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

How A Sharecropper's Son Anonymously Became USC's Biggest Donor

Public Storage magnate B. Wayne Hughes Sr. managed to give USC $360 million while keeping his generosity a secret...until now.

They're Baaaa-ck! Fire Goats Flock On Laguna Beach Hillsides

Laguna Beach's herd of fire goats are doing the dirty work in Laguna Beach's fuel modification program.

Cal State Northridge Soccer Player Guilty Of Campus Rape

CSUN soccer player Davis Moreno-Jaime faces eight years in prison for the rape of one woman, and he is suspected of two other attacks.

Authorities ID Man Who Died On Malibu Hills Hike

The 63-year-old suffered a heart attack while hiking in the Malibu Hills area, the coroner said.

NASA Flies SoCal Skies, UC Irvine Aids Smoke Effects Study

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory heads to Los Angeles, Southland during Tenaja Fire, to study the effects of smoke with UC Irvine researchers.

Community Rallies Around Palos Verdes Coach Diagnosed With Cancer

Palos Verdes High School basketball coach Brian Edelman was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer.

West Nile Virus Mosquito Control Planned For Orange County

The Orange County Vector Control is applying DeltaGard, a water-based public health mosquito control product (pesticide).

Vigils Planned For Boat Fire Victims In Santa Monica, Long Beach

The Deep Blue Scuba Center in Long Beach will host a candlelight vigil "to honor the lives of the divers of the Conception dive boat."

Video Shows Deadly Pasadena Police Shootout

Authorities released body camera footage from a May shootout in Pasadena that left one man dead.

Santa Monica Sued In Death Of Man Killed While Sleeping

The San Gabriel fisherman was killed while sleeping in a hammock under the Santa Monica Pier nearly a year ago.

Pair Targeting Homeless Camp Started Eagle Rock Fire: LAPD

Police announced the arrests of two men suspected of attempted murder in trying to burn down a homeless encampment, triggering a brushfire.

Bizarre Malibu RV Chase Lands Driver In Prison

A man fled from authorities in his RV last year in a chase that started in Malibu and eventually ended near Bakersfield.

Former Hollywood Teacher Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl

A 55-year-old former Hollywood and Burbank elementary school teacher faces 60 years in prison for molesting a former student.

Suspect Arrested In Westside Hate Crimes

Police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of carving an anti- Semitic slur into a door at a synagogue and threatening a man.

Death Penalty Phase Of Hollywood Ripper Trial Postponed

Jurors will be asked to recommend death or life in prison for the convicted double-murderer dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper."

Ruptured Gas Line Shuts Down Saticoy Street

Crews ruptured a natural gas line, forcing the closure of West Saticoy Street Thursday.