on Mars, which could mean there's life on the Red Planet, but nothing is for certain. NASA did say that organic molecules contain elements that are commonly associated with life, like carbon, hydrogen, and others.

If the Westside beaches have been looking a little cleaner, it could be thanks to the drought. Yup, a new report from Heal the Bay said the Southland's recent drought-like conditions have actually improved beach water quality.

Lastly, we've rounded up some places to take dad for Father's Day 2018 around Los Angeles. No matter what he's into – whiskey or beer, spas or sports, steaks or seafood – there are options for every dad.


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