The head of Southern California’s regional commuter rail service was replaced today, in a management shake-up some officials hope will better position the agency to tackle an array of safety and financial challenges in the wake of last year’s Chatsworth disaster. Full Story »
Police at UC Berkeley arrested more than 60 trespassing students and other protesters early this morning after a four-day "open occupation" of a classroom building, university officials said. Full Story »
A onetime congressional candidate accused of defrauding Orange County hotels, intentionally writing bad checks and stealing an expensive luxury car from a local dealership is scheduled to go on trial Monday, prosecutors said today. Full Story »
California ranked 33rd in low-income-student participation in the School Breakfast Program for 2008-09, the same ranking it received a year earlier. Full Story »
More than 1 million low-income California children who receive for free or reduced-price school lunches do not get breakfast at school even though they would qualify, and about a fifth of the schools in the state do not even offer breakfast, according to two reports from the Food Research and Action Center. Full Story »
FULLERTON – Police are searching for a man suspected of raping a woman at knifepoint inside her apartment this afternoon. The attack was reported around 1:15 p.m. at the Pinetree Apartments at 1501 S. Highland Avenue near Orangethorpe Avenue, said... Full Story »
LAKE FOREST — Two people were injured in a hit and run collision on the northbound I-5 freeway just north of Alicia Parkway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle that left the scene rear-ended a blue Dodge Stealth causing it to... Full Story »
SANTA ANA — A 29-year-old man is behind bars today, accused of raping several women over a nine-year span in several Orange County cities, authorities said. Max Danilo Martinez, of Corona, was arrested Dec. 7 on suspicion that he raped a... Full Story »
ANAHEIM Holiday shoppers swarm retail stores for holiday presents on Black Friday – and swarm post offices to ship the presents on Black Monday. As in this coming Monday. Be prepared. Richard Maher, an Orange County-based spokesman for the United... Full Story »
FULLERTON – An Anaheim man with an obsession for knives was sentenced to two life terms plus eight years in prison today for the unprovoked stabbings of two strangers during a screening of a horror movie at a Fullerton theater in 2008. Steven... Full Story »
Crime dropped in Riverside this year despite the downturn in the economy, Police Chief Russ Leach told an audience of local business leaders gathered at the Mission Inn on Thursday. Full Story »
Eight years ago, Jesus Mora and several other people were in a home Catholic Bible-study group in Palm Springs when they began talking about holding a procession to honor the Virgin of Guadalupe on her Dec. 12 feast day. Full Story »
Alvord teachers asked the school board Thursday night if the district was prepared to open schools with unqualified strike-breakers if the district and union couldn't agree on pay cuts and furlough days. Full Story »
The moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Highland will become permanent next month. Full Story »
The City Council has awarded 20 contracts totaling $10.5 million to construct a new police substation on Base Line and an adjoining 1-acre park dedicated to fallen military troops and police and firefighters. Full Story »
The Los Angeles City Council is urging the city attorney's office to quickly conclude its investigation into the $3.2 million in costs incurred by the city for the Michael Jackson memorial service. Full Story »
A Los Angeles jury says a robber who ambushed and killed an armored car courier a decade ago should get life in prison without chance of parole. The panel recommended the sentence Friday for Ramon Chavez. He'll be sentenced next week. Full Story »
County transit officials have approved a new light-rail system through South Los Angeles and Inglewood that would stop about a mile short of the Los Angeles International Airport terminals. Full Story »
Back-to-back storms are moving through Southern California, snarling Friday morning traffic with fender-benders and prompting new mudslide worries in fire-scarred areas. Full Story »
Activists are protesting a decision by the California Department of Public Health that would allow the Boeing Co. and NASA to send contaminated dirt from a nuclear accident site to a waste facility in the San Joaquin Valley that is not licensed to accept radioactive waste. Full Story »
City Council members called on the City Attorney's Office on Friday to decide soon whether to file charges against event producer AEG over taxpayer money spent for police overtime and other costs arising from a Michael Jackson tribute event at Staples Center. Full Story »
A total of 167 foreign nationals with criminal records were arrested throughout the Southland and marked for deportation as part of a statewide enforcement surge targeting immigrant lawbreakers, federal officials announced Friday. Full Story »
A Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected a request to restrict the medical practices of two doctors accused of funneling prescription medications to one-time Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, who died of an accidental overdose. Full Story »
Los Angeles freshman Democrat John A. Perez is the unanimous choice of his party colleagues to be the California Assembly's next speaker, which would make him the first openly gay lawmaker to hold the powerful post. Full Story »
