Lost Nuke: Beware three small containers of...
Lost Nuke: Beware three small containers of radioactive chemicals stolen from a Northridge doctor’s office. The chemicals, cobalt 57 and cesium 137, are used to calibrate nuclear medicine equipment. No problem if kept in their lead containers, but they could inflict radiation burns if removed, officials warn.
* LIGHT FANTASTIC: Humdrum homes to magnificent mansions, they all become glittering palaces of the night when garlanded with bright strings of Christmas lights. Above, a Santa Clarita home. B2
* HOLIDAY CHEER: Christmas came to the 60 families of Hi Vista, who live without running water or electricity in the isolated high desert, victims of what authorities call a massive land fraud. B1
* LATINO VOTERS: Isai Perez, leader of a drive to register Latino voters, is today’s subject in the Valley 10. B1
* STEALING HOME: The former head of a youth softball league in Sunland-Tujunga pleaded no contest to embezzling approximately $9,000 from the league, officials said. B5
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