Ladera Ranch News

KCAL9'S Stacey Butler reports investigators were searching the area surrounding Crown Valley Parkway with blood hounds after after a Ladera Ranch Union Bank was robbed just before closing for business at 6 p.m. Detectives say a man in his early 40s with a dark complexion and thin build walked in without a weapon and demanded cash.

Brownie troop leaders Robin De Bellis, left, and Sarah Daggett watch Annabelle Torres, 8, and the other Girl Scouts in her troop as they paint cupcakes in Debbie Avoux's Ladera Ranch studio.

Ladera Ranch Elementary School student Ashley Luhrs displays her Rainbow Loom bracelets after school Thursday.

Ladera Ranch Relay for Life organizers held their kick-off event Sunday at the Oak Knoll Clubhouse, bringing together past and potential participants and the community to learn more about Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society's signature 24-hour fundraising event.

THE HUMAN BODY: The fascinating "BODIES ... The Exhibition" is on permanent display at the Premier Exhibition Center.

LADERA RANCH Covenant Hills Village Clubhouse was decked out in red and gold Saturday night, as the Chinese Joy Luck Club ushered in the Year of the Horse with a New Year's party.

A man robbed a local bank branch Tuesday, passing a note to a teller that warned he had a weapon, officials said.

Children from the charity group Kids Who Care design Valentine's Day cards, which were packed in care packages for soldiers.

LADERA RANCH A caller reported that kids at the skate park were smoking marijuana and being rowdy.