Private School Teacher Charged With Molestation; Disaster Narrowly Averted: Patch PM

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch Stories people are talking about today:

• Torrance Refinery Explosion Was Near Disaster, Report Says The report confirmed that the explosion nearly resulted in the rupture of a tank storing thousands of pounds of toxic hydroflouric acid.
• Attempted Murder Suspect Caught On Camera Near Wilshire Boulevard An attempted murder suspect who bashed a man over the head near Wilshire Boulevard before riding off was caught on camera
• Long Beach-Based Molina Healthcare Ousts 2 Top Execs J. Mario Molina, the company's chief executive, and his brother John C. Molina, sons of the company's founder, have been fired.
• Pasadena Police Lieutenant's Firearms Seized By Feds In Raid The cache of weapons, worth tens of thousands, was an enormous haul that took two trucks to cart away.
• Man Tries To Lure Child Into Car In Beverly Hills: Police The alleged crime occurred Saturday evening in a residential area south of Wilshire Boulevard between Robertson and La Cienega boulevards.
• Tom Petty's Encino Home's Sordid PastThe Former Tom Petty home in Encino that endured an arson, a SWAT invasion, a divorce and some wild bashes is on the market.
• Goldie Hawn And Kurt Russell Get Stars On Walk Of Fame Goldie Hawn and longtime partner Kurt Russell were honored with Walk Of Fame Stars Thursday in a star-studded celebration.
• Strike Averted: Writers Guild Reaches Late-Night Agreement With Studios The agreement follows weeks of contentious negotiations that included discussions over how much writers should be paid in a changing field.
• Valley Private School Teacher Suspected Of Molesting Students A Bishop Alemany High School teacher is accused of molesting students, and detectives are looking for additional alleged victims
• LA College Teams Earn NCAA Academic HonorsStudent athletes at UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and Cal State Northridge and Long Beach were among the teams recognized for academic achievements
• Rams CB Troy Hill Suspended For 2 Games For Substance Abuse The league did not provide the specifics, but Troy Hill pleaded no contest in March to a misdemeanor DUI charge from November in Encino.
• Man Denies Fatally Shooting Mother Of His Children In Bellflower Antowan Ladell Parker, 27, allegedly barged into his ex-girlfriend Kenia Buckner's home shooting her to death, prosecutors said.
• Man's Body With Possible Stab Wounds Found In Angeles National Forest The man's body was discovered about 12:50 p.m. at mile marker 21.08 on the Angeles Forest Highway, authorities said.
• SpaceX Launches Rocket Carrying Spy Satellite Monday's launch, after a sensor problem scrubbed the first try Sunday, was SpaceX's first dedicated mission for the NRO. Watch the replay.