Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Why did a 50-year-old woman throw herself off freeway overpass? (OCR)
Some blame Sally Brown for putting others at risk when she committed suicide.

Credit-card numbers siphoned at gas pump (DP)
Thieves used skimming devices attached to payment machines at a Newport Beach gas station to steal credit and debit card numbers, ripping off at least nine customers, authorities said Friday.


On the hook for $36 million (OCR)
Audit says Placentia officials mismanaged funds for train project.

Council, Newport named in suit (DP)
A Newport Beach environmental group on Friday sued Newport Beach and the City Council to challenge a multimillion dollar development agreement with the Irvine Co., court records show.

Santa Ana resurrects controversial street-closure plan (OCR)
The city's proposed 'Renaissance Plan' envisions closing a segment of Washington Avenue to ease traffic.

District seeks old standard (DP)
Corona del Mar parents met with Newport-Mesa officials Friday to discuss possible changes to the district's elementary and middle schools that are up for approval at the Feb. 12 school board meeting.

17-year-old dies in gang-related shooting (OCR)
Two other juveniles shot in incident.

Grand Avenue in Santa Ana might reopen today (OCR)
Crews are hoping to reopen sections shut for repairs after winds knocked down power poles.

Bay funds trickling (DP)
Funding to finish the dredging of Upper Newport Harbor could run dry by the end of summer, officials say. Whether the project continues could depend on how much federal support the city can get for the project.

Registrar allows voters to participate while on the fly (DP)
Registered voters can cast their ballots early for the California primary -- provided they've bought a plane ticket -- starting at 7 a.m. Sunday at John Wayne Airport.

RIGONOMICS: Reporting violations helps all (DP)
Last week in this column I discussed what we as individuals can do to improve our town. Improving the city is all of our responsibility, but the reality is that most of us have day-to-day obligations that do not leave a lot of extra time. Working to pay the bills, raising kids, keeping the house in order or doing some charity work leaves little time for civic involvement.