Before the year ends, let me dig into the mailbag for your comments on some recent, and at this point not so recent, topics. Nothing like a deadline of Dec. 31 to concentrate the mind. Tequila! (Tequila?) Ranchera music singer Vicente Fernandez, a titan whose death Dec. 12 at 81 was felt in the Inland
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Rick Montanez reports from Buena Park on the latest developments regarding a man who climbed 250 feet atop the them park’s Supreme Scream ride. He is now safely down, detained by police and being transported to a local hospital.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported a staggering 16,510 new cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,649,376, as of Wednesday, Dec. 29. The total number of cases represents 16.4% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 25 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday, for a
Actor Justin Melnick drops by the KCAL9 studio to talk about the upcoming military dog holiday toy drive.
The busy street had been closed since the rapper’s murder on Sunday, which was followed the next night by a stampede that hurt several people. Lesley Marin reports.
Pasadena city leaders and Tournament of Roses officials once again assured the public that the 2022 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl still have the green light to happen on New Year’s Day, despite concern raised by the winter coronavirus surge. However, the Lawry’s Beef Bowl, the annual Beverly Hills feast for Rose Bowl combatants, was
Pasadena’s Rose Parade is mere days away and the annual classic packed with marching bands and fabulous floats is expected to bring with it another tradition — California sunshine on New Year’s Day. The region will get a break from a series of December storms, forecasters say. Nonetheless, the morning of the parade will be
File photo of a record crowd of more than 65,000 people attending the seventh annual Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. on Dec. 31, 2019. Revelers enjoyed food trucks, live music, 3D digital mapping projected on the side of City Hall and fireworks at the stroke of midnight to usher in the new year
Officers from Anaheim Police Department are ramping up their bait package program to catch thieves with stolen valuables as Christmas quickly approaches.
A man who killed one woman and injured another in a shooting at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood Thursday morning was shot to death by police.
A view from the San Fernando Valley: Miguel Luna and his children Olivia and Jairo stroll through the Chatsworth Nature Preserve on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, 2021, following a Winter Solstice Community ceremony hosted by LADWP and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians Tribe. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Community meetings bring people
Jerry Hallanger sits at one of his nine vintage typewriters — all in excellent condition — and begins his hand-to-heart connection with his aunts Hazel and Margaret. “I want to thank you and Margaret for giving me books to read as Christmas presents when I was a kid,” types the retired LAPD sergeant from his
In advance of its centennial, the LA County Fair decided to round up its history — and donate it. Nearly 100 years of photos, film reels, news clippings, annual cookbooks and more from the Fairplex archives are now in the hands of Cal Poly Pomona. The University Library’s Special Collections and Archives is the lucky
An earthquake six miles off the coast of Eureka, CA had many residents in Northern California feeling shook. The 6.2 magnitude quake, which struck just after noon, even reached up to some living in the Bay Area.
Christmas arrived in Los Angeles County on Saturday, Dec. 25, and neither the rekindled COVD-19 outbreak nor the third day of a winter storm could dampen the spirits of Christians who gathered for services celebrating the birth of Jesus and to provide meals to the homeless and poor. Many churches offered in-person services as well
St. Luke Lutheran Church on Comercio Way in Woodland Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 26 The Light of a New Dawn: The Rev. Michael McMorrow explains the message, based on the center’s December theme “Journey of Becoming,” at 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Inside the former Star-Kist plant on Terminal Island in San Pedro. (Photo Courtesy of Anthony Pirozzi) Exterior of the Star-Kist plant that once employed thousands in its tuna cannery in San Pedro. (Photo Courtesy of Anthony Pirozzi) Photo from inside the long-vacant Star-Kist plant on Terminal Island in San Pedro. Star-Kist cannery on Terminal Island
A person was killed and paramedics rushed three people to area hospitals Friday morning, Dec. 24, after a traffic crash involving at least a half-dozen vehicles — including two big rigs — on the 5 Freeway near Dodger Stadium, in Elysian Park. A 67-year-old woman, a 29-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were transported to
After slow sales last December, Virginia Fernandez was ready to see her at-home tamale business bounce back this year. When customers began placing orders in early November, Fernandez said, it was an early sign of what was to come. Just days from Christmas, with nearly 2,400 tamales sold thanks to word-of-mouth and her loyal customer
A centerpiece on-dock rail facility at the Port of Long Beach will receive $52.3 million in infrastructure grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation The Pier B on-dock rail facility is designed to speed up cargo movements and reduce pollution. The announcement came on Thursday, Dec. 23, from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. No Port