Car In Space|Pot Shop Cookie Sales|Dryer Bacteria: Top CA Stories

CALIFORNIA – It was another busy news week across California. Missed the headlines on Patch? Whether you're looking for breaking or bizarre news, or sweet or silly features, we've rounded up some of the most share-worthy stories from the past week.

Take a look back at the top 10 news stories across the state over the past week.

1. Watch: SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Rocket Into Space

A new milestone would be achieved by successfully testing Falcon Heavy, which would be the most powerful rocket in operation in the world.

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2. LAPD Refers Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Allegations To DA

The Los Angeles District Attorney is reportedly reviewing three sex crime cases against Harvey Weinstein.

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3. San Diego Girl Scout Sells 300 Cookie Boxes Outside Pot Shop

Because selling cookies outside a grocery store is so 2017.

4. Fresno Girl Kicked Off High School Team For Retweeting Snoop Dogg

Racquel Alec was reportedly banned from playing on her high school basketball team after she retweeted the Long Beach rapper.

5. Rivalry Turns Racist Between Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Students

A Beverly Hills student posted a photo of Santa Monica cheerleaders with the caption "monkeys" at a basketball game.

6. Pasadena Man Allegedly Carries Dismembered Ex On Metro Train

A Pasadena man allegedly killed and dismembered his ex-girlfriend and carried her by suitcase onto the Metro Gold Line, police said.

7. Strange Inheritance Comes To Laguna Beach Physician

A Laguna Beach man inherits boxes of documents revealing a long-standing family secret, the files, & notes of an undercover Treasury agent.

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8. Inland Empire Kitten Put In Freezer; Tossed From Balcony: Cops

The suspect was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly injuring the kitten.

9. CA Couple Searches Raw Sewage To Find Beloved Engagement Ring

An Alamo couple moved heaven, a lot of earth, and a few other unsavory things to retrieve the ring after the bride-to-be flushed it.

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10. See Disgusting Bacteria That Comes From Bathroom Hand Dryer

What happens when you put a Petri dish inside a public hand dryer? A curious college student from Carlsbad found out.

FOR THE WEEKEND:

• SF IndieFest; Valentine's Festival; Crab Feeds: NorCal Weekend
• Smooch-A-Pooch; Sweetheart Car Show; Supercross: SoCal Weekend

Photo: A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (AP Photo/John Raoux)