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USC to respond to new Coliseum offer

USC officials said they will respond today to a new offer of a long-term lease from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission aimed at keeping the Trojan football team from moving to Pasadena's Rose Bowl.

Body found at a home in Glendale

GLENDALE - Homicide detectives today investigated the death of a woman whose body was discovered at a residence in Glendale, police said.

Leno, O'Brien to return to live late night Jan. 2

Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will return to live late- night television Jan. 2, even if the writer's strike is remains unresolved, NBC announced today, but the shows will be unscripted.

Animal control officer shooting under investigation

VAN NUYS - A Los Angeles animal control officer was recovering Monday after being shot in a vehicle at work last weekend.

Actor John Berg found dead at Van Nuys home

VAN NUYS - Television character actor John Berg, who appeared in shows such as "House M.D." and "Monk," was found dead in his Van Nuys home, authorities said today.

Teen airlifted after Sun Valley crash

Sun Valley - A 13-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with head injuries after she was hit by a car, authorities said.

Actor John Berg committed suicide, coroner says

VAN NUYS - A coroner's autopsy report revealed that television character actor John Berg committed suicide in the bedroom of his Van Nuys home, authorities said today.

Sentencing set in case of elderly couple's murder

VAN NUYS - A man convicted last month in the stabbing deaths of a West Hills couple in their 70s is scheduled to be sentenced today.

Sentencing set in businessman's kidnapping-murder

VAN NUYS - Sentencing is scheduled today for a man convicted in the 1999 kidnapping and murder of a Woodland Hills businessman who was forced into the trunk of his Bentley and died when the vehicle crashed as his abductors attempted their

Motorcyclist dies in four-city police pursuit

COVINA - A motorcyclist who refused to pull over led officers on a pursuit that spanned four cities, flew off his bike and slammed into a tree, dying instantly, authorities said today.