Regional Stories

Paroled child molester may be arrested on federal charges

A former Costa Mesa child molester who was due to be released from prison is expected to be arrested on a federal warrant out of Palm Beach, Fla., prosecutors said Thursday, as they showed a videotape made by one of his alleged victims. Read more »

Jurors recommend death for Alcala

A man who killed a 12-year-old girl and four Los Angeles County women in the 1970s should be sentenced to death, a Santa Ana jury recommended Tuesday. Read more »

Trial begins in lawsuit filed by diver left stranded in ocean

A recreational scuba diver abandoned in the ocean off Newport Beach in 2004 never thought he would make it back to shore, so the devout Catholic found solace in prayer, his attorney told a Los Angeles... Read more »

Prosecutor says son killed mom because she wanted him to become a doctor

A Garden Grove man of Vietnamese descent got so angry at his 71-year-old mother for nagging him to become a doctor that he choked her, causing her to have a fatal heart attack, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday. Read more »

Brown officially joins race for governor

California Attorney General Jerry Brown officially jumped into the race for the governor Tuesday, saying “we need someone with insider’s knowledge but an outsider’s mind” to... Read more »

Penalty phase in Alcala trial begins

Convicted killer Rodney Alcala apologized to a woman he raped when she was 8 years old in 1968 as she testified Tuesday in his trial's penalty phase. Read more »

Allergan cleared in lawsuit over 7-year-old's death

Allergan Inc. was cleared Tuesday of responsibility for the death of a 7-year-old who was prescribed Botox to treat her cerebral palsy. Read more »

John Perez sworn in as Assembly speaker

Los Angeles freshman Democrat John A. Perez, who has vowed to tackle "the serious structural issues putting a stranglehold on California government'' and the economy, was sworn in Monday as Assembly speaker. Read more »

Off-duty LAPD officer killed in crash

Three people were being treated Friday for injuries suffered in a four-vehicle crash that killed a 37-year-old off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer in Diamond Bar. Read more »

Former coach pleads guilty in underage sex case

A former Tustin gymnastics coach pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Read more »

KXTV: Cal/EPA headquarters flushes waterless urinals

The California Environmental Protection Agency has ended a six-year experiment with waterless urinals in its 25-story headquarters building, touted by the Schwarzenegger administration as the "greenest" high-rise in the nation. Read more »

Sacremento Bee: Bill would overturn mandated search for homosexuality cure

"Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal figures 43 years is long enough to try to 'cure' homosexuality." Read more »

La Jolla Bank closed by government regulators

La Jolla Bank was closed Friday by government regulators, and its 10 branches, including one in Beverly Hills and two in Orange County, will reopen Monday as branches of Pasadena-based OneWest Bank. Read more »

OC judge denies request to stop early releases from jail

The early release of jail inmates in Orange County can continue for now, an Orange County judge ruled Thursday. Read more »

Attempt to recall Mission Viejo mayor finishes ahead

An attempt to recall Mayor Lance MacLean from his seat on the Mission Viejo City Council appeared to be narrowly approved, leading by 118 votes with all 38 precincts counted Tuesday night. Read more »

The Desert Sun: Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members

Law enforcement officials say gangs are making greater use of Twitter and Facebook, where they sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations. Read more »

OC Weekly: OC-based rescue team members talk about their canceled trip to Haiti

Across the U.S., the Federal Emergency Management Agency mobilized nearly 300 highly trained firefighters, structural experts and search-dog handlers last week, then scrubbed their missions. Read more »

Another El Nino storm douses Southern California

Rain pounded water-logged Los Angeles on Thursday, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said more than 300 city residents were ordered to evacuate because of the threat of mudslides. Read more »

BART officer, passenger injured in scuffle caught on video

An Oakland, California-area transit police officer was captured on video forcing the head of an unruly man into a heavy-duty glass window, which shattered, during an arrest at a passenger station. Read more »

UC regents approve 32 percent student fee increase

Despite raucous student protests at UCLA that poured onto the streets of Westwood, the University of California Board of Regents Thursday approved a 32 percent fee increase that will push UC annual tuition... Read more »

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