Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Serrano leaves UCI for Fullerton -- DP
Dave Serrano, who coached the UC Irvine baseball program to its first Division I College World Series appearance in June, will leave the school to become head coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he played and worked as an assistant coach.
How congested are carpool lanes in O.C.? -- LAT
A Caltrans study has found that during the evening rush hour, nearly one-third of carpool-lane miles do not meet federal minimum standards, which require that the lanes flow at speeds of 45 mph or faster at rush hour
Citizenship hangs just out of Anaheim man's grasp -- OCR
Four years after applying, a South African native has oral but no written word he is a U.S. citizen
Countrywide to lay off 20 percent of workforce -- OCR
Largest U.S. home lender to cut up to 12,000 jobs; Indymac announces 1,000
Woman already misses bees pulled from her home -- OCR
Laguna Woods woman has 50,000 honeybees removed and relocated from her home. 'I miss them already,' she says.
Tall Ships arrive in Dana Point -- OCR
Highlight is mock cannon battles among the ships that replicate clashes from when pirates ruled the waters.
Motorists should expect delays on 91 -- OCR
Eastbound lanes at Green River Road to be shut down overnight
Officials look to buy vacant Guard property -- OCR
Costa Mesa officials will continue their recent quest to buy property for open space by pursuing the eight-acre California Air National Guard parcel the guard will vacate on Sunday. Members of the city’s guard post will join a unit north of Sacramento.
Body of missing Santa Ana man found -- OCR
Remains have been identified as those of Landon Orcutt, 22, who'd been missing for more than a year.
Lead found in lollipops -- OCR
State warns against more Mexican candy
CSUF clerk charged with accepting bribes -- OCR
Cathleen Louise Smith accepted more than $7,000 in bribes, prosecutors say.
Brea dives in with $1.7 million in upgrades -- OCR
Work on the Plunge should be completed just in time for Memorial Day.
Presidential hopefuls host fundraisers in Newport -- DP
Newporters had two chances to turn out their pockets Friday — first for Arizona Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign fund-raising breakfast, and then for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s fund-raising dinner.
Anniversary-decorated bus means a free ride -- LAT
Riding aboard the Orange County Transportation Authority's birthday bus will be free of charge along Beach Boulevard this weekend.
O.C. man accused of faking heroism -- LAT
James Campbell showed up in the uniform of a Los Angeles County firefighter at some of the nation's worst disaster sites, including the World Trade Center and in the devastation following Hurricane Katrina.
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