Woman's body found on Mt. Baldy Road

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Sat Nov 07

Los Angeles County Sheriff's homicide investigators have repsonded to reports of a dead body on Mt.

Long Beach turns out to honor its veterans with 9th District parade

Press-Telegram - Sat Nov 07

Spectators line the street for passing veterans, marching bands, and more during the 13th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov.

United Commercial Bank 120th bank to fail this year in U.S.

People's Daily Online - Sat Nov 07

The San Francisco-based United Commercial Bank reopen Saturday as branches of East West Bank after it was shut down by regulators Friday night and immediately sold to the Pasadena-based East-West Bancorp.

Raid on Romanian Bank Card Skimming Ring

Wired News - Fri Nov 06

Police in Romania this week swooped in on 19 members of an alleged international ring of bank-card skimmers that's been active in Switzerland, Italy, France and the United States, according to local reports.

Teen's body missing for 16 years identified

San Bernardino County Sun - Fri Nov 06

The body of a 17-year-old Ontario girl who went missing in 1993 was recently identified.

North Long Beach Veterans Day parade starts at 10 a.m.

Press-Telegram - Fri Nov 06

Long Beach's 13th Annual Veterans Day Parade, "A Salute to Those Who Served," steps off today at 10 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue, and will travel from Harding Street to 56th Street.

Woman killed by Metrolink train identified

San Bernardino County Sun - Thu Nov 05

Officials have released the name of the woman who was struck and killed by an eastbound Metrolink train Wednesday in Claremont.

Spat brewing over aftermath of wetlands grading

Press-Telegram - Thu Nov 05

Read the full statements from Tom Reeves and John Fentis on our Green Notes blog Despite all the rumbling thunder by Long Beach City Hall officials last spring, environmentalists complain there's been only showy steam following the grading of what they consider to be a sensitive habitat buffer at Los Cerritos Wetlands.

Suit alleges trucking company denied workers wages, expenses

Press-Telegram - Thu Nov 05

A class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in state court alleges a local trucking company stiffed its drivers on wages, refused to provide for meal and rest periods and rejected reimbursements for work-related expenses.

Heavy traffic causes 6 percent of Riverside-area asthma cases, study finds

The Press-Enterprise - Wed Nov 04

An estimated 6 percent of Riverside-area children with asthma are afflicted with the disease because of pollution from a nearby freeway or busy road, medical researchers found in a study released Wednesday.