Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Janet Nguyen faces two Vietnamese candidates (OCR)
Race for First District Supervisor has all Vietnamese ballot

Cocaine investigation turns up body packed in dry ice (OCR and LAT)
Autopsy shows that woman's death does not appear to be a homicide, officials say.

Suspect in Fullerton slasher attacks arrested in Las Vegas (OCR and LAT) Anaheim man accused of stabbing two moviegoers during horror film. Deputies escape criminal charges in jail death (OCR and DP and LAT)
Nine inmates are charged with the fatal beating of John Chamberlain. Grand jury report remains under seal.

Ladera Ranch's peaker plant: Similar to Stanton's? (OCR)
Stanton's Edison peaker almost identical to South County's SDG&E proposal for Ladera Ranch.

Carona jury questionnaire debated (OCR)
Federal prosecutors claim that some questions suggested by defense attorneys in the Carona case could violate juror privacy.

Corpse doesn't appear killed (DP)
Police continued to investigate Friday what transpired in the room tucked at the end of a long hall at the posh Fairmont Newport Beach hotel, where a narcotics investigation led them to a large container filled with dry ice and an unidentified woman's body.

More TV providers invited (DP)
Costa Mesa Mayor Eric Bever has taken a step toward welcoming more competition for the city's cable TV company, Time Warner.

RIGONOMICS: Mission at the border can't end (DP)
Last week I was invited by Assemblyman Van Tran to go on a fact-finding tour with the California National Guard to see the work our men and women in uniform. have been doing to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, cocaine and other contraband across our southern border. To say the least, I was very impressed by what was being done by our California Guards. What was really an eye opener was to realize that before the Guard was in place, there was really no substantial barrier between the U.S. and Mexico.

O.C. supervisor reimburses campaign for 'study' expenses (LAT)
Chris Norby's personal stay at a hotel was listed as involving research on the homeless. He admits the error.

Thousands get a fresh look at Catholicism (LAT)
Annual event in Anaheim, ostensibly a four-day training session for catechism teachers, has evolved into much more.

Teacher's aide accused of abusing autistic boy (LAT)
Santa Ana man arrested, says he 'crossed the line.

Free tuition offered at Soka University (LAT)
Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo announced today that tuition will be free for students of families with an annual income of $60,000 or less.

O.C. faces massive teacher layoffs (LAT)
Nearly 1,600 teachers could lose their jobs as Orange County's 28 school districts scramble to find ways to cut from their operating budgets amid a mounting state budget crisis.