- Goalie Naumenko Gets a Promotion
- He Has to Be Faster Than Run-On Sentence
- Marmonte Ready to Take Calabasas
- Steady Career Balances Out Robards' Life
- Taymor's 'Titus' Revels in the Grisly
- Americans' Spending Rises 0.5% in November; Income Increases 0.4%
- The Qualcomm Phenomenon
- Margaritaville May Get More Expensive
- Big Steps for World's Children
- Crystal Cove Plan Is Faulted
- Young Equestrians Prepare for Parade
- SAN CLEMENTE
- Drummers Cancel One Cerritos Show
- Browns on Otto Pilot in Winning Championship
- Piatkowski, Nesby Returning to Form
- Injecting the Ordinary With Dynamism
- Snyder Communications Explores a Sale
- Mesa Air Taps Ex-Boeing Exec as CFO
- Head of Youth Agency Forced to Resign
- 607 Rescued, at Least 9 Dead in Ferry Sinking
- State Teachers' Pension Fund Urged to Sell Tobacco Stocks
- PLACENTIA
- Clinics Are Full, but It's Not Usual Suspect
- HUNTINGTON BEACH
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- Washington Tries a Better-Neighbor Policy
- Prolific Scoring Set Falitz Apart at Burroughs
- Chaminade Wins in Overtime
- 'Anna and the King' Reflects Larger Changing of the Guard
- Gemstar Stock Rises on News of Index Listing
- Nextel Drops Bid for NextWave, Hopes to Gain Licenses at Auction
- Plan to End a Tax Sends German Stocks Soaring
- All They Want for Christmas Is Their Daughter Back
- Drug, Defense and Bank Issues Join Stock Rally
- Jet Orders Push Boeing's Total for Year to 380
- Stock Rally Pushes Dow, Nasdaq to New Highs
- Court Halts Demolition of Historic Reno Hotel
- Rodman Posts Bail, Is Freed
- Kids Get Into Holiday Spirit of Giving
- Clippers Reserved in Beating Kings
- Rose Declined Appearance Fee for Bowl
- Today' Game
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- Cultural Crescendo
- Unhappy Robinson Leaves New Mexico
- ALL-REGION BOYS' WATER POLO
- Kristol's Dismissal Continues ABC's 'This Week' Overhaul
- Buying Insurance Via the Net Waits
- Water Bottler Naya Seeks Protection
- Last-Minute Shopping Requires a Gift for Creativity
- Inmates Freed for Holidays in Move Backing N. Ireland Pact
- Alter Egos
- MISSION VIEJO
- 'Mockumentary' Takes Shot at Greedy Sellers of Tales
- Germany's Royals Getting Belated Respect
- Cloud Over the Holidays
- 1 Killed, 1 Hurt as Vehicle Hits Tree
- Jaquars Not Satisfied
- Fletcher Becomes Option for Bibby
- Team Currently in Good Standing
- Unknowns' Expert Players Make Forceful Impression
- LAGUNA WOODS
- Free Cars Drive Hopes of 3 Women
- Alex Padilla
- Slamming the Front Door on Garbage
- Thousands of Tickets Remain for Millennium Bash
- Keeping the Faith
- Difference in This Case Is Striking
- Nets Win Despite Iverson's 42 Points
- We Always Knew Boys Ran in Packs
- Argentine Appetite
- Still Standing? Not This Suit
- Great Buys Beckon Those Shopping at Last Minute
- Violent Crime in L.A. Declines in Most Categories
- SANTA ANA
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- SEAL BEACH
- Noble Finds Her Touch for Ventura
- Woodbridge Wins With Defense
- COMING SUNDAY
- Some Single Sparklers Among the Boxed Sets
- Brain Surgery Repairs Hubble Telescope
- Inglewood Police Wage Battle With 3 Gunmen
- Forget Peoria--Studios Say Art Movies Don't Play in the Valley
- Kiwis Are Keeping a Low Profile but Ply the High Seas
- As the Telenovelas Turn, Viewers Are Tuning In
- Also. . .
- Prosecutors Say Lee 'Stole . . . Secrets'
- Comcast to Buy Out CalPERS' Stake in Cable TV Firm
- Bell Industries Investor Unloads Some Shares
- Starbucks Plans 400 More Stores, Invests Online
- Off-Kilter
- Tijuana Border Officers Shoot Man After Attack During Questioning
- A Good Forecast for Travelers
- ORANGE
- Girl's Custody Hearing Delayed
- 5-Hour Search Fails to Find Missing Boy, 2
- Remote Experiences
- Suspect in Two Rapes Hangs Self in Jail, Sheriff's Department Says
- 1999: The Year in Quotes
- VILLA PARK
- Seahawks Stay Optimistic
- Patriots Kicked Around
- Three Collections Worth a Bit of Trumpeting
- A Year of Up-and-Comers, Old-Timers and a Latin Beat
- Also . . .
