Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Several hundred people ride bikes in memory of bicyclist (OCR)
John Cuchessi, owner of San Clemente Cyclery, died of heart disease, coroner ruled.

Veteran sought in kidnapping surrenders (OCR and LAT)
La Habra man turns himself in to police and his girlfriend is OK.
The mystery of Hill 911 and the man who died taking it (OCR)
Dennis Ruvolo went looking for answers about how his uncle was killed in the Korean War. What he learned taught him what it is to be a hero.

Public agency, private benefit (OCR)
An obscure public agency operates outside the public view, often awarding financial benefits to private business. Critics call it a bad way to do the public's business.

Hurricane forecast bad news for O.C.'s south swells (OCR)
There's a 70 percent chance that the eastern Pacific Ocean will have a below average hurricane season this year, which could greatly limit the number of juicy south swells sent to Orange County, especially during the early part of summer, forecasters say.

TALES FROM THE FRONT: Fighting the unseen (DP)
Combat is taught in black and white: good vs. evil. Fighting in Iraq, however, is more complex than that, one sergeant says.

Thefts of GPS units on the rise (DP)
Car break-ins are on the rise over the past month with thieves favoring small gadgets like iPods and global positioning systems, police say.