Torrance man's mind over matter

Francisco Sanchez, who suffered brain injuries in a fall at the Port of Los Angeles, finds a new path in the ITT Tech drafting program. | PHOTOS

Man rebuilds life after trauma

RECOVERY: Welder nearly died in port accident, but he now has a college degree.

John Becker to retire after serving area for 38 years

VASSAR Whether the Vassar community attended church or not, it has had a pair of valued friends in the Rev. John and Emily Becker for almost four decades.

2010's valedictorians are a diverse group

This years best high school graduates are a diverse group, but they all sweated the same simple formula to become valedictorians and salutatorians: hard work.

St. Johnsville celebrates graduates

ST. JOHNSVILLE - As Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" played on the speakers at the St. Johnsville High School auditorium, baby pictures of the school's 30 graduates floated by on a screen.