- Bomb Trial Money Shifted to Storm Aid
- COSTA MESA
- 4 Arrested, 300 Ticketed in Illegal Street Racing
- NEWPORT BEACH
- Troubled Complex Getting a Make-Over
- Hitchcock Adds Fun to Drama
- HELPING HANDS
- Theater
- Pond Officials May Be Courting Spurs
- Radiating Mystery : Meryl Streep stars as a nuclear whistle-blower in the true story of 'Silkwood.'
- Improv 'ComedySportz' to Celebrate 10th Anniversary at Alex Theatre
- Leisure
- What's Hot
- Charo Chicken Plans to Grow Through Franchises
- Suit Accuses U.S. Bancorp of Peddling Data
- Bowled Over by Sinks
- Officials Seek Accurate Tally of Homeless
- 2 Robbers Hold Up Bank at Gunpoint
- Dodgers' Six-Pack Is Very Refreshing
- Nagy Dines at White House
- Lainie Kazan Runs Out of Room Over the Top
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Time Warp: '80s Rock On at Reseda Country Club
- Apria's Chief Fends Off Talk of Slippery Accounting
- Dispute Over State School Funds Resolved
- So, Do You Hang It on the Wall or Take It Out for a Spin?
- LAUGH LINES
- Tree Truths
- Cosby Extortion Conviction Overturned
- Council OKs Transit Budget, New Van
- Durand's Dual Role 'Not Acceptable'
- Butterflies Migrate Farther North as Earth Warms, Report Says
- Garage Homes: Too Risky and Much Too Common
- Times Honors Individuals, Groups for Helping Others
- Big West Getting a Little Smaller
- LAKE FOREST
- Rampage Loss Puts Zodiac in Open Cup
- Not Your Mama's Turkey : Tosh's Mediterranean fare is served with Istanbul flair.
- Gentle Lessons About Personal Safety
- At the Movies
- Western Digital Cleared in $135-Million Lawsuit
- What a Lot a Pizza to Add New Location
- Study Shows Net's Growing Contribution to Economy
- 1,300 Teamster Workers at IBP Go on Strike
- eSynch Sells SoftKat After Seven Months
- Davis Fills 2 Long-Vacant Seats on Public Utilities Panel
- Bill Would Allow Stanford 9 Exemptions
- In the Garden
- Paint Ball Fight Mars Historic Hospital Site
- Vietnamese Celebrities Star in New Anti-Tobacco Spots
- Medical Help Offered to Homeless at Health Fair
- Incumbent Defeated in Inglewood Council Race
- CYPRESS
- A Needed Broom to the Board
- Hantavirus Scare Creates a Bureaucratic Stir
- LOS ALAMITOS
- Brea School Bond Sparks O.C. Imitators
- Larry W. Castleberry; 38-Year County Resident
- Bagwell's Downtown Spree Is on South Side of Chicago
- Woodbridge's Watley Is Standout Among All-Stars
- Expos Beat Martinez to Complete Sweep
- Cream of His Collection
- 7 pm: Concert
- Printrak International Inc.
- Notes
- Gunman Stalked Victims in Vegas Market, Survivor Says
- Tell-All by 'The Body' Is Too Much for Some
- Firefighter Is Injured While Putting Out Blaze
- How School Problems Become Everyone's Problem
- Delay Is the Enemy
- Political Trend With Grave Overtones
- 2 Asian Boyz Get Life, No Parole
- LA HABRA
- Murder Trial Opens With Defense Gambit
- Racer Involved in Fatal Crash Could Face Severe Sanctions
- Jude Takes a Sad Song and Makes It Better
- TV Smarts
- Banks Say They Release Customers' Data
- Quiksilver Inc.
- Anti-Smoking Ads Target Vietnamese
- The Secret of 'Monet Blue'
- Alaska Tourist Helicopter Crashes; 7 Die
- 'But I Will Stay Here'
- Struggling Fishermen to Get $5 Million in Aid
- Finding Your Fronds
- DiSarcina to Concentrate on Stabilizing His Defense
- This Course Is the Loser by a Landslide
- Revenue Jumps for State's Top Latino Companies
- Notes
- Conexant Shares Jump on Rosy Profit Report
- Ovitz Team Invests in Multimedia Search Engine
- Allstate to Buy CNA's Personal Insurance Unit
- Quality Systems Inc.
