The winter deluge that pummeled Southern California this year, via multiple severe storms, gave Angelenos a reprieve from the drought, green lawns and a flower super bloom. But a more ominous consequence looms has the weather warms up — mosquitoes. Because of all the rain, which caused pools of water to be scattered across the
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Aria, a young humpback whale who was feared dead after her celebrity mother, Fran, was killed by a ship last August, has been spotted swimming in Monterey Bay – hale, hearty and hungry. After surviving the catastrophic accident and then a long journey to Mexico as an orphan, the 1½-year-old whale has returned with a
OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s, who for five decades built an iconic legacy of baseball and community at the vast concrete Coliseum it called home, have agreed to buy land in Las Vegas and build a new stadium there, team officials confirmed Wednesday. The team, in a statement, said it was nearing a “binding agreement”
Health-conscious shoppers found a bounty of in-season berries, avocados, clementines and oranges, carrots, cucumbers, lettuces and snap peas on Saturday at the bustling Main Street Canoga Park Farmers Market on Owensmouth Avenue. The market is open 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. And it accepts both EBT (www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ebt) and WIC (myfamily.wic.ca.gov/WAFL/Home). “The Main Street
Reseda Church of Christ meets at 10:15 a.m. Sunday on Reseda Boulevard at Ingomar Street. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. April 22 Hollywood United Methodist Church: Ten panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display, noon-4 p.m. and also April 23,
One look at John Travolta strutting his stuff in “Grease,” and 11-year-old Eddie Burga knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up. That guy up on the screen — an entertainer you couldn’t take your eyes off, someone who made you smile and laugh and have a good time. That was his
While San Pedro’s historic Warner Grand Theatre will temporarily shut down for two years early in 2024, bookings will be available at the venue through Dec. 31 to make sure some of the town’s most-loved holiday events will go on. Los Angeles Councilmember Tim McOsker, who has worked extensively with the city on the upcoming
CHICO — Paige Coley’s high school volleyball journey is best defined by one word — perseverance. After transferring to Pleasant Valley from Los Molinos as a sophomore, Coley had her sophomore season wiped out due to the pandemic and her junior season ravaged by teammates’ injuries. Then, in her senior season, she tore her ACL
Dennis Mabasa talks to the volunteers before the April 15 Friends of the LA River clean-up began. Friends of the LA River held a clean-up on a trail alongside the Los Angeles River on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Van Nuys. The event was part of the group’s 33rd annual event conducted on two dates,
SAN FERNANDO — A Panorama City man has been charged with murder and other counts on suspicion of fatally shooting a man who had been hired to paint over gang graffiti on the wall of a Northridge business. Jamal Jackson, 24, is set to be arraigned May 23 in a San Fernando courtroom on one
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 18 adopted a preliminary budget of $43 billion, representing a $1.6 billion decrease from last year’s spending blueprint, yet the new budget adds 514 positions that are mostly funded by federal and state revenues. The release of the first draft of a 2023-2024 budget allows
A freelance journalist is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the city of Los Angeles alleging that documents he obtained through the California Public Records Act Request contained headshots and names of police officers in sensitive and undercover assignments who were accidentally included in the release. “This is a tool for the
Just days before the annual event to remove tons of trash from the river, Friends of the Los Angeles River got big news from California Department of Fish and Wildlife: rare endangered birds not seen along the river in years, known as Least Bell’s vireos, were nesting on the river and standing in way of
This photo provided by the 101st Airborne Division Office of Public Affairs at Fort Campbell, Ky., shows Sgt. Isaac J. Gayo, 27, of Los Angeles. Gayo was one of nine soldiers killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday evening, March 29, 2023. (101st Airborne Division Office of Public Affairs via AP) A somber procession of a
There is nothing written that all dreams have to come true. Dreams have the power to show us where our heart’s desire lies. Rising Argentinian actress Fátima Camacho decided to follow her dream. As a child, Fatima attended musical theater school and studied music, acting and dancing. After high school, she moved to Buenos Aires
A view from the San Fernando Valley: A groundbreaking is held for the Pacoima Wash Bike Path in San Fernando on Friday, March 24, 2023, next to the San Fernando Swap Meet. The $13.5 million project will include a bridge and dedication to Elias Rodriguez over the wash to Cesar Chavez Learning Academy. Rodriguez, 14,
The Long Beach Police Department was investigating on Sunday, April 16 after an LBPD officer shot and injured a suspect who may have been involved in three other shootings. According to Michael Pennino, LBPD Commander of Special Investigations, officers responded to a shooting at 3rd Street and Elm Avenue at around 4:44 p.m. and found
Fighting the illicit pot market It’s been five years since recreational cannabis sales began in California. Many have played by the rules, but the illegal growth and sale of the plant continue to undermine those obeying the laws. Since its establishment in 1983, the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) has had more than 110 law
Weeks after a record-breaking winter storm pummeled the San Bernardino Mountains, dirty snow still lines the streets, piled atop cars and blocking driveways — a slowly melting remnant of the unusually extreme winter that radically changed people’s lives. The hulking piles of snow also serve to remind locals of the arduous recovery ahead. The fierce
The team proposing to build a monorail mostly in the median of the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass that would connect San Fernando Valley with the Westside has added a public transportation services company to its group in its effort to be chosen for LA Metro’s mega project. Los Angeles SkyRail Express (LASRE) announced
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