The 45th anniversary of the founding of West Valley Christian Church in West Hills is celebrated on Feb. 28. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming services and events that are online, and some in-person, in the San Fernando Valley area. Services with Temple Beth Hillel: Havdalah online, 7 p.m. Feb. 27 (click
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Los Angeles public health officials reported 1,838 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,189,232 as of Friday, Feb. 26. Officials said there were 144 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 21,241 deaths since tracking began. According to official counts, there were 1,886 hospitalizations as of Friday.
LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Friday identified a woman and a girl who were killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Vermont Vista area of Los Angeles that left three other people critically injured. The crash was reported about 5:20 a.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Century Boulevard, just west of the 110 Freeway,
The elements have to come together just right to see the famous “firefall” in Yosemite. There has to be snow at the top of the cliff and temperatures need to be warm enough for that snow to melt to create the cascading waterfall. If clouds roll in, or even a hint of haze, it will
Mark Maggiori’s “Hold On to What Is Good” is part of the “Masters of the American West” annual exhibit and sale presented by the Autry Museum of the American West. This year the exhibit is online and opens on Feb. 27. (Photo courtesy of the Autry Museum of the American West) Here’s a sampling of
Debris litters railroad tracks near the intersection of the 110 Freeway and the 105 Freeway. Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino is asking that many of the railroad tracks in his district, especially in Wilmington, Watts and Harbor Gateway, be declared a public nuisance and cleaned up at the expense of the property owner, Union
Jordan Szigeti-Larenne could see the homeless in and around Orange County and he wanted to do something to help. The 17-year old Irvine resident and Woodbridge High School student had always been interested in fixing and building things, so he went to work. With his father’s tools and many trips to local building supply and
Los Angeles public health officials reported 157 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 20,057 as of Tuesday, Feb. 23. Officials said there were 2,091 new cases linked to the coronavirus, for a total 1,183,378 cases since tracking began. There were 67 fewer patients hospitalized in local hospitals, lowering the number of coronavirus-related
Mark Rubin, Holocaust survivor, builder of Riverside office towers, townhouses and shopping centers in Riverside, and advocate for a UC Riverside medical school, has died. He was 84. Rubin, a Beverly Hills resident, never lived in Riverside or the surrounding area, but considered it to be a prime location for future Southern California growth, said
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council meets online on Feb. 24. Lanark Recreation Center is in Canoga Park. (Google Street View) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences plus the potential for positive personal, change and community enrichment. North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Find
Loved ones of a 32-year-old woman killed in a violent crash gathered Thursday and lit candles in her memory.
John Futch has always been there for anyone in need. When he was a first lieutenant during the Vietnam War, commanding 182 men. When he was a newsroom veteran putting out a daily newspaper under sometimes daunting conditions. When he mentored young journalists who went on to become among the best in the business. Related:
By Kate Sullivan and Allie Malloy | CNN President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state grappling with an extreme weather crisis. “The answer is yes,” Biden said when asked if he would travel to
The end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Thursday, Feb. 18, reported 7,244 new cases, bringing the total number of cases there have been in the state to 3,492,363. The 14-day total of new cases, 9,283, is down 78% from the Jan. 1 high of 42,268. There were 425 new deaths reported Thursday, for
Greco’s New York Pizzeria on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. (Google Street View) Three restaurants were closed due to health hazards between Jan. 21-27 in the San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita. The food facilities had their health permit suspended for either rodents or no working toilet facilities according to reports from the Los Angeles County
Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills presents a virtual Purim Shpiel, “The Shushan Bunch,” on Feb. 25 on Zoom. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of upcoming services and events that are online, and some in-person, in the San Fernando Valley area. Los Angeles Religious Education Congress 2021 –
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives this week searched the headquarters of L.A. Metro and the offices of a nonprofit run by a civilian oversight commissioner critical of the department’s leadership, sheriff’s officials announced Friday. Detectives served warrants for unspecified records at both locations on Thursday, Feb. 18, but a spokesperson declined to provide details about
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is no longer seeking the death penalty for a gang member accused of fatally shooting one police officer and trying to kill another one in 2017, prosecutors told a judge in the case Thursday, Feb. 18. Whittier Officer Keith Boyer, 53, was the first police officer in the
Dockworkers at the nation’s largest commercial seaport complex continue battling the coronavirus, even as numbers wane across Los Angeles County — with about 41% of all positive tests at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach occurring in the first six weeks of the new year. There were 590 cases suspected coronavirus cases at
SUN VALLEY — A fire damaged multiple vehicles Wednesday in an outdoor area at a recycling yard in Sun Valley, and a firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling the flames. Firefighters sent to the 11200 block of Vinedale Street at 12:34 p.m. extinguished the fire in 23 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.