Extreme heat has triggered a fire weather watch for L.A .county mountains -- is your to go-bag ready in case of a wildfire? Former slave turned prominent L.A. landowner Biddy Mason gets her flowers. The latest efforts to get lead out of tap water in Watts. Plus more. 



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Extreme heat has triggered a fire weather watch for L.A .county mountains -- is your to go-bag ready in case of a wildfire? Former slave turned prominent L.A. landowner Biddy Mason gets her flowers. The latest efforts to get lead out of tap water in Watts. Plus more. 
 
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