PHILADELPHIA - Kobe Bryant got the 24 points he needed to pass Shaquille O'Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments on Monday released an in-house audit that praises the SGVCOG's work while calling for a complete overhaul of the agency's management structure. Document: COG Final Report

Circuit court judgment will create option for one more appeals court hearing if gay marriage foes or supporters seek it. If court says Prop. 8 unconstitutional, it is expected to continue ban on gay marriage pending appeals.

NORWALK - A Pico Rivera gang member was found guilty Monday afternoon of murdering a 57-year-old grandmother who tried to stop one of their fellow gang members from tagging a Pico Rivera wall in 2007.
Gallery: Photos from Pico Rivera grandmother murder trial

Eric H. Lin has joined the law firm of Richardson Harman Ober PC, as an associate.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent says the faculty at Miramonte Elementary School will be removed following allegations of child sex abuse.

wo Chamber of Commerce officials will be traveling to China this week on a local developer's dime to help recruit foreign investors for a commercial project once at the center of a bribery scandal in the city, a chamber official said Monday.

A prolific tagger who caused more than $30,000 in damages was arrested last week while at school.

INDUSTRY - In part of the city's effort to clear up logjams along Valley Boulevard, Industry has plans to embark on a $4.1 million, 2.3-mile endeavour to widen Valley Boulevard between Azusa and Lemon avenues.

EL MONTE - A fast food staple that started in Baldwin Park more than 60 years ago could soon begin serving up its famed burgers in nearby El Monte, if city leaders have their way.

MONTEREY PARK - Homicide detectives arrested a man Sunday on suspicion of killing his pregnant wife in their Monterey Park home.

MONTEREY PARK - Sheriff's homicide investigators and Monterey Park police are investigating the death of a pregnant woman at her Monterey Park home early Sunday, officials said.

Take that, Tom. You too, Peyton.

Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl. And in older brother Peyton's house, at that.

BALDWIN PARK - Two Baldwin Park Police officers are accusing the city and three officials of passing them over for promotions because of their history of outspoken criticism of city leadership.

Public employees in California were among the best paid in the nation in 2010, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week.

The board of the region's largest collaborative government body is divided over a decision to keep secret an early draft of an in-house audit that insiders say levels strong criticism at the group's leadership structure.

Monrovia High School teacher Marc Segal has announced he will step down from directing and teaching drama after the end of the school year largely over differences in philosophy with district administrators.

PASADENA - Nearly a month after the police department switched to a digitally encrypted radio signal, city leaders still have no plans to allow local media live access to police chatter, officials said

ANGELES FOREST - A Duarte man died and a teenage girl was hurt early Sunday when a car plunged over the side of San Gabriel Canyon Road north of Azusa, officials said.

Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England, 21-17, Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title. | Power outage in Torrance during Super Bowl