Worker saved from trench A construction worker, above, was removed from a trench, shaken up and with a broken leg, after being pinned under a concrete slab for more than two hours Thursday afternoon. (Staff Photo by Walt Mancini)

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Acting San Gabriel superintendent made permanent
SAN GABRIEL -- Berjouhi Koukeyan, a 15-year veteran of the San Gabriel Unified School District, has been appointed the district's new superintendent.

Koukeyan has served as acting superintendent since her predecessor, Gary Goodson, su...[MORE]

Attacking chimps came from entertainment industry
WEST COVINA -- Ollie and Buddy, the young chimpanzees killed while mauling St. James and LaDonna Davis, were born in captivity and used in the entertainment industry, an animal-rights expert said Tuesday.

They were born and raised at B...[MORE]

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Inroads made toward area truce
PASADENA -- A group of former gang members who say they still have influence on the streets gathered Thursday night to discuss their plans to bring about a truce between street gangs in Pasadena and Altadena.

The men met at the Community Arms apartment complex, where they planned their inaugural event, a picnic...[MORE]

Input sought on river plan
Consider it an opportunity to help shape the future of the San Gabriel River.

Residents have until May 7 to review and give their input on the draft master plan for the San Gabriel River and the draft report of its environmental impact. ...[MORE]

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•  City of Hope to hold 9th cancer event
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UCLA has no defense
Arron Afflalo may wake up in a cold sweat, not with visions of trying to guard Salim Stoudamire, but of his television screen and NCAA brackets.

It could be a recurring anxiety attack for any number of UCLA players in the next few days after the Bruins did exactly what they vowed not to do.

After an uninspired, defenseless first half led to a 22-point deficit and a furious second-half rally pulled the Bruins within four, UCLA ultimately left its NCAA aspirations in the hands
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Lakers get clear victory
DALLAS -- There's always a game around the corner in the NBA, which is sometimes a good thing, sometimes a bad thing and sometimes the best thing for a team.

The Lakers fell into the third category when they took the court Thursday night at American Airlines Center needing the chance to feel whole again.
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•  Keven Chavez: Bruins back on bubble
•  Racing to begin hour early on Saturday
•  Canseco wants immunity before giving testimony

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Bargains on the run
WEST COVINA -- Plenty of advertisers claim their sale won't last, only to resurrect the same bargains a month or two later.

But at The Book Market Inc., they mean it. Once the sale is over, the store is gone.

"It happens very fast,' field supervisor Heather Moran said of the short notice...[MORE]

•  Home prices keep climbing
•  Jobless benefits claims increase
•  Struggling Delta may be forced to sell assets

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FILM

Estrogen central
"The Upside of Anger" can be pretty good fun. At least according to three of the young actresses who played daughters to Joan Allen's furious abandoned homemaker, Terry Wolfmeyer, in the movie. For Erika Christensen, Keri Russell and Evan Rachel Wood, bonding on the bitter comedy's British location was like finding a new set of sisters - and without all of that combative stuff that goes on between real-life siblings. "I have three brothers, so the fact that it was a low-maintenance group of girls was good," says 22-year-old Christensen ("Traffic," "Swimfan"), whose headstrong Andy Wolfmeyer makes her mother wish the girl's age-inappropriate boyfriend's head would explode. "On something like this, you just understand from the beginning that you have to get close....[MORE]

• The upsurge of Kevin Costner
• Cast is 'Upside' of shallow effort

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Rails spin comes from afar
JOHN Bromley, spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad, is pleasant to talk to on the telephone and is chock full of information about the railroad.

But when you have a question about the derailment in Santa Fe Springs Wednesday evening, you wonder how fresh his information is, since he has to return your call from his office in Omaha, Nebraska....[MORE]

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