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Make sure to have your umbrella handy and take your time on the roads this weekend; a second storm system is taking aim for Southern California and is slated to bring more rain than the one from earlier this week. Saturday will have heavy cloud coverage but it will still be possible to enjoy the

A mega swell continued to batter California with big waves on Friday, Dec. 29, drawing surfers and spectators to the coastline to soak in nature’s spectacle. For update, see: Big waves batter Southern California coast for a 3rd day The swell had dropped slightly following the previous day of massive waves that made headlines across

A man was shot to death this morning in Palmdale, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 6:25 a.m. in the 38700 block of 2nd Street East, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. According to sources at the scene, the shooting occurred at a New Year’s Eve

A baby boy named Javier was the first baby born in 2024 at Memorial Care Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Long Beach. He arrived two weeks early. Parents Lucerito Quevedo and Javier Gomez welcomed their baby boy at 1:38 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1 at the Cherese Mari Laulhere Birth Center. Little Javier weighed 6

By Dr. Au-Co Ly Nguyen, Guest columnist As we age, incorporating simple-yet-effective practices can make a significant impact on our health. With 2024 just around the corner, there’s no better time to explore how seniors can make better and healthier changes in the new year. From making your homes more senior-friendly to embracing low-impact exercise,

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Bothwell Ranch, the last commercial orange orchard in the San Fernando Valley, a 14-acre property, is slated to become 22 upscale homes, seen in Woodland Hills on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas

The 135th Rose Parade, presented by Honda, returns to Pasadena Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Within days after the parade finishes, the parade committee will announce a new theme for the next year’s parade, and builders will begin the design process for their floats. It takes an entire year to construct these extravagant works of art,

Center for Spiritual Living hosts an early morning meditation for the annual international “Universal Hour of Peace” and later, a “Burning Bowl Ceremony” during each of its Sunday services on Dec. 31 on Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area.

A strong, one-day rainstorm brought flood warnings and dangerous conditions Saturday morning on roads and at beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties. A high surf warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday for all Los Angeles County beaches. The highest surf is anticipated at west-facing beaches such as Hermosa, Manhattan and Palos Verdes,

The rain is coming to the Valley — so get ready for a wet New Year’s weekend. Showers are likely — with a 70% chance — after midnight Friday with lows around 50 degrees, said the National Weather Service. On Saturday, showers are forecast in the morning, with a 20% chance of showers in the

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Children enter the Winter Wonderland Community Festival at the Whitsett Sports Complex in North Hollywood on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian hosted the annual event to celebrate the winter holiday season. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring

The biggest swell of the winter so far is on track to slam Southern California beaches later this week, bringing waves in the 10- to 12-foot range to some areas along the coast. The forecast also calls for potential flooding in vulnerable areas during morning high tides that could push water into parking lots, streets

Eyvin Hernandez didn’t quite make it home for Christmas – but for his friends and family, he was close enough. Hernandez, a Los Angeles County public defender who grew up in the South Bay, arrived back in the United States late Wednesday, Dec. 20, following 21 months in a Venezuelan prison. He was one of

Tickets are available for purchase online for Bandfest presented by REMO for three shows by bands marching in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade, Dec. 29-30, at Robinson Stadium at Pasadena City College. In the file photo, the Wisconsin Northwoods Marching Band from Minocqua, Wisconsin performs during the annual Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena

Dennis McCarthy has the day off. Here is a “Best of Dennis” column originally published on May 25, 1993 with the headline ‘No age limit on romance,’ in the Los Angeles Daily News. Rose Dorman, 103, elbowed Ann Abrams, 84, at the breakfast table last December, whispering a few words that would turn the widow’s

Happy New Year! In the file photo: By the look of her yawn, 2-year-old Audrina Fontes doesn’t seem like she’ll make it to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Luckily, she was celebrating at noon during the Children’s Museum’s at La Habra event with 250 others on Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange

Henry Prudencio stood beside his bicycle near the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road in Pacoima under clear blue skies and temperatures in the 70s. On this December day he was dressed for work in his multicolored shirt, black with white spotted shorts, black and white knee-high socks, black and white striped

What do you want for Christmas, pop, my kids ask? Nothing money can buy, I tell them. What I want they don’t sell on Amazon or at Costco. I want my best yesterday’s back for just a few hours on Christmas Eve. I want to be a kid again on the first day of summer

A “Live Nativity” is part of the Christmas Eve events on Dec. 24 at First Christian Church of North Hollywood (Disciples of Christ) on Colfax Avenue in Studio City. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 23 Las Posadas on Olvera Street: A pre-procession

A strike by county-employed doctors, dentists, psychiatrists and veterinarians in Los Angeles was averted Friday, Dec. 22 when the two sides agreed to have third-party experts intervene. The employees, who are represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, say their current benefits plan, Choices, is the same one provided to rank-and-file county workers.