Shark season has kicked off and it’s already shaping up to be a busy one. On a recent day, a great white shark was seen on camera swimming not far from Doheny State Beach in Dana Point and a few weeks earlier a shark was spotted leaping out of the water off T-Street in San
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BURBANK >> Burbank Police Department Chief Scott LaChasse Thursday announced his retirement, concluding a career in law enforcement that began in 1970. LaChasse’s last day as chief will be July 6, and will mark the end of his more than 11-year tenure in that position. “Over 11 years ago, the chief came to the department
It’s not clear if the man arrested is responsible for any of the more than 100 BB or pellet gun shootings on Southern California’s freeways. Tina Patel reports.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 217 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,239,319 as of Thursday, May 27. Officials reported nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,321 deaths since tracking began. There were six more hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, increasing the official count
Los Angeles National Cemetery is not holding a Memorial Day ceremony in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting planning, but the cemetery is open over Memorial Day weekend. The Los Angeles National Cemetery is shown here on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) EVENTS Pasadena Heritage Spring Home
Flags fly in the breeze on May 26, 2021. Glendale Sunrise Rotary, in collaboration with Forest Lawn-Glendale, presents a “Glendale Field of Honor” display of 1,000 American flags. The display of flags, on top of 8-foot poles and arrayed at the entrance to Forest Lawn-Glendale, honor the memory of deceased veterans and current veterans through
Los Angeles National Cemetery in the Sawtelle community of Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Government offices, courts, libraries and schools — Los Angeles city and county, national and state — are normally closed for Memorial Day. Here is a sampling of other services that are
As of Tuesday, May 25, the California Department of Public Health’s vaccine dashboard showed about 5.2 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (1.5 million more than a week ago) and of those, 36.5 million have been administered. Vaccinations in California According to Bloomberg’s dashboard tracking vaccine distribution, 55.6% of California’s population has received
With Pasadena City officials starting to hash out a proposed $897.8 million budget blueprint for fiscal year 2022, City Manager Steven Mermell has issued a grim outlook for the city’s landmark Rose Bowl stadium, which will mark its centennial season next year. The financial picture for the beloved 99-year-old stadium’s has been a tenuous, ongoing
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 139 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,238,919 as of Monday, May 24. Officials reported 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,175 deaths since tracking began. There were 20 fewer hospitalizations reported since Sunday, decreasing the official count
A view in Canoga Park: VFW Post 2805 Quartermaster, Martin Yingling, thanks the Home Depot team for their continued support for veterans. On Friday, April 30, the Home Depot Foundation partnered with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2805 in Canoga Park, to enhance its outdoor dining area for local veterans. Team Depot, the Home
A team of North Hollywood High School science students emerged victorious Saturday over scholars from 63 other schools nationwide in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National Science Bowl Championship. The win marks North Hollywood High’s second National Science Bowl championship, following the title captured in 2001. The school has placed among
What kind of message does it send when too often children in the foster care system are given a trash bag to put their possessions in when it’s time to move because there are no luggage or duffle bags available? The wrong kind of message. “It’s so sad because not only are they being traumatized
A 6-year-old Costa Mesa boy was killed in a road rage shooting on the 55 Freeway in the city of Orange Friday morning. The gunman is still at large.
Plans at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to charge a $10 truck fee to go into a fund that would pay for a zero-emissions transition is steaming toward implementation. But one question still lingers when it comes to possible unintended consequences: Will it backfire on port truckers. Los Angeles port Commissioner Edward
Central Lutheran Church on Tyrone Avenue at Victory Boulevard in Van Nuys. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of indoor, outdoor and online religious services in the San Fernando Valley area. Garden Work Day at Central Lutheran Church: Volunteer to help renovate the Central Community Garden in order to create vegetable garden plots to
Los Angeles Unified students in the class of 2021 got some welcome news recently: They may be able to cap off the end of their high school careers with an in-person graduation ceremony — something last year’s graduates missed out on due to the coronavirus pandemic. While celebrations will still be modified from years’ past
Many of the citrus groves along the 126 freeway near the Ventura/Los Angeles county line have taken on the look of a giant Christo-wrapped art installation. Unlike the Christo art projects, the wrapping of the trees goes beyond art and is all about nature. Citrus groves wrapped up to protect them from being cross-pollinated by
Members of SAE, a fraternity at UCLA, are helping to make the hospital stay for a 12-year-old girl battling cancer a little brighter. Kristine Lazar reports.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 245 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,238,121 as of Thursday, May 20. Officials reported 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,140 deaths since tracking began. There were four more hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, increasing the official count