Articles by Jia-Rui Chong

407 articles since 2002

Girl, 11, killed in crash outside Glendale middle school

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong and James Wagner | October 31, 2008
Tearful students at a Glendale middle school got hugs from their principal today as school officials and parents tried to make sense of an accident that killed a sixth grader in the crosswalk in front of the school. Read more
 

USC to train social workers to deal with military families

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 23, 2008
At the San Diego Armed Services YMCA, social workers who counsel military families can barely keep up with the requests that come pouring in. Read more
 

Pedestrian killed in Woodland Hills was 15

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 17, 2008
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office today identified the pedestrian struck by a car and killed on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills as 15-year-old Patrick Angelo Demesa. Read more
 

Monkey business lands in court, again

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 17, 2008
Nothing, it seems, gets between David Grigorian and his marmoset monkey. Read more
 

Fatal motorcycle, truck collision closes Santa Ana Freeway lanes

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 17, 2008
A collision between a motorcycle and truck in Commerce killed one man and closed three lanes on the Santa Ana Freeway this morning, the California Highway Patrol said. Read more
 

Two bodies found in ocean search for congresswomen’s brother and companion

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong and Jean Merl | October 10, 2008
Dive teams searching for the brother of two congresswomen and his companion near San Pedro have found two bodies, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. Read more
 

Officials identify motorcyclist killed on Glendale freeway

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 9, 2008
A motorcyclist who was fatally shot on a Glendale freeway was identified today as Manuel Vincent Martin, a 30-year-old resident of Venice, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Read more
 

Wreckage of Steve Fossett’s plane is airlifted from crash site

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | October 4, 2008
Contractors finished plucking parts of adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane from remote wilderness in the Sierra Nevada this afternoon, preparing the wreckage for analysis by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
 

Steve Fossett’s airplane found

California | Local | By Steve Chawkins and Jia-Rui Chong | October 3, 2008
MAMMOTH LAKES – As day was breaking through the clouds at the Mammoth Lakes Airport, authorities confirmed today that search and rescue crews had found the plane of missing adventurer Steve Fossett. Read more
 

Pasadena to close Rose Bowl Loop to vehicles

California | Local | By Jia-Rui Chong | September 26, 2008
The loop around Pasadena’s Rose Bowl and Brookside Golf Course will be vehicle-free for two hours tonight, leaving the 3.3-mile road open as a track for joggers, skaters and bicyclists. Read more
 
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