- Heavy Snowfall Gives Vail's Stock a Lift
- Fraud Suspect Living a Life of Ease in Spain
- Critics Call Hong Kong Ruling a Blow to Legal Independence
- A Way to Make It Up to the Movie Stylists
- Holiday Closures
- BREA
- Reservoir's Future Is Clearer
- Walk Raises $114,000 for Flood Victims
- Boys Badly Burned in Christmas Tree Fire
- Overtime Victory Is Psyche Job for Bruins
- UP NEXT
- Lawsuit Seeks $4 Billion From Yahoo
- US Airways Pilots to Vote on AMR Link
- John Davies; Fired as Envoy After Urging Support for Mao Tse-tung
- Fame's Not a Big Help When It Comes to Forecasting the Future
- 200 Bid Farewell to Slain Teen
- Violent Crimes, Except Homicide, Decrease in L.A.
- Agents Seize 700 Pounds of 'Ecstasy' Drug
- Mall Santa Claus Throws Fit Over Crying Baby
- Your Weekend Viewing / Listening / Some highlights of this weekend's programming (All times are PST.)
- Ring Leaders
- Lawsuit Wound Up in the Toilet
- Wings of a Butterfly Offer Feeble Protection
- Holiday Closures
- CYPRESS
- IRVINE
- Gailey Backs Aikman
- Father Knows Best
- Shooting for an 'Affair' They'll Remember
- Vodafone Launches Mannesmann Hostile Bid With a Warning
- Toysrus.com CEO Blames Snafu on Several Factors
- Amazon Chief Sees Limitations for Web Commerce
- N.Y. School Board Votes Out Chancellor
- LAUGH LINES
- Night and Day, It's Understated Glamour
- Y2K Concerns Prompted November Vote for Rate Hike
- U.S. Sends Aid to Venezuela
- 4 Children Found Drunk, Taken From Texas Mother
- French Link Suspect to Bombing
- LAKE FOREST
- LAGUNA HILLS
- Passenger Killed, Driver Injured When Car Hits Tree on Street
- NEWPORT BEACH
- Domestic Violence Courtroom to Reopen
- COSTA MESA
- Midnight Melodies
- UCLA to Test Waves' Balancing Act
- An Actor's Life Is Recalled, With All the Twists and Turns
- Ebenezer Scourge and Night Visitors
- Discovery Prospects Boost Biotech Firms as Hot Stock Choice
- Boulevard Repaving Plan Stalled
- Bank Tellers Robbed but Not Threatened
- Local Laws '99
- DANA POINT
- ESPN Barely Gets Ruth Footage in Door
- T.J. SIMERS' RANKINGS
- Tobacco Firms to Seek Dismissal of Suit
- Greece, Macedonia Lose Mediator Vance
- Troops Run Amok in Streets of Ivory Coast
- Terror Again Touches Exile Community
- Justice Mosk: 35 and Counting
- 2 Boys Now in Critical Condition After Tree Fire
- Apartheid Is Swept Away, a Nation Is Transformed
- Kentucky Upsets Michigan State
- Morrison Undergoing Tests to Determine if He Has AIDS
- Hedging 'Talented Mr. Ripley'
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- LA HABRA
- La Reina Freshman Wins Poster Contest
- Santa Has a Very Bad Day at the Office
- Focused on Culture
- Alemany's Beckler Does It With Defense
- Graham Withdraws; Ocel Steps In
- Y2K Might Be a Boon for TV
- LAGUNA BEACH
- New Chief Named for Seaside Park
- Dolphins Suspend Collins, Say He Won't Play Again This Season
- Holiday Treats Dearer Than 'Life' Itself
- Shelton's 'Play It to the Bone' Is a Winner About Life's Losers
- An Overwrought Tale of Brothers and the Sea
- New Year's Eve Events
- 'Conspire With God' in These Good Times
- GARDEN GROVE
- STANTON
- FULLERTON
- The River Wild
- The Laugher Is on UCLA
- From Dance Muse to Mentor
- A Vital Voice Is Missing in 'Ashes'
- Memories of Charlie Brown, Grinch Come Alive on Net
- From Peril to Pardon
- A Top U.S. Soldier Guilty of Misconduct
- Does She or Doesn't She? Her Hairdresser, and the World, Now Know
- Conservative Group Runs McCain Attack Ad in N.H.
