Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Santa Ana police officers honored for acts of bravery (OCR)
33 officers and civilians received awards Friday during the department's 21st annual awards ceremony.

UCI debuts study on pervasive blog craze (DP)
Since blogging hit the scene years ago, the media and others have scrambled to decode the phenomenon of blogging and bloggers (a true definition of a blog is still elusive).

Have you ever been sick? (OCR)
Insurers face increased scrutiny for picking apart clients' medical records and canceling policies after expensive treatment.

Santa Ana's weight-loss resolution: 1 million pounds (OCR)
Faced with some of the highest obesity rates in the state, the city aims to drop a million pounds in one year.

Officer returns amid inquiry (DP)
A Costa Mesa police officer who shot and killed one man and wounded another in a confrontation in Temecula last month is back on duty, officials said Friday.

Local medical software company goes private (DP)
Lawyers and executives from a Newport Beach-based medical technology company worked through Thursday night to seal a $1.4 billion deal to take the company private.

Internet-safety seminar hosted for parents, kids (DP)
Parents have a chance to learn whether they have the tools and knowledge necessary to help their kids navigate the Web when the Newport Beach Police Department hosts an Internet-safety seminar Wednesday.

Got $1.01? District puts historic buildings up for sale (OCR)
The Orange Unified School District is accepting offers for two structures on the Villa Park Elementary School campus.

Daily fee doubles for day laborers (LAT)
Day laborers who gather at a specially designated site to solicit jobs will pay $2 apiece to keep the spot on Laguna Canyon Road operating, said David Peck, president of the South County Cross-Cultural Council, a nonprofit that manages the site.

Steroids indictment links Costa Mesa doctor, baseball agents (LAT)
An Orange County doctor has been indicted on steroid distribution and other charges by a federal grand jury that also alleged baseball player agents directed their clients to the doctor.

O.C. Vietnamese paper gets injunction against protesters (LAT)
A judge placed limits today on the activities of protesters who have been picketing a Vietnamese-language newspaper over concerns it has communist leanings.