Investigators are still continuing the search for a motorist involved in a chase that resulted in the death of a Highway Patrol officer near the Grapevine....

On December 21, Officer Erick Manny was travelling over 100 mph in pursuit of a black Acura RSX when he lost control and went over the side of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) near the Grapevine exit.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call (800) 835-5247.

More on this story is on the front page of today's Signal.

(Caltrans) will close the following lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I-5), as part of a $41.6-million project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle, (HOV), or carpool lanes, on northbound and southbound I-5 from State Route 118 to State Route 14:

Gift card-wielding shoppers stormed local stores Monday, bustling about the sales floors and winding through epic lines. The activity tops off what Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., has called an unusual shopping season that has been both stimulated and sedated by surges in electronic innovation. Though new technology has lured some shoppers into marketplaces, Kyser said, an increase in online shopping and an explosion in gift cards might have created the illusion of a slow shopping season.