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The second annual Unity Walk takes place at 9 a.m. Jan. 16 at Central Park in Santa Clarita. In the file photo, people make their way through Central Park in Santa Clarita during a Unity Walk in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan 17, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily

Social worker Joahanna “Jo” Terrones of San Pedro was appointed to the Sybil Brand Commission for institutional inspections this week. That commission conducts inspections of jails, lockups, and probation and correctional facilities in Los Angeles County. It is charged with ensuring the well-being of those who are incarcerated. Los Angeles County Chair Janice Hahn made

A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in building specialized skimming devices to steal at least $619,923 from an untold number of unwitting victims at gas pumps throughout Southern California. Robert Fichidzhyan, 40, admitted in a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in San Diego

Monique Hernandez is used to being shortstaffed. As a registered nurse at Riverside Community Hospital, she’s often saddled with more patients than she can safely handle. The nurse-to-patient ratio in her telemetry unit is supposed to be 1-4 at the maximum, yet some days she handles as many as five. “When you come into work

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 5,184 more cases of the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,652,052 as of Monday, Jan. 9. Officials reported 61 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Friday for a total of 34,867 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations are pending information from the California

Will Lester is a Southern California native who grew up in Altadena and actually graduated high school in the Rose Bowl. He became a staff photographer for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in 1998 after graduating from Cal State Fullerton. He has covered nearly every event possible and excels in auto/drag racing, concerts, sports and

Duckwrth performs during the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! free concert event at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 7, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer) Duckwrth performs during the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! free concert event at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 3,602 more cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,644,850 as of Thursday, Jan. 5. Officials reported 28 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Wednesday for a total of 34,783 deaths since tracking began. There were 25 more patients since Wednesday,

Filmmaker Adam William Ward started outlining and writing his comedy series “Bad Advice” while in the COVID-19 bubble in late 2020. The seven-episode series, which premieres next weekend in Hermosa Beach, is about a group of friends enjoying the South Bay’s sun and surf while dating and trying to make ends meet. Ward, a Redondo

Big waves – some topping 18 feet in Los Angeles County – wreaked havoc on Friday, Jan. 6, as high tides and a winter swell continued to work over the Southern California coastline leading to beach erosion, pier closures, crumbled asphalt parking lots and boats torn from their docks. In the South Bay, piers at

American Airlines will discontinue all service out of the Long Beach Airport, the company announced on Friday, Jan. 6, with the airline’s last flights set to depart from LGB in February. An American Airlines jet at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Monday, August 8, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

College football fans hoping to get a gameday experience without the cost of a thousand-dollar ticket should head to the Los Angeles Convention Center for a combine of family-fun, featuring collegiate legends, autograph signings and games for adults and youth alike. The free, family-friendly Playoff Fan Central experience will also include clinics, pep rallies and

In Los Angeles County, crews raced to pull lifeguard towers off beaches as waves threatened to pull them out to sea Thursday morning, Jan. 5. Meanwhile, beaches in Orange County appeared to suffer less of an onslaught from the combination of high tides, a big westerly swell and a rain storm that was hitting. The

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,138 more cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,640,865 as of Wednesday, Jan. 4. Officials reported 26 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 34,756 deaths since tracking began. There were 17 fewer patients since Tuesday,

An environmental advocacy group has accused Southern California’s regional air-quality watchdog of not properly enforcing a state law that requires petroleum refineries to install air-quality monitoring systems around their perimeters, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Earthjustice, a nonprofit public interest law organization, filed the lawsuit last month on behalf of local environmental group East

Authorities on Tuesday arrested the driver of a Tesla that plunged off a cliff near Devil’s Slide in Northern California a day earlier on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse. The driver, Dharmesh Patel of Pasadena, and his three passengers – another adult and two children – suffered serious injuries in the crash Monday

A Sacramento Superior Court judge has placed a temporary hold on a bill aimed at boosting wages and protections for California’s fast-food workers, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1. The Dec. 30 order prevents the law from being implemented until the court has a chance to hear the case and decide

Vista Ridge High School Ranger Marching Band’s color guard during the 134th Rose Parade along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Floats travel along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)

The driver of a motorcycle was killed and his passenger hospitalized in critical condition early Monday, Jan. 2, when they collided with a railroad crossing sign, Los Angeles police reported. The incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. at Imperial Highway near San Pedro Street, Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Mike Lopez said. No other vehicle

(Left) Peggy O’Leary, 80, of South Pasadena, accepts applause from the crowd along the Rose Parade route in 2019. O’Leary is the longest-serving ‘pooper scooper,’ volunteering to clean up after the 200 horses on parade. (Right) Peggy is wearing scarf, and the woman in red is Barbara Marshall, at the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade.