Donut Freebie + Epic SigAlert + 1 For The Road + Dream Team Obit

LOS ANGELES, CA — Happy Friday, Los Angeles. The weekend is finally here and for tens of thousands of Los Angeles students, it's graduation week. Congratulations! You proved your drive, fortitude and resilience this year!

It's National Donut Day and LA's famed Randy's Donuts is giving away a bag of buttermilk bites while supplies last between 6 a.m. and noon at every Randy's Donuts location.

June gloom will make for a mild weekend with overcast mornings and sunny afternoons across much of Los Angeles.

Let's get to LA's top stories.

Friday's Weather Report
There is a chance of fog before 11 am followed by mild temperatures with a high of 78 and a low of 60, according to the National Weather Service.

Patch Pick: A heartbroken community is rallying around the widow and three young daughters of slain Los Angeles County Fire Engineer Tory Carlon, who was shot and killed by another firefighter in Tuesday's Fire Station shooting. Here's how you can help (More on Patch).

Here are 5 of Los Angeles County's top news stories of the day:

1. The man who pioneered attorney celebritydom representing some of the most high-profile and infamous defendants of the 20th century from Patty Hearst to O.J. Simpson has died. No stranger to controversy and a force of nature in the courtroom, F. Lee Bailey lived a colorful 87 years (More on Patch).
2. Gov. Gavin Newsom extended a pandemic program allowing restaurants and bars to serve alcohol outdoors and by delivery. Here's how the program will work (More on Patch).
3. Angelenos had long reported lower levels of satisfaction in life than most Americans. Now a surprising number of Los Angeles County residents say they plan to move out of the city this year. USC explains what's behind the trend (More on Patch).
4. Can you guess the latest actor to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? You'll ask yourself what took so long when you find out (More on Patch).
5. A big rig carrying vegetable oil nearly turned the 91/605 Freeway transition into a giant slip-and-slide Thursday. Anyone stuck in that traffic jam would have had better luck traveling by slip-and-slide. The transition was shut down for about nine hours.

Featured Events To Get You Through To The Weekend:

CANDY POP DONUT SHOP at GHOST POP-UP for NATIONAL DONUT DAY, Friday, 9:00 am.

• Celebrate National Donut Day with Candy Pop and California Donuts at a special

Candy Pop Donut Shop Activation at Ghost Pop-Up in West Hollywood. In honor of this sweet holiday, Candy Pop, the nation’s premiere popcorn brand known as the “Popcorn of Hollywood” has partnered with the famous California Donuts on 3rd Street in Los Angeles for National Donut Day (June 4th) to create a Candy Pop themed special edition donut collection (4 Limited Creations) and Pop-up shop activation.

Friends Annual Meeting Saturday, 12:00 pm, Zoom

• On Saturday June 5 at noon, our Virtual Annual Meeting will feature Guest Speakers Anne Miskey, CEO and Shawn Morrissey, Snr Director at Pasadena-based Union Station Homeless Services, who will talk about homelessness in our community, the challenges and changes of the past year, and how we can all make a difference. To register to attend and receive info on how to join the zoom meeting, simply email the Friends at friends_altadenalibrary@yahoo.com!

Community Blood Drive, Sunday, 9:00 a.m., 8841 Calmada Ave, Whittier

• 1 blood donation can save up to 3 lives. To schedule your life-saving appointment with the American Red Cross, visit redcrossblood.org. Find a Drive, Enter Sponsor Code: WhittierSDA OR or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

See more on the Los Angeles calendar!

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~Paige

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