Patch PM: Innocent Man Freed; Another Star Burglarized; Democrats Fired Up

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories that people are talking about today.

Yummy! Ice Cream Museum to Pop Up in Los Angeles The wildly popular Ice Cream Museum, a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory-like experience, will pop up for one month in Downtown Los Angeles.
Caltech's Medical Engineering Department Receives $30M Donation From Panda Express Founders In recognition of the donation, the department will be renamed the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering.
Southland Dems Fume Over Trump's Environmental Order The executive order signed by the president seeks to eliminate the Clean Power Plan and rescinds several other Obama-era climate policies.
Overbilled By DWP? Now You Can Claim Slice Of $67.5 Million Settlement Nearly 800,000 customers were overbilled by the LA DWP, and they are entitled to slice of $67.5 million settlement.
Judge Tosses Conviction of 'Innocent' Man Imprisoned For 20 Years A man who already served 20 years of a life sentence for an attempted murder in Compton is factually innocent, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Emmy Rossum's Is Latest Star Burglarized In LA Thieves took two safes containing $150,000 in jewelry from "Shameless" star Emmy Rossum's Beverly Glen home.
George Lucas Gives An Additional $10M To USC Film School The endowment is aimed at recruiting and supporting black and Hispanic students and bolstering diversity in the entertainment industry. (
Family Sues Police Over Fatal South Bay Cop Shooting Officers fired 33 shots at an unarmed woman last October, according to the complaint, which alleges wrongful death and other claims.
Councilmen Call For L.A. To Divest From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline The city holds more than $40 million in securities with Wells Fargo that have a one- to four-year maturity, according to the motion.
Man Declared 'Factually Innocent' After 20-Year Jail Stint For Attempted Murder, Robbery in Gateway Area According to Loyola, the probe not only determined that the man was innocent but led to the arrest of another suspect in the case.
2 Killed In Los Angeles Strip Mall Fire A man and a woman perished in a blaze at a South Los Angeles strip mall fire Tuesday that remains under investigation: Breaking.
Police Searching For Missing Marina Del Rey Man With Dementia John Wayne Nicolos was last seen about 1 p.m. last Tuesday in the 4700 block of Admiralty Way, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants.

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