Report: Charter schools do a better job sending minorities to college
Charter schools are doing a better job sending all kids, especially minorities, to college than traditional public schools, a new report concludes.Black and Latino students are applying to and...
View ArticleMontebello police make arrests in shoplifting ring targeting Victoria's...
Two people were arrested and two others were cited for allegedly taking part in a shoplifting ring that targeted Southern California Victoria's Secret and JC Penney stores, making off with more than...
View ArticleBackers of bill adding two members to Metro board look for support from...
A state senator wants to add two members to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)'s board of directors, saying the board is too L.A.-centric and ignores requests for rail...
View ArticleWhy Sylmar, Duarte may just be the start of Southern California bear sightings
Two signs that spring is upon us -- the recent bear sightings in Sylmar and Duarte. The two young black bears came down from the mountains, and were eventually captured and returned to the wild after...
View ArticleMulti-agency operation arrests three from Pasadena, one from South Pasadena
PASADENA - Authorities on Tuesday confirmed that four people were arrested last week after officers served search warrants and checked if several people were in compliance with the conditions of their...
View ArticleHARD Summer Music Festival is moving to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana
FONTANA >> The HARD Summer Music Festival -- unable to clinch a repeat contract in Pomona this year following the death of two concert-goers -- will move to Fontana, promoters announced...
View ArticleDonald Trump making case to California GOP insiders after chaotic rally
LOS ANGELES -- Donald Trump, the outsider, is making his case to California's Republican establishment after he kicked off his crucial campaign for the state's presidential primary with a rally marred...
View ArticleAmericans' love of inventions provides spark on "Shark Tank"
I was 10 years old when Dad finally broke down and bought the family its first TV set.We wheeled it into the living room, hooked up the rabbit ears, plugged it in and proceeded to gaze, slack jawed and...
View ArticleAuthorities name bicyclist killed in collision near South El Monte
SOUTH EL MONTE -- A coroner's official on Friday identified the bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car earlier this week.Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical...
View ArticleThe "where" behind your wines doesn't matter as much as taste or value
Sometimes I think my job title should include "detective," as in "Peter Dills: Wine Detective." I guess, for that matter, most of us who carry a pen could fall into that category. Things that I assume...
View ArticlePlastic-wrapped body found behind Burbank lumber yard is North Hollywood man
BURBANK -- Authorities today identified a man whose body, wrapped in plastic, was found in an open field near a Burbank lumber yard.The body of Nshan Balyan, 30, of North Hollywood was found behind...
View ArticleWill Ferrell backs out of Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's comedy after family outcry
Just days after it was announced that Will Ferrell would produce and star in a comedy about former President Ronald Reagan's struggle with Alzheimer's disease, the actor has now bailed on the...
View ArticleReport: Storefronts are big indicator of economic success, L.A. area cities...
Storefront businesses contribute heavily to the economic vitality and social fabric of a city, and Los Angeles is brimming with them, according to a newly released report.The Storefront Index Report...
View ArticleHow L.A. County is preparing to fix its severe lack of parks, ball fields and...
In an effort to launch a new parks tax, Los Angeles County officials released part of a survey Friday that found 51 percent of residents live more than a half mile from a park, while the number of ball...
View ArticleWhat good is San Gabriel Mountains National Monument if you can't get there?
A comedian, might have been Jerry Seinfeld, made a humorous observation back in the '90s about a Delta Airlines tagline: "Delta Gets You There," sung by a woman's soothing voice.Seinfeld would say:...
View ArticleRiverside pediatrician encourages girls to dream big
Dr. Jana Webb-Delone of Moreno Valley, a Riverside pediatrician and graduate of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, thinks girls and women should "dream so big it scares you."Dreaming big...
View ArticleJanitors rally in downtown LA as strike looms
Hundreds of janitors and their supporters rallied in the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday demanding a new labor contract that pays higher wages and provides protections against sexual...
View ArticleTemple City deputies honor slain comrade on 14th anniversary of murder in...
IRWINDALE >> As they have done each year for more than a decade, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on Friday spent 24 hours standing in silent, stoic tribute to fellow deputy David March at...
View ArticleDonald Trump's bizarre California GOP convention entrance was like 'crossing...
BURLINGAME >> The Donald Trump campaign made a wild and indelible debut Friday in Northern California, as hundreds of sign-waving protesters clashed with police and blocked Trump's motorcade,...
View ArticleThese Children's Hospital patients met with zoo animals to bond over medical...
A 3-year-old Altadena girl found she had something in common with the more than 30-year-old parrot she met Friday at the Los Angeles Zoo.Both the girl, Olive Steltzner, and the female red-lored Amazon...
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