Ian Anthony Roderiquez, 35, is charged with murder, four counts of attempted murder and five counts of torture. Roderiquez’s son Richard, who was stabbed to death, had also suffered a broken leg and a fractured skull in the March 22 incident. Roderiquez’s wife and two daughters have been released from the hospital, but two other sons are still being treated for blunt-force trauma.

Tests at UC Berkeley revealed low amounts of radiation in local milk, a result of the nuclear crisis in Japan. The trace levels aren’t high enough to cause problems in humans.

New this year at Dodger Stadium: The $8 Doyer Dog, which combines a traditional Dodger Dog with nachos — it’s topped with chili, cheese, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. Other new options include a Dodgertown Deli, turkey burgers, chicken sandwiches and a veggie burger.

The Border Patrol arrested 13 illegal immigrants — all wearing Marine uniforms, reportedly bearing the same name, “Perez” — on March 14 in San Diego. Two US citizens were also arrested.

In the wake of Japan’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear crisis, the San Clemente City Council has called for a reassessment of the safety at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

There is very little risk to the West Coast as the radiation plume from Japan’s damaged nuclear plants reaches the US. The nuclear crisis is the result of last week’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami.

Joseph Edward Duncan III entered a guilty plea to the kidnap, rape and killing of 10-year-old Anthony Martinez of Beaumont in 1997. Duncan’s plea deal will keep him from getting the death penalty in the case he already faces death and six life sentences in Idaho for killing a boy, kidnapping his sister and killing three members of their family.

Southern Californians participated in fundraisers for the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Benefits were held at Dodger Stadium and the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, where Japanese comics raised money for the Red Cross.

Waves from the tsunami generated by Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Santa Cruz hard enough to cause an estimated $4 million in damage to private boats alone.

A baseball superstar in the US as well as his native Japan, new Oakland A’s player Hideki Matsui is worried about everyone back home after Friday’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami