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Watch Out for These Thanksgiving Dangers

Choking and burns are two accidents that happen frequently on Thanksgiving, amid the flurry of family and children running in and out of the kitchen. Check out these tips to stay safe.

Watch Out for These Thanksgiving Dangers
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Cyber Monday: Protect Yourself While Shopping Online

Cyber Monday is just one week away. Are you planning on doing some holiday shopping online? Florida's Division of Consumer Services offers some tips to help you stay safe.

Cyber Monday: Protect Yourself While Shopping Online
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South Pas Priest Battles Rare Cancer - Here's How to Help

South Pasadena's Cycle Annex is hosting a post-Thanksgiving benefit for Jon Dephouse, a 32-year-old triathlete and father of two whom doctors diagnosed with Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma in October.

South Pas Priest Battles Rare Cancer - Here's How to Help
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City Lifts Overnight Parking Ban - Temporarily

For Thanksgiving week, folks may leave their cars on the street over night without a paid pass -- but the 72-hour rule remains in effect.

City Lifts Overnight Parking Ban - Temporarily
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Video: Do You Remember this Classic Twinkie Commercial?

As people ponder how they will forge on in a world without Donettes and Ho-Hos, this vintage commercial takes you back to a time when Twinkie the Kid assuaged any child's fear.

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Police: Burglar, Lookout, Caught on Camera

A building surveillance camera captured an unidentified man stealing items and checking car handles in the 700 block of Prospect Avenue.

Police: Burglar, Lookout, Caught on Camera
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Beware of Bogus Utility Workers, Police Say

South Pasadena Police are warning residents about "distraction burglaries,'' where suspects posing at Southern California Edison workers have duped neighboring communities.

Beware of Bogus Utility Workers, Police Say
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Former Librarian, 'Heart of SPHS,' Dies

Long time South Pasadena resident, Mary Ida Phair, 92, was the librarian at South Pasadena High School for whom the media center was named.

Former Librarian, 'Heart of SPHS,' Dies
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Crime Blotter: Sexual Battery of Teen Girl

The South Pasadena Police reported the following incidents for the week of Nov. 7-13. Arrests do not indicate convictions.

Crime Blotter: Sexual Battery of Teen Girl