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—Actor Cary Elwes was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake in his Malibu backyard, necessitating a trip to the hospital. He's fine and showing off the injury on Instagram. [NBC]
—David Wright, the former manager of the L.A. Department of Water and Power, received a sentence of six years in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme. [LAT]
—The FAA is investigating a failed stunt for Red Bull in which two cousins attempted to skydive and switch planes in mid-air, which lead to one crashed plane in the Arizona desert. [CBS]
—A 35-year-old woman died in a head-on crash while driving in the wrong direction on the 105 Freeway in El Segundo on Saturday. [Patch]