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Three people are dead, including a pedestrian, after a multi-vehicle crash that sent a motorcycle airborne in Azusa on Wednesday, police said. Azusa Police responded to the area of Arrow Highway and Cerritos Avenue at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday after several 9-1-1 calls, said Lt. Jake Bushey. Police arrived to find a collision between

The Green Port Fair will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 7 — and will showcase what POLB is doing to become the first zero-emissions port in the world, according to a recent press release. Courtesy photo The Port of Long Beach is set to showcase its environmental initiatives this weekend. The Green Port Fair will

Billions of dollars of medical debt owed by nearly a million Los Angeles County residents could be purchased by the county and retired, according to a proposal set in motion on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to explore a plan to purchase $2.6 billion in medical bills owed by

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The proposed Harvard-Westlake River Park, a 17.2-acre development project that would bring an athletic and recreational facility to the Studio City area, Friday, July 14, 2023. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s

Big Willie Robinson, the man who spent most of his life fighting for street racers to have a safe place to compete, was born to Lula Mae and Willie Robinson Jr. in New Orleans on Sept. 12, 1942. He was the oldest of the couple’s five children. He wouldn’t adopt the “Big Willie” nickname until

Long Beach icon and global sports legend Billie Jean King was honored in her native city this weekend — at the library that bears her name. King, a Poly High graduate who won 39 total Grand Slam tennis titles — counting singles and doubles — and has long been an advovate for women’s and LGBTQ

VAN NUYS — A person was killed Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on the 405 Freeway in the Van Nuys area. Paramedics were sent to the northbound 405 Freeway near Sherman Way about 6:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured

The congregation at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills celebrates World Communion Sunday on Oct. 1 at their campus on Zelzah Avenue in Northridge. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Sept. 30 Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Fiesta BBQ: The Italian Catholic Club

A person was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the Panorama City area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 2:24 p.m. at Woodman Avenue and Branford Street, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany. The male victim, whose name and age were unavailable, was found unconscious and not breathing, and paramedics

It was one of those rare moments when fiction met the truth, and they shared a laugh. Connie Moore and her husband, Clayton, were on their way home from a charity event in the San Fernando Valley one night when they ran across a car accident that had just happened. A man was lying in

With a cost to LA Metro of $42 every time a passenger boards one of its e-taxi vans, called Metro MicroTransit, the subsidy amounts to five times what the transit agency pays per ride on a typical fixed-route Metro bus. While some question this as a waste of taxpayer dollars, including board member and Supervisor

The big top for Circus Vargas was erected on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in the parking lot at the Promenade Mall in Woodland Hills, and passersby were wondering “what’s the show going to be like this time?” The venerable circus presents its new show “Bonjour Paris!” with a Parisian-style flair and performers from around the world.

Central Basin Municipal Water District has hired a forensic auditor and, separately, an independent investigator to review years of the water agency’s finances and the legitimacy of $790,000 in contracts given to a fledgling company with ties to the general manager’s co-defendant in an alleged bribery scheme. The water board at a special meeting Wednesday,

Chatsworth Historical Society’s Pioneer Day is Oct. 1, 2023 at the Minnie Hill Palmer Homestead Acre at Chatsworth Park South. In the file photo, Pat Keene shows youngsters how to pan for gold during the Pioneer Day event on October 2, 2022. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Here is a sampling of things to

The Lakewood Center closed its doors early on Saturday night as hundreds of teenagers were involved in disturbances that spilled into the mall parking lots, where around 100 teenagers climbed on cars, lit fireworks and caused additional mayhem, authorities said. Group of teens force Lakewood Center Mall to close early after causing “disturbance” https://t.co/ag63lndqHa —

Lobster season is typically a time of excitement, as hunters prepare to dip into the sea and scour the ocean floor for the tasty crustaceans. But restrictions and warnings in parts of Southern California could put a damper on this year’s upcoming season opener, with recent tests of spiny lobsters off of Los Angeles County’s

Amid a bevy of parental notification policies appearing in California school districts — policies that compel school staff to inform parents if their child may be transgender — a new law will require the state’s public schools to ensure gender-neutral restrooms are accessible for students in the coming years. Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over

Someone is missing their guitar. A big mattress and a mini fridge were also found as was an autographed baseball. Results from the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, are trickling in and even with just half of the expected reports tallied so far, organizers with the California Coastal Commission estimate 25,570

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The owner of Mall of America abandoned the plan to purchase one of the largest undeveloped parcels in the city of Los Angeles, after walking away from the deal to buy the 47-acre site in Canoga Park. A view of the former Rocketdyne property at Canoga Avenue and

LOS ANGELES — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers,