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Top 5 Hollywood Stories: Machete-Wielding Man Arrested, Earthquake Jolts Southland

In a busy news week, here's a recap of other Patch stories you may have missed.

Here are five stories that topped headlines this week on Hollywood Patch.

  • A man suffered serious injuries when he fell about 15 feet from a scaffold at Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler's house in the Hollywood Hills area. 
  • A machete-wielding man was arrested after a standoff in Hollywood.
  • A Powerball ticket worth $917,856 was sold in Hollywood.
  • The lead singer of the rock band Puddle of Mudd was released on bail following his arrest in Hollywood.
  • A magnitude-2.9 earthquake centered one mile southeast of Marina del Rey jolted the Southland.

What was your favorite area news story this week? Tell us in the comments section below.

—City News Service and Patch editor Nicole Mooradian contributed to this report.

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