The steady rain that doused the Southland early Friday raised the risk of "minor" mud and debris flows from fire-denuded mountain slopes, but while no problems were reported, more rain was expected to hit the region Friday night. Full Story »
Sometimes using your credit card to make expensive purchases is better than paying cash or check. Full Story »
A suspected drunk driver crashes into another suspected drunk driver during bad weather on the Eastbound 10 in South LA. Everyone survived but minor injuries were reported. Full Story »
Joel grover examines problems consumers say they are having with companies that compile credit history. Full Story »
Santa Monica Librarian Jeff Kaplan suggests three books to check out this holiday vacation. Full Story »
The clicks don't lie. Check out our most viewed stories of 2009. Full Story »
Carson. Sheriff's deputies will conduct a drivers' license and sobriety checkpoint from 7 tonight to 3 a.m. Saturday at a site to be determined, weather permitting. Full Story »
Join the Torrance Historical Society at 4 p.m. Sunday as members host a reading of the holiday classic "A Visit from St. Nicholas" at the group's museum. Full Story »
Redondo Beach. Bundle up and come watch King Harbor Yacht Club's 18th annual Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday. Full Story »
With the usual onslaught of irate travelers expected during the holiday season, about 160 employees at Los Angeles International Airport are learning how to turn potentially naughty situations into nice ones. Full Story »
A deteriorating, outdoor World War II-era pool in San Pedro was given new life Thursday when Los Angeles port officials voted to spend the final chunk of court settlement money - nearly $7 million - to refurbish and reopen it to the public. Full Story »
In a ceremony filled with warmth and laughter, the American Cancer Society recognized outstanding local volunteers Thursday night in Camarillo.Organizers called the event a “birthday party” because, they say, their volunteers help people with cancer have more birthdays.“One person can make a difference — they really, really can,” said Ann Hildebrand, cancer registrar at St. John’s Regional ... Full Story »
Some students at Oxnard College are angry that the school is cutting the number of child development classes by more than a third.They’ve written a letter of protest to college officials, saying the classes benefit future educators, childcare workers and parents. And a small group met this week with college administrators, hoping to reverse the decision.“You’re not offering what we need when we ... Full Story »
Ventura County has been awarded at least $176.7 million so far under the federal stimulus act, far less for each resident than the state or the nation as a whole, according to a report released Thursday.The federal government collected data from all recipients of stimulus funds and released it in October, but it did not provide breakdowns at the city or county levels. Thursday’s report, by the ... Full Story »
The flight instructor and student killed Thursday afternoon when their plane crashed near homes at spiritual school in Ojai were Oxnard residents, aged 51 and 19, authorities said this morning. Richard Anthony Prado, 51, and Amit Ahire, 19, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Krotona Road on the campus of the Krotona Institute of Theosophy, said Armando Chavez, a senior deputy ... Full Story »
The Agoura Hills City Council on Wednesday approved a plan for spending $100,000 in annual state law-enforcement assistance funds.City officials welcomed the funding, which California officials had said earlier the cash-strapped state government might not be able to provide this year.Agoura Hills will use the money, known as Brulte Funding, to provide chiefly traffic-related law enforcement ... Full Story »
"Rustic Hanukkah" is one entry in CSULB Jewish Student Union contest. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - An LAPD officer killed in a motorcycle accident last week had been drinking at the department's training academy campus the night he died and had a blood-alcohol level "well over" the legal limit, a police official said in remarks reported Thursday. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - Investigators said Thursday that a prominent trial lawyer who was found fatally shot outside his home was the victim of a homicide. Full Story »
The response to the Press-Telegram's obituary on Long Beach's "Music Man" Marvin Marker has been so overwhelming that we've put together a tribute page at presstelegram.com/marvinmarker Full Story »
LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday may reduce bus routes and increase class sizes as part of a first phase of a series of budget cuts. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO - Decked out in a pin-stripe suit, cuff links and a tie, 8-year-old Wyatt Iles of Pomona on Thursday helped Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger light the state Capitol's tree. Full Story »
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A jury deliberated for only five minutes this week before finding an Ontario man mentally competent to face a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, a prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story »
POMONA - December 2008 came and went without a holiday parade. Full Story »
CHINO - The Chino Valley Adult School will soon operate out of larger digs at the former site of Anna Borba Fundamental Elementary School. Full Story »
SANTA CRUZ - A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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