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A two-mile stretch of sand along Sunset Beach was closed Sunday after a small whale came ashore and drew shark activity, Huntington Beach officials said. The small whale — possibly a northern right whale dolphin — was discovered near Tower 22 around 3:45 p.m. Sunday after beachgoers alerted Huntington Beach City Lifeguards about the whale

Members of the Roman Catholic community in the San Gabriel Valley welcomed a new bishop to their area on Saturday, Nov. 4. The installation Mass of new Auxiliary Bishop Brian Nunes for the San Gabriel Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was held at the San Gabriel Mission Catholic Church. Archbishop Jose Gomez

The 2023 pilgrimage of the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego come to St. Mel Roman Catholic Church on Nov. 7-8 on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Nov. 4 Craft Fair – Bethlehem Lutheran

All Metrolink trains will be shut down for four days after Christmas for maintenance and repairs, the passenger-rail agency announced on its website on Friday, Nov. 3. Metrolink trains will not operate from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29. The Southern California regional rail system will resume its regular service schedule on Saturday, Dec.

Sometimes, the kids lead and the adults follow. Sometimes, they see things with a pair of fresh eyes that the weary eyes of age miss. This is one of those times. The year was 1972 and nobody wanted to talk about Vietnam. Our boys came home from war to a country that turned a cold

A vast 1 million-square-foot housing and commercial development to replace the shuttered Fry’s Electronics store in Warner Center is moving forward. “District at Warner Center” will include 852 multi-family residential units, including 316 live-work units; a hotel with 204 guest rooms and ancillary amenities and services; and about 2,171 square feet of ground floor retail.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is proposing a change to the configuration of the tracks planned for its 33-mile route from Los Angeles to Anaheim. While the plan, called the “shared passenger track alternative,” isn’t set in stone, Jim Patrick, a spokesperson for California High-Speed Rail Authority, said it is likely the option the agency will

American Heroes Air Show, an all-helicopters aviation event, is on Nov. 4 at Hansen Dam Recreation Area in Lake View Terrace. In the file photo, people check out all kinds of helicopters from law enforcement, fire, military and private helicopters on display at the 2021 American Heroes Air Show Nov 13, 2021. The only-helicopters air

The White House is sending a top-level cabinet member who oversees the U.S. Forest Service to the San Gabriel Valley next week to hear from the public as to whether President Joe Biden should expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Homer Wilkes, under secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for natural resources and

The message is announced with rows of yellow marigolds, flapping crepe-paper banners, smiling photographs and personal artifacts enjoyed by the deceased in the best of times. Not with prayer cards, rosaries or copies of eulogies. The Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead that coincides with All Souls Day has taken

More than a thousand local high school students got a peak at their potential futures in the aviation field on Wednesday, Oct. 25, during the Los Angeles International Airport’s eighth annual Aviation Career Day. The event, hosted at the airport’s Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, featured representatives from various commercial airlines, the Federal Aviation

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Evelyn Arnold, 11, the main jump scare actor, is helping her brother Elliot Arnold with their scary experience “The Purge Reawakening” haunted house in the family Woodland Hills home garage on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together

Less than 3% of the 5,113 people booked for a crime in the first three weeks of October committed were arrested for a second offense after their release under Los Angeles County’s controversial zero-bail policy, according to the Superior Court. Officials for the court system touted the low reoffense rate and other preliminary findings released

By John Walton | CNN You’ve seen them on TikTok and on Instagram: people flying on the new generation of long-haul, low-cost airlines where the fares sound too good to be true. Flights from New York to Paris for $200? They’re out there, if you’re able to be flexible, and if you’re willing to skip

Manny Velazquez drops marigold flower petals in front of paper mache sculptures made by Velazquez and his brother Jose Velazquez for a Dia de los Muertos event Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at Pacoima City Hall. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’ 7th District office presented the event where community members remembered deceased loved ones through

ArroyoFest has begun — opening up the 110 Freeway from Pasadena to Los Angeles — not for car traffic, but for all things foot traffic. Hundreds were out early for the event on Sunday, Oct. 29, strolling, riding bicycles, traversing and using other kinds of non-motorized crafts on the Arroyo Seco Parkway from South Pasadena

SPJ-LA honore Dean Musgrove, and his wife, Janice, and daughters Kelly and Katherine Musgrove, at the Distinguished Journalist Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Photo: Tom Bray, SCNG Society of Professional Journalists Greater Los Angeles Chapter presetned its 47th annual Distinguished Journalist Awards and banquet on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Above: Honoree Dean Musgrove of SCNG snaps

The plaster of paris jet Johnny Sax made for his dad, Steve, in the third grade is more precious to the former Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman than his two World Series rings and all the baseball awards he won in his nine years with the Dodgers. “When he made that jet for me he

A staff member for Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez has resigned after making remarks described as insulting and antisemitic, including a Holocaust joke about Jewish actress and comedian Amy Schumer. Josh Androsky, who was listed as a senior advisor to Soto-Martinez, made the Holocaust-related jokes on X. “The social media posts made by my

LEWISTON, Maine  — The 40-year-old man suspected of committing mass murder here is dead, officials said, concluding a massive manhunt that had hundreds of law enforcement officers swarming all over the region. Maine Gov. Janet Mills confirmed to reporters inside City Hall late Friday night that Robert Card was found dead and Maine Public Safety