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LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are some of the Los Angeles and Orange County Patch stories that people are talking about:

Helicopter Crashes In Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Four people were hurt in a helicopter crash in Sherman Oaks Friday, triggering the closure of Valley Heart Drive.

Valley Fever Spikes In Los Angeles A seven-year trend of increasing Valley Fever cases in Los Angeles continued with a 37 percent spike in 2016.

LAPD Officer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Cadet BREAKING: An LAPD officer at the center of the patrol car theft scandal will be arraigned today for allegedly sexually assaulting a cadet

Have You Seen McKenna? Police Seek Missing 16-Year-Old This 16-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday, Santa Ana police said.

'Erica's Law' Regarding Body Dumping Goes Into Effect In 2018 Erica's Law goes into effect in 2018, offering more time to authorities in prosecuting someone who dumps a body to conceal a crime.

Salt Creek Beach Drowning Victim Saved, OCFA Says A man having problems in the water was saved, taken to area hospital, OCFA said. Here's what happened.

Justin Bieber Gives Hugs, Audience To Children's Hospital OC Patients Justin Bieber dropped by Children's Hospital Orange County this week, but it was more than a meet-and- greet, these new #beliebers say.

91-Freeway Drive By Shooter Sentenced Friday, DA Says A Scottsdale resident was sentenced to state prison Friday for shooting at another car on the 91-Freeway.

Man Jumps To Death From Balcony Of San Juan Capistrano Home: OCSD Police and fire responded to a San Juan Capistrano neighborhood where a man jumped to his death, Friday: BREAKING

Nissan Ordered To Pay $24 Million To Family In Hollywood Crash A jury held Nissan accountable Friday in the deaths of a mother and her two little girls in a fatal Hollywood crash.

DUI Checkpoints Across LA The Los Angeles Police Department has DUI checkpoints scheduled in North Hills and throughout the city this weekend.

Amber Alert For Autistic Teen in Stolen Car: Frankie Vargoa, 17, was last seen inside an idling car parked in Paramount.

Suspected Serial Molester Caught Groping Child On Video In LA Shop BREAKING: Los Angeles police hope someone will recognize a suspected serial molester caught on camera groping a little girl at an LA store.

Newport Beach Police Share Loss Of Retired Police Horse, Levi The mounted police of Newport Beach shared their retired police horse, Levi, has passed on. Do you have a memory of Levi to share?

Friends And Community Rally Behind Amputee Photographer The Redondo Beach community rallies behind Randy Ruby, local celebrity and photographer, after Ruby's right arm was amputated.

Petition Started To Rename Lincoln Park After Linkin Park Singer's Death Local resident and fan of the band Sarah Rose started a petition asking Santa Monica City Council to rename Lincoln Park to Linkin Park.

Composite Sketch Of Wanted Sexual Predator Released Police released a composite drawing of a sexual predator wanted for assaulting two women in the Fairfax area.

Manhattan Beach's David Hadley Drops Out of Governor's Race Two weeks after declaring his candidacy, Former Assemblyman David Hadley announced that he was ending his campaign for governor.

County To Fight Aliso Canyon Reopening In Court BREAKING: County attorneys will head to court Monday to try to block the reopening of the Aliso Canyon storage facility in Porter Ranch.

Linkin Park Cancels Tour Following Singer Chester Bennington's Death A day after the suicide death of singer Chester Bennington, Linkin Park canceled it's North American tour.

Driver Killed In Long Beach May Have Suffered Medical Emergency Before Crashing Investigators believe a 48-year-old man may have suffered a medical emergency before crashing into a pole in Long Beach Friday.