The Year's Top Stories

In the next week, Palos Verdes Patch will look back on the top stories of 2011, announcing the year's most popular story on Jan. 1.

Would you add any stories to our list? Tell us in this article's comments.

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dance instructor Anthony Angellano, 36, on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a student four years ago. He is also believed to have engaged in sexual relations with another former student more than a decade ago, but was not charged because the statute of limitations has passed.

Charged with five counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of digital penetration with a minor, Angellano later in the Long Beach courthouse at his arraignment.

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Authorities identified Brittany van der Goes as the 18-year-old woman found dead in November in a Rancho Palos Verdes home.