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Share-worthy stories from across the Southland Patch cities to talk about tonight:

Man Convicted In 8-Year-Old's Murder; 'He Was Kind' Says Coworker
"He was extremely kind and sensitive and careful," a former coworker said of the Palmdale man convicted in the murder of an 8-year-old.

Woman Battling Colon Cancer Competes In Miss California Pageant
The 27-year-old was diagnosed with the deadly disease and given six months to two years to live.

South Bay Small Business Owner Creates 7-Figure Brand With Amazon
The One Savvy Life founder from Redondo Beach credits the retail giant for exposure that would have been “simply unattainable” on her own.

Santa Monica Pier Road Rage Driver Aims For Crowd: Police
The young man allegedly drove a vehicle onto the Santa Monica Pier, injured a person, and crashed into the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant.

2 Women Now Accuse Assemblyman Dababneh Of Sex Harassment

"It was pretty much an open secret in the San Fernando Valley that this is how Matt behaved," one said. The Democrat denied the allegations.

Rope & White Powder No Threat At LAX: Officials

A HazMat team determined the package bound for the Philippines was not hazardous.

Menorah Lightings & Hanukkah Celebrations: Los Angeles Co. 2017

Latkes, jelly doughnuts, dreidel games, menorah lightings: Find your local Chanukah festivities throughout the area!

Indie Rock Christmas Songs: Patch Holiday Playlist
There are favorites like Earth, Wind & Fire, The Ramones, and The White Stripes, along with fresher faces and some remixes of the classics.

Hamilton Lottery: Win Tickets For $10 For Last December Shows
Hamilton Lottery: Here's how to win tickets for $10 each for the last showings of "Hamilton" at Pantages Theater in 2017.

RSM's Grant Calcaterra Returns To SoCal For 2018 Rose Bowl
Rancho Santa Margarita's own Grant Calcaterra will join with his Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 Rose Bowl.

Lake Forest House Fire: Cat Saved
Hear sirens this morning or smell smoke? An early morning house fire woke a Lake Forest neighborhood, Saturday.

Orange County: Gusty Week, Fire Weather Forecast
Today, partly cloudy starting this afternoon and breezy starting this evening.

Brush Fire Burns Offramp 57 Freeway, Monday
Amid growing winds, a brush fire sparked along the southbound 57 Freeway, Monday.

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