Big Lots is Robbed, Diamond Bar Gets a New Mayor, and More in the Week in Review

In case you missed it, here’s a look at some of the top stories from the past week.

With 1,764 surveys tallied, votes in opposition to consolidating Diamond Bar into one ZIP code . 

An armed robber Wednesday of a Big Lots store in Diamond Bar, making off with an undisclosed amount of money, but no one was injured, a sheriff's sergeant said. 

The Payless ShoeSource at 303 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. is . 

Jaimes Lawler, a 27-year-old transient from the Diamond Bar area, appeared in court Friday to answer to charges that he robbed a Bank of America in Walnut last month. Flanked by noted attorney Milton Grimes, who represented Rodney King in his 1994 civil case, as well as some other high profile clients, Lawler .

Ling-Ling Chang and Jack Tanaka are the of Diamond Bar. The two were nominated and elected by acclamation during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.

One local couple has picked Diamond Bar as the location for their first business venture: a .