- There's No Holiday Respite for the Real Santa's Helpers
- Proposed O.C. Airport's Cost Nearly Doubles
- U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Arrests of Homeless in Cleveland
- Boom and Bust for New Year's Concerts
- Woman Killed, Man Injured When Car Hits Tree
- THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG
- Jewish Scholar to Give Lecture
- ANAHEIM
- Burglary Try Ends in Gunfire
- YORBA LINDA
- Look Who's Talking
- No. 10 Santa Ana Beats No. 2 Cerritos
- PREP ROUNDUP
- A 'Galaxy' Filled With Adventure and Satire
- Huebner to Perform on 'Piano' Program
- Financial Planner
- 'Adopt an ATM' Program for B of A Workers Is Lambasted
- Kia Recalling Sephias to Repair Faulty Fuel Pumps
- Alyn to Announce Brooks as New CFO
- Koch Defrauded U.S., Jury Rules
- Fidelity National Ups Dividend to 10 Cents
- Will Work for Flight Lessons, Teenager Says : Los Alamitos High Student Kevin Gustafson and a Neighbor Have a Unique Arrangement
- Interim Team to Rework L.A. Unified's Finances
- Valley Pet Run
- TUSTIN
- City Council Unanimous: Alta Duke Is New Mayor
- Christmas Holiday Closings
- Fast Times
- Aaron Joins in Condemnation of Braves' Rocker
- Coffey Gets Milestone in Hurricanes' Loss
- Reporting Laws Turn Banks Into Government Agents
- Worldly Atmosphere
- Studios Snub Valley on First-Run Art Films
- * Soo Hoo M. Jue; Retired Businesswoman
- LA PALMA
- WESTMINSTER
- Footnotes*
- Together, They Make a Power Forward
- Valencia Has Bad Night but Beats Estancia
- THINGS TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Mets Acquire Hampton From Astros
- Claremont Officers
- Santa Says 'Wait Until Next Year'
- Colorado River
- Please! Enough with the dressed-up dogs, the bare tummies, the male ponytails. They're all . . .Sooooooo '90s
- Genetics
- Teresa of Avila
- Readers Remember
- Controversy Over Diabetes Drug
- John McCain
- Medi-Cal Fraud
- Fire Deaths
- Germany to Pay Slave Laborers
- Inner Cities
- GAME OF THE WEEK
- Vermont Suspect Linked to Islamic Extremists
- Rosiest Scenario Yet for Economic Benefit to O.C.
- Abuse Reports Cloud Youth Authority
- Calm Winds Help Ojai Fire Crews
- Chechen Militia Leads Russian Raids on Grozny
- Cost for El Toro Airport Doubles in County Report
- Digging at Temple Mount Verges on the Unholy
- Calm Weather Helps Crews Fight 'Ranch' Fire
- Charities See Surge in Giving
- Pimco Bond Manager Is Offered $200 Million to Stay With Company
- Obituaries - Dec. 24, 1999
- Obituaries - Dec. 24, 1999
- Pimco Bond Manager Offered $200 Million to Stay With Company
- Decision Delayed on Cuban Boy's Status
- 49ers Are 32 of 33 in One Half
- COSTA MESA
- Geothermal Surveys Names Sorensen General Manager
- Also . . .
- Red Herring's Tech Catches for Next Century
- Last-Minute Holiday Air Travel Down
- Boeing, ILFC Agree on Deal for 50 737s
- Analyst Raises Rating on Allergan; Price Rises
- Parole Panel Mistreats Disabled, Judge Rules
- 7 Suffer Minor Injuries When Train Hits Car
- Canada's Lapses Kept Algerian Suspect Free
- Part-Timers Gain Benefits in Pact
- Exposure Suspect Now Facing Rape Charges After DNA Tests
- IRVINE
- LAKE FOREST
- Royal's Segal May Be 'Scrawny' But His Scoring Average Is Beefy
- THE TIMES' HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS
- Marina's Brown Goes Outside to Sink Buena Park
- Lot of Caterwauling Over Kentucky's Start
- Touch of Chasen's at New Los Feliz
- Last Chance / Ends This Weekend
- The High Life
- Toys R Us Warns Customers Orders May Not Beat Santa
- GDP Up as Expansion Nears Record
- Autism Guidelines Suggested
- Burnin' Lights at Graceland
- Man Hurt Battling Half-Acre Fire on Lot
- A Praiseworthy Payback
- Showing Youths Someone Cares
- LAUGH LINES
- Rights Tribunal Falters Amid Legal Wrongs