- S&P; Highlights Dividend Stocks
- The Hard Part Is Implementation
- ORANGE
- LA PALMA
- Floating Through Summer
- Royals Outlast Cardinals, 17-13
- Night to Remember for Brown
- Resourceful 'Boots'
- Buzz Offers a Carnival Atmosphere, Parade of Diversions
- Hello, It's Still Todd
- TV Smarts
- Boomers Go Back to Basics With Kroffts
- Yields Close Above 6%, First Time in a Year; Dow Loses 75
- Switch a Success, Firm Says of Electricity Deregulation
- O.C. Median Home Price Surges to Record $241,000
- S. Korea Tries to Stem Currency's Surge
- Testicular Cancer Linked to Brain Dysfunctions
- Clinton Dedicates AIDS Research Center
- Products With Cat Or Dog Fur Targeted
- SEAL BEACH
- STANTON
- Voters Show Faith That Government Can Work
- NEWSWIRE
- Wolf Called Up by Phillies
- all day: Movies
- SuperValu to Buy Richfood for $858 Million
- Lockheed Stock Falls 14% on Dour Earnings Forecast
- Turnaround Potential
- Cox Net Unit to Invest in MP3.com
- More Funds Slap Fees on Those Who Bail Out
- KPMG Names Tax Practice Director
- Company Hoping to Build on Its History
- Detained Journalist Makes Daring Escape
- S.F. Waterfront Undergoing a Millennium Make-Over
- Jaguar Is Talking Relationships
- There's a Hole in the Bucket of Election Matching Funds
- Mayor Vows to Find Killers of Mexican TV Star
- LAGUNA HILLS
- Dust Cloud Surrounds Jupiter's Largest Moon, Scientists Discover
- YORBA LINDA
- Symbols Fragment Into Mere Gesture
- Seven Workers Injured When Building Collapses
- Retirement Study Shows Gender Gaps
- A Wobbly Japan Puts On Training Wheels
- IRVINE
- Will Barak Try to Square the Circle With a Vengeful Shas?
- Beautifying the Eco-Friendly Way
- Vineyard Vexed Over Loss of First Vacationers
- Fronds Forever
- Yankee Clipper's 1937 House Is on the Block
- Court Upholds Civil Fines in Immigration Cases
- TUSTIN
- Yosemite Bus Plan Funding to Be Held Over for Next Year
- Dead Bat Found at School Was Rabid
- Earthwatch: A Diary of the Planet
- Taking a Shine to Well-Worn Formica
- Riordan Emerges as Election's Big Victor
- WESTMINSTER
- I Didn't Know That . . .
- Valley Schools to Try Reading, Math Pilot
- TOP OF THE CLASS
- Favored Freespool Wins His Third Straight Race
- Plan Ahead: Next Weekend
- Itinerary: Underground Hollywood
- Jackson Missed Mark, Couldn't Hit a Big Jump
- Padres' Gwynn to Return Today
- Bullfrog Offense Is Happy to Have Dallas in Town
- Art
- Longer Hospital Stays for New Moms
- Britain's Meggitt to Acquire Whittaker for $358 Million
- Teacher Accused of Giving Bomb Lesson
- CONSUMER PRODUCTS
- Florida Governor Signs 2 Death Warrants
- ANAHEIM
- Unova Gives $100,000 to Discovery Center
- Seven Leaks Discovered in Shut-Off Oil Pipeline
- VILLA PARK
- MISSION VIEJO
- Searchers Recover Helicopter, 2 Bodies in Ocean
- On the Internet
- BASKETBALL
- Push to Review Dull Hiring Likely Will Meet Dead End
- A Couple of News Junkies
- Former President Bush Pops Chute for a 3rd Time
- HUNTINGTON BEACH
- PLACENTIA
- City Councilman, 26, Not as Young as Wyman Was
- Their Words Speak Volumes
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- DANA POINT
- Drug Suspect Turns Self In
- 1999 REGIONAL TRACK AND FIELD LEADERS (Through Wednesday)
- TOP OF THE CLASS
- NFL Latest Low-Speed L.A. Chase
- Ends This Weekend
- 'Merry' Escapades in Topanga Woods
- Reuben Sandwiches
- Musical Visionary Bambaataa Keeps It Upbeat With Mix of Styles
- * Tom Petty, right, & the Heartbreakers...
