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CHINO HILLS -- The house known as a maternity hotel that was up for sale is off the market. Moreover, no effort has been made by the owner to bring the home back up to legal requirements, officials say.

ADELANTO -- After years of legal and political battles, a controversial law giving parents the power to take control of a failing school will be put into action today, when the former public Desert Trails Elementary School will reopen as a charter school, Desert Trails Preparatory Academy.

ARCADIA - A viral video created by three Arcadia High School grads brought people to a school board meeting last week from as far away as Saudi Arabia.

Azusa Pacific University held its summer commencement ceremonies on Friday, with nearly 600 undergraduate, graduate and adult and professional students participating in the events.
Photo gallery: Azusa Pacific University Summer Commencement

Almost three quarters through this summer's movie schedule, Hollywood ought to be celebrating. Overall box office receipts are up about 10 percent in what still could be another record season.

LOS ANGELES -- The sight of a homeless person can inspire myriad emotions in the public. For Isaac Pierce, seeing a homeless person camped on the street as he drove through Pasadena one day inspired him to rally his friends and family to buy socks, snacks and blankets to make "homeless kits.
Photo gallery: Operation: Help the Homeless annual giveaway in Skid Row

Azusa took a moment on Saturday to honor the area's remaining Korean War veterans on the 60th anniversary of the end of the three-year war.
Photo gallery: Korean War Armistice Day Ceremony at Azusa Veterans Memorial Monument

SOUTH SAN GABRIEL -- A woman died and man was seriously wounded in a shooting inside a home early Sunday, authorities said.

A young bobcat stricken with a severe case of mange and rescued from the Whittier-Puente Hills as part of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey has recovered from the disease and was released back into the wild Thursday, according to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority.

PASADENA -- Police arrested a 22-year-old transient with a penchant for high-end SUVs for the third time in the past two months Sunday for burglarizing the same Land Rover dealership, officials said.