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Tom LaBonge’s nephew, Elliott LaBonge, dons a family hat for the cleanup effort in North Hollywood during the “Tom LaBonge Day of Service” Saturday.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Chet Edelman picks up trash during the “Tom LaBonge Day of Service” Saturday in North Hollywood.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Volunteers work together to clean

Cameron Terrell, 19, acquitted last year in the 2017 murder of Justin Holmes of South LA, is now being accused of a possible car jacking that occurred when he was a juvenile on spring break. Stacey Butler reports.

USC head swimming coach Jeremy Kipp has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of abusive conduct toward athletes, the Southern California News Group has learned. USC athletics director Mike Bohn informed the Trojans team of the decision during a pool deck meeting Friday afternoon, according to a source familiar with a university investigation of

Police need help identifying a man who threatened a cleaning woman with a replica gun while she was alone in an Irvine office building.

Congregational Church of the Chimes holds its Golden West Fair on Oct. 9 in Sherman Oaks. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religious services in the San Fernando Valley area, Oct. 9-16. Blessing of the Animals: The service will be held, 9-9:30 a.m. Oct. 9. Woodland Hills Community Church (United Church of Christ),

Beginning with the Class of 2030, California high school students must pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a Riverside legislator’s bill into law Friday, Oct. 8, making the state the first with such a requirement. The third time was the charm for Assembly Member Jose Medina, D-Riverside, a former

Long Beach Today marks the maiden call of Majestic Princess, the second Princess cruise ship to depart from the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Passengers will enjoy this pool during their three day cruise to Mexico aboard the luxury liner. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Port Executive Director Gene

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission on Thursday recommended that the City Council designate Oil Can Harry’s, which closed in January, as a Historic-Cultural Monument for being one of the oldest gay bars in the San Fernando Valley. Oil Can Harry’s was opened in Studio City in 1968 by Bert Charot. It

A large display of pumpkins at the Nights of the Jack carved pumpkin event featuring thousands of pumpkins at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas, CA, Friday, October 1, 2021. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los

Laurie Perez reports from LAX where a driver breached the fence at LAX, near the FedEx cargo facility, leading on a chase that cut across two active and busy runaways.

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,479 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,466,248 as of Wednesday, Oct. 7. The total number of cases represents 14.6% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 31 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,226 deaths since tracking

A mural on San Fernando Road in Pacoima depicts Mutimtu Pakovit, Pakoinga Woman, symbolizing a woman from the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. Pacoima is one of many sites in the San Fernando Valley area of villages of the original inhabitants of the ancestors of the Fernandeno Tataviam people (tataviam-nsn.us). The mural, made by

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 964 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,464,793 as of Tuesday, Oct. 5. The total number of cases represents 14.6% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 35 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,195 deaths since tracking

Officials said no more oil is leaking into the waters off Huntington Beach, but weather and ocean flows will be key as they try to contain the spill that has already spread down as far as Dana Point. Officials with Amplify Energy, which operates the offshore oil rig believed to be the source of the

As officials work to contain a spill that has leaked an estimated 126,000 gallons of oil into Orange County waters, cities along the coast are telling people to steer clear of their beaches. In Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, closures and advisories have been issued to deter people from coming in contact with

Demonstrators gather at the Los Angeles Women’s March from Pershing Square to City Hall on Saturday, October 17, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) A collection of Downtown Los Angeles streets will be closed as a march for women’s reproductive rights is planned for Saturday, Oct. 2 beginning at Pershing Square and moving

Last weekend while I was attending our annual Wiggle Walk & Run at Brookside Park in Pasadena, I was acquainted with a dog by the name of Marley. We had our Wiggle Waggle Wagon set up with a few of our adoptable dogs enjoying the beautiful morning and hoping to find forever homes. She was

While most educational leaders throughout Los Angeles County appeared to welcome Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement on Friday, Oct. 1, of a statewide mandate for K-12 students to get their COVID-19 shots, others showed more restraint, saying only that they were still reviewing the information or would take a wait-and-see approach. Under the mandate, K-12 students

The incident was reported around 6 p.m. on the 405 Freeway, just south of the 605 Freeway, the California Highway Patrol said. Authorities are looking for the suspect. Kandiss Crone reports.

The congregation at Woodland Hills Community Church, on Dumetz Road, celebrates World Communion Sunday on Oct. 3. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religious services in the San Fernando Valley area, Oct. 2-9. Jehovah Nissi = The Lord Is My Banner: The Rev. Rob Denton delivers the message, part of a sermon series