COLUMN ONE

What's up with this doc? Oh, a lot

By Maria L. La Ganga

Morris Collen, 95, earned his degree in the days before penicillin. He has a long resume, but it's his driver's license he's most proud of. »

Effectiveness of drivers' cellphone ban is debatable

Officials admit there's too little data to determine whether...

Beltran pleads guilty; he's out of politics for four years

Bell Gardens city councilman loses his seat in a plea...

L.A. County judges may face a steep cut in pay

By Victoria Kim | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:51:12 PM

A legal battle looms after a program hiking jurists' compensation in L.A. County is ruled...

Mideast protests in Los Angeles

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 9:08:51 PM

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Family, police baffled by New Year's slaying of Long Beach couple

By Nathan Olivarez-Giles | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:51:12 PM

The pair were gunned down minutes into 2009 when they went out to move their...

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College student by day, city councilman by night

By Tony Barboza | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:51:12 PM

At 19, Placentia City Councilman Jeremy Yamaguchi is Orange County's youngest elected official.

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Three men arrested in videotaped rape of unconscious woman in Orange County

By Susannah Rosenblatt | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:51:12 PM

Two suspects are members of the Santa Ana College football team. They and a friend are charged with...

California Briefing

Man fatally shot by officers is identified

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 9:02:11 PM

PANORAMA CITY

In Pasadena, chasing the gloom with flowers and fantasy

Sandy Banks | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:33:16 PM

I took one look outside and knew Friday was an ideal day for staying in -- a cold, foggy morning made...

Man held in slaying at Coldwater Canyon party in Los Angeles

By Richard Winton | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:33:17 PM

Police say a dispute over food at an illegal event in a foreclosed mansion escalated into violence. The...

Orange County Calendar

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:33:17 PM

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Foggy start to the day

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 9:48:54 AM

An American Airlines jet at Orange County's John Wayne Airport prepares for...

Autopsies on Christmas Eve shooting victims inconclusive

By Ruben Vives | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 8:37:14 PM

Coroner's officials say they were unable to determine whether the nine family members died of gunshot...

Former tagger now teaches art

By Corina Knoll | Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:07:02 AM

John Estrada puts his aerosol expertise to work teaching graffiti painters how...

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Lottery results

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:06:12 PM

Schwarzenegger aide has ties to former employer that could benefit from state construction projects

By Michael Rothfeld and Jordan Rau | Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:02:19 PM

David Crane, who supports public-private partnerships, draws income from investments he made while at a...

MEXICO UNDER SIEGE

Covina arrests mystify a neighborhood

By Paul Pringle | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 7:21:29 AM

After two Mexican federal agents and two others were arrested in July on drug-...

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Japanese American family keeps up mochi-making tradition

By Teresa Watanabe | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 9:12:18 AM

Three generations gather in Monterey Park on New Year's Eve to make the sticky...

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Rose Parade starts the new year with a rosy outlook

By Jessica Garrison and Cara Mia DiMassa | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 5:20:36 PM

In a time of turmoil, the annual Pasadena procession seeks to reassure with an...

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