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Preliminary planning work for bond-funded repairs to seven Torrance Unified schools is expected to begin earlier than expected, district officials have announced.

Federal authorities filed lawsuits against three Southland residents and others accused of operating a "staggering" bogus tax return scheme that sought $562 million in refunds, prosecutors announced today.

BevMo! is opening its 100th store in Rolling Hills Plaza in Torrance. The grand opening is slated for Friday.

Boy Scout Troop 948 of north Torrance and its coed offshoot, Venture Crew Troop, are putting on the ninth annual Halloween maze - "The Depths of Doom," a 70-yard run of twists and turns that lead the unsuspecting through an "abandoned mine shaft." This event is a "team builder" put on entirely by the Scouts.

A Gardena man caught allegedly breaking into a car in Torrance was arrested at the end of a high-speed chase, police said Thursday.

A presentation and update on Measures Y and Z will be given. Also, third-grade teacher Eileen Hirata will be recognized for receiving the Expo Markers Extraordinary Educator Award.

A man who was heartbroken four years ago when animal control officials removed hundreds of pigeons - dead and alive - from inside his Torrance home died Monday in another house full of his favorite birds.

Cars sit crumpled in the intersection of Crenshaw and Sepulveda boulevards after a crash Friday morning.

Margarita Baltazar, 26, of the Athens area was found guilty of five counts of arson following a non-jury trial before Torrance Superior Court Judge Eric Taylor.

Another potential round of program cuts and a looming $9 million budget deficit await those who are elected to the three open seats on the Torrance Unified school board.

The chorus of elected officials clamoring for Gold Line Foothill Extension funding grew a little louder Wednesday.

Police in Torrance found themselves pursuing a different kind of suspect this morning -- horses.

The idea of putting a frog sculpture in Torrance's Miramar Park hasn't croaked yet, but it didn't exactly receive a ringing endorsement from the the city's Cultural Arts Commission either.

Police arrested John Haig Marshall, 53, on Oct. 8 on suspicion of rape using an intoxicating substance, and detectives believe their case could grow to involve other men.

Authorities today released the names of three Carson men who were arrested after the stolen vehicle in which they were speeding caused a three-car collision in Bellflower, critically injuring two children.

Three men who had been in a speeding, stolen sport utility vehicle were arrested after apparently causing a three-car collision in Bellflower that left two children critically injured today.

The pumpkin patch that has operated on rented property for 13 years looks forward to many more years selling pumpkins despite rumors of it closing when the property was sold last year.

A girl on our street, a terrific kid who just passed into teenhood, was born with cerebral palsy.

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Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, granddaughter of World War II hero and aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle, will be the guest speaker at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Drive in Torrance.

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A Torrance sump adjacent to Bishop Montgomery High School on Torrance Boulevard may someday be the site of three athletic fields.

Baritone Ralph Cato and violinist Jessie Chen proved to be big hits Saturday night at the Torrance Symphony's season-opening performance, the kick-off of the orchestra's 25th-anniversary season.

I live in the middle of two worlds and it's confusing. Weekdays are filled with readings and brain-twisting words of great sophistication.

Drills with a rescue basket helped the divers and the helicopter crew train during the annual event.

CORI DESMOND ARREST: A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday for the February slaying of a popular Manhattan Beach bartender whose body was found dumped along Running Springs Highway.

A Redondo Beach man has been arrested in connection with the slaying last February of Cori Desmond, 28, of Torrance, whose body was found under the snow in a Highway 330 turnout, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said.

Kaleb Nation, the 21-year-old author of Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse , will read from and sign his fantasy-mystery novel at 7 p.m. Thursday at Borders Books & Music, 3700 Torrance Blvd.

A former Torrance Jiffy Lube worker will stand trial for allegedly raping a customer, who testified Wednesday that she cried and tried to push him away during the assault.

Vendors will display disaster-related supplies and first responders, such as the Torrance Fire Department and members of the Urban Search and Rescue Division, will talk about the city's commitment to emergency preparedness.

Lincoln Elementary will celebrate its 50th anniversary and host a celebration carnival with food, games and entertainment at 2 p.m. Oct.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted an 85-year-old man with stroke symptoms off a cruise ship about 20 nautical miles southwest of Long Beach Tuesday night.

It's 8 p.m., and the 15th annual Nocturnal Festival, an all-night electronic music festival and dance party, is well under way at the National Orange Show Events Center.

Despite a woman coming forward purportedly as an alibi witness, a new trial was denied Thursday to two men twice convicted for a Rolling Hills murder.

All God's creatures can receive a blessing at a Torrance church Saturday in honor of St.

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