Cerritos-Artesia Week In Review: Top Stories In Greater LA

CERRITOS-ARTESIA, CA – It's been a busy week for the greater Los Angeles area. A woman was killed in a crash on the Long Beach (710) freeway earlier this week. Unfortunately the motorist, who was in her 70s, died at the hospital, officials said.

A Long Beach seventh grader advanced in the National Spelling Bee Finals. Medina Miranda, who attends Stanford Middle School, and was among 41 of 516 spellers who advanced to the finals.

A flasher was targeting women and girls near a Long Beach school. Police warned residents about a man who has been exposing himself to women and girls near Wilson High School.

Around Los Angeles County, a Southwest flight to LAX was diverted to San Jose after a passenger lit a joint in the plane's restroom. Some people get anxiety when flying, maybe he was just trying to relax a little? Too bad he instantly made 32 new enemies.

In Hollywood, a man already serving 110 years in prison for murdering a teen runaway admitted to killing two others, including a pregnant woman. He's been upgraded from murderer to serial killer in the process. In other news, an Iraq War veteran was reunited with his stolen therapy dog – a happy ending to a sad story. The dog was stolen over the weekend in Downey, but found safe and sound in Anaheim days later. "Marcee is home!!!!!!" the dog owner wrote on Facebook.

The Lightning in a Bottle festival happened over Memorial Day weekend, and it was surely unique. "Sign the unicorn. Have you signed the unicorn? Sign the unicorn!" For four days, my camping neighbor pleaded to passersby with a marker in hand, seated in a large unicorn-shaped pool toy that was jerry rigged to the hood of his SUV. Take a look at photos, videos, and more here.

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