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SAN BERNARDINO -- A former Redlands high school teacher charged with committing sex acts with students -- including one who allegedly fathered her baby -- accepted a plea bargain Wednesday.

ARCADIA - A driver noticed unusual sounds coming from his engine early Wednesday, police said.
A kitten had ended up between the engine and transmission of the Honda Civic.

COVINA - Police said a man broke into a garage Wednesday afternoon then decided to take a nap without his clothes on.

WHITTIER - After more than two decades working in the community college arena, five of them at Rio Hondo College, Susan Herney has retired as the school's director of marketing and communications.

PASADENA - Pasadena City College's self-titled "Porn Professor" announced this week he will not offer the class again in the near future after pressures from the college and social media sent him to psychological rehab last week.

PASADENA - People with disabilities are useful members of society who need to be pushed and given the chance to prove themselves, a special needs instructor said.

Coroner's officials asked the public's help Wednesday in identifying a woman whose partially skeletonized remains were discovered in the San Gabriel riverbed in April.

An Azusa High School campus safety aide and varsity wrestling coach remains on paid administrative leave after being charged with allegedly sending explicit text messages to a minor, police and district officials said.

Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating skeletal human remains that were found near the Rio Hondo bike trail Wednesday.

A new study reveals what many middle-aged Californians have long suspected -- when hard times hit, baby boomers are the first to lose their jobs and health benefits.
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