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A helicopter flew over Alhambra’s Granada Elementary School Saturday evening, warning nearby residents to stay inside. Three miles south, in Monterey Park, at least 11 people lost their lives that night in the deadliest mass event since the Uvalde, Texas school shooting last year. Just two blocks away from the Star Dance School tragedy, sits

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A large tree-trimming crew on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, begins cleaning up the remnants of a massive tree that toppled and crushed cars at a shopping center in Woodland Hills. The tree fell on the 23300 block of Mulholland Drive on Saturday. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Community

Hundreds gathered at Victory Park in Long Beach — many clad in pink and carrying signs supporting the right to legal abortions — on Sunday, Jan. 22, 50 years to the day after the original Roe v. Wade ruling and seven months after the Supreme Court’s current iteration reversed course, returning abortion rights to the

Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs has been purchased by the Colorado-based owner of sister ski resorts Bear Mountain and Snow Summit in Big Bear Lake. In a news release Friday, Jan. 20, Jared Smith, president and CEO of Alterra Mountain Co., called the acquisition “a continuation of our ongoing mission to build a

Conejo Jewish Academy in Agoura Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Jan. 21 OneLife LA – Our Mission Is Love: The ninth annual event celebrates the beauty and dignity of life. Rally, 11 a.m. at La Placita Olvera Kiosk (845 N. Alameda St.,

The gifts are small, but the impact they make is powerful. For kids living in foster care group homes, the handmade wooden treasure chests that come with lock and key are popular because nobody can mess with what little stuff they call their own. The baby cradles lined with a 24×24-inch quilt, and a hand-sewn

Year of the rabbit The Lunar New Year begins Sunday, Jan. 22, ushering in the year of the water rabbit. The lunar calendar, used in both Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, is divided into 12 segments, with each assigned an animal sign. The Chinese New Year celebration starts with the new moon on the first day

The sixth annual Women’s March will once again see thousands of people gather for multiple rallies across the nation this weekend, this time on Roe v. Wade’s diamond anniversary – though in Southern California, the events seem as if they could be muted compared to past events. The marches for women’s rights is scheduled for

The Biden administration’s announcement Thursday, Jan. 19, that $930 million would be allocated to 10 Western states to reduce wildfire dangers was welcome news to U.S. Forest Service officials in Southern California. Nathan Judy, spokesman for the Cleveland National Forest — the southernmost national forest in California, consisting of 460,000 acres — said it has

The Los Angeles Zoo celebrates Lunar New Year with daytime activities, Jan. 21-22, and with special demonstrations and performances during the Jan. 21-22 “L.A. Zoo Lights – Animals Aglow” special event. Admission is separate for the daytime and the “L.A. Zoo Lights.” (Photo by Jamie Pham/GLAZA) Here is a sampling of things to do in

After the storms come the potholes to repair. For Los Angeles that means the crews with street services start their day before sunrise and get to work. A significant pothole, about to be repaired, on Vermont Ave. between Wilshire Blvd. and 7th St. early Wednesday afternoon in Koreatown on Jan. 18, 2023. (Photo by Dean

The Orange Unified School Board is scheduled to vote this week on a contract with interim Superintendent Edward Velasquez, who has been working without a written agreement since he was appointed following the surprise firing of the district’s superintendent. Under the proposed contract, up for a vote on Thursday, Jan. 19, Velasquez would be paid

Q: We have a serious injury caused on city land, by an official who drove his golf cart right into my buddy. Now what? There is some process to sue the government? H.D., Arcadia A: The California Tort Claims Act sets forth specific steps you must follow to timely file a personal injury lawsuit against

The 4:31 a.m. jolt hit Los Angeles from 11 miles deep, shaking the city from its slumber with a temblor that would kill 57 people, injure 9,000, topple freeways, ignite fires, set off landslides and inflict $24 to $93 billion in damage to homes, businesses, utilities, roads and even parks. The Jan. 17, 1994 Northridge

LOS ANGELES — LA Sanitation’s citywide organics program began Monday, with officials encouraging residents to begin disposing of food scraps and food-soiled paper in their green bins along with existing yard waste. The program is part of an effort to abide by Senate Bill 1383, which requires jurisdictions to reduce organic waste disposal from landfills

A new resident music ensemble will debut later this month — with plans to blow audiences away. The newly formed, 50-member South Bay Wind Ensemble — the joint-product of the South Bay Music Association and maestro Steven Allen Fox — will give its first performance on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Warner Grand Theatre in

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,616 more cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,656,061 as of Wednesday, Jan. 11. Officials reported 30 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 34,917 deaths since tracking began. There were 27 fewer patients since Tuesday,

The nation’s oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor is on a train heading home today traveling first class, where he belongs. Joe Eskenazi never rose above the rank of private first class during his service in World War II, but this past week, on the eve of his 105thbirthday, PFC Eskenazi was treated like a Five-Star

A Seat at the Table, a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Diversity gathering, will be held on Jan. 15 at Congregational Church of the Chimes on Magnolia Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Jan. 14 Walking with Mary –

About 150 people took over an official Jan. 12 meeting set up by LA Metro officials, chanting slogans, marching and hoisting signs to protest a proposed aerial tram project over Chinatown that would link Los Angeles Union Station and Dodger Stadium. The unusual demonstration took place Thursday night in the Cathedral High School gym in