Today's San Gabriel Valley California Headlines...
Truck flees without its load after damaging overpass in El Monte
EL MONTE -- A big rig carrying a backhoe smashed into a railway overpass Monday afternoon and then drove away, leaving behind the backhoe. | With Photo Gallery
More than 300 Whittier-area teachers get preliminary pink slips
More than 300 temporary and tenured teachers at seven Whittier-area school districts received notice Monday they may be out of a job this fall. Special Section: Education
Pink slips rain down on 426 Pasadena area teachers as state deadline hits
A total of 426 teachers in the Pasadena area received pink slips Monday as the state deadline for reduction in force notices arrived. Special Section: Education
2 Valley "lowest-performing" schools consider saying `No thanks' to federal money
A pair of Valley schools named among the state's "persistently lowest-performing" are saying `No thanks' to federal money and the consequences that come with it. Special Section: Education
GOP candidates Whitman, Poizner spar at debate
GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner went head-to-head for the first time Monday during a debate in Costa Mesa before a crowd of nearly 300 people.
Fire destroys El Monte laundromat; 3 other businesses damaged
EL MONTE - A second-alarm fire broke out Monday night at a strip mall, gutting a laundromat and damaging three nearby businesses. | With Photo Gallery
