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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

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

A great day 1 start and finish for the 48th running that race fans enjoyed. Indycar driver Sting Ray Robb exits the turn 11 haipin onto Shoreline Drive during the first practice session for the 48th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, Apr. 14, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

LOS ANGELES — Negotiators with the Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles met Thursday in an attempt to reach agreement on a new contract for the district’s teachers, psychologists, psychiatric social workers and counselors. The district presented what it called “a historic offer,” with a 19% wage increase — 7% retroactive

This weekend, Monterey Park, a community healing after a mass shooting tragedy in January, is celebrating the return of its annual Cherry Blossom Festival, open for the first time since the pandemic began. The free event on April 15 and 16 at Barnes Park showcases Japanese and Japanese American culture with dancing, taiko drums, a

SAN FRANCISCO — A suspect was arrested Thursday morning in the stabbing death April 4 of CashApp founder Bob Lee, authorities said. San Francisco jail records showed that Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of homicide after 9 a.m. Thursday. The arrest of Momeni, the owner of an Emeryville tech company known as Expand