Montebello City Council approves two new residential projects
MONTEBELLO >> More than 100 new multiple-family residential units -- rental and home ownership -- will be built in the city as a result of two projects being recently approved by the City...
View ArticleWhittier to repair Pickering Avenue water leak on Wednesday
WHITTIER >> The planned repair of a water leak on Pickering Avenue, just north of Hadley Street, on Wednesday could negatively impact traffic at the site, a city official said Tuesday.Public...
View ArticleJoshua Tree National Park, three others earns 'F' for air quality
Joshua Tree National Park and three others in California are among the most air polluted in the nation, a study released Tuesday said.The other three affected parks are Sequoia, Kings Canyon and...
View ArticleSouth Bay craft beer industry contributes millions to local economy, study says
A new national study concludes that the rapidly growing South Bay beer industry -- considered one of the county's craft brewing hot spots -- contributed thousands of jobs and tens of millions of...
View ArticleHoly Name of Mary Parish Hall in San Dimas is blessed, dedicated
SAN DIMAS >> A man sighed as he stared in awe at the stained-glass window panel showing Mary, the mother of Jesus and the inspirational name for Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church.Her arms were...
View ArticlePomona's 'Tito' Mercado, 13, wins Junior Golden Gloves title
POMONA >> Thirteen-year-old Ernesto "Tito" Mercado of Pomona has just returned from winning his age and weight category in the 2015 Junior Golden Gloves National Championship.Tito, who will enter...
View ArticleAdd potential thunderstorms and lightning to Los Angeles' hot, humid weather
Get ready to sweat, as the region is going to get sandwiched between heat from the east and a moist air mass moving up from Mexico, a combination that will create triple-digit humid conditions and the...
View ArticleBam! Mexico in crisis with one punch while U.S. licks Gold Cup wounds
Pow!With one punch, Mexico coach Miguel Herrera snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, getting fired for smacking a critical journalist hours after leading El Tri to a controversial Gold Cup triumph.
View ArticleL.A. Kings' Slava Voynov serving domestic violence sentence in Seal Beach
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov is serving his domestic violence sentence at the Seal Beach jail.Seal Beach police confirmed Wednesday that Voynov is paying $100 a day to serve his 90-day...
View ArticleChildren return to Pasadena day camp after 70-foot tree falls on them
PASADENA >> As city officials try to find out what caused a 75-year-old Italian Stone pine tree to topple over Tuesday near Kidspace Children's Museum, children at a day camp there -- including...
View ArticleA&W giving away root beer floats and other food news
When you think of root beer floats, there's probably one place you think of: A&W.The fast-food chain is celebrating National Root Beer Float Day on Aug. 6 by giving them away. From 2 p.m. until...
View Article3 incumbents, 1 returning challenger vie for 3 open South Pasadena city...
SOUTH PASADENA >> Incumbents Bob Joe, Marina Khubesrian and Richard Schneider intend to defend their seats against returning challenger Alan Reynolds in the Nov.
View ArticleMongols biker member to stand trial in killing of Pomona police officer Shaun...
A 37-year-old Mongols motorcycle club member will stand trial for the October killing of a Pomona police officer, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.Judge M.L. Villar agreed to add a...
View ArticleWhittier City Council approves cap on new homes on stretch of Whittier Boulevard
WHITTIER >> City Council members voted 4-0 Tuesday to cap the number of new homes in an industrial area along Whittier Boulevard, thus fixing a problem some said was accidentally created when a...
View ArticlePort truckers' cause receives support from Long Beach Councilwoman Suja...
Long Beach Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal believes port truckers are working in conditions of "modern-day indentured servitude."Lowenthal made her statement Tuesday evening near the conclusion of a...
View ArticleZinfandel harvest begins for Galleano winery in Fontana
FONTANA >> While west San Bernardino County used to be the largest wine-producing region in the country, much of the vineyards that once dominated the landscape have made way for urban...
View ArticleRonda Rousey: Her career and her wins, in her own words
If every picture tells a story, then every fight must have a few good tales.No matter how long the fight lasts.From her amateur beginnings to her early days as a professional to her meteoric rise, UFC...
View ArticleJudge leaves Katy Perry's bid to buy Los Feliz convent in limbo
LOS ANGELES >> A judge Thursday tentatively voided the sale of a former convent in Los Feliz to a restaurant owner, but he did not rule on whether the Archdiocese of Los Angeles may sell the...
View ArticleLos Angeles' weather for the next week in two words: Hot, humid
LOS ANGELES - The high heat, elevated humidity and monsoonal moisture that has moved into the Southland is expected to stay at least a few more days, forecasters said.While the last band of stormy...
View ArticleLost wedding album found at LAX to be returned to owners nearly a year later
A wedding album that was found at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport and remained unclaimed for nearly a year was returned to its owners Thursday -- who are...
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