- Arizona Loses Abortion-Consent Appeal
- Brokers Beef Up Their Ad Budgets
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG
- GARDEN GROVE
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Creates 2 New Elements
- $40-Million Reading and Math Project Approved
- Cub Rally Falls Short This Time
- 'Bad Habits' Best Left Forgotten
- Fresh-Air Theater
- Robert Crais
- Teams in Series Get Glory but No Gold
- 2:30 pm: Jazz
- Palomino Euro Bistro Rides In
- From MTV Awards to Olsen Twins
- Home Prices Startle Newcomers
- Litronic Fetches $11 a Share for Its IPO
- More Funds Slap Fees on Those Who Bail Out
- Kashmir Grows Weary of Constant War
- BUENA PARK
- Voters Pass 1 School Bond Issue, Reject 2nd
- OCTA Streamlines Reduced-Fare Rules
- Kim Faces Martinez in 8-Round Main Event
- Teen's Dad Ejected at Tour Event
- DAZZLE Your DAD
- Obsession and Angst Roil Through Wild 'Devil Inside'
- Come Zither, Look!
- St. John Knits Reports Another Drop in Profits
- Also. . .
- TVs, VCRs On Board: Are They Worth the Entertainment Value?
- Bill Seeks School Test Exemptions
- Stock Dividends Worth Checking Out
- Small Oil Pipeline Leaks Prompt Concern
- LAGUNA NIGUEL
- School District Leases Laptops for Teachers
- LAGUNA BEACH
- Knicks Leave Pacers Dazed, Confused
- Belcher's Grit Kicks In
- 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.
- A Local Satellite of Former Soviet Cuisine
- 2 Israeli Soldiers Slain, Sources Say
- Liver Deaths Prompt Restrictions on Popular Antibiotic
- 'Corrosive' Racial Profiling Must End, Clinton Insists
- FULLERTON
- DNA Cited as Man Is Rearrested in Killings
- 2 Area Nonprofits Win Times Grants
- Bomb Reportedly Kills 6 Iran Exiles
- Homeowners Won't Be Penalized on Brush Fee
- SANTA ANA
- LAGUNA WOODS
- Late Penalty on Brush Clearance Fee Waived
- SAN CLEMENTE
- Regional Fair and Rodeo Opens Today in Burbank
- Great Leap Into Reform
- Nevada Accepted By WAC, Further Eroding Big West
- Taking Their Best Shots
- Glitz Replaced Gloom at Hollywood Park
- Out of Town: San Francisco
- War Wrap-Up
- 1st Step Taken Toward City Hall Seismic Repair
- * Dr. Howard Detwiler Sr.; Founded Granada Hills Hospital
- TODAY'S LIVING BEST BETS
- 2 Asian Boyz Gang Members Get Life Without Parole
- State's Pact With Seized Health Plan Charts New Waters
- Haynes Is Finally on Right Road
- County to Get Taste of Pro Football
- Clinics Not Compliant on Medicare, U.S. Warns
- The Witty and the Gritty
- Home Prices in O.C. Zoom to New High
- Padilla Savors Win, Wins Praise
- Race, Gender Complicate Hiring Issues in L.A. Schools
- Man Arrested on Suspicion of Breaking Into Cars
- Schools Lax on Campus Weapons, Report Says
- Missing Helicopter, 2 Bodies Recovered
- Christopher Parkening to Teach Guitar Class
- Connecting With Kids and Nature
- First Step in Theme Park Safety
- TONIGHT vs. Sacramento 7:30
- Garman Coming Off the Field
- Speed Thrills
- Towers No Sheriff, but His Prediction Was Arresting
- IBM Executive Backtracks From Microsoft Accusations
- Kodak Chief Executive to Step Down
- Notes
- City Hall Event to Highlight New Charter
- Las Vegas Winner Barely Has Time to Bet
- On a Remodeling Role
- 2 Women, Girl Found Dead
- Boy, 11, Killed When Hillside Collapses; 3 Friends Uninjured
- One Sentence Deleted and Deal Is Done
- Slam the Pet Door on Outsiders
- Honors Grow Scarcer for Harvard Law Grads
- Lotto's Fat Jackpot Could Be Slim Chance of a Lifetime
- BellSouth Signals It May Acquire or Raise Stake in Upstart Qwest
- Owner of L.A.'s El Cholo Plans O.C. Chain
- 15,000 Jobs to Be Cut by Procter & Gamble
- Suspect in Internet Spy List Told to Leave
- Kasich Offers His Own Social Security Fix
- FCC Says V-Chip Deadlines Will Be Met
- Open Season on Republicans in Legislature
- Around the Yard
- BREA
- Insurer, Medical Group Point Fingers at Each Other
- Transient's Death Is Ruled a Homicide
- City Hall to Be the Scene of Another Coming of Age
- Relative Calamity
- Test Run Helps Find Census' Shortcomings
- Charismatic Still Will Be Tough to Beat