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• Judge considers freedom for molester

  SANTA ANA A notorious child molester's latest bid for freedom from a state mental hospital was taken under submission by a judge Friday, who said he'd decide within a month whether his petition warrants another jury trial.

• Authorities ID driver in crash that killed pedestrian

  Authorities have identified a 19-year-old driver suspected of losing control of his vehicle and striking and killing a 57-year-old woman walking on the sidewalk.

• Gang detectives flood Santa Ana streets

  SANTA ANA Gang detectives are keeping an eye on thousands of students who started school this week in Santa Ana with the goal of preventing a surge in gang attacks.

• Free meals for all at 18 Santa Ana schools

  SANTA ANA Every student at 18 of Santa Ana Unified's campuses will receive a free breakfast and lunch for the entire school year regardless of whether they qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meal program.

• Yvette Cabrera: Homeless woman finally lands a job

  Wearing black slacks and a pink dress shirt, Carol West stepped off the bus at Main Street in Santa Ana and sat down to await her transfer.

• Judge: No changes to 5 Capo election statements

  SANTA ANA An Orange County judge ruled Friday that the five incumbents in Capistrano Unified's contentious school board race do not have to change their 200-word campaign statements, rebuffing opponents' demands for dozens of revisions and deletions.

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  SANTA ANA Nancy Jo Brajnikoff called her husband at work. Randy Collins of Anaheim with a photo of his son, Keisuke, who was taken by his ex-wife a few years ago when she fled to Japan.

• 85-year-old makes 700th blood platelet donation

  Patrick Earley, a Huntington Beach man who has been donating platelets for 18 years, was honored Friday by American Red Cross.

• Brando, Bardot flicks on festival lineup

  Santa Ana is home to an increasingly diverse population, comprised of English speakers, Spanish speakers, newcomers, longtime residents and thousands of others.

• Woman's screams alert police to body

  SANTA ANA Police responding to a call of a woman screaming in the 100 block of South Andres Place early Friday morning found the body of dead man in the street, police said.