Frances H. Arnold, a professor of chemical engineering, biochemistry and bioengineering at Caltech has become the fifth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for chemistry. (Photo courtesy of Caltech) PASADENA — Half of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry went Wednesday to a Caltech scientist who becomes only the fifth woman to win…

For more than a year, Los Angeles police have been puzzled by a series of sophisticated burglaries targeting some of Tinseltown’s biggest celebrities and athletes. As the list of victims grew to include L.A. Dodgers player Yasiel Puig, singer-actresses Rihanna and Christina Milian among others,…

Authorities arrested two suspects on suspicion of homicide following a disturbance in Lake Forest on the morning of Monday, Oct. 1. A resident at the Forest Glen Apartment Community at 25092 Farthing St. called police at about 5:50 a.m. Monday after finding a seriously injured man who had collapsed in a courtyard, according to a news…

HUNTINGTON BEACH — A 64-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her 92-year-old mother, authorities said Tuesday. Huntington Beach police say that on Sept. 4, officers responded to the 6800 block of Vista Del Sol Drive in Huntington Beach to perform a welfare check on 92-year-old resident Ruth Strange after a caller said…

A former teacher at a Los Angeles Unified elementary school in Canoga Park pleaded no contest Tuesday to two felony counts of lewd acts upon a child. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, Rene Tenas, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced to five years in prison on Nov. 16 at the Van Nuys…

LAKE FOREST — A 36-year-old man is behind bars on charges of kidnapping and robbing three bank tellers in Lake Forest, court records obtained Tuesday show. A still image from surveillance video showing a man suspected of robbing the Wells Fargo inside the Stater Bros. grocery store in Lake Forest on Monday, Sept. 24 as…

The first significant rain of the season hit the Bay Area early Tuesday while Southern California was preparing for its share of the storm, which is expected to roll in by Wednesday. A low-pressure system making its way through the northern part of the state will bring precipitation from the coast…

LAGUNA HILLS — The Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center held Casino Night on Saturday, Sept. 29. The annual event raises funds for the Meals On Wheels program and the many other resources the center provides. The evening featured games, refreshments and raffle prizes. Nicolet Araujo, Ingrid Papich and Nancy Bledsoe celebrate a winning Blackjack hand…

LAGUNA WOODS — The City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 26, unanimously approved two resolutions that would modify the compensation schedule and employee benefits plan for city employees. Both a “prudent business practice” as well as federal-law compliance necessitated the changes, City Manager Chris Macon said. Other modifications were made for clarity as well as a…

California students’ standardized test scores inched up this year, though gains among younger students were nearly canceled out by a drop at the high school level. More than 3 million students in third through eighth grade and 11th grade took the California Assessment of Student Performance and…