A police pursuit of a motorcycle driver came to an end with a horrific crash at an intersection in West Hills.
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The Holocaust Museum LA presents two virtual programs on Jan. 27 for United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Photo courtesy of Holocaust Museum LA) Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Jan. 22 OneLife LA – Forward In Hope: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles presents the annual event to
L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon hit back against Union Pacific criticism on Friday afternoon, Jan. 21, writing in a letter to the railroad that the company doesn’t do enough to ensure its trains are adequately locked and protected. The letter, addressed to Union Pacific General Director of Public Affairs Adrian Guerrero, came a week
LA County Sheriff’s Department got a new high-tech tool called the Fire Cat, a vehicle that’s equipped to help put fires out in law enforcement situations that are too dangerous for firefighters to fight blazes.
Pasadena City College teachers protest returning to in-class teaching in front of the campus Thursday, January 20, 2021. The teachers are being required to return to in-class teaching on Monday, they are asking for two more weeks to let the Omicron surge levels come down. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Pasadena City
The Costa Mesa Police Department began a new operation against these thieves after Catalytic converters theft more than doubled between 2020-2021.
Rachel Kim reports from downtown Los Angeles where two suspects in the Monday shooting death of 27-year-old LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyo appeared in federal court.
The Port of Los Angeles had a “landmark” 2021 that included moving more container units in a calendar year than any Western Hemisphere port had ever done, but also myriad challenges, such as ships parked for miles outside the harbor and a workforce pressed to its limits, Executive Director Gene Seroka said Thursday, Jan. 20.
Southern California port truck drivers who work for a multibillion logistics company — but are listed as independent contractors — have filed a petition to have an election with the federal board managing employer-worker relations, an early stage in forming a union and the latest chapter in an ongoing, often-tense labor dispute. The International Brotherhood
The Port of Long Beach moved 9.38 million cargo containers last year, setting a new record amid an explosive period of growth because of a pandemic surge in imports. It is an “incredible milestone,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. Credit, he said, goes to the workers who kept the goods moving
A new project to create two new oil storage tanks near the Port of Long Beach will go through an environmental impact review. World Oil, which owns an oil storage facility at the port and seeks to expand, agreed to put the project through the assessment, a request made by two groups of environmental activists
Utilizing officer’s body-camera footage, in-car video footage and audio recordings, Pasadena Police Department officials have released a new overview of last November’s shootout with a man who killed a local senior, setting off a crime spree that ended in a fatal shootout with police. The recently released briefing provides a deeper look at the harrowing 15-minute
A view from the San Fernando Valley: A line stretches for blocks as people wait for a COVID-19 test at San Fernando Recreation Park in San Fernando, CA, Monday, January 3, 2021. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a
Two Hollywood icons got to pay tribute to another on Monday, Jan. 17. Madame Tussauds Hollywood and Pink’s Hot Dogs teamed up to celebrate the life of Betty White on what would have been her 100th birthday at the wax museum. People got the chance to pose for photos with the wax figure of the
The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory after an underwater volcano erupted near the South Pacific Island of Tonga overnight.
Abby and Eric Gosalves started Wowa’s Kitchenmade Love at the height of the pandemic. The Duarte couple offers Filipino comfort foods such as eggrolls and chocolate rice porridge at pop-up shops, food festivals and caravans. (Photo courtesy of Abby Gosalves) Wowa’s Kitchemade with Love is a Duarte-based startup offering a variety of eggrolls and gourmet
Runners participate in the Rose Bowl Half Marathon and 5k at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena on Sunday, January 16, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham) Families run in the 5k during the Rose Bowl Half Marathon and 5k at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena on Sunday, January 16, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham)
Northridge United Methodist Church on Reseda Boulevard. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Some congregations have switched to online-only services. Jan. 16 The Way It Works: The Rev. Michael McMorrow explains the message, 10:30 a.m. during an online-only service. The center’s January theme is “Resurrect,
A package of proposed legislation has been introduced by a South Bay assemblyman to help state school districts deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Assembly Bills 1607, 1609 and 1614 would give districts the financial stability they need to keep operating schools through the public health crisis. “We need to do everything we can to
Hundreds of dockworkers, who have logged long hours for more than a year to clear the backlog of ships at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been sidelined recently as the omicron variant of the coronavirus sweeps through their ranks, officials said this week. Some 1,200 positive tests came back from ports