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LOS ANGELES, CA — Share-worthy stories from across the Southland Patch cities to talk about tonight:

Classmates Stop Stabbing Of Boy, 12, In Elementary School Brawl

A fight between two sixth-graders at a Stevenson Ranch school left one 12-year-old with stab wounds and another in police custody.

Watch Live: InSight Mission To Mars To Make History Saturday

That light show across the California sky will be the launch of NASA's Mars lander, the first ever effort to study the interior of Mars.

Redondo Beach Man Goes Missing While Vacationing In New York

The man's stepson is in custody on a weapons charge, according to reports.

Toddler Fatally Struck In Church Parking Lot Remembered By All

"Our church body stands with them in their grief," Pastor Lance of Calvary LaHabra said.

La Palma Strangler Sentenced: DNA Leads To Guilty Verdict

DNA evidence led to the sentencing of this La Palma strangler in a murder that took place 40 years ago.

Police, Fire, Community Report: This Week In Orange County

SJC Christmas Day Murder solved? Public Storage Blaze Aftermath | Firefighter Remembered| Watch Car Chase In OC|Mother's Day Giveaway & more

Sex Offender Kidnapping Suspect Found Hiding In Rail Car

A sex offender suspected of kidnapping his two children and leading police on a 4-hour RV chase before escaping on foot has been arrested.

LAPD Officer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Minor

A Los Angeles Police Department officer is under investigation for allegations of sexually assaulted a minor.

Hit And Run Suspect Caught: Anaheim Police

A tip from the public has led to the arrest of an Anaheim driver suspected of leaving the scene of a fatal accident this week, police say.

Millions Lost In Laguna Hills Storage Unit Fire: OCFA

The figures are staggering as the damages were at last calculated from the Laguna Hills Public Storage Unit fire. Millions were lost.

Possible Person Of Interest Questioned In Rolling Hills Stabbing

A Rancho Palos Verdes woman was found stabbed to death in her SUV Thursday in the parking lot of a Rolling Hills Estates shopping mall.

Gay Teacher Settles With Catholic School That Fired Him

A gay teacher fired by a Glendora Catholic school for marrying a man, has settled his lawsuit with the school.

LA Joins Challenge To Citizen Question On 2020 Census

With $400 billion at stake, Los Angeles has joined the lawsuit opposing the Trump administration's citizenship question on the 2020 census.

Police ID Valley's Suspected Funeral Burglar

Police in the San Fernando Valley are looking for a man believed to have burglarized the homes of people attending funerals.

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