Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Third OC Deputy Leaves Force Amid Probe (LAT)
Sonja Moreno allegedly admitted she had lied under oath in the grand jury investigation into the beating death of Theo Lacy Jail inmate John Derek Chamberlain.

Train Wreck Death Toll Rises To 18 (OCR)
135 were injured in the crash.

Carona's Team Seeks To Disqualify Prosecutor (LAT)

GOP Losing Ground Statewide (OCR)
In O.C., more new voters now choose Democratic party. But GOP voters still have a 14% edge.

Gordon Dillow: Getting To Iraq Is Hassle And A Half (OCR)
Travel one of the toughest things about going to Iraq.

Mexican Officials Turn To US For Infrastructure Advice (OCR)
Leaders from two Guanajuato cities visit large public works projects in O.C.

Is Full Day Kindergarten The Next Step For OC Schools? (OCR)
Tougher academic standards and parent demand credited for adoption of longer day for new students.

Streets Pave With Gold: First Measure M Delivered The Dough (OCR)
How did the first Measure M do on delivering the cash that was promised?

Has Santa Ana Been Reporting Wrong Temperatures For Years? (OCR)
Good question.

Forest Lawn Sues Lennar Over Great Park Cemetery (OCR and LAT)
Complaint alleges that the developer took part in "commercially repugnant tactics" while backing out of plans for a 73-acre memorial park near the Great Park.

School Trustee's Group Owes Orange Unified District $37,000 (OCR)
Court ruling against Steve Rocco means controversial board member and others are on hook for legal bills.

Cost Of Capistrano Unified's Recall Prompts Criticism (OCR)
The $677,603 price tag draws fire in a time of budget cuts, with recall foes saying the new board is no better than the old one. Backers disagree.

OC Dissed As Travel Destination (OCR)
Travel + Leisure survey ranks Los Angeles low for tourism, omits Orange County entirely.

Property Tax Appeals Rise To 5,000 (OCR)
The Orange County office that processes property tax appeals reported that 5,000 assessment appeals had been filed as of Sept. 5, double the number filed by that date in 2007.

Irvine Police Detective Charged With Assault At OC Fair (LAT)
Sean Crawford, who was off duty, was arrested on suspicion of attacking the private security guard at a July 20 concert at the Pacific Amphitheatre on the fairgrounds.

Mayor Offers A Silver Bullet (DP)
Anaheim official tells activists who oppose JWA expansion that perhaps the answer to noise issues is a high-speed train hub.

Rep. Campbell Seeks Committee Leadership (DP)
Campbell is a front-runner to become the new chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a congressional group dedicated to furthering a conservative agenda in the House of Representatives.

Moxley Confidential: Tape? What Tape? (OC Weekly)
You'll be shocked--shocked!--to hear that a civilian videotape of a rough arrest by sheriff's deputies has gone missing