West San Gabriel Valley news from Alhambra, San Gabriel, San Marino, Rosemead, Monterey Park, South Pasadena, and Pasadena:

• Families welcome Chinese New Year with festivals throughout region (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
• Chinese New Year: Children of immigrants' curious relationship with age-old superstitions (KPCC)
• Alhambra, Burbank High schools advance to California Academic Decathlon (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
• Pasadena police seek missing 11-year-old girl (Pasadena Star-News)

• San Gabriel man admits beating wife to death (Patch)
• Woman arrested, 2 men sought after San Marino hit-and-run crash (Pasadena Star-News)
• Pasadena house scorched in fire (Pasadena Star-News)
• Police shoot dog during search for San Marino home-invasion robber (Pasadena Star-News)
• Police rev up enforcement measures against distracted drivers in Pasadena (NBC Los Angeles)
• Edison under fire over plan to replace Rosemead employees with foreign workers (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
• San Gabriel Valley Tribune's choices for Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel and Temple City councils: Endorsements (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
• Alhambra, Burbank High schools advance to California Academic Decathlon (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)