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A toddler was injured Friday, Dec. 2 when a coyote attacked her outside her home in Woodland Hills, as captured on a home surveillance video The video shows a father packing up a large black SUV in front of the house on Martha Street when suddenly a coyote begins dragging the toddler by her legs.

It could be the best Christmas present or Hanukkah gift any of us can give our kids or grandkids this holiday season. A dream for the future. Cindy Macha is giving dreams away to little girls and young women this weekend when she opens the doors on the much anticipated “Women in Aviation” exhibit at

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (District 45, Woodland Hills) hosted a special awards ceremony on Dec. 1 recognizing achievements and contributions of 13 individuals and organizations who helped to make the San Fernando Valley a better place to live over the past year. The honorees included activists, civic and community leaders, educators and small business owners. Gabriel

Eight Cal State University campuses, including several in Southern California, were in the top 20 in a recent national ranking of the best colleges for economic mobility. CollegeNET — a web technology developer for higher education and nonprofit institutions based in Portland, Oregon — recently published its 2022 “Social Mobility Index,” showcasing how a college

The California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard for every county in the state is reporting an uptick in positive patients hospitalized in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The following charts from the California Department of Public Health show the number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus starting in March 2020 through

Prince William and Kate Middleton may have flown commercial into Boston, but they were hardly slumming it. Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachussetts, on November 30, 2022. (Photo by John TLUMACKI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN TLUMACKI/POOL/AFP via Getty

The visiting royals enjoyed something of a Boston tea party with Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov.-Elect Maura Healey in City Hall before a brief and soggy address about the climate to a crowd outside. Prince William thanked “all the hearty Bostonians” who spent the Wednesday afternoon getting rained on as they waited for him to

Los Angeles County registrar officials have filed court papers disputing allegations that they improperly invalidated signatures on petitions seeking to force a recall election against District Attorney George Gascón, a process that ultimately killed the high-profile campaign. Monica Flores, acting assistant registrar-recorder for the county’s Candidate and Voter Services Bureau, said in a 186-page sworn

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,370 more cases of the coronavirus since Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,538,009 as of Tuesday, Nov. 29. Officials reported nine more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Monday for a total of 34,179 deaths since tracking began. There were 33 more hospitalizations since Monday,

Four schools in the University of California system, including UC Riverside, have repeatedly failed to return sacred Native American artifacts to tribes in a timely manner, according to a new state audit. UC system campuses in Riverside, Berkeley, Santa Barbara and San Diego have historically struggled to inventory and repatriate massive Native American collections, according

Many kids looked hopefully into the Inland Empire skies early in 1929, searching for the ultimate sweet reward. Manufacturers of the candy bar Baby Ruth announced their specially decorated biplane would fling out hundreds of candy bars and chewing gum to groups of kids in cities from Riverside to Pasadena and beyond. One writer called

Iconic Los Angeles politician Sheila Kuehl has been working for 73 years. At age 81, the diminutive but outspoken Third District Supervisor Kuehl says it’s about time she adds free time to her lengthy resume. So she’s retiring. “I started work when I was 8 years old as an actor. I’ve been working for 73

A wreath with symbolic colored candles is used for Advent. The first Sunday in Advent is Nov. 27. Traditionally, one candle is lit for each of the four Sundays in Advent. The first candle, violet colored, is said to represent hope. The rose colored candle is lit on the third Sunday and represents joy. The

My old friend, nostalgia, paid a visit this week. He always drops by on my birthday to reminisce about the good, old days, and what are birthdays for if not that? My wife thinks I live in the past too much, and she’s probably right, but every time I deal with the present and think

It’s safe to breathe low levels of hydrogen sulfide for about an hour, according to state air regulators. But that was also the case 53 years ago – despite national and state health and safety officials saying there are some consequences, such as headaches. That’s something folks in El Segundo know all-too well. Since last

The Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley’s annual Thanksgiving dinner served the usual turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberries on Tuesday in Pacoima, and a special guest showed up to wow the 60 children enjoying a meal: “Dino” Don Lessem and Blue, his life-sized Velociraptor from Lessem’s Dinosaurs in the Valley, now on display

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 5,244 more cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,530,105 as of Friday, Nov. 25. Officials reported 21 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Wednesday for a total of 34,156 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations numbers are pending information from the

The Los Angeles Fire Department launched its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Bureau on Tuesday, Nov. 22, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Fire Chief Kristin Crowley announced. The bureau, which is expected to be operational next month, will focus on a commitment to “engaging the voices and respecting the humanity of its members” that includes “how

Toyota’s concept cars on display during media day at the 2022 LA Auto Show, Thursday, Nov 17, 2022. The LA Auto Show is open to the public through Nov. 27 at the LA Convention Center. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los