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Lifeguard Slammed By Wave May Never Walk Again | Thriving 'Disaster Tourism' |Deputies Save Duckies: Patch PM

Charter Calls Cable Sabotage 'Domestic Terrorism' — Police Says It's Just Vandalism | Upscale Thrift Shop Reopens | Brush Fires Burning

Damage to beachfront homes by the Palisades Fire is seen along the coastline in Malibu, Calif.
Damage to beachfront homes by the Palisades Fire is seen along the coastline in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Catch up on Southern California's top stories for Tuesday, July 1.

Seal Beach Lifeguard 'May Never Walk Again' Following On-Duty Injury: Report

The man was injured while working as a junior lifeguard instructor Friday morning, authorities said.

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'Disaster Tourism' Turns Palisades Fire's Destruction Into Tour-Bus Spectacle: Officials

Tourists have begun piling into buses to gawk at fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, according to city officials.

Charter Calls Cable Sabotage 'Domestic Terrorism' — LAPD Says It's Just Vandalism

Some 50,000 people were without internet after 13 fiber lines were cut in Los Angeles last month, according to Charter.

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OC Deputies Save Ducklings In Storm Drain While Mother Duck Watches

Seven baby ducklings and a mother duck were in need of a helping hand Sunday morning.

Brush Fire Burning In Oceanside

Authorities shut down eastbound traffic on North River Road.

Upscale Thrift Clothing Shop Reopens In Southwest Riverside County

This favored clothing resale shop shuttered months ago, leaving workers and sustainable shoppers in a lurch. On Tuesday, that changed.

Family Was Stalked, Threatened, In Campaign Of Intimidation By IE Men: FBI

The suspects sent threatening messages and carried out violence that included firing on the victims' Yorba Linda home, the FBI said.

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